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Therese Lynch, Diploma of Family History, UTAS
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Therese Lynch
- Jul 29, 2021
- 3 min
Millions of new Scottish family history records released at Findmypast
Family history database giant, Findmypast, has just released an absolute bonanza of Scottish records with 10.7 million new Scottish baptism, marriage and burial records covering 450 years of Scottish history dating back to 1561. [Sponsored] Since 2019, Findmypast has added over 200 million new records from across Scotland. The company reports that when combined with their existing collection, this latest release establishes it as the leader in Scottish genealogy records with
Therese Lynch
- Jul 9, 2021
- 2 min
Get paid $100 for participating in Findmypast's market research study
Opportunity now closed. Findmypast is recruiting individuals in Australia and New Zealand to talk about their experiences in using Findmypast. In return for a one-hour remote interview, participants will receive a $100 PayPal or Amazon voucher. [Sponsored] Findmypast plans to conduct the remote interviews from 19-23 July and again from 18-20 August 2021. If you are a regular Findmypast user, you may have already seen the pop-up screens about the interviews when you log-in
Therese Lynch
- Jul 4, 2021
- 2 min
Jameson Distillery Dublin : Employment records 1862-1969
Do you have family who lived in Dublin? Is yes, you might be interested in over one million employment records from Dublin's Jameson Distillery which have been digitised thanks to a partnership between the company and Ancestry. The records span over one hundred years from 1862 to 1969 and include: employees names; their occupation; date of employment; place of employment; hours worked; wages paid; sick leave; miscellaneous information - for example: special war time allowanc
Therese Lynch
- Jul 4, 2021
- 1 min
Free Access to American Civil War records at Fold3 until 18 July 2021
To commemorate the historic Battle of Gettysburg, Fold3 is giving free access to its American Civil War collection until 18 July 2021. The collection includes service records, pension files, casualty lists and more. You will need a free account or you can sign in with your Ancestry user name and password (as I did). Click here to go to the correct landing page at Fold3. Search for a name and you will be prompted to either log-in to Fold3 (if you already have an account) or