Researching without Google Searching for information to assist in my genealogical research often requires a Google search using search terms that I hope will provide some useful hits. Most of the time, I’m not really sure what I’m looking for; I’m just hoping something useful will eventuate. In addition to the benefits of Mocavo, I’ve …
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How death certificates can advance your research It is never a good idea to rely on family members for information. Memories can become distorted and stories, once erroneous, may have now become family lore. I have been researching my Great Grandmother, Millie Green. My father’s memories are hazy to say the least, and there are …
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Backtracking through the census to find ancestors The UK census has been instrumental in uncovering ancestors on my father’s paternal side of the family. All I knew at the outset from my Grandfather’s death certificate was the name of his mother, and his father – including his father’s date of birth and place of birth. …
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My Newbie journey into Genealogy My new-found interest in Genealogy started with attending a Genealogy user group – part of the AUSOM (Apple Users Group of Melbourne). I’ve never given my family history a second thought until that moment. However, the combination of hunting for family clues, online access to records and software for recording and …
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Searching on Google An initial search for the family line I am researching – the Forshaw family, returned 3,680,000 results. This post discusses how to narrow down your search results using Google operators. Quoted Phrases To search for a phrase, a proper name, or a set of words in a specific order, put them in double …
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An ancestor in the armed forces How do you find an ancestor who you believe may have died whilst serving in the armed forces. I was looking for a great great uncle and couldn’t locate a death certificate or any evidence of him past the 1911 census. For anyone born in the late 1890′s, there …
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