The forgotten massacre at La Plaine au Bois

The forgotten massacre at La Plaine au Bois

A curated weekly collection of genealogy, family history, social history, archival research, storytelling, memory studies, and community heritage writing. Featuring reflections on personal history, hi...

Auxiliary Fire Service, 1908–1941

Auxiliary Fire Service, 1908–1941

A curated weekly collection of genealogy, family history, social history, archival research, storytelling, memory studies, and community heritage writing. Featuring reflections on personal history, hi...

I saw this headline yesterday and thought it would be a good time to ask my AI assistant Dave at ChatGPT this very important question.

ALT: Happy Birthday Minions with Cupcake

I saw this headline yesterday and thought it would be a good time to ask my AI assistant Dave at ChatGPT this very important question.

I saw this headline yesterday and thought it would be a good time to ask my AI assistant Dave at ChatGPT this very important question.

The 1997 Dedication Ceremony at the Old Palace School Site

It’s coming! Our September 2026 Issue of Genealogy Matters Magazine will drop on September 10th! You’ll find @Dr. Carolyn Carter, @Jenny Grouiller-Ruhland, @Lynda Heines, @Diane Burley, @Jason Ferencz...

What can a photograph reveal that a census never could?

Is fatherhood written on a birth certificate, hidden in our DNA, or found in something far more important?

It recently occurred to me that many of you might not know that I write a regular column in Family Tree magazine here in the U.K.

It recently occurred to me that many of you might not know that I write a regular column in Family Tree magazine here in the U.K.

Auxiliary Fire Service 1910–1941

How a Forgotten Name Revealed an Extraordinary Life

How a Forgotten Name Revealed an Extraordinary Life

Our August 2026 Featured Family Story.

Our August 2026 Featured Family Story.

“To Miss Jemima M. Paton, From an admirer of Tennyson, 5th June 1844”. Research into a book inscription leads to an overlooked member of an artistic Scottish family.

A handwritten name in a book that was a wedding present so long ago creates a mystery: Who was Sue May Whiteside Williams?

A tattoo, a mystery, and the search for the woman behind the name

A curated weekly collection of genealogy, family history, social history, archival research, storytelling, memory studies, and community heritage writing. Featuring reflections on personal history, hi...

Auxiliary Fire Service, 1904–1941

A tattoo, a teenage soldier, and a mystery that has lasted more than a century.

Auxiliary Fire Service, 1904–1941

A curated weekly collection of genealogy, family history, social history, archival research, storytelling, memory studies, and community heritage writing. Featuring reflections on personal history, hi...

For discussing the British Army of WW1

Walking the Western Front was an experience I’ll never forget.

A tattoo, a teenage soldier, and a mystery that has lasted more than a century.

Walking the Western Front was an experience I’ll never forget.

Auxiliary Fire Service, 1911–1941

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