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One of my Scottish g g grandmothers surname was spelled differently on every record of her (ie birth, marriage birth of children)MacClure, MacAleer, McLure, McCleary, McLeary are just a few…..I have many other examples. When folk were illiterate others spelled names for them. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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The Identifying Precarious Victorian Oral History Collections Project Team are compiling a list of valuable oral history collections, big and small, in Victoria. To tell them about your precarious oral history collection, visit their website:

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Return of documents after historical thefts NRS has completed the return of thousands of documents taken from its archives and several other institutions by a single person decades ago.

National Records of Scotland (NRS) has completed the return of thousands of documents that were stolen from its archives and from other UK institutions by a single individual between 1949 and 1980. www.nrscotland.gov.uk/latest-news/...

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I had to search over 70 dusty archive boxes to find these cases! Great to be part of #WDYTYA.

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Two new qualifications in genetic genealogy are launching at the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies (IHGS) in late spring 2025. Written and taught by AGRA Member Sophie Kay. https://buff.ly/4gfiR4J

📢 New Episode 📢

The fifth episode of The Shropshire Witches Podcast is now live. In this episode, we explore the history and enduring legacy of The Workhouse. The human aspect of this episode made this difficult to record, but we believe it is so important.

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Posting so I can remember the title and look for this book! #memorials #middlesexgenealogy

🎄✨Celebrate Christmas with SoG!
🎁 Cribs, Cards and Christingles – Discover the Origins of Christmas Traditions with Mark Lewis
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Sounds a good way to spend an afternoon to me!

Yale Announces 2024 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Winners

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Best of Ancestor Trouble was a book of the year per New Yorker, NPR, Washington Post, and more; a finalist for the John Leonard Prize; a NYT Editors’ Choice selection; and a Roxane Gay Book Club pick.

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My g g g grandmother immigrated alone to Australia from Germany and married shortly after arrival having a baby 5 months later. She had given birth a year earlier in Germany to a baby girl who died - father unknown. Her sibling remained in Germany and no clue there as to the father. #genealogy

I completely agree with you. I was explaining NPE to someone and felt I should use both used terms. I prefer Not Parent Expected as well but both are frequently used by different people. #DNA

Jan apologies - I meant to say Non Paternal Event 😵‍💫

My blogging has fallen behind over the past year. M hoping to be inspired by the A-Z challenge in the New Year. Still using Blogger. # blogging #familyhistory #genealogy #localhistory #househistory

NPE is Not Paternal Event or Not Parent Expected. My German GGG grandfather was not the biological father of my g g grandfather. On a mission to discover through #DNA who was. #genealogy

Roots Tech 2025 Pre-Registration is Now Open It’s here! Pre-registration is now open for Roots Tech 2025!!! March 6-8.

This may help too! I placed the direct registration link here, I hope it helps some! dpfamilytree.family.blog/2024/09/25/r...
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Thankyou for this. I also have a direct link to registration pinned to my profile. 👍

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It is one of my ancestral places so I was excited to see the link you provided. 🎉 that plus the new #MyHeritage tool will take up my weekend! #genealogy

My German family haven’t been too difficult to trace ( I have most limes quite far back) but I have a German NPE ( 3 x g grandfather) and not enough German DNA matches to help solve the mystery. #genealogy #germanancestors