Jo - AKA Scottish Genealogist, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun – Signs You Have GOCD
Randy Seaver at Genea-Musings has another Saturday Night Genealogy Fun Challenge. He says… Hey genea-addicts, it’s Saturday Night – time for more Genealogy Fun! Your mission, should you decide to accept it (and I hope that all of you do!), is to: 1) … Continue reading
The “Where I’m From” Poem (for SNGF) Compendium
I realise I’m a week late with this, but it’s too late, I’ve written my poem, so I’m handing it in anyway. Better late than never 🙂 Randy Seaver at Genea-Musings issued a challenge to write a poem based on … Continue reading
And then I remembered it is Father’s Day – Sentimental Sunday
I’ve been on a domestic Decluttering Mission for several months now, and have been going through cupboards and drawers sorting out what needs to be binned/recycled/moved onto another household who will need or use it. The theory is that you … Continue reading
One Lovely Blog Award so I’m not just talking to myself!
I’m tickled pink to have received the One Lovely Blog Award from Lisa Ellam at Faces of my Family and Amanda Epperson at the Scottish Emigration Blog and I’m rather shame-faced that it has taken me a while to get round … Continue reading
1911 Scottish Census Cake anyone? Wordless Wednesday
The 1911 Scottish Census data was released yesterday and there was a party atmosphere in the search rooms at Register House in Edinburgh. I took a few photos (check out the cake!) and posted them on my other blog, Scottish … Continue reading
Mischief personified – Sepia Saturday 65
I usually enjoy looking at Alan’s Sepia Saturday pictures and taking my lead from his photo, but I’m going my own way this week. I can’t resist this pic of my Dad as a wee lad in his kilt, attending … Continue reading
Posted in Great Granny's album, Sepia Saturday
Tagged old photos, Scottish Ancestry, Scottish Genealogy
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Ancestor Egg – (not so) Wordless Wednesday
Like Randy Seaver, I’m incapable of doing a Wordless post so I have shamelessly copied his (not so) title, however, I offer you this from Great Granny’s album: I think the lady on the left is Bell Auchmuty and the … Continue reading
Sports Center Saturday – NO SPEEDOS!
OMG – just look at the get-up that this lot are wearing! Still, they seem to be having a good time despite most likely being in Scotland and having been in the freezing cold water. Those lovely (hand-knitted?) items of … Continue reading
my new website
Some of you will already know that I work as a genealogist in Scotland – my hobby obsession turned into my Dream Job and I feel very fortunate that I am able to support myself financially while doing something that … Continue reading
Where I carry out my genealogy research
As Alan is on his online tour of archive images and has reached Edinburgh, I thought for my Sepia Saturday post that I’d show you where I carry out my genealogy research in Edinburgh – General Register House, at the … Continue reading
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