Episode 1

In today’s episode, I talk about how mother’s maiden names can help our research with a couple of examples.   I'm publishing this in response to comments from members at my online community, asking me to talk about how I do family history.This topic may be of interest to you if you’re just sta…

In this episode, I tell the story of how I struck Family History GOLD when I first began researching my mum's family history.   During the story, I describe the BEST FIRST STEP when you start researching your own family tree.

In this episode, I tell the story of my search for a 17th century man called John Clark.  Learning points include: Why you should keep a research log Searching for old books on Google Books Why Wikitree is a fabulous genealogy resource Using Family Search's Research Wiki At the end of the pod…