Build My Tree

General information

Since the age of 16, when clearing out a bookcase for my parents and finding a letter with a scribbled set of names and a spidery hand-drawn tree to ‘asking what is this’? I have been hooked on genealogy. I was told to ‘ask my Grandma’ as she knew all about the names it contained. The stories that flowed gave these names form and solidity and I could see my ancestors staring at me from the page.
I wanted to know more.
Who had gone before me? What jobs had they done? How did they live? What historical events had they lived through and had it changed their lives for better or for worse? What tragedies and triumphs had shaped their choices?
I started to learn the craft of historical research.
The pain staking task of searching through library records, dusty books and micro fiche, which now with the advent of digitised records and databases being widely available, has now become considerably easier and more accessible.
I have been doing this kind of research, successfully as a hobbyist for over 30 years and am now developing my passion into a career.