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I recently started to post some of my own photo’s onto flickr.com hoping to connect and make some reunions. Little did I realize how many creative people are members there.  One in particular is Barty2008 who also goes by the name of Jan ( real name). Jan lives in England .   Here is a link to her Journal [...]

Just added today - underneath the photos on the detailed results pages is an icon for sharing on facebook. Make sure you are logged in to your facebook account, then just click on the icon and you’ll be prompted to write a message (if you want) and publish your ancestor’s photo and information to your [...]

I want to share a wonderful interview about  DeadFred recently conducted by Lisa Louise Cooke  . Lisa is the producer and host of the Genealogy Gems Podcast, an audio and video genealogy show   In addition, Lisa hosts the monthly Family Tree Magazine Podcast and videocasts for Family History Expos.   She is a national genealogy speaker, and author [...]

“Is there anyone who hasn’t had a bad hair day or obsessed about the right hairdo for a special event? Probably not, and this obsession is far from a modern phenomenon. Using the clues explained in this book, you can learn a surprising amount about your ancestors by studying their portraits.”

Maureen tells us in her  most [...]

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The Who Do You Think You Are? Live event is taking place in London, England, February 27th through March 1st. The event information as listed on their website is as follows:
Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE is the most comprehensive resource for anyone interested in tracing their ancestors. With a unique blend of entertainment, [...]

From the NBC.com website - a new 1 hour series starting in April:
THE ANSWERS LIE IN THE PAST.
From producer Lisa Kudrow comes a new series that is unlike anything on U.S. television. Based on the popular BBC documentary series, Who Do You Think You Are? takes viewers on an inspiring and personal journey into the [...]

http://deadfred.com/surnamePersR_05.php?ID=92642
Submitter Writes
Back of picture is labeled “Henry Wicker and Bertha & Bertha and Dave” I have no idea where I got this picture but will gladly mail it to a proven descendant.

Ive been studing Victorian & Edwardian Social history and have used this website “thepeerage.com” http://www.thepeerage.com/index.htm on numerious occasions  . Its a ” A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe”
The owner writes
This website is the result of around fourteen years of work by one (somewhat eccentric) person collecting [...]

Daniel Cossins , Staff Writer for Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine is calling all readers 
Dan Writes “Here at the magazine we are feverishly trying to track down Boris Johnson’s family silver, the ornate tea set given to Boris’s ancestor, Caroline von Rothenburg, the illegitimate daughter of Prince Paul of Wuttermburg.
But we are also eager [...]