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Tag Archives: research
You Had One Job…
I’ll try to keep this brief. I’ve blogged a lot in the past few years about the problems with many of the databases on the major commercial genealogical websites and in particular the various county-wide English and Welsh parish register … Continue reading
Posted in Document Sources, research, Soapbox, Uncategorized
Tagged cheshire, documents, family history, Findmypast, genealogy, marriage registers, parish registers, prestbury, research
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We Need To Talk About Ancestry
Or … How The Major Commercial Genealogical Websites Are Killing Family History Research As a full-time professional researcher, I depend heavily on the resources that I’m able to access online, particularly those databases provided by the major commercial websites. Without … Continue reading
Posted in Document Sources, research, Soapbox
Tagged ANcestry, documents, family history, genealogy, parish registers, research, tribbles
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Birth or baptism?
A couple of weeks ago, I was searching for some baptisms on Ancestry’s London Parish Register Database, when I noticed something odd. I’d just done a basic search for anyone with the surname ROGERS and the parents’ names William and … Continue reading
Where have all the women gone?
To mark International Women’s Day I wanted to have a look at the key records that we use to research our English & Welsh family history, and to consider how those records routinely under-represent the roles played by our female … Continue reading
Posted in research, Soapbox
Tagged family history, Florence Nightingale, genealogy, International Women’s Day, research, Women's History
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So, what next?
Two weeks ago today, I sat down and composed a blog post entitled, Where Have All The Registers Gone? I referred to it as a ‘soapbox’ piece and my aim was to highlight what I saw as a serious problem … Continue reading
Posted in Document Sources, research, Soapbox
Tagged digitisation, family history, genealogy, parish registers, research
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Where have all the registers gone?
Let’s make something clear right from the start. I am a huge fan of digitisation and online access in genealogy. Both as an enthusiastic hobbyist and as a professional genealogist with 37 years’ experience, I have reason, on a daily … Continue reading
Posted in Document Sources, research
Tagged digitisation, documents, genealogy, online access, research, transcription
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