How do you choose a genealogist to do work for you? You may never meet the person, your only contact could be by email or telephone. So how do you know if they are any good? Feedback from previous clients can be really useful. Follow this link to see what some of Janealogy’s previous clients | more…
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Rescue of the Ben Barvas, 3 January 1964
On 3 January 1964 the Longhope Lifeboat went to the rescue of the Aberdeen trawler, Ben Barvas. The trawler had gone ashore on Little Skerry, Pentland Skerries, in heavy seas. It was impossible for the lifeboat to go alongside so nine crewmen were rescued by surf or breeches buoy. The trawler Ben Screel rescued the | more…
Happy New Year – and some genealogy resolutions
Happy New Year for 2017. I hope it will be a healthy and fulfilling year for you with many new family history discoveries. I certainly have a few targets for 2017. They include: Developing my knowledge of genealogical sources in other European countries. I’ve done some work on Italy this year and have found it | more…
