November 9, 2019
Were any of your family members prisoners of war or civilian internees during World War 2 (WW2) or the Spanish Civil War? Did you know that prisoner records for those conflicts have survived and are now available through the International Committee of the Red Cross (IC...
November 8, 2019
To commemorate Remembrance Day, FindMyPast UK is providing free access to their military records up to and including 11 November 2019.
Grave of an unknown Australian soldier at Souda Bay war cemetery, Crete, Greece. Copyright : Your Family Genealogist 2019
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July 20, 2019
Generally speaking, genealogists love an opportunity to travel near and far for the pleasure of delving into dusty (and sometimes downright filthy) archival records. I'm talking here about records that have yet to be (and may never be) digitized and made accessible onl...
July 20, 2019
In a blog post last week, Irish Genealogy News reported that the 2021 Irish census will have an option for citizens to a create a "time capsule" i.e. a confidential or personal message on their census questionnaire.
The time capsule will have no restrictions on what ind...
June 7, 2019
June 4, 2019
In a blog post back in January 2019, I reported that IrishGenealogy.ie was to update its online Irish civil births, deaths and marriage records. Although they promised the records would be available early in 2019, they finally delivered this week - some five months aft...
May 26, 2019
My Heritage is providing free access to their 47million military records in honour of the U.S.A.'s Memorial Day. Their generosity lasts up to and including 28 May 2019.
Click here to go to their SuperSearch function and get started. And remember, MyHeritage don't just...
May 25, 2019
I know some of you are, like me, heading for the UK in the near future for some family history research.
Good to know that the Brits have brought forward the date for Australian, USA and Canadian Passport holders to use the e-gates instead of joining the long immigratio...
May 23, 2019
Did you know that in Scotland in the 19th and into the 20th century, a child's mother could apply to the Sheriff's Court for assistance in forcing the father to take financial responsibility for their illegitimate offspring? Read on to discover more about these record...
April 23, 2019
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