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- Fatherless fathers and a long line of strong women
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- Family Tree Magazine The website of one of the best family history magazines in the UK.
- FamilySearch This is a genealogy organization operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the largest genealogy organization in the world.
- Free BMD The aim of this ongoing project is to transcribe the Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales, and to provide free Internet access to the transcribed records.
- La Vanguardia (hemeroteca) Newspaper archives of one of Spain’s oldest newspapers. You can freely access all La Vanguardia issues published since 1881. Very useful for tracing marriage notices and obituaries.
- Ministerio de Justicia de España The webpage of the Spanish Ministry of Justice enables everyone to order birth, marriage and death certificates which were issued by the Spanish authorities.
- Old Maps (UK) This site offers you the chance to visualize a particular part of the UK in the olden days.
- Pares The Spanish Archives Website holds direct access and reference to millions of historical documents related to Spanish history.
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Exploring my possible Mormon relatives
When I was little, I used to attend Sunday School every week, while preparing myself for my First Communion and, later, for my Confirmation. It wasn’t what you might call a very spiritual experience, as our lessons were taught by … Continue reading
Posted in Colwall, Emigration, England, Famous Genealogy, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Marriage, Mormonism, Ships, United States, Women, Worcestershire
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In Memory of a Mother
Yesterday was Mother’s Day in Spain. The event triggered my imagination: I couldn’t let the day go by without writing about one of the thousands of mothers who populate my family tree! But who should I write about? I suppose … Continue reading
What can death certificates tell you?
In our cold, modern, somewhat unsentimental western culture, death has become a taboo subject. While we are totally powerless to avoid it, we still feel rather uneasy when we discuss this particular subject with friends and relatives, as if by … Continue reading
Posted in Death, England, Famous Genealogy, Genealogy, Illness, Money, Property, Spain
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Looking for Rina Amerio’s descendants: the Graziano family
Last October, my dad and I visited the village in northern Italy where my great-grandmother Giovanna Amerio was born in 1895. It was to be not only a quest for missing family information, but also something of a sentimental pilgrimage. … Continue reading
Posted in Emigration, Genealogy, Italy, New York City, United States, War, Women
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Tribute to a father
Tomorrow, March 19th, is Father’s Day in Spain. A year ago exactly, a short letter from our newly-discovered Aunt Rita enclosing pictures of my up-to-then unknown grandfather arrived on our doorstep. And my, have we gone a long way since … Continue reading
Posted in Birth, Death, Galicia, Genealogy, Illegitimacy, Marriage, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Women, Work
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The day that Great-granddaddy met the King
The other day I walked into one of my favourite bookshops in town: Librería Arenas. As I am writing researching and writing about the history of my grandmother’s family, I was wondering whether there might be a good reference book … Continue reading
Fatherless fathers and a long line of strong women
Have you ever thought about what traits you may have inherited from you dad and mum? The obvious answer is “of course”, we all have, whether we are interested in genealogy or not. But why not go further back and … Continue reading
Posted in Argentina, Bigamy, Birth, Death, Divorce, Emigration, England, Galicia, Genealogy, Illegitimacy, Italy, Marriage, Spain, United States, War, Women
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O Father, Where Art Thou?
Gosh! Almost a month has gone by since I last posted on the old blog – and yet I have so many things to tell you all! I think I’ll start with the most recent -and exciting- piece of genealogical … Continue reading
Posted in Argentina, Bigamy, Emigration, Genealogy, Marriage, Spain
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How did our ancestors celebrate Christmas?
The carols, the weather, the lights, the shopping for presents and the endless meals with the loved ones. Yes, Christmas is back! It seems strange that, not too long ago, Christmas was seen in a very different light compared to … Continue reading
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Adopting new attitudes towards adopting
Have you ever considered adopting a child? Whether the answer is yes or no, I’m sure that at some point in your life you’ve come across families with an adopted child or children. In fact, adoption is an alternative regulated … Continue reading
Posted in 1891 Census, Adoption, Birth, Death, England, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Money, Shropshire, United States, War, Women
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