Essential Genealogy
Carole McCulloch, Jennifer JonesI love networking with genealogists in the art of writing and ancestral storytelling. 2019: University of Tasmania (Diploma of Family History) 2020: Built my niche at (Essential Genealogy Academy). 2024: Explore and share my genealogy journey here.
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What will happen to your research when you're gone?
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The Census Return That Would Not Behave
There is a name in the 1911 census that does not belong.
At London House, Surbiton, my great-grandmother Harriet has five children gathered around her: Cecil, Edward, William, Imee, and Samuel. And then, listed quietly beneath them, is a...
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Welsh-born "Family History Detective" & Edupreneur. Founder of the Essential Genealogy Academy. 40+ courses helping you turn family trees into stories. Join me as I explore Ancestry in the Age of AI to find your heroes and heroines.
Australian family historian and passionate amateur genealogist, researching for over 40 years and sharing stories from my family’s past.
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