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Mormons at the forefront of genealogy

Salt Lake city, home of genealogy

Familysearch.org website is one of the most used websites in genealogy. This is a big achievement, as I don’t see them put out big advertising campaigns like Ancestry and Findmypast. Familysearch website doesn’t have the slick lines and the shaky leaf syndrome. It also doesn’t have the price tag. It’s … Continue reading

Nicol Warren •June 3, 2015Ancestry research, Internet Genealogy familysearch.org, genealogy, latter day saints, Mormon
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Don’t be like Ben Affleck and be embarrassed about your family history

Ben Affleck 2014 courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Ben Affleck has been in the news recently when it was found out that he asked for a part of a show from “Finding Roots” to be taken out. He was embarrassed by a slave owning ancestor. Now that everybody knows, he is happy to admit that he was embarrassed. … Continue reading

Nicol Warren •May 13, 2015Ancestry research, Celebrity Genealogy Ben Affleck, Finding Roots, genealogy, skeletons in the closet
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Use the power of Google for Genealogy

If you are like me, whenever I have a question or my husband and I bet we both know something and argue about who is right, I go to google. I have yellowing dictionaries and thesaurus and a kids atlas that has never really seen the light of day. My … Continue reading

Nicol Warren •February 24, 2015Genealogy, Internet Genealogy genealogy, Google
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How senseless to burn the census

I can just imagine the fire that engulfed 50 years of census records now. All that paper with all those people and their lives up in smoke. It’s so sad to know that in Australia between 1971 to 1996 census records were routinely destroyed. All those census forms filled out … Continue reading

Nicol Warren •February 18, 2015Australian History, Genealogy Australian History, census, genealogy
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Ancestry UK

Ancestry UK

Pretty much all my family lines go back to ancestry in the UK. I think a lot of people would be in the same position. The only problem is that sometimes if feels like an alien world trying to figure out where you can find the records that you want … Continue reading

Nicol Warren •February 11, 2015Ancestry research, Family History Certificates, Genealogy Ancestry UK, family history certificates, genealogy
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Aunty Dot has done the genealogy???

Aunty Dot, she has worked tirelessly on the family genealogy for years and no-one gives her any credit. She tries to talk to the family about her discoveries and wonderful stories she has found but doesn’t get very far. She thinks to herself  “If only she had someone like Jack the … Continue reading

Nicol Warren •November 5, 2014Genealogy Charles William Robinson, genealogy, interest in genealogy, John Emmanuel Robinson, Sarah Asquith
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