Essential Genealogist at your service!

My purpose is to be the Ancestral Guardian for my family and to share the stories of all of my tribes, both paternal and maternal, alongside those of my husband’s Scottish clans.

 

I am the last of my tribe from the Allery Tapestries, the youngest daughter of Cecil and Winifred Allery, who came to Australia in 1948/49 to start a new life, far away from the ravages of WW1.

 

I began as a curious researcher decades ago and fell into many rabbit holes in the pursuit of knowledge of my ancestors in England, Wales, and Scotland. I learned to improve my detective skills gradually over time with some help from online courses.

 

But I wish I had been more organised and methodical in recording my discoveries in those early days, to save myself some time by not revisiting records I had seen over and over again.

 

During the uneasy days of the COVID-19 lockdowns, I began to dream of building my academy, a place where I could share my knowledge and processes with others who were delving into genealogy.

 

I was unsure of how to begin, so I enlisted the help of my mentor in all things to do with course creation, the fabulous Sarah Cordiner and took her free course on creating courses. More than three years later,  I look back on that decision as one of the best things I have ever done to help me build a business online.

 

As I looked back at my journey into becoming a skilled ‘Researcher, Analyst, Archivist, Storyteller, Published Author, Essential Genealogist, and Ancestral Guardian’ I saw the missing elements. The stepping stones for the pathway from beginner to expert began to emerge as a framework that others could follow.

 

The course I started with was ‘Blogging in the Past Lane’, a series of lessons on how to post stories of ancestors on blog sites. This is still an evergreen free course available at the academy. The next ‘lead magnet’ or free course developed – the ‘S.M.A.R.T. Genealogy Planner’—a  5-day challenge. This one is attracting genealogists at the beginning of their journey.

 

Since then, I have created over 30 courses, and these are now housed in the Preserving Family History Academy.

View the following course collections in the following categories and see how they provide support and guidance for essential genealogists like yourself.