Breaking down brick-walls.
Recently, a student from the 2017 British Institute got in touch, to say that the work we had done facilitated her in breaking down a brick-wall within her family history research - an answer that had eluded them for more than two generations!
Maureen Reed sent a message of pure gratitude, and made this genie’s day!
It's a perfect example of how hard work and perseverance will get you a long way, but having a robust research method, is what gets you over the hump.
Read here: Documents + DNA = Discovery by Maureen K Reed
Thank you Maureen for your inspiring story, and for taking the time to share it with us!
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2019 British Institute
Salt Lake Plaza Hotel, Salt Lake City
14-18 October 2019
Online Registration Now Open!
Early registration: 2 January - 30 April 2019
General registration: 1 May - 30 September 2019
Late registration: 1 October - 7 October 2019
Mail-in registration available soon
Click on a course title to get a more detailed description of the content of that course.
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Ireland Land, Property and Estate Records – David Rencher
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Tracing Your British and Irish Ancestors Using The National Archives – Audrey Collins
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Sources for Tracing Pre-Mid-19th Century English Ancestors – Paul Blake and Maggie Loughran
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Researching Scottish Ancestors – Christine Woodcock
By Caitlin Bain
Comments
I have a brick wall. Mary E. O’Brien born in Dublin 1 August 1856, daughter of Michael John O’Brien and Ann Clarke.