We finish the project where the whole story started, with the 34th and final biography of ALL the 34 Firemen and Firewomen who died at the Old Palace School Bombing during the Blitz in WW2. This is the story of my Great Aunt, Winifred Alexandra Peters, nee Wootton. It has been a long and emotional ...

For those that followed my research into the Old Palace School Bombing you will know that I have been researching this incident a long time. It’s still today the largest ever loss of life for the Fire Brigade. 34 Firemen and Women lost their life here.

I have created a website to commemorate the ...

Fingers crossed for you Lyn

Thanks Mike much appreciated

This week I made my biggest ever breakthrough on my tree, when I managed to solve a 20 year brickwall, thanks to the powers of DNA. For 20 years I have had one 'missing' great great grandfather.

Of my 16 great great grandparents, one has always been listed as 'unknown father', well not anymore ...

Is anybody else taking up the challenge of writing about their Ancestors, #52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, something that I have tired to do before but failed. Its taken from Amy Johnson Crow and has been running for a few years now

Details can be found here

https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors ...

You're welcome Ellen, I am glad that you found thus useful, good luck!

Paul

It's taken me a long long time to get myself organised, no system is perfect, believe me! Mine has evolved and been adapted over the years, normally when I have been unable to find something when I needed it most, or I have downloaded or ordered a certificate twice!

I have added pictures and ...

I have stayed in as well

I have given my blog website a little bit of love and care as it looked a little bare. I was happy with the content of the blogs, but not how it was presented on the website. Anyway hope you like it, appreciate any feedback both positive and negative, thanks

https://chiddicksfamilytree.com

I have just finished a project of writing up the life stories of my 8 x great grandparents

their stories can be found here......

https://chiddicksfamilytree.com/2019/08/17/the-life-and-times-of-john-edwin-barnes/


My latest mammoth task is to write up the life stories of my 16 great-great ...

With new revelations about the DNA site GedMatch, should you opt in or opt out?


https://chiddicksfamilytree.wordpress.c ... -question/

See my latest blog on the merits of whether you should take a DNA test or not


https://chiddicksfamilytree.wordpress.c ... -question/

thanks brogie, the ethnicity estimates are exactly that, just a fair based estimate and will vary from each company that you test with.

try this link


https://www.family-tree.co.uk/news-and- ... -tree-live