What did your ancestor do between census dates? We usually learn when our ancestors were born, married and died, but what about all the days in between?
With the help of old diaries, newspaper articles and postcards sent from around the world, Mia Bennett has pieced together the life story of her great-great grandfather, who was a ship’s steward. Her research revealed that he was lucky enough to experience mingling with famous people and seeing eclipses, but that he also loved just going out in the rowing boat when home on the Isle of Wight.
This talk provides research techniques and websites/sources that you could use to build out the lives of your ancestors.
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About the Speaker
Mia Bennett
Mia Bennett is a professional genealogist who specialises in DNA analysis for family history. She applies her analysis skills developed as a safety engineer to untangle all the clues provided within family history records and DNA results. She has been researching her family history for over 25 years and was previously a trustee of the Society of Genealogists. Mia is an Associate of AGRA. She is studying for a Higher Certificate in Genealogy at the IHGS and is an alumna of SLIG and GRIP institute courses in the USA. Mia gives talks on traditional genealogy and DNA both online and in person around the world. More information about Mia can be found at her website http://miagenealogy.com/.
