The Start of my Aveyard One-Name Study
I mentioned in my WDYTYA? Live 2016 write-up that I had registered a one-name study with the Guild of One-Name Studies. My chosen name is Aveyard, the maiden name of my great grandmother (maternal). It...
View ArticleAveyard One-Name-Study: Update
As it’s a while since I announced the start of my Aveyard One-Name-Study it’s about time I gave a progress update. In late spring I undertook an online “Introduction to One-Name Studies” course with...
View ArticleMy 2017 Family History Review – Life Got in the Way
It was a year which didn’t quite go as planned. It was a year full of heartache, but punctuated with moments of real joy and achievement. All of this impacted on my New Year’s Resolutions for 2017. I...
View Article2018 Family History New Year’s Resolutions (Otherwise Known as Rewarding...
Well it’s that time of year again. In my penultimate post of last year I assessed how my 2017 New Year’s Resolutions went. In my final post of the year I set out some general family history related...
View ArticleThe New Year’s Resolutions of a Family Historian
I’m not sure I can top the success of my 2018 New Year’s Resolutions. It was an incredible year on the family history front, and I’ve achieved more than I could ever imagine and more besides. But...
View ArticleMy 1st One-Name Study Story: Edith Aveyard – Yorkshire Born And Bred
For me family history is more than a series of names and dates. I want to try paint a picture of my ancestors lives, their wider family network, the times in which they lived and the communities which...
View ArticleThe Shocking Death of George Aveyard
Family history at its most basic boils down to births, marriages and deaths. Sometimes it is easy to become immune to the true meaning of the parade of dates marking the start and end of life. There...
View ArticleWill Your Family History Research Die With You?
What plans have you made to preserve for your family history research after your death? That’s a question I posed nearly two years ago. Dealing with life from cradle to grave and beyond, you’d think...
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