Recently I spoke to a fellow genealogist who didn’t know about Google Books so I thought I would write about it just in case there are others who have missed out on using this great resource. Firstly you open up … Continue reading
The online catalogue of the University of Bristol’s Theatre Collection may be very useful for those with ancestors who trod the boards. The collection is wide and includes documents, photographs, film and artefacts so if you find something of interest … Continue reading
Did you know that the Bodleian Library in Oxford has put some of it’s vast holding of periodicals online. Amongst the offerings are the “Gentleman’s Magazine” 1731 – 1750 and “Notes & Queries” 1849 – 1869. Both of these publications … Continue reading
Hertfordshire Archives has joined forces with FindMyPast to digitise their parish register holdings 1538 – 1990. According to the Archives Twitter page the registers should be available for online searching by the end of 2012. What good news especially as … Continue reading
Yesterday I posted that the advert for Surrey Marriages popped up on Ancestry, but the button didn’t take you to them. Now they are up and running and it seems they are “London and Surrey, England, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, … Continue reading
