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Big Changes at FamilySearch.org

http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2010/12/big-changes-at-familysearchorg.html

 

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.

http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2010/12/londons-largest-cemetery-now-documented-on-deceased-online.html

A reminder of all the useful resources 1911census.co.uk and findmypast.co.uk have to offer and also some of their less well-known records

http://dreammail.edgesuite.net/FindMyPast/1911day240eng.html

Here is the Hearts & Soles wbesite from Rushden Heritage. Look in the genealogy section, but remember there is a lot of good stuff in the others!

http://www.rushdenheritage.co.uk/main-index.html

Overcoming those brick walls! Here is Part 2 following on from the previous post to the blog.

http://www.genealogyintime.com/GenealogyResources/Articles/50_best_genealogy_brick_wall_solutions_part2_page_01.html

We often talk about overcoming genealogical "brick walls". Well, here are some hints to help climb over those walls!

http://www.genealogyintime.com/GenealogyResources/Articles/50_best_genealogy_brick_wall_solutions_part1_page_01.html

 

New records added to the Family Search site

http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2010/11/a-lot-to-be-thankful-for-familysearch-adds-15-million-new-indexed-genealogical-records.html

DNA tests and the family tree of King Tutenkamen

King Tut Was Disabled, Malarial, and Inbred, DNA Shows:

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"

U3a uk emigration

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U3a uk immigration

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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"

Where can you find free Census information?

freecensus: "FREE CENSUS DATA"

Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: Findmypast Publishes Devon Parish Records Online

Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: Findmypast Publishes Devon Parish Records Online

U3a wills and probate

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U3a ukbmd

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Record Offices and Archives

A handy list for getting hold of Records Offices for each countyRecord Offices and Archives

Historical Directories

A really useful resource for the family historian are the 19th century directories. Historical Directories

Griffiths Valuation

Griffiths Valuation: "The Griffith's Valuation online service is now hosted on the www.askaboutireland.ie site."

U3a military ancestors

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Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: Wills of Marx and Dickens Among Those Now Available Online

Wills of Marx and Dickens Among Those Now Available Online

New Zealand Maritime Records Go Online

Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: New Zealand Maritime Records Go Online:

Help in working with Parish Registers

WhereAreTheyParishRegisters.pdf (application/pdf Object)

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!
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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)."

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."

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

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"

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"

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.

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

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."

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

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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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

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

Australian Gateway site

For those of you with Australian connections, this site is an excellent gateway site into Australian genealogy
Web Sites for Genealogists

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

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

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

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

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

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

A miscellany of Genealogy information

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"Who do You Think You Are?", Old Occupations links

Who do You Think You Are? Old occupations links

Medieval Genealogy and a few other links

Medieval Genealogy and a few other links

Some more Google and Genealogy

Some more Google and Genealogy

Google and Genealogy

Google and Genealogy

Further surname links

Further surname links

Surname Origins, Charts and Genes Reunited links

Surname origins links

Australian and Canadian migration links

Australia / Canada emigration links

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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Using Parish Registers in Family History research

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U3a parish registers

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Using Census Records in Family History Research

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Using Census Records

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Using Civil BMD records in Family History research

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Some general genealogy links

Notes From U3A Genealogy Group Meeting Aug 19th 2009

U3A Genealogy Group introduction

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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.