by Paul Gorry | Mar 9, 2020 | AGI, Computer Problems, Genealogy |
A few months ago my website hosting company started sending me early and frequent email notifications about the due date of my annual hosting fee. When I made the payment (of just over €33) there was some glitch. I was assured by one of the staff that, even if the...
by Paul Gorry | Feb 19, 2020 | Genealogy, Laura Whitmore, Professional Genealogists, WDYTYA? |
Supposedly evenings are when television programmes have their greatest impact. Really, with so many channels now, it’s just by chance that people see any programme, unless it’s the news or Nationwide or something spectacular like Line of Duty or something addictive...
by Paul Gorry | Sep 15, 2019 | AGI, Book, Credentials For Genealogists, Genealogy, Genealogy Speakers Guild, GIM |
Gorry has done a service to the genealogical community. That was one of a number of complimentary remarks in a review of my book in the latest (September 2019) edition of the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly. A copy of the review was sent to me the...
by Paul Gorry | Feb 12, 2019 | AGI, Genealogy, Uncategorized |
Shock and horror! Today is the fortieth anniversary of my first day of work in genealogy. Where has all that time gone? I should add that I was a mere teenager then, albeit months away from not being one. It was a dream-come-true. A few days earlier I had my...
by Paul Gorry | Jan 22, 2019 | Credentials For Genealogists, Genealogy |
Predictive text often has us using odd words, conveying a message we never intended. Technology doesn’t always know what we’re thinking! To an extent there is a similarity with the automated ‘helpful’ suggestions we get from the websites of data-providing...
by Paul Gorry | Oct 23, 2018 | AGI, Credentials For Genealogists, Genealogy, Uncategorized |
Over the weekend my AGI colleagues and I were busy at the annual Back To Our Past (BTOP) event at the RDS in Dublin. We were running the AGI (Accredited Genealogists Ireland) stand, providing free 20-minute consultations, answering queries and promoting members’...
