Who is the person in the photograph, and what are they doing? Often there are clues in the photo which
Style clues & cues in antique photos It’s as true now as it was 150 years ago: the fashions people
Getting started – why go online? Keen to start your family tree, you type the name of an ancestor into
Family research never stops, it is a journey without end and never ceases to amaze me especially when a puzzle comes together; it is like being a detective but without the help of witnesses. In the world of Genealogy and there are still many family skeletons and intrigues driving me mad that may never be resolved but I cannot give up trying, I am hooked!
I started researching in 1998 as an absolute beginner but I have learnt so much via resources that are easily accessible and ones in which you don’t have to be an expert to utilise such as the Internet, Census, Certificates, History Centres and Genealogical organisations, Church Records etc.
I have just finished reading your very interesting book Meet Your Ancestors. As someone who has been down this road myself, I can fully appreciate the many pitfalls and black holes which await the Family Historian
Barry Hetherington, Darlington