by Carole | Ancestral Travel, British Isles, Genealogy, Heritage Travel Planning
What could be better than meeting family across the pond during your Ancestral Trip? Discovering Cousins on an Ancestral Trip Oh, the excitement I felt when my cousins invited me for a visit to England. Of course, this didn’t just come up. My parents had followed the...
by Carole | Genealogy, Heritage Travel Planning, Travel Tips
Do your children get excited about all your genealogy research? Most genealogists tell me their children could care less about all their research and the many, many discoveries they have made about their family. Some have spent years digging up facts, dates and...
by Carole | Heritage Travel Planning, Ireland
Finding your Irish Ancestors in Galway, Ireland Ireland boasts over 4 million people, but here in the U.S. over 36 million or almost 12% of our citizens claim Irish ancestry. So it’s no wonder that many are searching for their Irish connection. Galway is...
by Carole | Ancestral Travel, Heritage Travel Planning, Scotland
Downton Abbey’s Scottish Castle–Worth A Visit! Do you miss Downton Abbey? There was something about watching this show that gives one a sense of traveling back in time to an era of proper etiquette and decorum. This major hit on PBS provided a glimpse...
by Carole | Ancestral Travel, Genealogy, Heritage Travel Planning
Are you thinking of taking your kids on an ancestral trip? Family travel can be frustrating, nerve wracking, and hair splitting but at the end of the day, oh family can be so rewarding! A little pre-planning will make your family ancestral trip go so much smoother. ...
by Carole | British Isles, Czech Republic, Germany, Heritage Travel Planning, Ireland, Travel Tips
Saving Your “Roots” Trip Memories You’ve planned every facet of your ancestral trip: where to go, what to do, who to meet, how to get around, where to stay, plus interesting tours. But have you planned how you are going to record all those discoveries...
