ORIGINS

Genealogy Websitesgalore

Researching Irish Ancestors
http://genealogy.about.com/od/ireland/tp/irish_databases.htm?nl=1

A Guide to researching your Irish Ancestors
http://genealogy.about.com/cs/ireland/a/irish_genealogy.htm?nl=1

 

New Red Cross War Dead Archives Uncovered
http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/03/14/new-red-cross-war-dead-archive-uncovered.htm?nl=1

Using England Scotland and Wales to trace your Irish Ancestry
http://www.irish-genealogy.com/england-scotland-wales-trace-irish-ancestry.php
Some tips on how to use Britain to trace your Irish roots.

 

Why Do You Want an Irish Passport?
http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2009/03/why-you-want-an-irish-passport.html

A Guide for Organizing, Cataloging, and Preserving Collections of Papers, Photographs, and Other Records
http://stceolfrid.byethost13.com/archivalmanagement/
This guide gives advice on archival management to help you set up, maintain, and provide access to small collections of personal papers, family records, and other holdings.  It is a compilation of information from readily-available sources in online and printed formats. It is an introduction to a complex and difficult subject that is intended to help you organize and preserve collections of papers and other possessions and to make them available for use. As a short introduction by an interested amateur, it does not pretend to be an authoritative reference tool and should not be taken as one.

 

Tangled Trees
http://tangledtrees.blogspot.com/
Blog - Making History Your Own -A Genealogist's thoughts, tidbits, inspirations, and, of course, brick walls -All very much randomly posed. One person's life does not stand-alone but interacts with family, neighbors, community, and history. Our Trees become Tangled just by living. -- T.

 

 

Genealogy Websitesgalore

_{DNA Proves Bolsheviks Killed All of Russian Czar's Children}

by Dick Eastman

One of the most enduring mysteries of the 20th century has been put to rest:

DNA analysis of bone fragments has proven that two of Czar Nicholas' children believed to have escaped were killed with their royal family during the Russian Revolution.
The chemically damaged and burnt remains were found in the Romanov family's makeshift grave outside the city of
Yekaterinburg, Russia, in 2007. In 2008, scientists used bone and tooth fragments to identify the remains as those of the two missing children of Czar Nicholas II: 13-yeold Crown Prince Alexei, the emperor's only son and heir to the throne, and his sister Grand Duchess Maria, about 19.
Researchers wanted to confirm their findings by comparing DNAfrom the remains with that of living Romanov relatives. The results of the
DNA analysis were published online Tuesday in the journal PloS One.
You can read more on CNN at http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/11/czar.children/index.html.

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES’ iGOOGLE GADGET

03 March 2009
Users of the personalised Google start page, iGoogle, can now search The National Archives' website directly from their page using our new gadget.
Add the gadget by clicking on 'Add stuff' on your iGoogle page and then searching for 'The National Archives'. Alternatively, you can go directly to the gadget (you will need to sign in to your iGoogle page, or create one).
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/stories/269.htm?news=rss 


NZ HISTORY ONLINE
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/handsonhistory/genealogy-links


NZ GENEALOGY LINKS
http://www.genealogylinks.net/newzealand/


ANZAC MEMORIAL, 1914 – 1919
http://content.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=1145&cj=1&sid=ANZAC+Memorial%2c+1914-1918&o_xid=0002922813&o_lid=0002922813 
This database contains The Anzac Memorial, a book compiled to commemorate those who served in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) and died in World War I.

 
CYNDI'S LIST - NEW ZEALAND
Genealogy Resources on the Internet - New Zealand Mailing Lists ... For the discussion of
Australia and New Zealand genealogy. ...
www.cyndislist.com/newzealand.htm    


NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NEW ZEALAND
http://www.natlib.govt.nz/services/get-advice/family-history

 

Genealogy Websitesgalore

ANCESTRY GUIDE
http://www.ruleworks.co.uk/Ancestry/

ARTICLE

http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider/To+Save+Or+Not+To+Save.aspx

 

ARTICLE

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/events/genealogy.htm

 

AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH

http://www.familytreeoz.com/
Do you own any eighteenth or early nineteenth century original Australian almanacs (almanacks), directories or lists that would be useful for others researching their family trees? 
If so would you be willing to loan or donate them to FamilyTreeOz.com so they can be converted into searchable databases available from this site? If the answer is yes to both of these questions then please contact us.

 

Please also contact us if you have these type documents you wish to sell (note we have a limited budget as this site is free and thus not revenue generating).

EASTMAN’S NEWSLETTER ARTICLES
http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/
Ancestry.ca adds Irish Immigration Records 
The following announcement was written by The Generations Network, parent company of www.Ancestry.ca: Collection may provide family history clues for 4.3 million Canadians with Irish heritage (Toronto, ON – Mar. 10 2009)
Ancestry.ca, Canada's leading ... http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2009/03/ancestryca-adds-irish-immigration-records.html

Welcome Chris Pomery to EOGN 
One of the fun things about publishing this newsletter is that I get to publish the words of several genealogy experts. Today I am delighted to announce the addition of another writer to the staff: Chris Pomery. Chris is an ... http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2009/03/-dna-and-family-history-ten-years-on-by-chris-pomery.html

DNA\and Family History, Ten Years On" by Chris Pomery 
*The following is a Plus Edition article written by and copyright by Chris Pomery.* Time certainly flies. I find it hard to believe that genetic testing aimed at genealogists has been around for ten years. A decade ago
DNA tests were rarely seen on TV ... http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2009/03/dna-tests-help-genealogists-only-so-far.html

See more from Eastman's Newsletters (53)   »

 

FINDING GERMAN GENEALOGY RECORDS
http://genrootsblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/tips-for-finding-german-genealogy.html
Tips for Finding German Genealogy Records for your German-American Ancestor
Suggestions for finding German genealogy records at the Family History Library, in German archives, and on the Internet.

NATIONAL ARCHIVES
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/     
  Have put more than 110,000 Royal Marine service registers online for you to search and download. If your relative joined the Marines between 1842 and 1936 you may be able to find them here. You can search by surname, first name and date of enlistment.

The registers can tell you the ships that your Marine served on, medals they were awarded, details of their conduct - or misconduct - and more. We also have some handy search tips, advice on understanding the registers and suggestions on where to look for more information. Searching the index is free, so start looking now.

Merchant vessel records now online
The movements of Allied merchant ships during the Second World War were a closely guarded secret. Now you can search for these ships online.

If your ancestor was a wartime merchant seaman, and you know the name of his ship, you can discover where he sailed. You will also find out if the ship was torpedoed, mined or sunk.

Overseas non-parochial birth, marriage and death records go online

More than 100,000 records of overseas births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials of British subjects, including those onboard ships, have been added to the searchable online service at BMDRegisters. These newly added records were previously only viewable on microfilm as the RG 33 series.

Overseas births, marriages and deaths are an often overlooked resource accounting for over a million entries for British subjects.
Included in this series you can find:

·                  Births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials abroad (but also including Lundy Island, Devon), and on British as well as foreign ships; of British subjects, nationals of the colonies, the Commonwealth and countries under British jurisdiction, and some foreign nationals

·                  Original registers, notebooks and copies of entries in registers kept by incumbents of English churches and missions, British embassies, legations and political agents; documents deposited for safekeeping, correspondence and memoranda 

·                  The material relates mostly to the 19th and 20th centuries, but includes some for the 17th century concerning the English congregation at 

The Hague

·                  A volume of marriages solemnised on board HM ships, 1842 to 1879, and a volume of events registered by British consuls prior to the Consular Marriages Act of 1849

 

SHIPPING SITES

http://www.huttcity.govt.nz/Council-Facilities/Museums--Galleries/
Petone-Settlers-Museum/Passenger-Database-/Passenger-Database/

Auckland Council's site
http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz.www.elgar.
govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/passengers/ passenger.html

 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry
.com/~ourstuff/

 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.
com/~ourstuff/
OurPassengerLists.htm

http://www.geocities.com/shippinglists/index.htm

 

TRANSLATING AND DECIPHERING DOCUMENTS

Genealogy Tip
By Joan Young

Translating and Deciphering Documents

As you progress in tracing your family history, you will eventually encounter one or more of the following stumbling blocks:
 
1) Documents in languages with which you are not familiar,
2) Correspondence from cousins written in a foreign language,
3) Tombstone inscriptions you cannot translate or interpret, or
4) Old script or handwriting in an unfamiliar writing style.
 
ONLINE TRANSLATION PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES
 
One of the oldest and most popular online translation services is Babel Fish. http://babelfish.yahoo.com/?sssdmh=dm13.196359

Google also offers a translation service from and into many languages:
http://translate.google.com/?sssdmh=dm13.196359
A translation program such as those found at Babel Fish or Google will most likely not provide a perfect translation of the text you input, especially where slang is involved or where the text may include misspellings or obsolete terminology. These programs may, however, be sufficient to offer a clue to the meaning of an e-mail you have received from a potential cousin or the subject matter of a document.

RootsWeb/Ancestry.com has a message board where you can ask for help with a translation.  Experienced translators may be able to assist in situations where the online translation programs are not sufficient.
http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.translators/mb.ashx?sssdmh=dm13.196359
DECIPHERING OLD SCRIPT AND HANDWRITING

Old script (for example, old German script), foreign language vital records, church registers in Latin, or merely old handwriting styles with lettering that differs from today's writing can be a challenge.

Scan the document and post it on a Web page or message board. The RootsWeb/Ancestry.com message boards allow uploading scanned documents and images as attachments. Post your query and attachment on a message board with a topic relevant to your document. http://boards.rootsweb.com/?sssdmh=dm13.196359

Subscribe to a RootsWeb mailing list where the subject matter of your translation or interpretation request is pertinent. Post a message with a link to the attachment and query on the message board. List members with experience in reading these documents can view them and render an opinion as to the wording and meaning.

Previously published in RootsWeb Review: 11 February 2009, Vol. 12, No. 2