searchmyancestry – Ruth A. Symes
Innovative approaches to understanding more about your family history
Hello all, Over the end of the holiday period, I was lucky enough to read a couple of great non-fiction books that you fellow family historians might find inspiring. Reading other people's accounts of their families can help you think about your own family history research in new and unexpected ways. On Chapel Sands: My... Continue Reading →
Dear all, August is often the time when families return to favourite holiday resorts of their childhood and it's worth thinking a little about how far back these traditions go. It's perfectly possible that you are still visiting the same places that your ancestors have been visiting ever since seaside holidays became really popular in... Continue Reading →
By Ruth A Symes : Buy my book at Amazon, click this link. Could your ancestors write their own names or did they mark official documents with a cross? Why did great-grandfather write so cryptically on a postcard home during the First World War? Why did great-grandmother copy all the letters she wrote into letter-books?... Continue Reading →
