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Society of Genealogists new website

Posted on 7 May 2013 by Linda Elliott
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My first visit to the Society of Genealogists many years ago was to their premises at Harrington Gardens and Anthony Camp was the director, he was very kind to a keen, but definitely novice family historian and introduced me to … Continue reading →

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Bromsgrove Messenger newspaper now online

Posted on 15 March 2013 by Linda Elliott
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The Bromsgrove branch of the Birmingham & Midlands Society for Genealogy & Heraldry have digitised their local paper the Bromsgrove Messenger and uploaded the images onto their website. The time period covered is 1860 – 1937. The newspaper hasn’t been … Continue reading →

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Isle of Man Online Records

Posted on 4 March 2013 by Linda Elliott
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Further to my recent post on Manx records I see that FamilySearch have upload Isle of Man Deaths and Burials, 1844-1911. The description notes that the collection is of 42,389 records, but is not complete for the whole of the … Continue reading →

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Bedfordshire Parish Transcripts available on CD

Posted on 16 October 2012 by Linda Elliott
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The Bedfordshire Family History Society has produced CD’s of the parish register transcripts and other records that they hold. The transcripts, I assume, are those made by F.G. Emmison who worked at the Bedfordshire Record office for some years. The … Continue reading →

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Hidden Lives – The Children’s Society

Posted on 5 September 2012 by Linda Elliott
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The Hidden Lives website might not supply any names for your family history, but it does give a glimpse into the lives of the children who came under the care of The Waifs & Strays’ Society now know as The … Continue reading →

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