Entries by Neil White

Tips for Retrieving Old Memories

/in /by

If you want to bring back details of significant experiences from decades ago, there are ways to coax them out of your memory. Certain memories, like saying “I do” or holding your baby for the first time, remain vivid throughout your life. However, recalling other significant memories from long ago can be more challenging. Nevertheless, […]

What is Paleography?

/in /by

Paleography is the study of ancient writing systems and the deciphering of historical manuscripts. As a genealogist, you may have struggled to decipher old letters and handwritten documents and even done some online indexing but did not know what you were doing was classified as paleography (US; ultimately from Greek: παλαιός, palaiós, “old”, and γράφειν, gráphein, “to write”). […]