The Mount Stewart Murder of 1866, Scotland’s oldest official cold case with Chris Paton Posted 8 March 2023 by Julie GoucherIn March 1866, a Perthshire farmer returned to his farmhouse from a weekly market to discover that his sister had been brutally murdered whilst he was away. An investigation over the following year eventually led to a suspect charged and tried, only for the case against him found to be non-proven in Scots Law. The [Click to continue…]
Connecting with American Cousins – In completing a One Name Study with Denys Allen Posted 7 March 2023 by Julie GoucherIn completing a One Name Study, you may wish to include distant cousins in the United States. Denys Allen will give a suggested approach of sources to use based on when immigration occurred to America. Half of time allotted will be open Q & A. You can send your questions before the talk to denys@paancestors.com [Click to continue…]
Ideas for Researching Non-Conformist Ancestors Webinar with Jackie Depelle Posted 6 March 2023 by Julie GoucherFor most genealogy research first port of call for people before 1837 is usually the Baptism, Marriage and Burial entries in the Church of England’s Parish Registers. However, many of people chose to not to belong to the Anglican Church and are therefore missing from these records. The alternative denominations are often collectively known as [Click to continue…]
Using GEDmatch to Further Your Research with John Marshall Posted 26 February 2023 by Julie GoucherLast week we welcomed John Marshall to our webinar series, as an addition to our monthly scheduled session. John’s presentation on GEDmatch will address four distinct areas: (1) Setting up and configuring your GEDmatch account for use, (2) a review on the purpose/use of the many free tools, (3) an overview of the Tier 1 [Click to continue…]
Fountain surname Posted 22 February 2023 by Roger FontaineI am including the english translation of the family surname “fontaine”, which is:” Fountain”, “Fountaine”, in my one-name study research, anyone wanting to be included in my family history research project can email me at : fontaine@one-name.net . Pages: 1 2