Trove Tuesday – George Marr

The other day, I was working on my grandfather Wilfred Palmer Marr’s brother George as part of my genealogy do-over.  George was killed when he was struck by a train at the railway crossing near Bell Railway Station in Preston, so I decided to check Trove for articles about his death. George died in 1949. …

My Research Process

Yesterday, I wrote about my genealogy do-over progress.  As a follow up, I have outlined my current process as part of my genealogy do-over. Step 1 Go through my index of my old research, and add these documents to my database, and also add the sources to the relevant events in the Ancestry tree.  I…

My genealogy do-over progress

For the last year or so, I have been trying to work out the best way to keep my desktop family tree and my Ancestry Public Member tree synchronised. After trying to do this a number of different ways, my conclusion has been that there is no easy way to do this. I played around…

Friday Finds 26 April 2019

Each Friday, I share the new and updated collections from Ancestry, FindMyPast, FamilySearch, as well as links to details about other new, and not so new, records and tools. The following were the Recently added and updated collections at ancestry.com.au this week. UPDATED Canada Historical Postcards, 1893-1963 24/04/2019 UPDATED England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 24/04/2019 UPDATED…

Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun – Date Your Grandfather Was Born

Each week on Randy Seaver’s Genea-musings blog he has a post for Saturday night Genealogy fun. Because of the time difference, I have called my series Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun. This week’s mission was: 1)  What day of the week was your Grandfather born (either one)? Tell us how you found out. 2) What has…

Friday Finds 19 Apr 2019

Each Friday, I share the new and updated collections from Ancestry, FindMyPast, FamilySearch, as well as links to details about other new, and not so new, records and tools. The following were the Recently added and updated collections at ancestry.com.au this week. UPDATED U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947 16/04/2019 UPDATED Michigan, Divorce Records,…

Friday Finds 12 Apr 2019

Each Friday, I share the new and updated collections from Ancestry, FindMyPast, FamilySearch, as well as links to details about other new, and not so new, records and tools. The following were the Recently added and updated collections at ancestry.com.au this week. UPDATED Upper Brittany, France Marriages, 1536-1907 10/04/2019 UPDATED Upper Brittany, France Deaths & Burials, 1540-1971 10/04/2019 UPDATED…

Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun – What Source Have You Used the Most

Each week on Randy Seaver’s Genea-musings blog he has a post for Saturday night Genealogy fun.  Because of the time difference, I have called my series Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun. This week the mission was: 1)  Have you done a good job of citing your sources in your genealogy management program or online family tree?  How are you…

Friday Finds 5 April 2019

Each Friday, I share the new and updated collections from Ancestry, FindMyPast, FamilySearch, as well as links to details about other new, and not so new, records and tools. The following were the Recently added and updated collections at ancestry.com.au this week. UPDATED Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935 04/04/2019 UPDATED Minnesota,…