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The following announcement is from Anastasia Tyler, PR and Events Manager at Ancestry.com: The Ancestry World Archives Project is a collaborative effort that has allowed thousands of people around the world help to preserve history that might otherwise be lost. Continue reading Ancestry World Archives Project Update
Archaeologists have discovered a mini-Stonehenge, a mile from the site of Wiltshire’s famous stone circle. “Bluehenge”, named after the hue of the 27 stones from Wales which once formed it, has been described by researchers as a “very important” find. Continue reading Mini-Stonehenge Called Bluehenge Discovered in Wiltshire
The following Press release is dated 24 September 2009. I just ran across it, and although a week old, I felt it should be posted at GenealogyBlog. Following an extensive consultation over the summer, The National Archives announced today a Continue reading Changes to Public Services at The British National Archives
28 September 2009: Volunteers with Rhode Island roots will be excited about the new indexing projects this week. The Rhode Island 1905 and 1935 State Censuses were added. New international projects for Argentina, Germany, Philippines, Spain, and the U.K. were Continue reading FamilySearch Indexing Updates
I received an interesting email this morning from John Travis. It seems that he’s written an article for the next Science Magazine takes on the idea of using DNA and isotope analysis to evaluate nationality, which the Brits, through their Continue reading U.K. Border Agency Nationality Testing by DNA Flawed?
The Friends of Devon’s Archives have come up with a rather novel idea – an idea that I’d like to see duplicated worldwide. Devon is a large county in southwest England. The Donor Cards have been distributed throughout the county. Continue reading Devon’s “Document Donor Card” Saves Family Papers
Museums rarely stay static. They continue to collect – and grow in the process. The same goes for the King’s Own Border Regiment Museum. However, they need money to make this all happen. Following is an excerpt from a much Continue reading King’s Own Border Regiment Museum Announces Plans to Move
The British Library, in affiliation with Gale (now owned by GENGAGE Learning) has made digital editions of forty-nine 19th-century British newspapers now available online. According to their press release, “every front page, editorial, birth and death notice, advertisement and classified Continue reading Forty-Nine Digital Newspapers Now Available from the British Library
A few weeks ago, I blogged about the various surname distribution maps being posted online by dynastree.com and its associated sites. Now I see that they have posted more of them. I modified the 1st paragraph below to include the Continue reading Surname Distribution Maps For Argentina, the Netherlands & the United Kingdom Are Online
FORT EDWARD – Archaeologists plan to excavate a Hudson River site where crews dredging PCB-contaminated sediment last week mistakenly ripped out the remains of what was once Britain’s largest fort in colonial America. John Vetter, the Environmental Protection Agency’s national Continue reading Fort Edward to be Excavated
The following News Release was received from Debra Chatfield: brightsolid today announced it is to acquire Friends Reunited Group from ITV plc for £25 million. The completion of the deal is subject to clearance by the competition authorities. brightsolid is Continue reading brightsolid Acquires Friends Reunited for £25 Million
According to the latest newsletter from ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, the following data has been added recently: New 1881 census indexes and images: this now completes the set of Scottish census records 1841-1901, uniquely available on ScotlandsPeople. Please note that this new version Continue reading New Data at ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk
Thanks to Debra Chatfield for the following press release: Records for Wales, Channel Islands and Isle of Man and military serving overseas now online Following the initial release of the Southern English records in January 2009, 1911census.co.uk now hosts the Continue reading Entire 1911 Census Now Available Online for the First Time – at 1911census.co.uk
The following news about Family Search Indexing was just received from Paul Nauta: Significant updates were made recently to the FamilySearch Indexing application and Web site. Batch Sharing seems to be the most popular of the new features. Following are Continue reading New Info from FamilySearch Indexing
The following news release was received from Robert Woods at Familyrelatives.com. Who really owned Britain – was it your forbears? Britain’s Victorian “Doomsday Book” released online by Familyrelatives.com