Genealogy Websitesgalore #39
ARTICLE
"Extreme"
Family History and Genealogy
With the advent of digital
technology, new ways of "doing" family history and genealogy are
appearing, allowing individuals to more fully "experience" history,
or to collaborate with others in finding their ancestors through innovative
tools being developed or adapted for genealogical research.
More http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/news/volume2issue52/?page=share&cpn=wvrnewsletter6&offer=1
New Canadian Collection Part of
International Newspaper Launch at WorldVitalRecords.com
The Major Collection for this
week is a collection more than 60 Canadian newspapers representing nearly every
province and territory
More »
http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/news/volume2issue52/?page=major&cpn=wvrnewsletter6&offer=1
FROM - WorldVitalRecords.com newsletter.
AUS CEM Australian Cemetery
http://members.pcug.org.au/~pblair/auscem
Location co-ordinates/maps to find nearly 4000 Australian cemeteries
AUS TAS
http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/nameindexes
Anyone who hasn't had a
trawl through the name indexes lately
might find such an expedition useful - there are a number of indexes added
lately.
CA
http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/2008/09/canada-immigrat.html
COAT OF ARMS MYTH
http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2008/09/your-family-coa.html
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/articles/2008/09/23/revealing_hidden_roots/
http://www.thegeneticgenealogist.com/
ENG LEI & RUT
The Leicestershire and Rutland Family History Society offers search services
for a modest fee, and some of its members offer research services on a private basis.
ENG SAL
It includes the Doomsday Survey of Shropshire with explanations of
the contents of the survey and info on the people mentioned.
FAMILY TREE MAKER USER
http://ftmuser.blogspot.com/
FINDMYPAST
1901 CENSUS
1901 CENSUS FOR LONDON GOES LIVE AT FINDMYPAST.COM
to search at
http://www.findmypast.com/CensusPersonStartSearchServlet?censusYear=1901
. More counties are to follow in the coming weeks.
A fresh look at 1901 census
Findmypast.com's brand new version of the 1901 census is being
transcribed from scratch and each image rescanned using the
sophisticated scanning technology available today. The result is clearer
images and more accurate transcriptions than previously seen.
Elaine Collins, Commercial Director at findmypast.com commented: "It's
incredible what the latest advances in scanning have achieved. With
findmypast.com's brand new version of the 1901 England and Wales census,
it really is possible to find ancestors that you haven't previously been
able to find on older online versions, so it's definitely worth taking a
fresh look at this key resource."
Like all the records on findmypast.com, the 1901 census can be searched
for free at http://www.findmypast.com/CensusChooseSearchType.jsp.
Images
and transcripts can be viewed with vouchers, pay-as-you-go credits or a
Discovery or Explorer subscription.
FINDMYPAST
BAPTISMS
BAPTISMS ADDED TO THE PARISH RECORDS COLLECTION
Findmypast.com working in association with the Federation of Family
History Societies has also added 2.3 million baptism records to The
Parish Records Collection, which already includes 15 million burial
records and nearly 2 million marriage records. Some of the records date
back to 1538, when Henry VIII's Vicar General Thomas Cromwell instigated
the recording of records at parish level. They are available to search
now at
http://www.findmypast.com/parish-records-collection-search-start.action?redef=0&event=M
.
Among the newly added records are 346,000 baptism records for London.
GEN MAG
http://www.genmagonline.org.uk
Gen Mag Online
Online magazine devoted to British genealogy, family and local history.
GENEALOGY SOFTWARE
REVIEWS
http://www.gensoftreviews.com
Genealogy Software Reviews
This is a website that allows users of genealogy software to rate and review
the programs they've used or tried. This will allow others who are looking for
programs to better compare and select software that will help them.
IRL
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nytigs/
Troy Irish Genealogy Society
A number of name searchable data series. Largest has 40,000 Irish &
Non-Irish names in Rensselaer County Marriage Index. I don't see it listed on
your site.
NZ MAILING LIST
Archives NZ (Wellington
& Boer War) which will be online shortly (after 'technical problems' are
solved). They will be in the Archway database, or possibly on a separate
database like the Passchendaele Casualty Forms. Most of these records are on
small strip microfilm (about 6 in by ½ in) and up to now requests have been
met by printing out on A4 as required. They are now scanning them, so I got
given a scan when I went in on Friday for a record To be scanned as files
are requested. Archives have almost 129,000 records, but there are still
c6000 at the NZDF, Trentham of those who stayed in the Army after 1920 (and
the WWII records).
See (but not with the above news!)
http://www.archives.govt.nz/exhibitions/passchendaele/
http://www.archives.govt.nz/doingresearch/nzdfpersonnelfiles.php
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/gazetteer/index.htm
If you want info about a place in Scotland try this gazetteer.
TWO INDEXING PROJECTS
http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider/A+Tale+Of+Two+Indexing+Projects+Comparing+FamilySearch+Indexing+And+The+World+Archives+Project.US
Death Records
You will find complete and accurate Official USA Death Records and Obituary
Records Provider (More than 300 Million Records).
USING RSS
http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2008/09/why-use-rss.html
WLS AGY
High Res Photos of Anglesey Churches and Chapels
The most complete and in depth high resolution pictorial record of Anglesey
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