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."

"National Library of Scotland's historic collection on Flickr:"

National Library of Scotland's historic collection on Flickr: Treasured images for all to share - The Scotsman:

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

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

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?

Ancestry.com.au Adds Australia Birth, Marriage and Death Index

Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: Ancestry.com.au Adds Australia Birth, Marriage and Death Index:

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

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

Researching your French, German or Italian ancestors

Helping you look at your European roots!
Genealogy

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"

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."

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)."