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Like many people starting out in their family history research I kept my personal tree on paper and then added it to one of the family history websites. I soon realised that I also wanted a program wh

Most of us have unfortunate brick walls in our family trees – those frustrating relations who seem to have appeared into the world as if from nowhere. Perhaps a person does not feature in the baptism

The great thing about online-storage services like Dropbox is that they ‘just work’. Once you’ve installed the software, they get on with the job for years. Unless you run out of space, that is, at wh

What responsibilities should we bear in mind when researching and preserving our family history in the current age? It’s a question that many of us will not give a moment’s thought to when getting sta

Given that Windows 10 is nearing the end, many people will be preparing to retire a PC over the next few months. But before you pull the plug on that PC for the last time, you need to ensure you’ve er

I spend a lot of time talking about DNA and I love sharing my experiences with it, but occasionally I wonder what really makes genetic genealogy work for me. Below I’ve distilled my thoughts into four