Rick Voight shares insights about Photo Reminiscence in Genealogy to help you preserve and later present those memories for your family, clients, and genealogy societies.
Category Archives: Announcements
New Course: Latin for Genealogists!
Each module of the course includes examples of various documents, websites to refer to, and recommended reading to further build your skills. You will find several charts and lists of words, numbers, and common phrases. Practical exercises are included to give you experience in translating and transcribing.
New Certificate: Personal Historian!
Life experiences, family traditions and lore, as well as precious photographs and documents all play a part in personal histories.
Updated: Irish Civil Registration
Life events (birth, death, and marriage) became vital source records for genealogists with the implementation of civil registration. In Ireland, due to political issues, civil registration began in two stages. The course will discuss civil birth, marriage, and death records from 1864 and non-Catholic/secular marriage records from April 1845.
New Scottish Course
New Scottish Course Announcement!Scotland has a history of poor relief that goes back to Medieval times. Look into the many available records, find out what a Beggar’s Badge is, and learn what criteria were needed to apply for relief.