So this is ChristmasAnd what have you done?Another year overAnd a new one just begun. How does a genealogist take stock in the past year and the year ahead? Last year I calculated my source citations/footnotes (…read more). As we move onto 2026 I looked back at 2025. 8 articles …
Here comes the new year so it’s time to look back at the old year. It’s been a productive year! I was thinking about how much I used to dread creating source citations for genealogical writing. Most writers will say they are painful. My mother used to say “Practice, practice, …
2024 was a landmark year. Whether you like writing source citations or not, we can cheer the arrival of The Fourth Edition of Evidence Explained. Reading the book is essential to understand the construction of source citations. Packing it in a suitcase of book bag can be gym-worthy workout. The …
It’s not a historical period I’m particularly interested in, but I was drawn into a listening to an account of King Charles II’s escape in the 1600s (see Video). An interesting phrase jarred me out of my lull. At minute 24:33 the narrator says “After around a fortnight…” To my …
