Ever the intrepid detectives, genealogists need to “know” more than languages and formats of records. Like looking for and deciphering the codes that priests, pastors, governments…and sometimes families use to...
If you are researching your family tree but haven’t shared it with your family in a way that sparks their interest, then you are only experiencing half of the joy...
The Monday-After Presentation Follow-up is how Davis Genealogy Club members discuss what we learned at our General Meeting and Presentation the prior week! We discuss what we found helpful from...
The Davis Genealogy Club Board meets quarterly in January, April, July and October. Board members have voting rights, however, all members are welcome to attend and give input into the...
Hiding the Past: A Genealogical Crime Mystery by Nathan Dylan Goodwin (2013). Patrick Coldrick has no past, but hires Morton Farrier, Forensic Genealogist, to find it. Others are interested, too…and people...
The Pirate’s Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd by Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos (2023) – not to be confused with books with similar titles about pirates and wives! Based on a trove...
Sometimes it was push, sometimes pull. It was a step or a leap. Perhaps it was goat herder to farmer? Peasant to shoemaker? Housebuilder to inventor? Maybe someone had a...
Nick earned both an MBA in Finance and a bachelor’s in accountancy at California State University, Sacramento, and he has worked both as an auditor and comptroller. Nick enjoys history,...
The Monday-After Presentation Follow-up is how Davis Genealogy Club members discuss what we learned at our General Meeting and Presentation the prior week! We discuss what we found helpful from...
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The Davis Genealogy Club Board meets quarterly in January, April, July and October. Board members have voting rights, however, all members are welcome to attend and give input into the...
Used (or misused) as a prison colony, England deported its convicts in the 1700s and beyond…and contributed to the making of Australia. Irish convicts in your line? Some may have...