searchmyancestry – Ruth A. Symes
Innovative approaches to understanding more about your family history
By Ruth A Symes [This article was first published in Family Tree Magazine UK, 2010] Link to buy my books Amazon.co.uk: Ruth A Symes: books, biography, latest update Author's own collection Neighbours were not a mere backdrop to your ancestors’ lives. They were the people who contributed to its overall flavour and occasionally, they may even... Continue Reading →
Book Review by Ruth A Symes Link to buy my books Amazon.co.uk: Ruth A Symes: books, biography, latest update This book gives vibrant voice to those women – many of them under the age of 20 when they first joined up – who entered the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service), Women’s Auxiliary Airforce (WAAF), and Women’s Royal... Continue Reading →
(The History Press) By Ruth A Symes Buy my book at Amazon, click this link. Why didn't my ancestors smile for the camera? Why did great-grandfather wear a beard whilst his sons were clean-shaven? Should great-grandma really have married her cousin? Was great-aunt unusual to have several children in her 40s? Drawing on evidence from... Continue Reading →
searchmyancestry - Ruth A. Symes 