Tuesday 21 December 2010
Tuesday 14 December 2010
Sunday 5 December 2010
Over ½ million burial and cremation records for north and central London Burial and cremation records dating from 1854 for the boroughs of Islington and Camden in central north London are now on Deceased Online. Two conjoined cemeteries, St Pancras and Islington, form the largest single cemetery in London and, in burial numbers, the largest in the UK.
Monday 29 November 2010
Sunday 21 November 2010
Thursday 21 October 2010
Wednesday 20 October 2010
Cumbria Births Marriages & Deaths Indexes
Cumbria Births Marriages & Deaths Indexes: "We looked at UKBMD site recently. Here is a new database on that site. Cumbria BMD has been in operation since 15 October 2010"
Sunday 17 October 2010
U3a uk emigration
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Friday 15 October 2010
Historic records launching online today for first time ever detail 'key players' of the English Civil War – Ancestry.co.uk
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: English Revolutionaries Revealed in Online Archive: "Historic records launching online today for first time ever detail 'key players' of the English Civil War – Ancestry.co.uk"
Wednesday 13 October 2010
Friday 1 October 2010
Monday 20 September 2010
U3a wills and probate
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Friday 10 September 2010
Record Offices and Archives
A handy list for getting hold of Records Offices for each countyRecord Offices and Archives
Monday 30 August 2010
Historical Directories
A really useful resource for the family historian are the 19th century directories. Historical Directories
Monday 23 August 2010
Griffiths Valuation
Griffiths Valuation: "The Griffith's Valuation online service is now hosted on the www.askaboutireland.ie site."
Monday 16 August 2010
U3a military ancestors
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Wednesday 11 August 2010
Thursday 5 August 2010
Monday 2 August 2010
Sunday 25 July 2010
When is a relation not a relation? | MAD ABOUT GENEALOGY
Some thoughts about how far you extend your family tree! When is a relation not a relation? | MAD ABOUT GENEALOGY
Map of England - County Maps Political
When Poddington was Puddington! look at these old maps! Map of England - County Maps Political
Scottish GENES (GEnealogy News and EventS)
Scottish GENES (GEnealogy News and EventS): "The top stories & events concerning Scottish ancestral research, with news from around the UK and beyond."
Thursday 22 July 2010
Ellis Island Immigration to USA
An excellent account of US immigrants arriving at Ellis island taken from Dick Eastman's Genealogy Newsletter Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: Ellis Island and Your Ancestors
Wednesday 21 July 2010
The Nosey Genealogist Family History Help
As well as some research resources to buy, there is some good free resources here, including podcasts, articles and videos, also a pdf document called "Useful Family History websites"The Nosey Genealogist Family History Help
Sunday 18 July 2010
BBC - BBC One Programmes - Who Do You Think You Are?
BBC One covers Bruce Forsyth in the latest edition of Who Do You Think You Are? Every time the BBC runs a new series (there is now a similar program series in the USA) BMD certificate delivery runs to 3-4 weeks due to a sudden spurt in interest in things genealogical! BBC - BBC One Programmes - Who Do You Think You Are?
Friday 16 July 2010
Thursday 15 July 2010
National Library of Scotland
have a look at the documents held at the National Library of Scotland National Library of Scotland: "The National Library of Scotland is an information treasure trove of Scotland's knowledge, history and culture, with millions of books, manuscripts and maps covering every subject."
findmypast Birth Records
findmypast announces that users can now search fully indexed birth records from 1837 to 2006Find My Past: service update
Wednesday 14 July 2010
Welsh Wills now online | MAD ABOUT GENEALOGY
Welsh Wills, courtesy of the National Library of WalesWelsh Wills now online | MAD ABOUT GENEALOGY
Morwyr Cymru - Welsh Mariners
An on-line index of 23,500 Welsh merchant masters, mates and engineers active from 1800 to 1945, compiled by Dr. Reg Davies.Morwyr Cymru - Welsh Mariners
Tuesday 13 July 2010
Researching your French, German or Italian ancestors
Helping you look at your European roots!
Genealogy
Genealogy
Thursday 8 July 2010
Familyrelatives.com Adds 2,000,000 New Royal Navy Records
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: Familyrelatives.com Adds 2,000,000 New Royal Navy Records: "The records of commissioned officers of the Royal Navy dating back 163 years have been published online for the first time by Familyrelatives.com"
Tuesday 6 July 2010
Scots breakthrough in helping families go back to their roots - Herald Scotland | News | Home News
Scots breakthrough in helping families go back to their roots - Herald Scotland | News | Home News: "Scottish scientists have found a way to identify a person’s family roots to within a few miles, raising the possibility that city dwellers could soon trace their descendants back to their ancestral village.
Edinburgh University experts used volunteers from small communities in the north of Scotland, Italy and Croatia to quickly scan half a million DNA letters – the chemical combinations that make up our genes – and pinpointed in some cases 100% accurately where their distant relatives lived."
Edinburgh University experts used volunteers from small communities in the north of Scotland, Italy and Croatia to quickly scan half a million DNA letters – the chemical combinations that make up our genes – and pinpointed in some cases 100% accurately where their distant relatives lived."
Friday 2 July 2010
The Guild of One-Name Studies
The Guild of One-Name Studies: "The Guild of One-Name Studies is the world's leading organisation for one-name studies. A one-name study is a project researching facts about a surname and all the people who have held it, as opposed to a particular pedigree (the ancestors of one person) or descendancy (the descendants of one person or couple)."
Wednesday 30 June 2010
New Irish Church Records Online - FREE!
New Irish Church Records Online - FREE!: "Irish Genealogy, hosted by the Ireland Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport, has added a large number of new church records of baptism, marriage and death to their free Web site. This brings the total to over 2 million church records from Dublin City and counties Kerry and Carlow, plus a subset from Roman Catholic parishes in the Diocese of Cork & Ross."
Tuesday 29 June 2010
London Lives 1690 to 1800 ~ Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
London Lives Provides 240,000 Workhouse Records, Criminal Registers, Coroners' Reports and Court Orders Online
London Lives 1690 to 1800 ~ Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
London Lives 1690 to 1800 ~ Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
Friday 25 June 2010
British War Medal and the Mercantile Marine Medal in the First World War | MAD ABOUT GENEALOGY
British War Medal and the Mercantile Marine Medal in the First World War | MAD ABOUT GENEALOGY: "British War Medal and the Mercantile Marine Medal in the First World War"
Tuesday 22 June 2010
Beta Family Search now online | MAD ABOUT GENEALOGY
Beta Family Search now online | MAD ABOUT GENEALOGY: "Go and have a play with the Beta version of Family Search at http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/"
Where Do You Think They Are? Finding Ancestors Using England Jurisdictions, 1851 | FamilySearch.org
Where Do You Think They Are? Finding Ancestors Using England Jurisdictions, 1851 | FamilySearch.org: "Where Do You Think They Are? Finding Ancestors Using England Jurisdictions, 1851"
Sunday 20 June 2010
Bedfordshire Family History Society.
Rushden sits by the Northamptonshire border with Bedfordshire, and a number of our U3A Genealogy Group members have ancestors from Bedfordshire. Here is access to information held by the Bedfordshire Family History Society
Bedfordshire Family History Society.
Bedfordshire Family History Society.
Friday 18 June 2010
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: Genealogy Programs for Windows
Here is an interesting article from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter comparing the most popular genealogy applications on offer in North America. many of them (eg legacy, which I use) are available in the UK alsoEastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: Genealogy Programs for Windows
Thursday 17 June 2010
Dorset Online Parish Clerk
Dorset OPC: Here are a pile of family history records for the County of Dorset, not close to Rushden, but some of you may have Dorset ancestors. An Online Parish Clerk (OPC) researches all the available historical data they can find on a parish, records are transcribed, and in order to promote further private research, are made FREELY available to any researcher. An OPC is a volunteer and should not be confused with the civil Parish Clerk appointed by a Parish Council."
The Genealogist's Internet, 4th Edition
The Genealogist's Internet, 4th Edition: "This is a comprehensive introduction and guide to researching British family history on the Internet, (their words!) published by The National Archives."
Tuesday 15 June 2010
10 Sources for Researching British Military Ancestors
From the About.com site some very useful sites identified to dig into what your ancestors did while serving their country in the British Military Services
10 Sources for Researching British Military Ancestors
10 Sources for Researching British Military Ancestors
Monday 14 June 2010
Scottish and welsh genealogy sites
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U3a irish family history research
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U3a recap for June 14th 2010
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Thursday 10 June 2010
Genealogy BLOGS
I have established the genealogy blog in the last month.
But there have been lots of others do it before me.
Here is a listing of over 900 genealogy blogs for you to peruse.
A listing of over 900 genealogy and family history-related blogs. | GeneaBloggers
But there have been lots of others do it before me.
Here is a listing of over 900 genealogy blogs for you to peruse.
A listing of over 900 genealogy and family history-related blogs. | GeneaBloggers
Thursday 3 June 2010
The Irish 1901 Census goes online
IRISH 1901 CENSUS GOES ONLINE: THE EARLIEST surviving complete Census of Ireland has been put online, giving access to more than 4.5 million records from 1901 for historians, genealogists and anyone curious about their family history.
Some 850,000 households on the entire island were covered in the census, which was taken on the night of Sunday, March 31st, 1901.
Millions of files offer historic snapshot - The Irish Times - Fri, Jun 04, 2010
Some 850,000 households on the entire island were covered in the census, which was taken on the night of Sunday, March 31st, 1901.
Millions of files offer historic snapshot - The Irish Times - Fri, Jun 04, 2010
Thursday 27 May 2010
Australian Gateway site
For those of you with Australian connections, this site is an excellent gateway site into Australian genealogy
Web Sites for Genealogists
Web Sites for Genealogists
Tuesday 25 May 2010
Making the Most of Genealogy Mailing Lists - Where to Find Them & How to Use Them
Subscribing to appropriate mailing lists is an easy way to network with other genealogists to share distant ancestors, get answers to questions, request look-ups and swap research information with people who share an interest in your family name, geographic area, occupation, etc
Making the Most of Genealogy Mailing Lists - Where to Find Them & How to Use Them
Making the Most of Genealogy Mailing Lists - Where to Find Them & How to Use Them
Thursday 20 May 2010
British Library Newspaper Archives
Explore two million pages of 19th century newspapers
49 local and national titles using keyword
Searching is free, but this is a subscription site
In addition, there is the Times Digital Archive ( http://archive.timesonline.co.uk/tol/archive/) which contains digitised copies of The Times from 1785 to 1985. Again, this is a subscription site
British Newspapers - Home
49 local and national titles using keyword
Searching is free, but this is a subscription site
In addition, there is the Times Digital Archive ( http://archive.timesonline.co.uk/tol/archive/) which contains digitised copies of The Times from 1785 to 1985. Again, this is a subscription site
British Newspapers - Home
Wednesday 19 May 2010
Genealogy research methods
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Introductory Video Guides
Here are several introductory video guides to help you in some key areas of family history research
Introductory Video Guides
Introductory Video Guides
Monday 17 May 2010
A man named Mozingo
An interesting story of Joe Mozingo's uncovering surprising news that his Roots lay in African ground
Ancestry and genealogy: A journalist named Mozingo wonders about his name - latimes.com
Ancestry and genealogy: A journalist named Mozingo wonders about his name - latimes.com
Saturday 15 May 2010
Bedfordshire Genealogy Archives
With Rushden sitting so close to the Bedfordshire border, a number of our U3A genealogists have family trees from that County.
This is a site giving information on the records held in the Bedfordshire and Luton Archives
Bedfordshire County Council: Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service
This is a site giving information on the records held in the Bedfordshire and Luton Archives
Bedfordshire County Council: Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service
Wednesday 12 May 2010
BBC - Family History: Get Started
The BBC has a very good site focussed on Family History Research, have a look at the "Get Started" section then look elsewhere around the website for a lot of good stuff!
BBC - Family History: Get Started
BBC - Family History: Get Started
A miscellany of Genealogy information
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Tuesday 11 May 2010
Monday 10 May 2010
Using Genealogy Mailing Lists
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U3a genuki
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UK surnames and their origins
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UK surnames and their origins
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Sunday 9 May 2010
Using Parish Registers in Family History research
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Using Census Records in Family History Research
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Using Civil BMD records in Family History research
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Friday 7 May 2010
U3A Genealogy Group introduction
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Wednesday 5 May 2010
Starting the blog
I intend to use this blog as an extension to the U3A Genealogy course lessons that I run in Rushden, available to all of the course members. And because of the nature of a blog, anyone on the internet.
It will also provide a single repository for me to keep a record of all the interesting websites and other interesting genealogy information that I come across.
It will also provide a single repository for me to keep a record of all the interesting websites and other interesting genealogy information that I come across.
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