A close-up and personal look at Switzerland
Here it is, the third part of my three steps in understanding the context of any 17th or 18th century text, or any text for that matter. Step one: you have know what letters in which alphabet you are looking… Read moreGenealogy at a Glance – Understanding 17th and 18th Century Texts – Step Three
Understanding what you see when looking at a 17th or 18th century text can be challenging. This is the second step of three easy steps where I outline how to get around some of the major potholes you can encounter… Read moreGenealogy at a Glance – Understanding 17th and 18th Century Texts – Step Two
I really enjoy genealogy, and because so many sources have been digitalized it’s really easy. It doesn’t matter where in the world you start your search. If you’ve got an internet connection you’re good to go. I started my search… Read moreGenealogy at a Glance – Understanding 17th and 18th Century Texts – Step One
Gathering ancestors and putting together family trees has to do with your personal history. But up to recently I thought that, in general, church birth registers from Scotland didn’t have anything to do with the history of Scotland or England…. Read moreGenealogy at a Glance – When Church Books meet History in 1745
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