New Records at FindMyPast

The following new records were announced by FindMyPast this last Friday: Lancashire Baptisms Discover your ancestors in original baptism registers covering 191 Lancashire Parishes and spanning 379 years of the county’s history. Learn when and where your ancestor’s baptism took Continue reading New Records at FindMyPast

New & Updated FamilySearch Databases Posted From June 4 through July 12, 2018

The following databases were posted or updated at FamilySearch.org between June 4 and July 12, 2018: DATABASE NAME – NUMBER OF RECORDS – DATED POSTED OR UPDATED: BillionGraves Index – 25,226,581 – Jun 26, 2018 Find A Grave Index – 169,018,998 – Jun 21, Continue reading New & Updated FamilySearch Databases Posted From June 4 through July 12, 2018

1.4 Million New Records This FindMyPast Friday

The following information was received from FindMyPast. There are over 1.4 million new records available to search this Findmypast Friday, including: British Armed Forces, First World War Soldiers’ Medical Records Over 691,000 records have been added to our National Archives’ Continue reading 1.4 Million New Records This FindMyPast Friday

New & Updated FamilySearch Databases Posted From February 13 to June 3, 2018

The following databases were newly posted or updated starting with February 13, running through June 3, 2018 (My last listing ended with Feb. 12, with the one previous to it covering Oct. 21, 2017 to Feb. 08, 2018): Although it’s Continue reading New & Updated FamilySearch Databases Posted From February 13 to June 3, 2018

New Records Available To Search at FindMyPast Friday, June 1, 2018

The following is from FindMyPast: There are over 2.7 million new records available to search this last Findmypast Friday, including: Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms Were your catholic ancestors baptised in the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois? Over 1.2 million additional Continue reading New Records Available To Search at FindMyPast Friday, June 1, 2018

Over 175K Records Added At FindMyPast This Last Week

The following was received from FindMyPast: There were over 175,334 new records available to search this Findmypast Friday, including: Greater London Marriage Index Over 94,000 new records from the Royal College of Arms covering historic chapels at St James Duke’s Continue reading Over 175K Records Added At FindMyPast This Last Week

378K New Records To Search at FindMyPast This Week:

The following was received from FindMyPast: There are over 378,000 new records available to search this Findmypast Friday, including: Connecticut, Town of Sharon Cemetery Indexes Explore more than 4,000 transcripts of headstone inscriptions from eight cemeteries in Sharon, Connecticut. From Continue reading 378K New Records To Search at FindMyPast This Week:

New or Updated Historic Record Databases at FamilySearch.org the Week of February 12, 2018

The following was received from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Find your ancestors on FamilySearch with new historic records published this week from BillionGraves, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Panama, Russia, and Slovakia. Search these new free records by clicking Continue reading New or Updated Historic Record Databases at FamilySearch.org the Week of February 12, 2018

A New Database With the Names & Details of Every Person Who Traveled on The SS Great Britain: 1843-1933

The following excerpt is from a fascinating article about an 18-month project during which the names and details of every person who traveled on the British SS Great Britain were logged in a database. The database currently has 33,251 people Continue reading A New Database With the Names & Details of Every Person Who Traveled on The SS Great Britain: 1843-1933

FamilySearch Databases Added or Updated October 21, 2017 through Feb 8, 2018

The following databases were added or updated at FamilySearch.org between October 21, 2017 and February 8, 2018. We’ve sorted the following linked listing so you can check out your country or U.S. state of interest quickly and easily. DATABASE TITLE Continue reading FamilySearch Databases Added or Updated October 21, 2017 through Feb 8, 2018

FindMyPast Publishes New Suffragette Collection in Association With The National Archives

The following news release is from FindMyPast. Click on the illustration or the links to check out this new collection. ● New Suffragette Collection containing over 3,000 Police and Home Office records now available to search online at Findmypast. ● Continue reading FindMyPast Publishes New Suffragette Collection in Association With The National Archives

Databases Added or Updated at FamilySearch.org From August 1 1 thru October 20

The following databases have been added or updated at FamilySearch.org between the dates of August 11, 2017 and October 20, 2017. DATABASE – NUMBER OF RECORDS – DATE BillionGraves Index – 22,500,536 – 26 Sep 2017 Find A Grave Index Continue reading Databases Added or Updated at FamilySearch.org From August 1 1 thru October 20

English Roman Catholic Database 1607-1840 to be Published

A new database, to be released for purchase, and later to be published online has been created by the Catholic Family History Society. The database lists approximately 275,000 English Roman Catholics who lived between 1607 and 1840. The Margaret Higgins Continue reading English Roman Catholic Database 1607-1840 to be Published

New Historic Records Databases at FamilySearch the Week of August 28, 2017

The following is from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY, UT — This week, millions of new historic records were made freely available from the Netherlands, Kansas, Sweden, and Washington. Many more were published from Argentina, Italy, Louisiana, Paraguay, and South Africa! Continue reading New Historic Records Databases at FamilySearch the Week of August 28, 2017

FreeCEN Makes 19th Century British Censuses Available Online Free of Charge

The following Press Release is from FreeCEN: FreeCEN offers a free-to-search online database of the 19th century UK censuses. Transcribed entirely by volunteers, we have more than 32 million individuals available on our website that anyone can search without having Continue reading FreeCEN Makes 19th Century British Censuses Available Online Free of Charge