Category Archives: Family History Links

Useful genealogy and family history links to various genealogical websites and more.

Transcribing Audio Files With NotebookLM

Posted on 15 July 2025 by
Transcribing Audio in NotebookLM (AI Generated)

I recently posted about the Audio Overview feature in NotebookLM by Google. This time, I wanted to try something else. I created a new Notebook and imported an old digital audio recording (an mp3 file which I’d converted from an … Continue reading →

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Blown Away By Artificial Intelligence – Reviewing NotebookLM

Posted on 4 July 2025 by
Audio Logo (AI Generated)

I’ve recently been following a few Facebook Groups related to genealogy and AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools. I’m a complete AI novice but someone in the group mentioned NotebookLM so I thought I’d take a look. NotebookLM is an AI-powered research … Continue reading →

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GRO Provides Mother’s Maiden Names During Free Search

Posted on 9 November 2016 by
Mary Ann Hellyer, nee Congdon

I’ve mentioned before about the discrepancy I have regarding the maiden name of my 2 x great-grandmother (see my blog posts here and here). In 1871 she married my 2 x great-grandfather, John Gale Hellyer, in the parish church at … Continue reading →

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Devon Wills Project

Posted on 22 October 2016 by
Last Will & Testament Image

Where There’s A Will There’s Usually A Way – But Not In This Case! Did you know the majority of wills that were proved in Devon were destroyed during an air-raid on Exeter in 1942? Some Devon wills, however, were … Continue reading →

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Survivors Of The Titanic – Addie Wells And Children

Posted on 13 April 2012 by
RMS Titanic

A little while ago I discovered that Harvey is distantly related to three survivors of the Titanic. To commemorate the 100th anniversary, Ancestry have released a range of records in relation to the disaster of 1912 . Addie Dart Wells … Continue reading →

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Shutterfly Photo Books

Posted on 6 January 2012 by
Shutterfly Photo Book

A couple of months ago, I created and ordered a photo book from Shutterfly.com and gave it as a Christmas present. I couldn’t blog about it before as I didn’t want to give the game away. Anyhow, I thought I’d … Continue reading →

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1910-1911 Post Office Street Directory for Tavistock, Devon

Posted on 23 October 2011 by
Old Post Office Directory

Old Tavistock Post Office Directory – the latest offering in the Online Shop is the 1910-1911 Post Office Street Directory for Tavistock, Devon. This transcript contains more than 1000 entries. Residents are listed by street for the town of Tavistock … Continue reading →

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Coastguard Records At The National Archives – Alfred Hibbitt

Posted on 18 July 2011 by
Alfred Charles Newbold Hibbitt

I’d known for a long time that my great-grandfather, Alfred Charles Newbold Hibbitt (see right), was a Coastguard and I’d already obtained a copy of his Naval Service record some while ago from the National Archives. The record, however, ends … Continue reading →

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Marriage Settlements In England & Wales

Posted on 15 March 2011 by
Wedding Rings

Another family history researcher recently sent me a transcript of a marriage settlement involving my Dando line. As these documents can be a little confusing I decided to search for a useful online guide and came across the following link … Continue reading →

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Search And View Northern Ireland Wills Online

Posted on 20 January 2011 by
Copy of A Will

Looking for Northern Ireland Wills? Look no further. The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) has recently launched a new application which provides a fully searchable index to the will calendar entries for the three District Probate Registries of … Continue reading →

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