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Five guest speakers – all experts in their fields of Scottish history, music, and lore – will headline the 2009 Charles Bascombe Shaw Memorial Scottish Heritage Symposium hosted by St. Andrews Presbyterian College on March 20-22 in Laurinburg [North Carolina]. Continue reading Scottish Heritage Symposium March 20-22 Hosted by St. Andrews Presbyterian College
It is being reported that DNA testing has revealed that Alex Haley was descended from a Scotsman. Researchers have found that his nephew, Chris Haley, is distantly related to June Baff-Black. She is from South Wales and has traced her Continue reading According to DNA, “Roots” Author, Alex Haley, is Descended From a Scotsman
Who Do You Think You Are? has been popular on British television for years. The program is finally making it’s way to America, but it’s actually got a history on the BBC. Last night, actor Kevan Whately was featured, but Continue reading Who Do You Think You Are? Highlights the Ancestry of British Stars
The following was written by FamilyRelatives.com staff: Finding out about your ancestor’s occupation and achievements allows the family historian to build a more complete picture of your ancestors’ past. Familyrelatives.com has released a collection of Professional member lists including the Continue reading Engineers and Professional List of Members Published on Familyrelatives.com
The following British databases were added at The Original Record this week: 1824 London Bankrupt Diary English bankrupts could be dealt with in the provinces (Country) or London (Town). Town proceedings covered not only London but many provincial cases. The Continue reading New Databases Posted at The Original Record
Remains of around 400 British and Australian soldiers from the World War One are to be exhumed from a French battlefield and individually buried, it was announced yesterday. The excavation of six mass graves in Fromelles will begin in May Continue reading 400 British & Australian Fallen on French Battlefield to be Exhumed & Reburied
My friend, Jim Derheim has launched an archive of his photos online at www.europeanfocus.com. To see his work, click on the tab that says “Ancestral Villages Photography” (illustration below). It is visible at the upper right side of the page. Continue reading European Focus Puts European Village Photography Online
The following is excerpted from a an article in the February 10, 2009 edition of Technology.net. Important unpublished records of the Hundred Years War are to be made available online in an innovative new project led by the University of Continue reading The Gascon Rolls – With Records of the British “100 Years War” to be Made Available Online
The following Family Search Indexing update information was received from Paul Nauta, Public Affairs Manager for FamilySearch. February 6, 2009: FamilySearch volunteers wrapped up 14 online indexing projects already in 2009 and continue to make good progress on the 38 Continue reading Family Search Indexing Update
A fire took place inside the seventeenth-century College of Arms in Central London yesterday, leaving thousands of historic documents at risk. The College, which was founded by Richard III in 1484, grants titles and coats of arms to peers. The Continue reading Fire at the College of Arms in Central London
British crooner, Tom Jones, grew up as Thomas Woodward. As a youngster, Tom attended the Wood Road School in Treforest, Pontypridd. He is recorded in the school register on September 7, 1948, along with his classmates. It has now been Continue reading Tom Jones Found in the School Register of Wood Road School in Treforest, Pontypridd
David Stevenson would like to know who his mother is. It seems that he was left in a second-floor hallway at West Heath Court, North End Road, Golders Green, England as an infant in December of 1960. Scotland Yard conducted Continue reading David Stevenson Asks, “Who Is My Mother?”
The England & Wales Birth Index for 1916 through 2005 found at Ancestry has been updated to 1916 through 1983 this last week. The digitized images of the birth index pages are now through 1983. 1984 through 2005 are not Continue reading The England & Wales Birth Index Index: 1916 Through 2005 at Ancestry
Scientists are studying the extent of Viking ancestory in men who live in the north of England. They are are looking for volunteers for the DNA study. The scientists wish to recruit male volunteers whose grandfather was born in Cumbria, Continue reading Looking for Viking Ancestry in the North of England
Some anonymous American handed over £1.4 million to the National Trust of Scotland. The man has no Scottish connection, but he thinks Scottish castles are cool. Beside that, he “had lost all trust in bankers and the US government.” It Continue reading Scottish Castles Get Cash, as the Donor Had “Lost all Trust in Bankers…”