A Glasgow Genealogy Victorian Melodrama
Every family history is different, and I am a firm believer that there is always something of interest to uncover. Having said that,...
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- Jul 15
- 3 min
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 9
- 2 min
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 17
- 2 min
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
- May 2
- 2 min
Do you have Glasgow shipbuilding ancestors?
find out how to trace your own Glasgow shipbuilding ancestors.
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1moragpeers
- Apr 23
- 2 min
Scottish Poor Law Records
One of the richest, most detail-filled records for any family historian is the Scottish Poor Law records. Although these records are not...
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1moragpeers
- Apr 17
- 2 min
Artificial Intelligence and Genealogy
Enhancing your family history is big news in the genealogy community at the moment. Whether it’s bringing your ancestors’ photos to life...
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1moragpeers
- Apr 7
- 2 min
Scottish Golfing Family History
Scotland is hosting the famous Open Golf tournament this summer, when the world’s best golfers compete on the course at Royal Troon, in...
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1moragpeers
- Mar 31
- 3 min
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 21
- 2 min
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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1moragpeers
- Mar 14
- 2 min
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 9
- 1 min
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 1
- 2 min
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
- Feb 22
- 2 min
Using the 1939 Register for Family History
Privacy laws in the UK can make research in the 20th century difficult. If you want a birth certificate issued less than 100 years ago, a...
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1moragpeers
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Maps and Family History Research
I love a good map. Ever since the early days of secondary school when we were taken out to walk around the streets near the school,...
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1moragpeers
- Dec 21, 2023
- 2 min
More Festive Genealogy - the case of Christmas King.
If you made a list of words associated with the festive season, it’s almost guaranteed that you’d be writing things like robin, king,...
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1moragpeers
- Dec 19, 2023
- 3 min
Mary Christmas - A genealogy
Sometimes in genealogy we come across someome whose name fits absolutely perfectly for the season. On the 1871 census for example, there...
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1moragpeers
- Dec 14, 2023
- 2 min
References for Genealogy Research
When you hire a professional genealogist to write a report for you, one thing which surprises many clients is that it comes with...
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1moragpeers
- Dec 4, 2023
- 2 min
Genealogy Help from a Professional
Genealogy is a growing hobby not just in the UK, but across the world. Lots of us want answers to the questions about who our ancestors...
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1moragpeers
- Nov 30, 2023
- 2 min
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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