Recently, while setting up part of my family archive on WeAre.xyz, I decided to revisit some of the records for my direct ancestors. One particular ancestor quickly caught my attention — Elizabeth SHERWOOD (née SMITH). What I knew already At
Why Family History? Why Now?
It only took an hour into my very first family history project to hit what genealogists call a “brick wall.” Of course, I didn’t know that term at the time. To me, it was just a dead end—a missing piece
Visit an Archive: Discovering the Real Stories Behind the Records
I recently had the opportunity to attend the inaugural Past in Practice: NSW Records Masterclass, hosted by the Family History Academy and the Society of Australian Genealogists at the Museums of History NSW reading rooms in Kingswood, Sydney. The three-day