A Day in the life of a Professional Genealogist
Wondering what a professional genealogist does all day? Well, wonder no more! I can't speak for other professional genealogists, but this is what a typical day might look like for me. First things first I start my working day anywhere between 7am and 10am in the...
My story: Searching for my Great-Grandfather – 3rd and FINAL part!
Welcome! If this is your first time catching up with my story, please check out the first part here, and the second part here. Up to date? Carry on! Hunting down a Toll / Ledgerwood marriage My grandfather was born on 1 July 1919. If he was carried to full...
My story – searching for my American great-grandfather (part two)
Welcome to part two of my story - searching for my great-grandfather! For Part one, click here. Where we left the story After DNA testing in an effort to find my grandfather Jack's father, I had two close matches; the unidentifiable Bob, and the deceased Charles, and...
My story – searching for my American great-grandfather (Part One)
When I was young I was fascinated with my grandfather, Jack. Jack was a man I only knew from pictures, in all of which he just seemed so handsome and mysterious. I could also see that he looked a lot like my dad, and I had eyes like his. He died when my...
AncestryDNA: 10 Tips for working with your AncestryDNA matches
Note: This article was originally written in February 2019. For my updated article on AncestryDNA, click here. Did you buy an AncestryDNA test kit recently? Or have you been looking at your results feeling overwhelmed because you don't know what to do with...