Explore the Genealogy Giants – Are you getting what you’re paying for? Take a tour of Ancestry, Find My Past, The Genealogist, My Heritage, Origins and Family Relatives to find out which website is the one for you. Published in Family Tree UK in September 2014
Apps for Family Historians
Barbara J Starmans2017-02-20T14:15:29+00:00With world-wide mobile traffic growing by 81% last year, it isn’t surprising that experts are predicting that by the end of this year, the number of smartphones and tablets will exceed the number of people on earth! With all that power in your pocket, how can you use your smartphone or tablet to catch up [...]
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
How to do a Timeline
Barbara J Starmans2017-02-20T15:44:15+00:00Most genealogy software programs offer a pedigree view and a nuclear family view of the events in the lives of your ancestors. But your ancestors did not live in a vacuum. They shared life events with cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents. Their lives were affected by local happenings and influenced by world events. Why was [...]