9 - 2016 - Genealogy Tip of the Day

When dealing with geographic and political regions where your ancestors lived, do you have an idea of the relative size of the parishes, townlands, hundreds, townships, counties, etc. in which you are working? If you don’t, it could be easy to assume places are closer than they really are or not as close as they actually are. Without a sense of distance, your senses may be off.