David A. Jack

Brakes on Family Research in Timaru. Have a read. Like please to support us in our attempts to save our key Library and Museum staff roles.

Storage and retention of original will documents A consultation on storage and retention of wills and other documents submitted in applications for probate.

Thanks to the 1,600 people/organisations who responded to the Ministry of Justice’s proposals on the retention of wills. Good news: UK Government will not proceed with any reforms that involve the destruction of original wills. Read in full here: www.gov.uk/government/c...

Jonny Pearl has released some new features for ancestral trees at DNA Painter that he hopes all genealogists will enjoy using.

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Can’t find a birth certificate? A strategy for illegitimacy | Family History Gifts Can't find a birth certificate? You're probably searching for the wrong name. Here is a strategy to find certificates including ones for illegitimate children.

One strategy (there are others!) for tackling illegitimacy or the lack of a birth certificate in England/Wales - #GenHour #Genealogy : www.familyhistorygifts.co.uk/cant-find-a-...

The lost boys … and girls — tips on searching for missing children in your family tree In this blog post I’ll be investigating a story about a man who was reported to have had his 30th child in 1866, and sharing some methods for finding children who were born in England in the …

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Latest 23andMe financial report looks better investors.23andme.com/news-release...

Kia ora, BlueSky friends! 1st Post. I’m Jacko, a genealogist, New Zealand based. My own roots trace back to Scottish and Irish ancestors who settled in Aotearoa in the 1860s. Now, I spend my days untangling history through DNA and whakapapa research, uncovering the connections that make us family.