A love of genealogy follows me wherever I go. In retrospect it was silly to think I could leave it behind while visiting England. What surprised me was how much I wanted to research, like I was missing a limb. Finally, I realized that researching a fresh, new area was like a holiday, filled with the joys of discovery. I was and am captivated by British records, English laws, and Quakers.
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A trip to the Lincolnshire Archives – part 2: a brief guide to researching English Quakers
Building a research guide may seem daunting but it rewards the effort. In retrospect I could have asked ChatGPT to build it for me, like anything, I learn better when I do the work. Now that I have a better understanding of the zeitgeist, I have a new appreciation of what the Quakers suffered to practise their faith.
A trip to the Lincolnshire Archives, Lincoln, UK – part 1: The story begins
A genealogist never goes on holiday. Despite my solemn plans to do no genealogy while in the UK, I ended up not only doing genealogy, but digging into my husband’s Quaker roots in Lincolnshire. Along the way I learned about non-Conformist records, the Quaker movement, and how one dedicated researcher left his work for the benefit of all who came after.
What you need to know to visit the BC Archives today (Sep 2022)
How to read the codes for vital statistic records at the BC archives:I'm excited to share this with you. Despite pulling birth, marriage, and death records (BMDs) back in 2018, I'd forgotten this little trick for reading registration codes and was utterly confused my first day. Now I'm sharing it with you (and my future self, who will forget again). There are two different methods depending on whether the records were produced before or after 1944. We will start with the easier ones: record produced after 1944.
Top 10 things I learned at SLIG (the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy) 2020
I spend a week at my first ever intensive genealogy conference and live to tell the tale.
Reader’s choice – the top 10 list for 2019
I look at my top 10 best read blog posts and reflect on what made them the best.
Travels in China – the tech
I can hardly remember now what it was like to travel without tech. A journal and a pen! Post restante mail! It's like the Dark Ages - listen up kids, let me tell you about the time I had to line up for my mail... For this trip I spent a lot of time and money choosing, buying,… Continue reading Travels in China – the tech
Travels in China – the Heritage of Cantonese Migration Tour, 2019
FAQs about the Heritage of Cantonese Migration Tour, 2019
Travels in China – introducing Dr. Henry Yu, UBC
I introduce you to professor Henry Yu, and share some of his work on Chinese Canadian history.
Travels in China – the beginning
Part 1 of my multipart series on travelling to Sze Yup, Guangdong, China to find my family roots.