A rare event when researching my family’s story happened. Recently, a relative of my Sherry family shared her family photo archive. It contained a photo of my Great Uncle Peter Sherry 1886-1918 Over the last couple of months, I have found a relative who is a fellow family history addict. My relative, a descendant of…Continue Reading “Peter Sherry During World War 1”
My genealogy research turned out to be a mixed bag this year. Oh, I cant complain really. Every year since I began the journey into my family history has yielded positive and negative results. 2018 was no exception. Here is a brief review of my research during this year. Genealogy Positives Old Family Photos The…Continue Reading “My Genealogy Review Of 2018”
There is a coldness updating my family tree when family members that I knew recently passed away. In the future, if we are fortunate, a genealogist will be curious enough to learn more about how we lived. Three of my Aunts passed away this year. We were not close due to various reasons too boring…Continue Reading “When A Generation Passes”
Unlike my Father and his family, my Mother and her sisters often discussed family history. As a young boy I listened their stories about my Grandfather Patrick Coyle’s relatives : The Coyles of Kilsyth. I remember visiting people in Kilsyth in the late 1980s and early 1990s. At the time it never registered those people…Continue Reading “The Coyles Of Kilsyth – Part One”
My enthusiasm for researching my family history ebbed away this summer. Close DNA Matches not replying to my messages. People breaking promises by not sending me a copy of some old family photos. And ancestry brick walls not ready to fall down. My genealogy batteries ran out of the juice of curiosity. Interest Recharged Over…Continue Reading “Recharged By The Past & Present”
In 2014 I visited my Aunt for the first time in two decades. I am not in touch with most of my living close relatives. My reasons are personal, so I wont put them into Blog words. That Saturday visit to my Dad’s sister was enjoyable. And I learned that my Aunt knew a lot…Continue Reading “Peter Sherry 1886-1918”
If you are a family history addict like me, one day during your research, you will become curious about contacting lost relatives. I’ve read about various strategies on doing this. And I have tried them with varying levels of success. For a while I have toyed with the idea of using Cemeteries to make contact…Continue Reading “Contacting Living Relatives Via Cemeteries”
Ancestry is the online hub of my family tree research. I have been a member since 2012 and for most of the time I have kept some of my family trees public. Recently, I changed that and my research on the Ancestry website is no longer public. My main Ancestry family tree is private. Collaborate,…Continue Reading “Why I Keep My Ancestry Family Tree Private”
I love my visits to Scotland’s People where I spend the day delving into my family history. One of the best days there was a couple of years ago. Instead of going back into my family past, I traced the route forward into the near present. I traced the long gone on his present day…Continue Reading “Finding Lost Relatives: When Its Too Late”
I am an unashamed family history addict. If family history crops up in casual conversation then the chances are that I will launch a passionate pitch telling people that they should learn their family’s story. Researching my family tree is one of the best things I decided to do. In this blog post I will share…Continue Reading “Researching My Family Tree: What I Have Learned”