The Frugal Family Historian

Tips on researching your family tree without breaking the bank

Tuesday, 24 February 2026

From Angusina to Zepherina: a Scottish Female Naming Custom

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  Glasgow Electoral Roll, Ancestry.co.uk I’ve often said that Scots parents never met a male name they couldn’t tack "-ina" onto...
Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Now and next

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  Image by Gerd Altmann at Pixabay Social media is a bit of a Marmite* thing - people tend to either love it or hate it. But like any aspect...
Sunday, 14 December 2025

Genealogy presents...

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  Just in time for Christmas, here are a few family history gifts that cost you (and me) absolutely nothing. 🎄 Last month FamilySearch rele...
Thursday, 6 November 2025

Learn more, do more, spend nothing

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  Image by  StartupStockPhotos  from  Pixabay As the days grow shorter, perhaps the time you have for working on your family tree will incre...
Tuesday, 2 September 2025

Family History Events for your Calendar

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  Keeping up to speed on the wide variety of family history fairs, courses, conferences, classes, and open days on offer can be a bit of a ...
Friday, 29 August 2025

Webtember!

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  Coming up in September is the annual event hosted by Legacy Family Tree Webinars and MyHeritage - Webtember.  Every Wednesday in September...
Thursday, 7 August 2025

Some Recent Discoveries

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  Image by SimoneVomFeld on Pixabay You may already be familiar with some or all of these websites, but I’ve only recently come across them...
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