The following announcement was written by Findmypast: New family discoveries await in record collections you won’t find anywhere else online Britain, Royal and Imperial Calendars 1767-1973 Findmypast have added over 1.2 million records to this unique collection of records from
Accessing Records that are Not Public Yet
Dutch privacy laws are strict and restrict access to recent records. Sometimes, it may be necessary to consult these records because you are researching a person who was born less than 100 years ago, or because you need your own
Integrating Family History into Your Lifestyle
Overson Family about 1915 enhanced and colorized by MyHeritage.comGenealogy can become an all-consuming passion but it is always best to have moderation in all things. Some of us spend an inordinate amount of time doing their own genealogical activities and
Xcode Life Health Reports
On Facebook, I was delivered a sponsored ad for getting health reports from your DNA raw data at a 55% discount from a company called Xcode Life. @xcode_ls I’ve always been much more interested in DNA for genealogical purposes than
New British & Canadian Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday
The following announcement was written by Findmypast: This Findmypast Friday, sees millions of new British and Canadian records join Findmypast’s ever-growing collections England & Wales Electoral Registers 1920-1932 In partnership with the British Library, we’ve added over 16 million names
How to Tie Up Loose Ends in Your Family Tree
Here’s how my combo of genealogy tools is tying up a long list of loose ends.I’m ready to place almost every 19th century inhabitant of Grandpa’s town into my family tree. Then it’s on to each of my other ancestral
Joel Weintraub ‘s YouTube Genealogy Video Talks are Now Available
The following is a (slightly edited) announcement from Joel Weintraub describing some new YouTube videos he has created: My initial goal was to put online 12 to 14 genealogy talks I’ve given to audiences on Census research, Ellis Island topics,
MyHeritage: A free-to-access collection every day in June
MyHeritage has come up with a novel way of allowing researchers a free, quick dip into specific historical record collections in its subscription-based database. Each day this month, MyHeritage will open one of its historical record collections to the public.
'Our Wicklow Heritage' website continues to expand
If RootsIreland.ie’s big bundle of newly transcribed records from County Wicklow got you worked up into a lather last week – it had that effect on me – you’ll be interested in these two additional items of news from genealogist
MyHeritage Added Exclusive German Record Collection
MyHeritage announced the addition of an exclusive death records collection from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, from 1874 through 1938. This collection is part of civil registration death records which have been made available by the Landesarchiv Nordrhein-Westfalen. The