While participants currently working ‘one to one’ are just beginning to develop their family tree, they all remember and draw upon stories told by family members and their own memories of grandparents, great uncles and aunts. They generally discover old family documents and photographs in old suit-cases or tucked away in boxes of varying sizes. It is not long before they begin to make discoveries and develop a deeper understanding of their family history – with one beginner currently immersing herself in British Census records describing the many generations of her family who worked in the steel industry in Sheffield, England; while another beginner is discovering ancestors transported to Tasmania and a generation- spanning mining connection to the Maldon area.
The small group class which meets on the 1st and 2nd Thursday afternoon had in common that they had a well-developed set of resources and had started working on their family tree. However, all had mysteries to be solved, information to be found, hopefully by developing a better understanding of using online records and family tree programs. It has been exciting to watch them making gains in terms of their initial goals and, in doing so, strengthening their understanding of ancestry.com, Trove, BDM, Scotland’s People, Census records, British Newspaper collections and more.
Dawn Stephens recently achieved her goal of producing a book about her husband’s forebears for family members. The result impressed us all! Dawn incorporated a My Heritage genealogical report followed by engaging ‘case studies’ following her husband’s paternal line, along with lots of photographs across the generations. Dawn’s choice of satin paper, paper weight, colour and cover worked beautifully - we were all keen to get details of the online printing firm involved!
The small group class which meets on the 1st and 2nd Thursday afternoon had in common that they had a well-developed set of resources and had started working on their family tree. However, all had mysteries to be solved, information to be found, hopefully by developing a better understanding of using online records and family tree programs. It has been exciting to watch them making gains in terms of their initial goals and, in doing so, strengthening their understanding of ancestry.com, Trove, BDM, Scotland’s People, Census records, British Newspaper collections and more.
Dawn Stephens recently achieved her goal of producing a book about her husband’s forebears for family members. The result impressed us all! Dawn incorporated a My Heritage genealogical report followed by engaging ‘case studies’ following her husband’s paternal line, along with lots of photographs across the generations. Dawn’s choice of satin paper, paper weight, colour and cover worked beautifully - we were all keen to get details of the online printing firm involved!
Bev Lee