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,...

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,...

Sometimes in genealogy we come across someome whose name fits absolutely perfectly for the season. On the 1871 census for example, there...

When you hire a professional genealogist to write a report for you, one thing which surprises many clients is that it comes with...

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...

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...

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...

Emigration might be a hot topic in the media in 2023, but people have been on the move forever. Emigration - moving from one country to...

November has been wet and dull in Glasgow this year, and when it's dark and miserable outside, it's only natural that our thoughts turn...

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...

Researching your family history can be a lonely business, all those hours spent in front of the computer or in dusty archives. Although...

One of the most recognisable landmarks in my part of Glasgow is Schaw House, a former tuberculosis hospital which is now apartments....

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...

If like me you follow genealogy content on social media, you probably saw this post pop up from National Records of Scotland, the...

The BBC show "A House Through Time" has sparked interest in researching the life of a property alongside traditional family history...

One of the most enjoyable assignments of the Genealogical Studies Diploma at Strathclyde University was the house history etude. This...

There's no getting away from the fact that the internet has transformed the way we live our everyday lives and in many cases, has made...

A few months ago, I worked with a lovely lady from Ohio in the United States. Her grandmother had grown up in Dunbartonshire in the early...

Although genealogy is mostly fun, interesting and engaging, there are frustrations involved with researching family history too. You'll...

(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...