Month: March 2018

At this Congress there was a large contingent of around 300 people who had not attended a Congress before.  We had the pleasure of having our hand held by a wonderful lady Jill Ball, who looked after us, and made sure that we got the most out of this experience.  Jill was on hand to…

From Friday March 9 to Monday March 12, I was fortunate to be able to attend the The 15th Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry, which was held in Sydney, Australia. The Congress was organised by the Society of Australian Genealogists in conjunction with AFFHO – the Australian Federation of Family History Societies, and is held…

I have been researching my family history for the last 36 years, and have managed to go back to the 1700’s in a couple of my family lines.  However, as my family were not gentry or related to royalty – that I know of at this point in time – it is unlikely I will…