I have to admit that I have probably found more genealogical material by luck then by proper research technique, though gradually I'm getting it right.
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The picture is of my mother's father, Ernest Hayes Almas (1900-1938).
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The picture is of Sarah Willoughby, daughter of Charles Willoughby and Sarah Langrill who married John Barber.
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The study of genealogy of my family roots has shown me the many reasons why various branches came to settle in Canada, some as early as 1787 (before it was 'Canada' - and others on dates such as 18
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A welcome break in Fort Lauderdale this November, staying with friends and enjoying the warm elements before winter-return in the north country.
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The parish church of St. Mary, Cratfield in the north-east of Suffolk, England. My ancestor William Barber was the parish clerk in the 1830's.
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Excerpts from John 10 - Jesus, the Good Shepherd.
"I am come that you might have Life, and have it more abundantly."
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The wondrous, gorgeous beauty of Ireland, viewed from above in 4K drone-video footage.
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Have I mentioned that Genealogy is one of my interests (read addiction) and hobbies?
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Temple Bar in Dublin, Ireland is where good music and good viewing of all things Irish may be found, as well as a good pint of Guiness.
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My ancestor Elizabeth Pennock married Thomas Gatenby at Glaisdale in the North Riding of Yorkshire, in 1799. Thomas died a few years later and Elizabeth worked the farm.
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While visiting 'Holy Island,' the island of Iona in Scotland, we travelled one day north on the Isle of Mull to Tobermory. The views are spectacular.
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About four kilometres east of Tinahely in the lovely Irish garden county of Wicklow, is a crossroad. At that junction, R747 from Aughrim turns right towards Tinahely.
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The beautiful village of Castle Combe is located in the Cotswolds of England. I have number of ancestors from this village and area.
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Every late Summer, characters from the North and the South sides of the US Civil War gather for a reenactment weekend at Otterville, Ontario.
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Dingle Peninsula, Co KerryCounty Kerry is beautiful and the Dingle Peninsula stretches outwards the Atlantic with views that are stunning. I stayed near Ballyferriter while on a sabbatical in 2012.
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Almonte is a lovely town in Eastern Ontario, situated in the Ottawa Valley.
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Glendalough, Co Wicklow, IrelandAncient monastery ruins. Built by St. Kevin and once home to hundreds of monks.
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Cratfield, Suffolk, EnglandThe parish church of St. Mary, Cratfield in the north-east of Suffolk, England. My ancestor William Barber was the parish clerk in the 1830's.
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St. Andrew's, Wissett, Suffolk, EnglandThe eleventh century flint parish church dedicated to Saint Andrew has a circular church tower with a floor dated to the 12th Century.
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This wonderful old church is in Suffolk, England.
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A composite vdeo of an October visit in Rome.
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Egton, North Riding of Yorkshire, April 2012. The lambs were birthed early, following an unusually warm two weeks just prior.
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Bransdale, North Riding of YorkshireTaken as sweeping views across Bransdale, NRY.
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The Esk River at Egton Bridge, North Yorkshire, England.
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A little church, now closed, in Manningford Abbots, Wiltshire, where my Newman ancestors were christened.
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The Dingle Peninsula faces out into the Atlantic, the closet part of Ireland (and Europe) to North America.
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I don't know quite what this musical instrument is, a kind of bagpipe I presume.
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