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I've operated a free family history website since 2000. And, over the years I've seen many genealogy and family history websites come and go. I can understand why as it's expensive to run a larger genealogy website, and I appreciate all of those who give it a try.

What I have a problem with are those websites that claim to be a free family history website, but then end up charging you for access. I mean, I guess you can get away with calling your own company a free web

A small collection of images of Monumental Headstones and Markers taken at the above cemetery are available to download  at Ancestry Central  (www.ancestrycentral.co.uk – go to find a grave – Select Cemetery/name etc)

Please also explore the other collections and revisit as I start to add my collection. Download for personal use is Free.

Please note this is a small personal collection, but large enough to be worth displaying – I am happy to receive contributions from other people and credit them a

I have very few tools I use for my family history research, and maybe someone can point me in the right direction to improve my "toolbox" but I thought I'd share.

1. FamilySearch - Absolutely phenomenal collection of records. I realize they are busy, but I do hope that more amateur researchers like me can get access to more records soon, like the family trees and such.
2. Legacy software - a free software program for recording your research. I've used this program for about 7 years and I am still learni

As web site www.ancestrycentral.co.uk continues to develop, Ancestry Central have launched a number of opportunities for Family History and One Name Study Societies.

At Ancestry Central, we are committed to providing a platform for new collections of genealogical data and imagery for researchers worldwide and we invite Family History and One Name Study Societies to get involved by adding their listings to our directory pages and by contributing to collections on display.

Currently we aim to add mo

Hi,

    looking for the origin of the Hardefeldt name my great great grand father was Otto Hardefeldt, i think they came from Germany many thanks colin

New in town so a warm hello to all,

I am gathering information on mainly the Addenbrook or Addenbrooke clan but i am interested in all the family's conected to us I have some 2500 people in the tree already not all of it proved so if you see an error guys don't be shy please let me know and your welcome to any information i have .

Please i am not getting involved in the now 400 year old depute with the family of Mr William Shakespeare over a piddly little 6 pound debt from the 1700s of my Great gr

It’s been a little over a month since my last blog post where I shared how I was heading out to Los Angeles to help my parents in their transition to an assisted living facility. I’m happy to report that they are settled in and making the adjustment to their new lifestyle. They have their moments of “how did we get here?” but for the most part, they appreciate the regular and delicious meals, the nurse who makes sure they each take their medication on time each day, the plethora of activities av

The main cemetery at Chorley, Lancashire now fully uploaded at www.ancestrycentral.co.uk

The above cemetery are available to download at Ancestry Central (www.ancestrycentral.co.uk – go to find a grave – Select Cemetery/name etc)
Please also explore the other collections and revisit as I start to add my collection. Download for personal use is Free.
Please note this is a small personal collection, but large enough to be worth displaying – I am happy to receive contributions from other people and cr

  With the Passage of Time

  With the Passage of Time, we pray  God will take away our pain. With the passage of time we trust we will learn to 

  Trust God more.  The passage of time means things are going to change we must look forward to the change.

  To look back is to defeat the purpose of the change. To have good memories is a good thing. Look forward to '  

  remembering the good things. Let God have the bad memories and help you move forward.

  Death is a time of celebration, but alas we do

The Past

Wrinkled faces

each indentation telling a story

of a time past,

and whimsical dreams.

Indentations of tormented moments,

deep thoughts,

and life through squinted eyes.

The face once smooth

now holds wrinkles,

it can now cradle and contain

the tears that once flowed.

Happiness of birth and sorrow

from death,

driven aches of fear,

and the thrill from delight.

The past etched in the faces

like words etched in granite stone,

My Dearly Beloved

I am really pleased with the recent digitized records at familysearch.org. I found some amazing records for Nansemond, Virginia that had been really elusive, and just recently I found that there are some 1905 New York census records. I looked up some of my ancestors, and found them easily. Apparently there are some problems that still need to be worked out for some of these records, but I find it just so encouraging that there are as many as there are, and that they are so availiable.

I write about Frank Boyd, not just because he was my grandfather, but primarily because his family was never known by my father.  Frank died in 1960, I was four.  Old enough to remember that I had a grandpa.  Old enough to remember what he looked like.  Old enough to know that we had no relatives from his side of the family.

I write about Frank Boyd because he told that he was from Waycross, GA.  I found Frank Boyd in Waycross, GA because he told that he had sister Mary and Martha.  That stood o

A small collection of images of Monumental Headstones and Markers taken at the above cemetery are available to download  at Ancestry Central  (www.ancestrycentral.co.uk – go to find a grave – Select Cemetery/name etc)

Please also explore the other collections and revisit as I start to add my collection. Download for personal use is Free.

Please note this is a small personal collection, but large enough to be worth displaying – I am happy to receive contributions from other people and credit them a

If anyone knows anything about my sides, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Thank you,

TMW

A small collection of images of Monumental Headstones and Markers taken at the above cemetery are available to download  at Ancestry Central  (www.ancestrycentral.co.uk – go to find a grave – Select Cemetery/name etc)

Please also explore the other collections and revisit as I start to add my collection. Download for personal use is Free.

Please note this is a small personal collection, but large enough to be worth displaying – I am happy to receive contributions from other people and credit them a

We recently discovered a link between our family and that of a well-researched online family tree on the Ellwood family of Cumbria, England. This has expanded the scope of our Cumbria genealogy research enormously, and we have found many people with Ellwood family members shown in online trees, often with strange anomalies and glaring errors.

We have started an Ellwood family forum to try to sort out the relationships and correct some of the errors, and invite other Ellwood researchers to join us