I recently received my Family Historian version 4 upgrade (http://www.family-historian.co.uk), which has wonderful new bells and whistles …
Having also applied its first patch, I have now been able to provide a further update to the tree, which now stands at 943 individuals and 233 families.
Why not pop along here and take a look!
On Thursday I finally visited Canterbury Cathedral Archives, got my reader’s card and and spent the afternoon buried in microfiche and paper. However, my aim of finding the baptism record of John William FULLER (supposed illegitimate son of Charles LUCKHURST), born ~1824 at Dunkirk, Kent, proved fruitless.
Dunkirk church was only established following the local uprising of 1838, and therefore John would have been baptised in another parish. Despite me hunting around, I could not locate a record. Dare I use that well-oiled cliché, “he just does not want to be found” !
Nevertheless, I did locate the mother of Daniel CASTLE, born ~1814 at Stelling, Kent, and that of his wife, Eliza PAY, born ~1823 at Stelling. They were named Elizabeth and Harriet respectively.
Having now experienced Canterbury Archives, I will go more prepared next time, and endeavour to make it a whole day.
On 3rd May 2009, I attended a family history event at the Barbican in London. It was imaginatively titled “The FHEvent”.
Smaller and more personal than WDYTYALive, it consisted mainly of family history societies and was established as a more affordable exhibition than the latter for the exhibitors. However, the presence of FindMyPast (and the 1911 Census) added an official air to this breakaway event.
I personally found the event worthwhile, having managed to visit the Kent FHS stall and obtain some CDs and microfiche, and talk to some experts. The tour of The Society of Genealogists was very well executed and informative, and revealed what a vast array of resources are available to us as genealogists at their nearby repository.
Let’s hope it was considered worthwhile by the organisers.
I look forward to visiting the event again next year.
