Degerness and Ross Family History
In the middle of a search for something completely unrelated, on page 97 of The Skeena: River of Destiny by Dr. R.G. Large I found this ...for two or three years, a Dr. Bluett-Duncan. a wealthy Englishman who was a cousin of Mr. Tomlinson's, had … [Continue reading] about A cousin of a cousin
In my genealogy coursework reading yesterday, the information was about using electoral rolls to find your ancestors. So, I thought that looking at my husband’s grandparents lived using the electoral rolls was a good way to understand what … [Continue reading] about East Ham to Croydon
There is always much discussion when Ancestry, or any of the providers, provides or updates their estimates. Ancestry just updated their estimates this month and many people are wondering why they changed. Every company providing DNA results will … [Continue reading] about How close are Ancestry’s latest DNA Estimates
A cousin asked me about the difficulty in dealing with older handwriting, so I thought I'd do a quick blog post with examples of some of the hands. Palaeography is the study of antiquated writing and inscription and the deciphering and … [Continue reading] about Some of the hands in handwriting
My grandmother always worked hard. She tells the story of her grandfather not believing in play, but only in hard work: …when my grandfather was away, my uncle put us some swings just over…there for the kids to play on. But when my grandfather … [Continue reading] about My grandmother’s mirror~A hardworking woman
