There are so many choices now when it comes to family history software. How do you know which one to buy? Since you will be spending a lot of your research time working with your genealogy software, it is important to find the program you like and that works best for you. While some programs [...]
Putting it Online
Barbara J Starmans2017-02-20T13:34:02+00:00One rainy Saturday, I found an email waiting in my inbox. The subject line was “Most Wanted – John Bulmer (1823)” and seeing it, I felt a surge of hope that this might be the day that I would finally discover what happened to my three times great-uncle. The email I received turned out to [...]
Boy Soldier of WW1
Barbara J Starmans2017-02-20T12:52:06+00:00I have examined the above named Recruit and find that he does not present any of the causes of rejection specified in the Regulations for Army Medical Services. I consider him fit for the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force. Apparent age, 18 years. And so began the WW1 military service of my great-uncle, Hector Bulmer on 24 January 1916, four days after his [...]
Create a Bespoke Family History Map
Barbara J Starmans2017-02-20T14:18:06+00:00Are you looking for new ways to share your family history with the non-genealogists in your life? Entice the younger generation to discover their ancestors and a slice of history with these collaborative mapping websites. Published in Family Tree UK in April 2014