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The Irish in England and Wales in the 1921 Census

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New County Kerry records at RootsIreland

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Jameson Distillery Dublin : Employment records 1862-1969

Free Access to American Civil War records at Fold3 until 18 July 2021

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Court of Petty Session Records : Prosecution and litigation in the 19th century

FamilySearch HQ - Free Family History Library Look Up Service

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Free access to UK Census Records at Findmypast 30 April - 3 May 2021

Australian Military Commemorative Rolls & Rolls Of Honour plus Queensland Soldier Portraits

Beyond the service record : 11 resources to research your Australian WW1 military family history

Ancestry's free access to all their historical record collections during Easter 2021

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Annual update of the UK's 1939 Register at Findmypast

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Free Access to FindMyPast military records 5-12 November 2020

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Photo Enhancer : Another awesome photographic tool from My Heritage

German WW2 military killed-in-action 1939-1948 records - New Ancestry release

Free remote access to Ancestry and the Gale News Archive at National Library of Australia

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The Dragons' Den and Charles Darwin - Family History Snippet

Update to Irish birth, death and marriage records online

Therese Lynch

Feb 29, 2020
1 min

The Dragons' Den and Charles Darwin - Family History Snippet

For something new and a bit of fun, here is a family history-related gif below for your entertainment. I remember seeing this episode of Dragons' Den and smiled when I saw it in the list of gifs available through wix.com, my website host. Can you imagine being one of Charles Darwin's descendants? This is a photo of the famous naturalist and author himself. Can you see any resemblance to his great grandson in the gif? If you like the gif and would like to see more genealogy-re

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