From the National Archives at Kew (http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/764.htm):
DocumentsOnline, our digital document delivery service, will be unavailable this weekend while we carry out essential work on the servers. This will take place from the afternoon of Friday 21 September until the morning of Monday 24 September.
Discovery, our new catalogue, will not be affected by this work, so you can continue to download documents from Discovery. Discovery will soon replace DocumentsOnline, so that you can search and download documents, where available online, all in one place.
Any website visitors who try to access DocumentsOnline over the weekend will be provided with a link to Discovery.
Chris
Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
Friday, 21 September 2012
Lanarkshire FHS talks at Summerlee Museum of Industrial Life
Lanarkshire Family History Society (www.lanarkshirefhs.org.uk) is running a series of free workshops and talks at the Summerlee Museum of Industrial Life in Coatbridge. The following is the programme - you'll notice that yours truly is first up next week on the 29th:
Lanarkshire Family History Society Workshops and Talks 2012
Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Reigart Education Suite, Ironstone Building
Saturday 29th September Time: 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Family History Workshop
Learn how to research your ancestors.
Workshop facilitated by
Chris Paton – Lecturer, Author and Genealogist.
Saturday 20th October Time: 2.00pm - 4.00pm
Irish Family History Workshop
Learn how to research your Irish ancestors.
Workshop facilitated by
Dr Irene O’Brien – Senior Archivist, Glasgow City Archives.
Saturday 3rd November Time 2.00pm – 3.00pm
Lanarkshire’s Forgotten Regiment
The Lanarkshire Yeomanry
Talk by Campbell Thomson.
Saturday 17th November Time 2.00pm – 3.00pm
Battlefields and Cemeteries of France and Flanders
Talk by Joe O’Raw
If you require further information please contact:
Lanarkshire Family History Society (www.lanarkshirefhs.org.uk)
E-mail: secretary-lanarkshirefhs@hotmail.co.uk
Hopefully see a few of you next week!
Chris
Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
Lanarkshire Family History Society Workshops and Talks 2012
Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Reigart Education Suite, Ironstone Building
Saturday 29th September Time: 2.00pm – 4.00pmFamily History Workshop
Learn how to research your ancestors.
Workshop facilitated by
Chris Paton – Lecturer, Author and Genealogist.
Saturday 20th October Time: 2.00pm - 4.00pm
Irish Family History Workshop
Learn how to research your Irish ancestors.
Workshop facilitated by
Dr Irene O’Brien – Senior Archivist, Glasgow City Archives.
Saturday 3rd November Time 2.00pm – 3.00pm
Lanarkshire’s Forgotten Regiment
The Lanarkshire Yeomanry
Talk by Campbell Thomson.
Saturday 17th November Time 2.00pm – 3.00pm
Battlefields and Cemeteries of France and Flanders
Talk by Joe O’Raw
If you require further information please contact:
Lanarkshire Family History Society (www.lanarkshirefhs.org.uk)
E-mail: secretary-lanarkshirefhs@hotmail.co.uk
Hopefully see a few of you next week!
Chris
Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
Leeds heir hunter jailed for 16 months
A Leeds City Council worker has been jailed by Leeds Crown Court for 16 months for an heir hunting scam. 39 year old Deborah Cook set up an heir tracing service firm in 2010 called Heir Solutions Ltd whilst also working for the council as a finance officer, with her role in the council being to deal with the estates of people who had died intestate (without a will), passing on their details to the Treasury when there was no immediately identifiable next of kin. Apart from holding back such details to giver herself an unfair advantage in tracing potential relatives, she was found guilty of having stolen a credit card of a deceased woman in Bardsey, Leeds, and of having spent £17,000 from it.
The full story is in the Yorkshire Evening Post at www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/leeds-city-council-officer-jailed-for-heir-hunting-scam-1-4947342
(With thanks to @HeirHunter on Twitter)
Chris
Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
The full story is in the Yorkshire Evening Post at www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/leeds-city-council-officer-jailed-for-heir-hunting-scam-1-4947342
(With thanks to @HeirHunter on Twitter)
Chris
Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
London's Charlton Cemetery records online
From Deceased Online (www.deceasedonline.com):
Victorian Charlton Cemetery features thousands of military graves
All records for the historically important Charlton Cemetery in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, South East London have been added to www.deceasedonline.com
Opened in 1855, Charlton Cemetery includes thousands of graves associated with the military and related state institutions as it is located near the Royal Observatory, the site of the Woolwich Arsenal, the Old Royal Naval College, the National Maritime Museum and the Dreadnought's Seamen's Hospital
Graves and memorials for many famous military leaders and historical figures of the British Empire are featured. These include two admirals who served with Nelson; governors of Burma, Malta and Gibraltar; and servicemen who fought in numerous (some obscure) military campaigns including the celebrated Major General Orde Wingate
The data comprise:
There are more details about this fascinating cemetery and many others within the 'database coverage' section on www.deceasedonline.com
Find out more about the cemeteries and the famous and infamous featured on Deceased Online. Read our new blog by historian and genealogist Emma Jolly.
See: http://deceasedonlineblog.blogspot.co.uk
Chris
Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
Victorian Charlton Cemetery features thousands of military graves
All records for the historically important Charlton Cemetery in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, South East London have been added to www.deceasedonline.com
Opened in 1855, Charlton Cemetery includes thousands of graves associated with the military and related state institutions as it is located near the Royal Observatory, the site of the Woolwich Arsenal, the Old Royal Naval College, the National Maritime Museum and the Dreadnought's Seamen's Hospital
Graves and memorials for many famous military leaders and historical figures of the British Empire are featured. These include two admirals who served with Nelson; governors of Burma, Malta and Gibraltar; and servicemen who fought in numerous (some obscure) military campaigns including the celebrated Major General Orde Wingate
The data comprise:
- Compturerised records
- Grave details indicating those buried in each grave
- Scans of burial registers
- Cemetery maps indicating grave locations
- Some photographs of memorials and headstones
There are more details about this fascinating cemetery and many others within the 'database coverage' section on www.deceasedonline.com
Find out more about the cemeteries and the famous and infamous featured on Deceased Online. Read our new blog by historian and genealogist Emma Jolly.
See: http://deceasedonlineblog.blogspot.co.uk
Chris
Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
WDYTYA preview - William Roache
The following is a trail for next week's Who Do You Think You Are edition featuring Corrie's Ken Barlow, aka William Roache - it's the first two and a half minutes from the programme essentially:
Chris
Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
Chris
Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
IGI video on YouTube
FamilySearch has a short YouTube hosted film on the International Genealogical Index (IGI), which is now back on FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org)
The original IGI database used to be the main workhorse online for FamilySearch, but was taken away when the site was reinvented not too long ago. The new plan was to split the collections into those offered by patrons from various uncorroborated sources, and those formally indexed as part of a series of records extractions programmes designed for religious purposes for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The collection was therefore split on the new FamilySearch into two new databases - Historical Records (the extracted stuff) and Family Trees (the patron stuff), These have been slightly redefined as the site has been enhanced, and some of the patron material was not included upon launch. Now FamilySearch has put back the IGI, but has also split it into two databases called Community Indexed IGI (Vital and church records from the early 1500s to 1885), and Community Contributed IGI (Personal family information submitted to the LDS Church).
So the collection which was removed and replaced by two separate databases has now been reinstated and split into two separate databases itself, effectively doubling much of the two databases that were supposed to replace the original database which is now back and split into two. I hope that's clear.... :)
Please don't write to me asking for further clarification - someone, somewhere, will undoubtedly know what the master plan is that FamilySearch is working to! From a nostalgia point of view, it's nice to see the IGI back - but I'm not a hundred per cent sure what the point is?
Chris
Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
The original IGI database used to be the main workhorse online for FamilySearch, but was taken away when the site was reinvented not too long ago. The new plan was to split the collections into those offered by patrons from various uncorroborated sources, and those formally indexed as part of a series of records extractions programmes designed for religious purposes for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The collection was therefore split on the new FamilySearch into two new databases - Historical Records (the extracted stuff) and Family Trees (the patron stuff), These have been slightly redefined as the site has been enhanced, and some of the patron material was not included upon launch. Now FamilySearch has put back the IGI, but has also split it into two databases called Community Indexed IGI (Vital and church records from the early 1500s to 1885), and Community Contributed IGI (Personal family information submitted to the LDS Church).
So the collection which was removed and replaced by two separate databases has now been reinstated and split into two separate databases itself, effectively doubling much of the two databases that were supposed to replace the original database which is now back and split into two. I hope that's clear.... :)
Please don't write to me asking for further clarification - someone, somewhere, will undoubtedly know what the master plan is that FamilySearch is working to! From a nostalgia point of view, it's nice to see the IGI back - but I'm not a hundred per cent sure what the point is?
Chris
Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
Mental health exhibition at PRONI
From the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (www.proni.gov.uk)
History of Mental Health Belfast: Colony to Community
Wednesday 10 October 2012 From 10am 1pm
Venue: Knockbracken Hall
This year we will celebrate World Mental Health Day (October 10) by launching a unique historical exhibition, which will culminate in a major event planned for next year (2013).
The project will feature the historical developments in mental health care in Belfast from the last century to the present day.
Everyone is invited to take part in a historical interactive experience which follows the journey of mental health for both patients and staff featuring the highs and lows in this history.
Along with the photographs and artifacts on display there will be personal experiences
portrayed through poetry, drama and music.
Everyone is welcome to come along and bring their stories and memorabilia which will contribute to the final exhibition.
(With thanks to Gavin McMahon of PRONI)
Chris
Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
History of Mental Health Belfast: Colony to Community
Wednesday 10 October 2012 From 10am 1pm
Venue: Knockbracken Hall
This year we will celebrate World Mental Health Day (October 10) by launching a unique historical exhibition, which will culminate in a major event planned for next year (2013).
The project will feature the historical developments in mental health care in Belfast from the last century to the present day.
Everyone is invited to take part in a historical interactive experience which follows the journey of mental health for both patients and staff featuring the highs and lows in this history.
Along with the photographs and artifacts on display there will be personal experiences
portrayed through poetry, drama and music.
Everyone is welcome to come along and bring their stories and memorabilia which will contribute to the final exhibition.
(With thanks to Gavin McMahon of PRONI)
Chris
Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
Possible reprieve for US WDYTYA
The US version of Who Do You Think You Are may not quite be as dead as at first feared. A possible rescue for the format by Discovery's TLC channel is currently being rumoured - the full story is available via Bloomberg at www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-19/tlc-network-said-to-be-in-talks-to-pick-up-ancestry-show.html
(With thanks to Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter)
Chris
Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
(With thanks to Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter)
Chris
Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
Third tranche of colonial records to be released
The National Archives in Kew (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) is to release a third tranche of colonial records from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on September 28th. A guide will also be made available on that date detailing the contents of the release.
For more information visit http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/763.htm
Chris
Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
For more information visit http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/763.htm
Chris
Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
Thursday, 20 September 2012
Doncaster Family History Fair
From the Doncaster Free Press, news of a family history fair this weekend:
LEARN how to equip yourself to delve back into your family history at this year’s “bigger and better” Family History Fair.
The Doncaster and District Family History Society is putting on the fair with even more stallholders and family history society groups than last year.
Among those bringing stalls to the event will be the Toll Bar History Project, Friends of Hyde Park Cemetery and supporters of Epworth Old Rectory.
There will also be a beginners corner and help desk for those just starting out in family history.
Talks will take place at 11am from Karen Walker on how to start researching your family tree, at 1pm Ian Mardson will explain how to use wills and other documents to further your family history.
Finally, there will be a talk from Paul Dryburgh at 2pm about the Cause Papers database and what it means for family history.
Where: Doncaster College For The Deaf, Leger Way, Doncaster
When: Saturday 22nd September 2012, 10am to 4pm
How Much: £1, under-15s free with an adult
Contact: Tel. 01302 854809
WEB: www.doncasterfhs.co.uk
Chris
Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
LEARN how to equip yourself to delve back into your family history at this year’s “bigger and better” Family History Fair.
The Doncaster and District Family History Society is putting on the fair with even more stallholders and family history society groups than last year.
Among those bringing stalls to the event will be the Toll Bar History Project, Friends of Hyde Park Cemetery and supporters of Epworth Old Rectory.
There will also be a beginners corner and help desk for those just starting out in family history.
Talks will take place at 11am from Karen Walker on how to start researching your family tree, at 1pm Ian Mardson will explain how to use wills and other documents to further your family history.
Finally, there will be a talk from Paul Dryburgh at 2pm about the Cause Papers database and what it means for family history.
Where: Doncaster College For The Deaf, Leger Way, Doncaster
When: Saturday 22nd September 2012, 10am to 4pm
How Much: £1, under-15s free with an adult
Contact: Tel. 01302 854809
WEB: www.doncasterfhs.co.uk
Chris
Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
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