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I have been researching my family tree for the last 20 years and I want to share my journey and some of the stories about family members along the way

Newsletter · By Emma (Deep Roots Genealogy) · US · Official site

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Issue · Oct 1, 2026

    Samuel Edward Taylor: The Man Behind the Name (opens the original)

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    I never knew my great-grandfather on my father’s paternal line.His name was Samuel Edward Taylor, and by the time I began researching my family history, he had been gone for many years and so had my grandfather his son so I had no one to ask about him. Thanks for reading Emma! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input class="

  2. Issue · Sep 9, 2026

    Hill Family Investigation (opens the original)

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    Content note: This article discusses historical records and newspaper reports relating to child death and attempted murder. Some readers may find this content upsetting.In Part 6, I had reached a frustrating point in the Hill story. I had found Hannah Kiff. I had found Millicent Kiff.Thanks for reading Emma! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input class="email-input" name="email"

  3. Issue · Aug 28, 2026

    Hill Family Investigation (opens the original)

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    George’s trial had answered some questions. But it had also left some other questions unanswered. The more I researched George Hill, the more complicated his story became. There was still the question of his state of mind. There were still unanswered questions about what had been happening in his life before the attack. And then I found something I hadn’t expected.Thanks for reading Emma! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<form class="subscripti

  4. Issue · Aug 21, 2026

    George Hill: The Trial (opens the original)

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    George Hill had been arrested in the early hours of 5 July 1875.He would not face trial for another eight months.During that time, he remained in prison awaiting the next Assizes.It was an unusually long wait.But as I continued researching George’s story, I discovered that the delay itself had become part of the story.The long waitBy the time George finally came before the court at the Hertford Assizes in 1876, the events of that July day were months in the past.But the evidence had not gone awa

  5. Issue · Aug 12, 2026

    George Hill: The Arrest, the Confession and What Happened Next (opens the original)

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    Content note: This article discusses historical records and newspaper reports relating to child death and attempted murder. Some readers may find this content upsetting.This is Part 4 of the story of George Hill, Sarah Thrussell and the events at St Albans in July 1875.Thanks for reading Emma! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input clas

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