November 21, 2017
This week, I interviewed my 94-year-old grandfather about the Second World War, and he told me the story of how he met my grandmother. Technically, the interview was an assignment for an oral history unit I’m completing. My real purpose, though – and why I’m studying a Diploma in Family History at all – is […]
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November 7, 2017
If you’ve been searching for Irish ancestors, then you may be under the impression, as I was until recently, that all genealogical records were destroyed in 1922 when an explosion and fire badly damaged the Public Records Office in Dublin during the Irish Civil War. The destroyed records included Irish census returns, original wills dating […]
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October 18, 2017
In a world where the media is full of tragedy, fake news and trolls, I love hearing stories about people making a real difference in the world. I’m especially encouraged when those stories involve young people. That’s why I want you to meet 13-year-old Patrick Gleeson, who’s helping serve up justice for children forced into […]
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October 7, 2017
Have you ever played Six Degrees of Separation? It’s based on the idea that you are connected to anyone else in the world in six steps or less. Well, welcome to the bookish version, where Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest nominates a book, and we link it to six other titles in any random connection that comes […]
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October 3, 2017
Have you ever tried researching your family history? Maybe you’ve been doing it for decades. Perhaps, like me, you made a start several years ago, but life got in the way. Or you might never really have thought about it until recently, if ever. After my grandmother passed away about ten years ago, my mother […]
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September 12, 2017
What do you do when you aren’t in the mood to create, and feel as if you have no ideas? In a previous post, I wrote about some of the ways I keep writing when I don’t feel like showing up to the page. Those strategies are mostly about getting started, and usually they work […]
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September 2, 2017
If you’ve been following my blog for any length of time, you will already know the way Six Degrees of Separation works. Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest starts off with the title of a book, and we link it to six others, in whatever way our brains make connections. It’s easy and fun, so join in! This […]
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August 29, 2017
‘I have been having trouble with my motivation to write. I just feel as though I have no ideas and I haven’t felt like writing recently … What do you do when you aren’t in the mood to write and feel like you have no ideas?’ Can you relate? I can. When I received this […]
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