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The Basics of Australian Genealogy Research

January 1, 2016 by Legacy Tree Genealogists Leave a Comment

Do you have Australian ancestry? Our researchers have compiled an overview of helpful resources to assist with Australian genealogy research. Australia is one of the world’s largest immigrant-based countries, meaning that the majority of the people living there have family trees that originate from somewhere else. Thus, unless someone is a descendant solely of Australian aboriginal peoples, most research will ultimately end up working back to European origins. Because of this, Australian … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Australia, British Isles Tagged With: Australia, Basics, british, family history, genealogy, historian, isles, research

Using History to Tell Your Family Story

July 10, 2015 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 3 Comments

Everybody loves a good story. Here is one experience where genealogy was brought to life by developing and understanding local history and culture of the time.    Everybody in my family - at least on my dad’s side - is a storyteller. Every event in their lives was and is a story. You never simply got up and went to school. Every day was a potential epic adventure. To hear my dad tell it, his life as a boy on the farm was one narrow escape after another, followed by record-breaking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing a Family History Tagged With: family history, genealogy, historian, Historical Context, stories, writing a family history

Who Was Your Journey Taker?

July 2, 2015 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 5 Comments

Family historian Leslie Albrecht Huber wrote a book called The Journey Takers, a story about her search for information about her German, Swedish and English ancestors who left their homes behind and sailed for a new life in a new land. After reading her work, I developed a great need to know who the journey takers were in my family tree. The actions of one such individual can affect hundreds or even thousands of his or her progeny, as a journey taker determines where future generations will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing a Family History Tagged With: culture, family history, family records, heritage, historian, immigrant, immigration, journey, taker

11 Do’s & Don’ts of Writing Family Biographies

June 19, 2015 by Elly - Legacy Tree Genealogists Project Manager 15 Comments

 Our team has completed thousands of hours of writing client biographies. Review our tips for writing family biographies that will help make your ancestors come to life! Recently, we published a post on tips for writing a family biography that others would want to read. Perhaps that article inspired you to begin your own, or to dig up an unfinished manuscript and take a closer look. Maybe you’ve got the organization part figured out, but your writing itself needs some polishing. At Legacy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing a Family History Tagged With: biographies, biography, family, genealogist, help, historian, history, stories, story, tips, tricks, write, writing

The Basics of Tracing Your English Ancestry

May 22, 2015 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 3 Comments

Learn the basics of tracing your English ancestry with our tips and tricks. If you have ancestors from England, count your blessings. Thanks to that country's long history of early and consistent religious and government record-keeping, there are three major record groups for original research that are rich with genealogical information: church records, civil registration, and the census. While these documents were not originally designed with future genealogists in mind, they are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: British Isles Tagged With: ancestry, Basics, England, English, europe, family history, genealogy, historian

What is Social History?

May 3, 2015 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 1 Comment

  As a subgenre of historical research, social history delves into the societal aspects of a certain time and place. Social history is different than personal history in that it looks at the wider population—structural change within society, social change, and social movements. It also deals with how things were for the common man during any time period. Social history focuses on the group rather than the individual, but it can be just as fascinating as learning one of your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conferences & Education Tagged With: genealogy, historian, oral history, social history, writing a family history

10 Ways to Tell That…You Might Be a Genealogist!

February 27, 2015 by Carolyn - Legacy Tree Genealogists Project Manager 8 Comments

Genealogy may not appeal to everyone, but those who catch the "bug" tend to get it bad! Do any of these 10 things sound familiar? * If you carry a “relationship calculator” card around in your wallet, you might be a genealogist. (Second cousin twice-removed, great-grandniece...) * If your Google home page displays the home pages to MyHeritage.com, FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com, or FindaGrave.com, you might be a genealogist. * If every time someone mentions a major U.S. city, you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legacy Tree Genealogists Tagged With: Ancestor, ancestry, family, FamilySearch, genealogist, genealogy, help, heritage, historian, history, if, might, research

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