Nathan knows nothing about his ancestors. Helen knows almost everything about family history. Join them as they delve into Nate’s family’s past. Will there be a...
The DNA results are in! So what are they telling us?
With a shiny new year of genealogy opportunities ahead of them, Nathan’s got his DNA test results back and is mulling over what they mean, and Helen’s recommending that he gets down to his traditional research and investigate the 1921 Census – now new on Ancestry – for clues about his family a century ago
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47:22
You have GOT TO DO THIS!
Nathan and Helen take stock of their family history progress over the past week. Nate’s feeling a tad overwhelmed at the sheer number of family history things to do. Helen gets bossy and orders him to make a family history plan – right there and then. Research logs, Using tags in Ancestry, AI photos, a bit of history - it's all here!
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52:03
Timberrrr!!!
What’s next for Nathan, who has built his tree back to his 2x great-grandparents in just a week? What’s next for Helen who is in the process of lopping an erroneous branch of her tree, which has been happily attached since 2016? And, question of the week: ‘What’s a good methodology for researching back 7 generations?’
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43:01
Going round in circles at the start line
After a long 20 minutes Nathan had summoned up enough spit, spat in the tube, sealed the kit, and popped it in the post. But, how was he getting on with the rest of his family history investigations? Turns out it can be hard to know where to start, especially if you feel like you’re going round in circles! Plus a Q&A on birth times
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41:39
Does family history reduce grumpiness?
This week we conduct a scientific* test in to whether doing family history make you feel that little bit more happy… Did Nate do any of his family history homework? Tune in to find out. Plus, we have a Q&A on war medals * the test was not really scientific, but we feel as though we have a clear answer.** in the recording at one point Helen rants about science. Take her with a pinch of salt. She is neither a scientist nor a DNA expert. She has a little knowledge… and we all know what that means…
Nathan knows nothing about his ancestors. Helen knows almost everything about family history. Join them as they delve into Nate’s family’s past. Will there be any skeletons in his cupboard?Join us for genealogical facts, figures and how-to information, heavily laced with speculation, surmise, stories and waffle as Family Tree Designer Nathan Ward embarks on his family history journey aided and abetted by Family Tree Editor Helen Tovey. 99% family history guaranteed.
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