31/3/2006
Family History-The National Library of Wales
The National Library of Wales is acknowledged as the principal centre for researching Welsh genealogy, and you are welcome to use its sources and facilities for researching the history of your own family.for more click here
Genealogy woman’s passion
Mary Harrill has a bad habit — she can’t tackle a novel without reading the last page first. for more click here
400 years of glory and valour are consigned to history
IN BASRA, the sun beat down on the soldiers gathered in the dust of Shaibah camp. In Edinburgh, a light drizzle fell on the men and women lined up on parade at the top of the castle. In Glasgow, Baghdad, Omagh, Belfast, Cyprus and Canterbury, similar ceremonies were taking place. As midday struck in Scotland, the country’s old regiments slipped into history. for more click here
Lloydminster woman keeps tabs on generations past
Some knit, some garden, and some scrapbook. Lloydminster’s Janet Newman, on the other hand, has kept a hobby compiling names and events by the thousands, dating back to the city’s very beginning. for more click here
Man traces family’s roots in local area to 1774
James Richard’s roots in Western Pennsylvania go all the way back to 1774, when his ancestors traveled across the mountains and settled in what is now Wilkins.for more click here
Seven severed heads in a bloody clan war
DRIVE along the shores of Loch Oich - one of three lochs forming Scotland’s Caledonian Canal - and you will find yourself amid some of the most spectacular Highland scenery imaginable. The view across the loch from the store in the village of Invergarry is breathtaking. for more click here
Tales tell of dramatic rescue, flunked sermon
An interest in genealogy is often sparked by family stories. for more click here