Denise Cross - Genetic Genealogist

01/11/2025

Absolutely this! I know that people like to have their own systems for their trees (e.g. profile pictures, surnames in capitals) but these items should be standard.
Aside from the issues it will cause you when searching - looking at someone's tree and seeing John Smith married to Mary Smith (it does happen) but her parents were Fred Jones and Sarah Jones makes me want to pull my hair out!!

26/10/2025

Is there an unknown in your tree? Do you have an ancestor with a blank space on their birth certificate? Was one of you parents adopted?
Did you know that DNA testing can help you fill that space in?
Free consultation on all cases.

26/10/2025

Gift Vouchers available for 'you know when' or any other occasion! ;-)

23/10/2025

The Festival of Devon in the 1920s continues! 🎉 Don’t miss this event in South Brent 25th October 📆

23/10/2025

Tiverton Genealogy Group

🌍 New on YouTube!
Discover tips and tricks for tracing your family history in Devon with our free guide: Researching in Devon. Perfect for beginners and experienced genealogists alike!

Watch here: https://youtu.be/fjADU1-WTz0

22/10/2025

When you research your tree on paper you can get a lot of information about your ancestors. However, there is something special about standing in a spot where they stood.

I stood on a London street corner, coffee in hand, and quietly toasted my 6th great-grandfather, Barnabus Talbot, the man who once ran a coffee house on that very spot more than 300 years ago.

I had spent months preparing for my heritage trip, researching records, tracing maps, and planning every stop, but the discoveries that changed me most weren’t the ones I expected. Walking my ancestor’s streets engaged every sense and transformed the way I see family history.

In my latest post, I’m sharing the five lessons I learned that forever changed how I approach heritage travel and why your own trip might do the same. https://lisalisson.com/heritage-travel-lessons/

22/10/2025

There are many reasons why you should go sideways with your tree - follow the tangents - go down a rabbit hole - but the main reason is because it is so much fun!!

🧵 Tree Tip Tuesday: In family history, tangents aren’t distractions — they’re clues. Follow them.

22/10/2025

Unfortunately. 'you know what' is fast approaching - the halloween merchandise in the shops will be replaced with wrapping paper and baubles next week....
If you are looking for something different as a gift this year - how about a family tree? Set your own budget and get a PDF booklet with a report and charts like these.
Free consultation as ever - just message me

22/10/2025

With MyHeritage – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉
I have no idea what that means but hey - here I am!

22/10/2025

18/10/2025

Anyone joined their local civic society? I admit I am curious...

What is a Civic Society? It is a voluntary organisation that aims to improve and protect its local area, in all its aspects, past, present and future. Tiverton Civic Society has a focus on planning, heritage, buildings and amenities, social activity and supporting and developing civic pride. Importantly it acts as a local "watchdog" for the community, commenting on planning applications and local decision-making. Every civic society needs a broad range of local people who can participate in its activities and help support our town. You do not need any special skills or experience. Local knowledge and understanding is key! We also welcome people with professional expertise who might be able to help inform our direction on more complex issues.
On 11th November 2025 we have our annual general meeting (AGM) in the Mayoralty Room in Tiverton Town Hall at 7.30pm. The meeting is open to all and should you wish to become a member of the society (it costs £12 a year) or to volunteer to act on the committee you can come along to that meeting to find out more about our work. There will be a talk by local historian Elly Babbedge after the AGM and time to meet the other society members. If you have any questions please do contact the society via our website or comment below.
Our aim is to increase the number and diversity of our membership in 2026.

18/10/2025

Not the site it used to be but still totally free and worth checking out.

We just unlocked millions of new records.

🇮🇹 13 million civil and church records from Italy
🇵🇭 3 million census records from the Philippines

If you can believe it, there is even more where that came from! And yes, it is all still totally FREE.

Link in the comments!