Michelle@miningthepast 🌳🧬

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Don’t know if it’s connected but I’ve had a bunch of feeds showing up as unavailable when I look at my Manage feeds list. Some are back this morning.

What’s happened to the #Genealogy feed?

I keep saying that every car park should be covered in raised solar panels. The land is already concreted over so better than using prime agricultural land. Could park cars underneath so they’re out of the rain and don’t get stinking hot in the sun. Wins all round!

Not a good look #Ancestry

I've been doing genealogy for just under two years and I've learned an immense amount from amateur and professional genealogists on social media: day to day comments, links to online resources, blogs, vlogs and to forthcoming events and thoughts on dilemmas. In short, they've taught me what to do.

RootsMagic has Associations. You can then choose association types like employer, teacher, neighbour, household etc.

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This week I’ve been working on the proof for my book, requesting a tweak here and there to make it beautiful for my readers. I’ve also got to choose which option to go for for the cover. #Genealogy #MethodsAndTechniques #Author #BookComing2026 #Exciting

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Looking forward to it coming out. 😀

I’ve been using RM10 since it came out and very happy with it. I loved RM7 too but 10 has loads of great features- copy/paste facts, multiple colour sets, saved searches are just a few.

I'm afraid I don't remember the music - just standing in the PE hall in my vest, navy knickers and plimsolls, with my arms in the air swaying in the breeze 🤣 #genchat

We did not have a TV until I was about 7 or 8. I remember listening to Listen with Mother on the radio, and doing Music and Movement - another radio program I think, for school PE. "Lets all be trees - here is some tree music" 🤣 #genchat

Yes I remember playing the original tennis game - black screen, a white slider either side that moved up and down and the 'ball' that bounced back and forth. 🤣 #genchat

Hi Heather #genchat

#genchat ICE: No! I've never even looked. I don't think it had registered with me that there was even audio/video on there. I usually look at Wayback Machine or books.

Congratulations 🥂 #treeverne #genchat

Me too Jill - a nice surprise to wake up to!

Very excited to wake up this morning to a surprise announcement that RootsMagic11 has dropped. I've got my key but still need to faff around to create my folders and install it. #treeverne #genchat

Hi Chris #treeverne #genchat

HI Christopher #treeverne #genchat

Hi Christine #treeverne #genchat

So true 😂 #treeverne #genchat

For those who attended my talk on Writing #Genealogy Client Reports at the Society of Genealogists this week, here is more detail on my upcoming book, Genealogy Methods and Techniques - A Practical Guide to Research. Sign up for updates too.

www.professionalfamilyhistory.co.uk/writing-on-g...

Dear USA

Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.

Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The dissolution of the monasteries, the granting of any borough charters and changes in landholdings, the interregnum, changes in marriage law and illegitimacy, changes in poor law, changes in voting law, extreme weather events, wars, any significant local history relevant to area of interest.

Ah okay. I was working an adoptee case one time and he had a heap of Irish matches that when I built out their trees, all came from a place in Galway. It was a huge clue.

Do an Ancestry DNA test. With luck you will get genetic communities that will give you a region in Ireland. If not you will need to work your DNA matches to help you narrow down locations.

Hi Dave - sent you a pm.

I still have a good old answer machine. If it’s important they’ll leave a message… 🤣

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