This blog is dedicated to my family history & my personal journey into my past.
Thursday, 26 March 2015
Monday, 23 March 2015
In Loving Memory of My Parents
Today I would like to take a moment to reflect on my parents who have both passed away. My father passed away when I was very young. He was a hardworking man & I loved him very much. After he died my mother raised me on her own. I'm sure being a single mother was very difficult for her but she carried on because she had me to think about. She passed away in 2011 at the age of 59. I got married in 2012 & it was sad that she never got the chance to see me walk down that aisle. Hopefully, she'd be proud of the woman I turned out to be. She made me who I am because she was such a big influence in my life. I love & miss both of
my parents. Rest in peace mom & dad.
Sunday, 22 March 2015
Friday, 20 March 2015
Useful Resource For Building Your Family Tree
I have been using Family Search to help build my family tree. It's completely free & not very many research sites are. Most sites will give you a free trial but then they expect you to pay for a subscription. Why pay when you can find everything you need for free. Family Search will even help you if you start having difficulties & believe me difficulties happen often when you start digging into the past. I've certainly had my fair share of problems so far but I'm glad I discovered Family Search. The site has been a big help to me & I would recommend it to anyone.
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
Friday, 13 March 2015
Joke of the day
Do you know why genealogists die with a smile on their face? Because they know this will be another date for their pedigree chart!
Thursday, 12 March 2015
Back to square one
Well, my dad's cousin was able to enlighten me about a lot of what I needed help with. Apparently, I had been researching the wrong person all this time. It may sound silly but it can happen often when certain names are common. It seems I'm on the right track now at least. Sadly, it appears that my Great Great grandfather did abandon his family. Nobody knows what happened to him. It may be sad but at least I finally know the truth. Who knows what I'll discover next. Eager to see what other mysteries I'll discover on this journey.
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