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Have you found that your ancestors came from a village that no seemingly longer exists in Britain? If so, then the following excerpt is a “must read.” It’s taken from an excellent article posted August 31, 2016 at bt.com. I Continue reading How to Locate Abandoned and Hidden British Villages on Google Maps
The following excerpt is from the Digital North Carolina Blog: Materials from 200 partner institutions across North Carolina are now officially online through DigitalNC, with the publication of The Brunswick Beacon. Thanks to our 200th partner institution, the Rourk Branch Continue reading Materials from 200 Institutions Across North Carolina Now Online at DigitalNC
It was early in the spring that FRPC last ran a promotion on Lisa Cooke’s The Genealogist’s Google Toolbox. Since it’s nearly fall, we decided to do it again. This time it’s a full 20% off! This is an excellent Continue reading The Genealogist’s Google Toolbox – 2nd Edition – Sale Extended Thru Wednesday, Sept 7, 2016
The following description is found at the site: The New York Journal Collection consists of The Journal (1896-01-01 to 1896-07-18) and subsequent titles, New York Journal (1896-07-16 to 1897-04-01) and New York Journal and Advertiser (1897-04-02 to 1899-12-31) . In Continue reading The New York Journal Collection 1896-1899 – Posted Online at the Library of Congress Website.
The following databases were added at The Original Record this week: 1664- Suffolk Archdeaconry Marriage Licences Marriage licence bonds in the Suffolk Archdeaconry Registry at Ipswich, abstracted and printed by Frederick Arthur Crisp 1845-1850 – Consistory Court of London Divorce Continue reading Databases Added at The Original Record
I began writing at the LifePosts website this morning. LifePosts is a new site, with absolutely wonderful story-telling tools. I found it very simple to quickly tell the story of my sister’s wedding, which took place in November of 1953. Continue reading LifePosts – a website where you can tell the story of family & friends
The following teaser is from the Digital North Carolina Blog: We’re pleased to welcome a new partner, Jackson County Public Library, from Sylva, N.C.! Thanks to the library, DigitalNC has recently made available issues of two area newspapers: the Jackson Continue reading Digital NC Posts two digitized Sylva, N.C. Newspapers
The following is from FamilySearch: New Collections Update: Week of August 15, 2016 SALT LAKE CITY, UT — The past two weeks have brought a few new large indexed collections, including New York passenger lists, English parish registers, and United Continue reading New & Updated Databases Posted FamilySearch: August 15, 2016
The following announcement was received from ScotlandsPeople: We are writing to let you know that the ScotlandsPeople website will be unavailable from Wednesday 7 September 2016 at 23.59 (BST). This is due to essential planned work which is taking place Continue reading Service Announcement for the ScotlandsPeople Website
The following excerpt is from an article posted at the Tulane University website August 11, 2016. The Louisiana Research Collection (LaRC) at Tulane University has made accessible to the public a new online guide to the Steamboat Image Collection. The Continue reading Online Guide to Steamboat Image Collection Posted by Tulane University
The following databases have been added or updated at FamilySearch.org from June 28, 2016 to August 8, 2016 Location – Number of Indexed Records – Date Posted or Updated Australia, Tasmania, Migrant Files, 1945-1968 – Browse Images – 20 Jul Continue reading FamilySearch Databases Added or Updated From June 28 through August 8, 2016
Family Tree Magazine has published their annual 101 Best Websites for 2016. It’s a good list, and breaks down as follows: 101 Best Websites for 2016 main page 2016 Best Big Genealogy Websites 2016 Best Websites for Exploring Your Ancestors’ Continue reading 101 Best Websites for Genealogy in 2016 – from Family Tree Magazine
The following is from the July 30, 2016 edition of Hoodline.com: Once upon a time, San Francisco was crawling with streetcars. And thanks to the new interactive map Where The Streetcars Used To Go, history buffs can retrace their historic Continue reading Historic Streetcar Routes of San Francisco
The following news release was received from NEHGS: NEHGS Offers Expertise on Challenging Irish Genealogical Research with FREE Access to All Its Irish Resources on AmericanAncestors.org from August 2 through August 9. Don’t Leave Your Irish Research to Luck — Continue reading NEHGS Online Irish Resources FREE from August 2 through August 9, 2016
I’ve been a GenealogyBank fan since before their conception (that’s another story). I absolutely love our access to online newspapers – and GenealogyBank does a great job with it. I got an email this morning with an announcement that GenealogyBank Continue reading GenealogyBank Adds “My Folder” with Search Saving Capability