Over the years, Dad had reorganised and 'rationalised' photo albums, so that those which survived after his death were often like collections formed from other albums, with their precise details missing. Not every album had suffered this fate, and in ones which had been re-used some pages remained intact, with their labels. But for a […]Over the years, Dad had reorganised and 'rationalised' photo albums, so that those which survived after his death were often like collections formed from other albums, with their precise details missing. Not every album had suffered this fate, and in
In the September edition of the Genealogy Gazette, the Society of Genealogists (SoG) announced that All About That Place would not take place in its usual format this year. Instead, with support from ourselves, Project Kin and the British Association for Local History, a ‘Mini-AATP’ would take place from 24 September to 3 October 2025. Five […]In the September edition of the Genealogy Gazette, the Society of Genealogists (SoG) announced that All About That Place would not take place in its usual format this year. Instead, with support from ourselves, Project Kin and the British Association
New Minden’s only church is St John’s Lutheran, founded in 1846 by German settlers. In 1847 the church became one of the charter members of the The Missouri Synod. Transcribed records from the congregation (translated from the original German) were loaded into Ancestry in 2023. I chose to focus on the year 1864, when New […]New Minden’s only church is St John’s Lutheran, founded in 1846 by German settlers. In 1847 the church became one of the charter members of the The Missouri Synod. Transcribed records from the congregation (translated from the original German) were
It’s September and this month the Society's blogging prompt is #OnePlaceBaptisms and this is a short post about how Church of England baptisms are helpful in our studies. Baptisms form an integral part of studies of places such as towns, villages, and parishes. They are one of the building blocks that are going to help […]It’s September and this month the Society's blogging prompt is #OnePlaceBaptisms and this is a short post about how Church of England baptisms are helpful in our studies. Baptisms form an integral part of studies of places such as towns,
The idea for a collaborative One-Place Birth Study was floated in an article in September 2024's edition of Destinations: "… identify all those in your One-Place Study who were born in the year 1819, likely using infant baptism as a proxy. Then, with information about ‘the Place’ … construct a summary biography for each member of […]The idea for a collaborative One-Place Birth Study was floated in an article in September 2024's edition of Destinations: "… identify all those in your One-Place Study who were born in the year 1819, likely using infant baptism as a proxy.
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