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The following databases were added this week at TheOriginalRecord.com: 1882 – Oxford Electoral Register The electoral register for the City of Oxford for 1882 lists persons entitled to vote at any election of a member or members to serve in Continue reading New Databases at the Original Record
The following news release was received from FamilyRelatives.com: Familyrelatives.com is proud to announce the addition of over a quarter of a million Victorian Scottish Trade Directory records online. Familyrelatives.com continues to add to its collection of Trade directories by releasing Continue reading Victorian Scottish Trade Directories Provide a Fascinating Insight into Scottish Heritage
The following press release was received from FamilyRelatives.com: Familyrelatives.com is proud to announce the addition of 1,000,000 New Medical Records spanning over 90 years. Familyrelatives.com today launched over one million records of Doctors, Dentist and Midwives spanning over 90 years Continue reading FamilyRelatives Posts Over 1M Records of Doctors, Dentist & Midwives 1853-1943
A Napier [New Zealand] antiques dealer has claimed that his family are the rightful heirs to one of Britain’s most famous dynasties, which owns the castle used in the Harry Potter movies. Kevin Percy, 74, believes his family was cheated Continue reading New Zealand Antiques Dealer Claims to be the Rightful Heir of the Harry Potter Castle
The following databases have been added at The Original Record this past week: 1845 – The Yachtsman’s Annual and General Register The Yachtsman’s Annual and General Register gave a description of each of the main yachting clubs in the British Continue reading New Databases at The Original Record
The following is an excerpt from an article in the November 16, 2009 edition of the Telegraph. I came across an AP story about all this while reading my morning paper today. The except is from an article by Bonnie Continue reading Apology Offered to Children Shipped to Colonies From Britain
Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE 2010 will be held in Olympia, London, England from February 26-28, 2010. Tickets and information are now available online. The following is from their website: Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE, sponsored Continue reading Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE 2010 – Tickets Now On Sale Online
The following data has been posted at The Original Record over the last two weeks. 1675-1857 Rugby School Register This edition was published in 1933: the volume covering 1675 to 1857 contains 6480 entries, based on the original school admission Continue reading New Data at The Original Record
The following News Release was written by FamilyRelatives.com staff: From Waterloo to the Charge of the Light Brigade to the Great War Familyrelatives.com is proud to announce the addition of 1,000,000 New Military Records spanning over 100 years. This autumn Continue reading Over 1M New WWI British Military Records added at FamilyRelatives.com
It was announced today that Ancestry.co.uk has now posted the entire collection of the British WWI Service Records. Since the press release mentioned Basil Rathbone (Remember the Sherlock Homes movies?), I did a search for him, and found him soon Continue reading WWI Army Service Records for 2M Brits Go Online at Ancestry.co.uk
Ownership of Friends Reunited has proved costly for ITV, but yesterday the broadcaster was told that it might not be allowed to sell it, even for a £145 million loss. The latest embarrassment came from the Office of Fair Trading, Continue reading The Brit’s Office of Fair Trading Holds Up the Sale of Friends Reunited
Taking care of graves in perpetuity carries a cost, not terribly high, but a cost nonetheless. Graves also take up space – space that in some cases is in short supply. The recycling of graves has been popular in many Continue reading Highland Councils Consider the Recycling of Graves Every 25 Years
The new Highland Archive and Registration Centre opened for business in Inverness on Monday. In addition to a dedicated family history centre, the £10.5 million centre includes an archive conservation unit, a ceremony suite and modern office accommodations. Atmospheric and Continue reading The New “Highland Archive & Registration Centre” Opens in Inverness, Scotland
The following news release is printed with no changes: Oct 26, 2009 – MORE than 1,000 people each month are now visiting the Swansea-based West Glamorgan Archive service. Since April 1 this year there have been more than 6,000 visits Continue reading The West Glamorgan Archive Service – of Swansea, Wales, UK
Buried within an article about possible Scottish Homecomings in 2012, and maybe 2014, was an item stating that Scottish Catholic births and baptisms have been added to public files available at the ScotlandsPeople website. Following what he called the “overwhelming Continue reading Scottish Catholic Births & Baptisms Added to Scotland’s People Website.