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Unlock the Past Cruise 2013

Posted on 14 February 2013 by Linda Elliott
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We are into Day 4 of the Unlock The Past Cruise 2013 and because of electrical problems are still in Noumea and will be missing out on Fiji – such is life at sea !! The ship Voyage of the … Continue reading →

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Geneameme

Posted on 1 January 2013 by Linda Elliott
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Jill Ball alias Geniaus has issued a challenge to other genealogists to share their positive genealogical experiences in 2012. Here is Mad About Genealogy’s response 1. An elusive ancestor I found ….. not so much elusive as waiting in the … Continue reading →

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The Tale of Two Marriages

Posted on 6 April 2011 by Linda Elliott
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Today I have been helping a friend to climb over the brick wall he had hit a while back regarding his Irish ancestors. There is so much more on the internet now that he, his wife & I thought we … Continue reading →

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Extreme Genealogy

Posted on 13 July 2010 by Linda Elliott
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  I get so many people telling me how hard they find it to “just concentrate” on their direct family lines back that it has set me thinking. In the “old days” when letters had to be written and weeks … Continue reading →

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Find My Past free offer gets overwhelmed

Posted on 13 June 2010 by Linda Elliott
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  I don’t know how many of you tried to get onto Find My Past for their free access 3 hours whilst the England match was playing, but if you did then I bet you were as frustrated as I … Continue reading →

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