I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – the ladies in my family tree…
Category: Brick Wall Strategies
Strategies you can use to break through your genealogy brick walls
Google Books: a great genealogy & family history resource
I thought I’d throw Google Books a little kudos today – not that this online publishing…
Why anglicizing immigrant ancestors’ names isn’t such a good idea.
If you live in a country that has been a popular destination for immigrants around the…
Passing for white: ancestors who jumped the colour line
It’s that time in the university academic calendar where my schedule has been hijacked by a…
Southern African-American 19th Century naming conventions
Understanding 19th and early 20th Century naming conventions – the structure and method of naming children…
Recording names: Maiden names
One of the common challenges I come across in my family history research has to do…
What’s in a name #2: Getting to grips with the misspelling of names
There is another fun aspect of searching for your ancestors in historical records: the misspelling of…
What’s in a name #1: abbreviations & nicknames
Abbreviated first names one of the things to get to grips with when searching online census,…