Monthly Archives: December 2014

Advent Calendar Day 5

Today’s Advent Calendar free site may be of interest to anyone piecing together information about tracing ancestors who fought in the  First World War:  The Long, Long Trail. This site has information about regiments, battles, army life, and even Army … Continue reading

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Advent Calendar Day 4

Welsh genealogy can be difficult –  http://www.welshgenealogy.net/ has many useful hints and tips, including a translation page for headstone inscriptions.

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Advent Calendar Day Three

Irish family history is difficult – but you may find this site useful: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/

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Advent Calendar: Day 2

Today’s the Advent Calendar brings you: http://www.findagrave.com/ As with all sites, Find A Grave does not give 100% coverage – but it does contain over 121 million grave records, from all around the world.   I find it useful for … Continue reading

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Advent Calendar: Day One

So, what has The Blog for you today? http://www.lostcousins.com Lost Cousins is an excellent website, which you can register with for free.  Enter the details of your relatives from selected censuses, complete with the census reference, and the site will … Continue reading

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