Friday, 30 March 2018

High Fives - March 30, 2018




High Fives are articles or blog posts I have read during the week that I find interesting, and perhaps are pertinent to my research. Sometimes there are only a couple and sometimes there are quite a few.








FindMyPast smuggles out birth and marriage records
~by John at John Grenham – Irish Roots
Finding online Irish bmd records... well, that explains it!


The Family Theme
~by Alice at Family Tree
I never thought of this! 


Secrecy, sabotage and resistance: a Second World War ‘special relationship’
~by Neil Cobbett at The National Archives Blog, UK
Reading this led me to a discovery I will share with my readers in an upcoming post. You’ll know it when you see it 😉

How to Prepare for Your Visit to Your Ancestor's Hometown
~by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama at Fortify Your Family Tree
I need all the tips I can get for my ancestoral visit next fall. 






For more exciting weekend reading, see what posts these bloggers liked...
Saturday – Gail Dever, Crème de la Crème
Sunday – Randy Seaver, Best of the Genea-Blogs


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