Category: Genealogy
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Christmas Special: Course Bundle. Details below. As we turn our hearts and minds to the festive season, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s been. 2021 was busy for me; a tumultuous year culminating in a satisfying set of creative writing, family history sleuthing, networking, and podcasting achievements. I share some of these with…
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Are you looking for new ways to tell your stories? Recently I needed to prepare a speech for a presentation. It involved quite a bit of genealogical and historical research. I was to be Maria Lord (Riseley) from Van Diemen’s Land; transported for the theft of a dress in 1804. She married a wealthy landowner…
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Making and sharing images for your favourite tips. Get into Canva to design your own tips for display in social media, at just the right size and with oodles of templates, copyright-free photos, and more. Note: The featured image for this post was made in Canva in just a few minutes. Add your Tip image…
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Searching for School Admissions 1900s My research task for today was to explore the Find My Past School Admissions records for my Croydon Clan of Allery’s. I was prompted by this tip that I had posted recently, and decided to follow my own advice. This is Tip #30 in my recent collection of Genealogy Research…
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This week I interviewed Bush Poet, Annette Roberts from Bellbridge, Victoria, Australia. We unpacked her exploits, adventures and awards for Bush Poetry creation and recitals; and discovered her own style of writing stories about her ancestors. Annette recites her poem ‘Bridget’s Lament’ in this episode of the Essential Genealogist Podcast. Listening to Annette, I…
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Interview with Sarah and Noel McDonald In this episode I was delighted to hear all about the Marshall family history pursuits and legends of a fellow Toastmaster Noel McDonald, and his Genealogy Detective niece, Sarah McDonald. Noel still lives in the Marshall family home in Kew – a house with a history! Sarah is a…
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Learning New Technology for Genealogy: a never ending pursuit. I have been learning new techniques for using technology smartly for my Genealogy research and Story creation.Genealogy ResearchFor my research in Ancestry and FindMyPast, I am learning how to dig deeper into Parish archives to locate Marriage Certificates and Banns for ancestors who were married in…
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Murder Mystery Writing – a generational authorship approach Yesterday I had the very great pleasure of interviewing a second generation author, Martie Liter Ogborn, who had been gifted with a legacy of five novels written by her Dad, Bob Liter. Martie explained how she is now planning to take on the role of writing sequels…
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Dear Paul Who can you turn to when you need help with Family History Research? Which resources can you use to discover the stories of your ancestors? Where can you begin your journey into Family History Research? Why subscribe to Family Tree Magazine? Answers to these questions and more are revealed in this interview with…
