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Wordless Wednesday: A window into the past

By Dr B on August 28, 2019 • ( 8 )

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Sheffield England, c1400s

How the English Poor Law Can Affect YOUR Family History.

By Dr B on February 28, 2019 • ( 9 )

Diving down into family history “rabbit holes” is a daily temptation, and one which many professional genealogists tell us to avoid. My recently posted family search strategy was designed to keep me out of rabbit holes …… but the flesh… Read More ›

Ancestors forged in iron!

By Dr B on February 21, 2019 • ( 9 )

The only sounds now are the calls of the Jackdaws in the swaying rustling trees and the gurgling of the River Duddon just 50 metres away. Once, these woods reverberated to the pounding of hammers, the squeaks of wheelbarrows, the… Read More ›

DNA test results and my favourite science hero!

By Dr B on February 19, 2019 • ( 20 )

My DNA test results arrived today and it goes to show how much I am into full genealogy history mode as I research and blog about my family tree. Somewhat bizarrely as I read the opening introduction stuff I thought… Read More ›

A month of learning about genealogy: 5 tips from a beginner!

By Dr B on February 13, 2019 • ( 21 )

Reflection is an essential aspect of learning, and if you subscribe to the Kolb process of learning experientially then it is the 2nd step of 4 that leads to positive change. And THAT is the crux of all learning being… Read More ›

Medieval Marketing, Holy Blood, and the first Brexit!

By Dr B on January 18, 2019 • ( 2 )

Henry VIII got a bad press for his regular wife exchange and destruction of the monasteries, but he was on a more significant mission of systematically dismantling an autocratic rule from Europe and removing the scam of holy relics being used to con a gullible public into parting with their cash! A TV programme and a visit to Hailes Abbey brings it all to life.