By Joan Riek Well that’s what I thought! Have you ever researched anyone and found all you thought was needed; where and when they were born, where and when they were married, their children’s birthday and birth place and their death. And perhaps some interesting stories about the person! Yes I guess it has happened to many of us, just when you think you know it all, along comes someone with some new information. Recently this happened to me … Continue reading
By Joan Riek. Often, we read the obituaries of our male ancestors which tell us much about them, however, little is told of how hard the females had to work in those pioneering days. Just picture a block of land that has not been cleared, completely unliveable, and yet our ancestors turned the property into a liveable property, on which they supported themselves and their family. In this blog I would like to tell how hard it was for my … Continue reading
By Joan Riek. This is my first blog for GSQ. So I thought I would get my frustrations out in the first blog. I have been researching my family history for over 30 years. It was time consuming at first, sitting for hours in front of microfiche readers, but I knew the information was as near to being correct as was possible, allowing only for human error. However, today with the internet, each day I find mistakes in my ancestors’ information … Continue reading
By Bob McAllister. To a casual observer, the agenda of the last meeting of the Legacy User Group might have seemed a little incongruous. The first item was a discussion of the likely release date for Version 9 of the software. This was followed by an in-depth examination of a feature that has been present since (at least) Version 6 but which very few of the members had used much. How can we possibly justify buying a new version of … Continue reading
By Tiggy Johnson. I’m always wondering whether I can use a short period of time effectively for genealogy, so I was pretty happy to see this article come up during the week. You may have already seen it if you keep an eye on GSQ’s Facebook page. Mostly, I’m keen to use time during my lunch break at work effectively so, as much as I like the idea of the writer’s first tip – scanning and labelling photographs … Continue reading
