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The following news release was received from FamilySearch.org: 10 New Digital Images of Historic Documents Created Every Second – Indexing Projects Added for Paraguay, Panama, Bolivia, and Slovakia! Since 2006, FamilySearch has dramatically improved its ability to scan and convert Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Indexing Projects for Paraguay, Panama, Bolivia, and Slovakia – Indexers Needed!
The following news release was received from from Debra Chatfield at findmypast.co.uk: Today, in honour of St David’s Day, leading family history website findmypast.co.uk has announced the launch of the first tranche of parish records from Wales – part of Continue reading Baptisms, Marriages and Burials From Welsh Archives Published Online for the First Time
The following news release was received from GenesReunited staff on October 14, 2011: UK family history site Genes Reunited have added Parish records to their growing record collection. Today sees the launch of over 35 million baptism, marriage and burial Continue reading Parish Records Added at GenesReunited.co.uk
Second Stages in Researching Welsh Ancestry is a follow-up guide to Welsh Family History [previously reviewed on this blog]. Like its predecessor, this book is a compendium of research guides written by different authors, each an expert in his/her own Continue reading Second Stages in Researching Welsh Ancestry, the Book
Title: The Surnames of Wales Authors: John & Sheila Rowlands Published: 1996, reprinted 2008 Type: soft cover Size: 5½ x 8½ Pages: 229 ISBN: 9780806315164 FRP Item #: GPC 5032 According to The Surnames of Wales, there are many myths Continue reading Book Review: The Surnames of Wales
The following news release was received from Amy Sell and was written by FindMyPast.co.uk staff. Findmypast.co.uk discovers ‘real-life’ wizard in the 1911 census John Watkins Holden – conjuror of the 19th and 20th centuries On the day of the world Continue reading Real-Life Harry Potter Found in the Census
The following news release was received from Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch. New Historic Brazil and Honduras Records Online Six Additional Country Collections Also Updated More digital images poured out of the FamilySearch pipeline this week—over 2 million, in fact. Historic Continue reading New Historic Brazil & Honduras Records Online at FamilySearch.org
It’s not just royal weddings that are worth remembering. This week, as Kate and William prepare for the happiest day of their lives, look back at equally special days in your family history – using all of Ancestry.co.uk’s official England Continue reading Free Access to British Marriage Records 1837-2005 at Ancestry.co.uk April 21-30, 2011
The following was received from Paul Nauta at FamilySearch.org: Brazil, England, India, Italy, Nicaragua, Spain, and Wales Records Added Also new U.S. records for Delaware, New Hampshire, Texas, and Virginia More fascinating collections were published this week online at FamilySearch.orgó39 Continue reading New Records at FamilySearch.org
The following News Release was received from Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch: FamilySearch Kicks Off 2011 with the Addition of 90 Million New Online Records Includes 18 Million Digital Images from 13 Countries No doubt family history enthusiasts will have a Continue reading FamilySearch Kicks Off 2011 with the Addition of 90 Million New Online Records
The following news release was received from Natasha White, Marketing & PR Executive, Genes Reunited: 100 Centenarians Found on the 1911 census for England & Wales & the Number of Centenarians Quadruples in the Last 30 years The team at Continue reading Aging Through the Ages – Study at Genes Reunited
The following news release was received from Debra Chatfield at FindMyPast.co.uk: 8,000,000 records to be indexed in two years Records date back to the 16th century Family history website www.findmypast.co.uk is making available online for the very first time fully Continue reading FindMyPast.co.uk to Publish the Parish Registers of Wales for the First Time
Following is an excerpt from a fascinating article dealing with various “famous folks” wills. Ancestry.co.uk is posting 6 million English & Welsh wills running from 1861 to 1941. If you do a Google News search, you’ll come up with all Continue reading Six Million British English & Welsh Wills 1861-1941 Going On Line
The following information was received this morning from Paul Nauta with FamilySearch: There were over 150 new collections added or enhanced this week at FamilySearch.org. FamilySearch volunteers indexed over 120 million records — over 300 million new names — from Continue reading Over 300 Million New Names Added Online @ the New Beta.FamilySearch.org Site
The following news release is printed with no changes: Oct 26, 2009 – MORE than 1,000 people each month are now visiting the Swansea-based West Glamorgan Archive service. Since April 1 this year there have been more than 6,000 visits Continue reading The West Glamorgan Archive Service – of Swansea, Wales, UK