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Leaving home to do it?

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By Tiggy Johnson. A discussion from Congress 2015 that really stood out to me involved whether or not you can do your family history from home. I always find this an interesting topic/debate, and it is one I believe comes up frequently at such events.   On this occasion, the discussion was closely linked to whether younger people are members of societies, such as the Genealogical Society of Queensland (GSQ), and how such societies might attract younger members, particularly now … Continue reading

Little things

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By Tiggy Johnson.   I’ve made a start on my Genealogy Do-Over, and even though I’m not far in (somewhere in the middle of Week 2), I’ve been surprised to discover things I didn’t know. Or more specifically, what I didn’t know.   We all know the first thing we should do when starting to research our family histories is to speak to relatives. But how many of us really do it? I mean, REALLY do it. When I started … Continue reading

In the beginning

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by Tiggy Johnson   Do you remember what first motivated you to start researching your family history?   When I was twenty, maybe twenty-one, my grandmother showed me the contents of a special brown case, which I now know was one of a matching pair her parents brought from London when they migrated after WWI. The case was full. Photos, letters, postcards, documents, an autograph book and other exciting things. She told me stories to match some of the memorabilia … Continue reading