Ancestry AI Assistant - Proceed with extreme caution!
I’ve blogged about AI in genealogy before, and the latest tool offered by Ancestry makes me even more cautious about the current use of...
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1moragpeers
Jun 92 min read
Unusual Primary Sources for your Family History
We are all accustomed to looking at the standard records of birth, death, marriage and census when constructing a family tree, but these...
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1moragpeers
May 172 min read
Why “hints” can lead you down the wrong family history path
The internet has revolutionised genealogy and has made it easier than in previous generations to research your ancestors, putting...
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1moragpeers
Mar 313 min read
Top 5 Offline Sources for Genealogy Research
Don’t get me wrong – the internet is a wonderful thing. It’s revolutionised how we all do genealogy, and gone are the days where the only...
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1moragpeers
Mar 212 min read
The first day of Spring – and a bit of Family History
It’s been a long winter here in Glasgow, and today – 21 March – is the spring equinox, the tipping point between days being longer than...
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Mar 142 min read
Immigration through Ellis Island
I recently spent a few days in New York with my daughter and one of the highlights of our visit was a trip to Ellis Island. Now home to a...
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1moragpeers
Mar 91 min read
Scottish Passports - My RootsTech 2024 Talk
A week ago I was delighted to be speaking to Rootstech, the world's largest genealogy conference, about my research into Scottish...
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1moragpeers
Mar 12 min read
Exploring Your Scottish Heritage
Are you one of the 40 million people with Scottish heritage? According to the Scottish government, there are up to 40 million people...
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1moragpeers
Nov 30, 20232 min read
DNA Testing - The Ideal Genealogy Christmas Gift?
Say it quietly, but tomorrow is 1st December and Christmas is soon to be upon us. So it's perhaps no surprise that the genealogy testing...
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1moragpeers
Nov 28, 20233 min read
Dodgy Transcription Hindering your Research?
The internet has revolutionised the way we all do our family history research. It's easier than ever to log on from home and browse...
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1moragpeers
Nov 9, 20233 min read
Heraldry and Genealogy
You'd be forgiven for thinking that heraldry and coats of arms is one of those medieval throwback things which has no relevance to us in...
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1moragpeers
Oct 15, 20232 min read
Tracing Your Cross-Border Family History
One of the main traps which people fall into when researching their family history is to refine a search too much, and then wonder why...
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1moragpeers
Oct 11, 20233 min read
Genealogy - Finding a Foundling
If like me you follow genealogy content on social media, you probably saw this post pop up from National Records of Scotland, the...
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1moragpeers
Jul 18, 20232 min read
What is a Genealogy Brick Wall?
Although genealogy is mostly fun, interesting and engaging, there are frustrations involved with researching family history too. You'll...
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1moragpeers
Jul 15, 20233 min read
My Genealogy leads to Robert The Bruce!
(or William the Conqueror, Charlemagne or Genghis Khan) If you're in the UK and a fan of genealogy, you'll probably have been watching...
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Jun 20, 20233 min read
Tracing Ancestors Using Shipping Records
The easy part of genealogy is tracing the basics of birth, marriage and death, and looking for people on census returns. This gives you...
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