Tag: family history

• Short Term Memory

  So, I’ve discovered in my two decades plus of delving into various family histories, that sometimes its best to have a short assignment than a long one. Meaning, my aging brain does much better remembering all of the “aha” moments, and why they were aha moments, when I am only spending a finite period of…

  alanamorgan2012

  November 27, 2015

  Genealogy

  archiving materials, family history, Family research, Genealogy, Genealogy research, managing records, professional research, reacquainting yourself with facts

• When Persistence Seems Futile

  I have one of those ancestors. And it’s a big one. He’s my Great Great Great Grandfather, on my father’s side. And to be honest, it feels as if he is standing in my way – physically preventing me from progressing further back in the Morgan history.

  alanamorgan2012

  November 26, 2015

  Genealogy

  ancestors, Brick Wall, determining age, family history, Genealogy, ireland, research, Vague birthdates

• The Committee is Placed in A Most Painful Situation

  I have been a member of Ancestry since way back.  I have availed myself of the several resources there quite happily, but from time to time, have scratched my head wondering how things were indexed.  Now this project has been going on for ages, but I guess I finally took my blinders off and actually noticed…

  alanamorgan2012

  March 20, 2015

  Genealogy

  ancestry, Cecil Woodham Smith, family history, Family research, Famine, genealogical research, ireland, Poor Relief Commission, The Great Hunger, World Archives Project