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Rodney started this Blog when he was Leader of the Genealogy Group for the Higham & Rushden U3A (University of the Third Age) organisation. The U3A is a self-help organisation for people no longer in full-time employment providing educational, creative and leisure opportunities in a friendly environment. He is now a member of Hillingdon U3A

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Sunday, 25 September 2011

Top Five Canadian Genealogy Sites from Genealogy Canada blog

Genealogy Canada: Top Five Canadian Genealogy Sites

Posted by Rodney Fox at 21:48 2 comments:
Labels: Canada, Research

Thursday, 22 September 2011

FindmyPast launches Manchester collection

British GENES (GEnealogy News and EventS): FindmyPast launches Manchester collection

Posted by Rodney Fox at 02:10 No comments:
Labels: England, Research

Wednesday, 21 September 2011

MAJOR NEWS - Ancestry releases Irish civil registration indexes (courtesy of Britsh Genes)

British GENES (GEnealogy News and EventS): MAJOR NEWS - Ancestry releases Irish civil registration indexes

Posted by Rodney Fox at 04:35 No comments:
Labels: Civil registration, Ireland

Sunday, 18 September 2011

Resources for Western Isles of Scotland research by Chris Paton

British GENES (GEnealogy News and EventS): Resources for Western Isles research

Posted by Rodney Fox at 10:09 No comments:
Labels: Research, Scotland

Saturday, 17 September 2011

The BBC Radio 4 family history programme Tracing Your Roots is back for a sixth series.

Tracing Your Roots is back for a new series « The Wandering Genealogist

Posted by Rodney Fox at 22:21 No comments:
Labels: Research, UK

FindmyPast has added an index of 245,000 soldiers who were serving in the British Army worldwide in 1861. The material has been collected using the April – June quarter Paylists which are held at The National Archive.

1861 Army Census | MAD ABOUT GENEALOGY

Posted by Rodney Fox at 22:13 No comments:
Labels: Britain, Census, Military

If you have ancestors who left England for shore far away then The Ship’s List website will be worth checking out. It’s been online since 1999 and keeps growing. It has Passengers Lists for boats going to USA, Canada, Australia & South Africa.

The Ships List | MAD ABOUT GENEALOGY

Posted by Rodney Fox at 22:07 No comments:
Labels: migration

Wednesday, 14 September 2011

Cyndi's List likes the FamilySearch Learning Center

Cyndi's List: FamilySearch Learning Center

Posted by Rodney Fox at 22:35 No comments:
Labels: Family Search

Thursday, 8 September 2011

An archive of records for Norfolk that will assist genealogists and local historians alike.

Norfolk Transcription Archive - Welcome to the Norfolk Transcription Archive

Posted by Rodney Fox at 07:19 No comments:
Labels: England, Research

Twenty Ways to Avoid Grief When Researching, an old article but still very good advice!

TWENTY WAYS TO AVOID GRIEF WHEN RESEARCHING

Posted by Rodney Fox at 03:19 No comments:
Labels: Research

Wednesday, 7 September 2011

Hertfordshire Wills Index: 1415-1857 on Origins.net

Anglo-Celtic Connections: Hertfordshire Wills Index: 1415-1857 on Origins.net



Posted by Rodney Fox at 22:13 No comments:
Labels: England, Wills

FindmyPast adds thousands of new records to their crew list records collection This latest release includes the following crew lists: * 1881 crew lists: 70,475 individuals & 1,981 vessels * 1891 crew lists: 70,747 individuals & 1,524 vessels

New crew list records published | findmypast blog

Posted by Rodney Fox at 10:06 No comments:
Labels: Britain, Military

CuriousFox, http://www.curiousfox.com/, is a gazetteer and message system that connects family and local historians.

UK / Australia Genealogy: CuriousFox (Follow Friday)

Posted by Rodney Fox at 00:28 No comments:
Labels: Research, UK

Postems on FreeBMD (England and Wales), a useful tip from Judy Webster

UK / Australia Genealogy: Postems on FreeBMD (England and Wales)

Posted by Rodney Fox at 00:21 No comments:
Labels: BMD, England, Research, Wales

Saturday, 3 September 2011

1 Million Merchant Navy Seamen records published by findmypast.co.uk

1 Million Merchant Navy Seamen Records Published by findmypast.co.uk - Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
Posted by Rodney Fox at 14:43 No comments:
Labels: Merchant Navy, UK

Thursday, 1 September 2011

Family Search adds new Northumberland miscellaneous records in August

Anglo-Celtic Connections: England, Northumberland, Miscellaneous Records and FamilySearch additions in August


England, Northumberland, Miscellaneous Records and FamilySearch additions in August
Posted by Rodney Fox at 23:18 No comments:
Labels: England, Research
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