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    Using Heraldry in Genealogical Research

    Heraldry and genealogy have had a long symbiotic relationship. Heraldry requires a knowledge of ones genealogy and heraldry has often been used as evidence to support genealogical conclusions.
    Seton calls heraldry the:
    “Shorthand of History”, the pictorial chronicle of days gone by, the evidence of gentle blood, the record of important alliances… and not unfrequently, the unerring [...]

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Families

Henry James Harper (1812-1877)

Henry James HARPER was born around 1812 in Bere Alton, Devon, England and christened on 6 Sept 1812 in Calstock, Cornwall, England.
Henry was married to Harriet FLOYD in Buckland, Devon, England on 24 Mar 1834. They had at three children born in England William, Charlotte and Mary Ann, and one, Sarah who was born [...]

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Using Heraldry in Genealogical Research

Heraldry and genealogy have had a long symbiotic relationship. Heraldry requires a knowledge of ones genealogy and heraldry has often been used as evidence to support genealogical conclusions.
Seton calls heraldry the:
“Shorthand of History”, the pictorial chronicle of days gone by, the evidence of gentle blood, the record of important alliances… and not unfrequently, the unerring [...]

Technology

Using Flickr As A Family History Resource

The proliferation of various social networking sites has been a huge boon for family history researchers. Most people are aware of using services like Twitter or Facebook to connect with other researchers. But what about other websites such as Flickr?
For those unfamiliar with it, Flickr is a photo-storage and sharing site. For a small annual [...]

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Welcome to the Watson & Canet Family History Blog!

I hope you will enjoy reading my genealogy blog. I will be posting periodically about my personal family history research, about the uses of technology for genealogists and anything else that might be of interest to those researching their family history.
I’d love to hear from anyone researching the same families as me, or who have [...]