Geneology Magazines

One man’s vision of a safe harbour for children has lasted 140 years – Glasgow Evening Times

Glasgow Evening Times One man's vision of a safe harbour for children has lasted 140 years Glasgow Evening Times Quarriers after-care worker Josie Bell has spent the past five years dealing with genealogy requests from former boys and girls who lived in the village and their descendants. She has access to all the Quarrier records, back to the leather-bound ..

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Newham bus driver creates masterpieces in dirt – London24

Newham bus driver creates masterpieces in dirt London24 He was also following his passion for genealogy and wanted to discover more about his family's history when they lived in London. Robert, who has lived in Victoria Avenue for around 10 years now, said: “When I first came up to London, I couldn't get a ...

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History hunters give archives their busiest summer – News Wales

News Wales History hunters give archives their busiest summer News Wales Wet Welsh weather and the popularity of hit TV programmes on genealogy have combined to give the West Glamorgan Archive Service their busiest ever year.New figures show 11890 people used the joint service for Swansea Council and Neath Port Talbot ... and more

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A celebration of family history – Chorley Guardian

A celebration of family history Chorley Guardian The Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society was founded in 1973 as the Rossendale Society for Genealogy and Heraldry (Lancashire). Today it has 11 branch meetings that take place in Lancashire. The Chorley Research Centre is based in the Astley ..

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Rowling’s Tears During Family Tree Show – Contactmusic.com

hellomagazine.com Rowling's Tears During Family Tree Show Contactmusic.com Harry Potter creator JK Rowling wept during a recent taping of genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are? after discovering she stems from a long line of single mothers.

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Reading effort at library exceeds 32000 pages – Monroe News Star

Reading effort at library exceeds 32000 pages Monroe News Star Larry Foreman, head of genealogy and special collections at the library, said officials were ecstatic at the final result. “Readers went far beyond our wildest expectations,” Foreman said

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How to get started on your family’s history… – Grantham Today

Grantham Today How to get started on your family's history... Grantham Today GENEALOGY is an increasingly popular past time and Grantham is luckier than most to have an organisation like the Grantham branch of the Lincolnshire Family History Society. The group meets on the third Wednesday of every month (except August and ...

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State-of-the-art IT Centre opens in Dolwyddelan – North Wales Weekly News

State-of-the-art IT Centre opens in Dolwyddelan North Wales Weekly News ... ICT skills within the community and will further expand on intergenerational projects with the first project in mind being a genealogy workshop using modern technology to record the history of play and industry over the years in Dolwyddelan.”

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The incredible stories of the Mould family – Peterborough Today

Peterborough Today The incredible stories of the Mould family Peterborough Today The book contains family pictures and photographs of grave headstones complementing the narrative, and further documentation is provided by complete sets of family trees and a genealogy report. *Jane, the eldest, who was born in 1853 but had never been ..

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Book on Wakefield Baptist Church’s stained-glass windows appreciated – Tidewater News

Book on Wakefield Baptist Church's stained-glass windows appreciated Tidewater News “Everyone knows she is the person to ask for the answer to a history question, as well as a genealogy question.” The project began when church member Jackie O'Berry asked Savedge to write a history of the windows. “I offered to do the typing, ...

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