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Treehouse Genealogy
- Mar 8
- 5 min
What is a One Place Study?
One Place Studies have similarities to both Family History & Local History & focus on a single place. The definition of ‘Place’ can vary & a study may take in a Village, Street, Stately home, Business, Graveyard etc. By researching the people, industry, environment, stories, images & any other information available we can learn so much more about the social history of that place through time. I suppose it is no surprise to hear that many Genealogists & Local Historians progre
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Treehouse Genealogy
- Jul 25, 2019
- 4 min
Mystery War Dead Pictures – A Follow-up
You might remember my recent post regarding finding war dead photographs within my Husbands Grandfather’s belongings if you didn’t get a chance to read this article then you can access it via this link John Lawson Richards You will remember the Black and White photo taken in 23/10/1969. A high-resolution scan of this image revealed that this grave belonged to John Lawson Richards a Lieutenant who served with Andrew in the 240th Field Company, Royal Engineers. A search of the
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Treehouse Genealogy
- May 22, 2019
- 3 min
Mystery War Dead Pictures found among Family Belongings
It was during the recent passing of my Husbands Grandmother that we decided to have a look through some of their old family photographs I am sure that lots of us have piles of old family photos in our possession with many that are unmarked with details of who is in the photograph or when and where it was taken. As the Family Historian many sets of photographs have fallen into my possession and when I do receive them I try to ask what family I can if they know any of the peopl
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Treehouse Genealogy
- Apr 15, 2019
- 5 min
Using the Scottish Naming Process in Genealogy & 3 Sons called John
For centuries the Scots have followed a rather simple process of allocating given names to successive children and whilst this was not followed by all families it was widespread enough that a basic understanding of this process can help genealogists when hunting down Scottish ancestors. Becoming familiar with these patterns will assist in identifying potential avenues of research, missing children and can reveal all sorts of clues about ancestors’ lives. By the late 19th Cent
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Treehouse Genealogy
- Feb 23, 2019
- 6 min
7 reasons people start researching their Family History & my own journey
Listed as one of the most popular hobbies today, people often get interested in Genealogy for the following reasons:- ▪ They come across an old family bible, document, letter or diary that inspires them to take their research further ▪ They wish to find out more about where our family came from ▪ They are curious about the kind of life that their ancestors lived ▪ They want to find out more about family roots and stories so that the findings can be shared with other family me
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Treehouse Genealogy
- Jan 14, 2019
- 3 min
Brushes with War Exhibition 1914-1918, WW1 through the eyes of the Soldiers on the front line
To Commemorate the Centenary of the end of World War 1, Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum recently held an exhibition of 200+ drawings and paintings created by soldiers who served between 1914 and 1918. The majority of the works on display were from a collection owned by the World War History & Art Museum in Alliance, Ohio, USA and a small amount were from Glasgow Museums own holdings. As a Genealogist I have completed quite a few courses on World War 1 history. These included
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