From MyHeritage (www.myheritage.com)
Save Records to Your Tree - New feature launched by MyHeritage
MyHeritage, the popular family history network, has just launched new feature that allows users who discover records on SuperSearch to save them directly to the relevant profiles in their family tree. Users can also easily extract information from any record they save, which until today was only possible through Record Matches.
The new feature is a step in our mission to combine family trees and historical records in the best way possible and make it easier for our users to make the most of both.
Going forward, we will apply the extract information technology to Smart Matches. We will also enable users to extract information from records to multiple profiles at once.
Further details at http://blog.myheritage.com/2013/09/new-feature-save-records-to-your-tree/
(With thanks to Laurence Harris)
Chris
My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, starts Nov 13th - see http://pharostutors.com.
Thursday, 19 September 2013
New North Yorkshire archives bookshop online
A useful new development online is a bookshop from North Yorkshire County Record Office, offering hundreds of historic maps, photographs, postcards and publications for sale.
The full story is at http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/10681281.Online_family_history_archive_made_available/ whilst the bookshop itself is accessible at http://archiveshop.northyorks.gov.uk/ - the archive is also now on Twitter at @nyccarchives.
(With thanks to Anne Outterson)
Chris
My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, starts Nov 13th - see http://pharostutors.com.
The full story is at http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/10681281.Online_family_history_archive_made_available/ whilst the bookshop itself is accessible at http://archiveshop.northyorks.gov.uk/ - the archive is also now on Twitter at @nyccarchives.
(With thanks to Anne Outterson)
Chris
My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, starts Nov 13th - see http://pharostutors.com.
More royal household staff records on FindmyPast
From FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk and all worldwide sites):
Findmypast.co.uk releases over 300,000 new Royal Household Staff records
New records provide a fascinating glimpse into life working for some of history’s most famous monarchs
Leading family history website findmypast.co.uk has, in partnership with the Royal Archives, added more than 300,000 new records to their Royal Household Staff collection, bringing the total to over 386,000 records. The collection now covers almost four centuries of life in the service of the British Royal Family, stretching from 1526 to 1924.
The records include detailed information about the nature of each staff member’s employment, their salary and their reason for leaving service. Some also contain signatures of staff members, allowing their own handwriting to be seen for, on many occasions, the very first time.
Paul Nixon, Licensing Manager for findmypast.co.uk, said: "While finding a link to royalty is seen by many as one of the most interesting things for a family historian, now we can tell the fascinating stories of those who lived and worked alongside them."
The records are available on all findmypast sites and can be searched at http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/other-records/british-royal-archives/
(With thanks to Myko Clelland)
Chris
My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, starts Nov 13th - see http://pharostutors.com.
Findmypast.co.uk releases over 300,000 new Royal Household Staff records
New records provide a fascinating glimpse into life working for some of history’s most famous monarchs
Leading family history website findmypast.co.uk has, in partnership with the Royal Archives, added more than 300,000 new records to their Royal Household Staff collection, bringing the total to over 386,000 records. The collection now covers almost four centuries of life in the service of the British Royal Family, stretching from 1526 to 1924.
The records include detailed information about the nature of each staff member’s employment, their salary and their reason for leaving service. Some also contain signatures of staff members, allowing their own handwriting to be seen for, on many occasions, the very first time.
Paul Nixon, Licensing Manager for findmypast.co.uk, said: "While finding a link to royalty is seen by many as one of the most interesting things for a family historian, now we can tell the fascinating stories of those who lived and worked alongside them."
The records are available on all findmypast sites and can be searched at http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/other-records/british-royal-archives/
(With thanks to Myko Clelland)
Chris
My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, starts Nov 13th - see http://pharostutors.com.
New Birmingham records on Ancestry
Abridged press release from Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk):
Over 2.5 million historic Birmingham records published online for the first time – Ancestry.co.uk
· Records include criminal convictions, as well as marriages, burials, confirmations and baptisms
· Collection predates civil registration – making it a valuable family history resource
Today Ancestry.co.uk, the UK’s favourite family history website, has launched online The Birmingham Collection (1538-1964). Spanning five centuries, the 2.5 million records cast light on the rich heritage of the UK’s second city.
The online collection lists marriages, burials, confirmations, baptisms and even criminal convictions that occurred in the city over a 400-year period, giving digital access to the archive records housed at the newly-opened Library of Birmingham.
Birmingham’s central location, multitude of transport links and abundance of natural resources saw it develop into one of Europe’s leading manufacturing powers throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. As factories sprung up, migrants gravitated towards the city and the population boomed. Such was its economic stronghold, Birmingham even earned the epithet ‘The City of 1,001 Trades’.
From the famous to the infamous; the complete Birmingham collection contains over 2.5 million records in total and reveals the details of nearly 10,000 Victorian felons. The criminal registers in particular provide a vivid glimpse into the murky underworld of this West Midland’s metropolis over a hundred years ago.
Each newly digitised record lists the prisoner’s name, occupation, crime, previous convictions, plea, bail details and eventual sentence length. Such is their detail, even the Magistrate or Judge they were tried before is included. Offences range from manslaughter and fraud to less serious crimes including petty theft and even ‘being an incorrigible rogue’. As there were no age restrictions on sentencing at this time, children as young as 12 frequent the records alongside adult offenders.
The judicial system was much stricter in Victorian Britain and crimes that may seem relatively minor today received surprisingly harsh punishments. Crucially, many of the records in the collection pre-date civil registration, the government system established in 1837 to keep accurate accounts of citizens’ lives in documents such as censuses. Therefore, the collection is a valuable resource for anybody looking to trace an ancestor living before the 19th century.
Miriam Silverman, UK Content Manager, from Ancestry.co.uk comments: “This newly digitised collection will allow thousands of people the opportunity to research their Birmingham heritage as well as find out more about some of city’s most famous residents. What’s more, the criminal registers reveal some of the colourful stories of felons at this time, including the harsh realities of the Victorian justice system.”
NB: You'll find the collection at the following links (the source for all appears to the Library of Birmingham):
Birmingham, England, Baptisms, 1813-1912
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4981
Harborne, Birmingham, England, Confirmations, 1915-1931
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4993
Birmingham, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4994
Birmingham, England, Burials, 1813-1964
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4995
Birmingham, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4961
Birmingham, England, Calendar of Prisoners, 1880-1891 and 1906-
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5329
For those down under, another useful collection now online is Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Rate Books, 1880-1946, at http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=3178
(With thanks to Bryony Partridge)
Chris
My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, starts Nov 13th - see http://pharostutors.com.
Over 2.5 million historic Birmingham records published online for the first time – Ancestry.co.uk
· Records include criminal convictions, as well as marriages, burials, confirmations and baptisms
· Collection predates civil registration – making it a valuable family history resource
Today Ancestry.co.uk, the UK’s favourite family history website, has launched online The Birmingham Collection (1538-1964). Spanning five centuries, the 2.5 million records cast light on the rich heritage of the UK’s second city.
The online collection lists marriages, burials, confirmations, baptisms and even criminal convictions that occurred in the city over a 400-year period, giving digital access to the archive records housed at the newly-opened Library of Birmingham.
Birmingham’s central location, multitude of transport links and abundance of natural resources saw it develop into one of Europe’s leading manufacturing powers throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. As factories sprung up, migrants gravitated towards the city and the population boomed. Such was its economic stronghold, Birmingham even earned the epithet ‘The City of 1,001 Trades’.
From the famous to the infamous; the complete Birmingham collection contains over 2.5 million records in total and reveals the details of nearly 10,000 Victorian felons. The criminal registers in particular provide a vivid glimpse into the murky underworld of this West Midland’s metropolis over a hundred years ago.
Each newly digitised record lists the prisoner’s name, occupation, crime, previous convictions, plea, bail details and eventual sentence length. Such is their detail, even the Magistrate or Judge they were tried before is included. Offences range from manslaughter and fraud to less serious crimes including petty theft and even ‘being an incorrigible rogue’. As there were no age restrictions on sentencing at this time, children as young as 12 frequent the records alongside adult offenders.
The judicial system was much stricter in Victorian Britain and crimes that may seem relatively minor today received surprisingly harsh punishments. Crucially, many of the records in the collection pre-date civil registration, the government system established in 1837 to keep accurate accounts of citizens’ lives in documents such as censuses. Therefore, the collection is a valuable resource for anybody looking to trace an ancestor living before the 19th century.
Miriam Silverman, UK Content Manager, from Ancestry.co.uk comments: “This newly digitised collection will allow thousands of people the opportunity to research their Birmingham heritage as well as find out more about some of city’s most famous residents. What’s more, the criminal registers reveal some of the colourful stories of felons at this time, including the harsh realities of the Victorian justice system.”
NB: You'll find the collection at the following links (the source for all appears to the Library of Birmingham):
Birmingham, England, Baptisms, 1813-1912
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4981
Harborne, Birmingham, England, Confirmations, 1915-1931
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4993
Birmingham, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4994
Birmingham, England, Burials, 1813-1964
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4995
Birmingham, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4961
Birmingham, England, Calendar of Prisoners, 1880-1891 and 1906-
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5329
For those down under, another useful collection now online is Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Rate Books, 1880-1946, at http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=3178
(With thanks to Bryony Partridge)
Chris
My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, starts Nov 13th - see http://pharostutors.com.
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
COPAC adds TNA library holdings
The seriously useful libraries catalogue COPAC (http://copac.ac.uk), which lists holdings from seventy major repositories in Britain and Ireland, including national, university and specialist libraries, has just been updated to include material from the National Archives library down in Kew.
TNA's Audrey Collins has blogged the announcement, along with her commentary on it at http://thefamilyrecorder.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/copac-update-national-archives-library.html. Well worth a read!
Chris
My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, starts Nov 13th - see http://pharostutors.com.
TNA's Audrey Collins has blogged the announcement, along with her commentary on it at http://thefamilyrecorder.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/copac-update-national-archives-library.html. Well worth a read!
Chris
My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, starts Nov 13th - see http://pharostutors.com.
Directories added to The Genealogist
TheGenealogist (www.thegenealogist.co.uk) has added the following directories to its Gold and Diamond subscription packages:
Chris
My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, starts Nov 13th - see http://pharostutors.com.
- Kelly's 1931 Berkshire Directory
- Wright & Co.'s Bristol 1895 Directory
- Kelly's 1897 Bristol Directory
- Kelly's 1925 Bristol Directory
- Kelly's 1933 Bristol Directory
- Kelly's 1928 Bromley, Bickley, Chislehurst & Orpington Directory
- Kelly's 1864 Buckinghamshire Directory
- Kelly's 1928 Buckinghamshire Directory
- Barrett's 1937 Burnley Directory
- Cambridge 1879 Post Office Directory
- Kelly's 1923 Channel Islands Directory
- Billing's 1857 Devonshire Directory & Gazetteer
Chris
My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, starts Nov 13th - see http://pharostutors.com.
British Newspaper Archives to resume adding content
The following is an update from the British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk), which has added no new content to its site for several weeks/months:
We have been busy working on upgrading our newspaper ingest and post-processing system – Many of you have been enquiring about when the new process will start.
We are now pleased to announce that new pages will begin to appear on the site later this week, gradually increasing to almost double the previous process limits of about 10,000 pages/day. In addition, the next few months will see inclusion of new titles from Yorkshire, Sunderland and Burnley. More news soon!
In another post the BNA has mentioned that it will be adding content that will go up to 1953, though there is no detail on what titles that will be for.
Obviously as an Ulsterman, I would dearly love to see some more Irish content appear - a lot more Irish content. Yesterday FindmyPast Ireland announced that it had added the BNA Irish content to its site - the titles being The Belfast Morning News, The Belfast Newsletter, The Cork Examiner, The Dublin Evening Mail, The Freeman's Journal and The Sligo Champion. Of those titles, however, The Belfast Newsletter and The Freeman's Journal were simply added from the previous British Library 19th Century Newspaper Collection. Scotland fares a little better on the BNA, but again, I would love to see it much better represented.
But if there is one thing I REALLY wish the site would do - it is to add accurate information about what is online. Broad year ranges such as "1812-1900" are not often the whole truth, with only a handful of years available within the ranges claimed. It is not beyond the extremes of technology to add some better descriptive information about what is actually there.
Chris
My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, starts Nov 13th - see http://pharostutors.com.
We have been busy working on upgrading our newspaper ingest and post-processing system – Many of you have been enquiring about when the new process will start.
We are now pleased to announce that new pages will begin to appear on the site later this week, gradually increasing to almost double the previous process limits of about 10,000 pages/day. In addition, the next few months will see inclusion of new titles from Yorkshire, Sunderland and Burnley. More news soon!
In another post the BNA has mentioned that it will be adding content that will go up to 1953, though there is no detail on what titles that will be for.
Obviously as an Ulsterman, I would dearly love to see some more Irish content appear - a lot more Irish content. Yesterday FindmyPast Ireland announced that it had added the BNA Irish content to its site - the titles being The Belfast Morning News, The Belfast Newsletter, The Cork Examiner, The Dublin Evening Mail, The Freeman's Journal and The Sligo Champion. Of those titles, however, The Belfast Newsletter and The Freeman's Journal were simply added from the previous British Library 19th Century Newspaper Collection. Scotland fares a little better on the BNA, but again, I would love to see it much better represented.
But if there is one thing I REALLY wish the site would do - it is to add accurate information about what is online. Broad year ranges such as "1812-1900" are not often the whole truth, with only a handful of years available within the ranges claimed. It is not beyond the extremes of technology to add some better descriptive information about what is actually there.
Chris
My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, starts Nov 13th - see http://pharostutors.com.
Thanks to Anglo-Celtic Connections
Thanks to John Reid and Anglo-Celtic Connections for this years's poll of readers seeking fave genies from across the world. I've bizarrely come top in the voting in Canada and third in Australia and New Zealand, for which I am truly flattered - thanks to everyone who voted, and congrats to all who made the nominations list and to the winners. John's blogging the results from his poll all this week at www.anglo-celtic-connections.blogspot.ca
For folk in Canada, I'll be heading back over to Ontario in May 2014 for the OGS Conference hosted by the Niagara Peninsula Branch of OGS, and amongst activities there I will be joining John on a panel to discuss genealogy blogging. For those down under, I'll be back your way even sooner in January/February 2014 for the fourth Unlock the Past cruise, and accompanying talks tour from Brisbane to Perth (with Thomas MacEntee from the USA) - the cruise will also have another of the poll winners Kirsty Gray from England, and I believe Jill Ball from Oz also (need to confirm that one!). Looking forward to all of it!
Thanks again - and check out the blog posts for some great genies!
UPDATE: Jill's on the cruise as well - yay!
Chris
My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, starts Nov 13th - see http://pharostutors.com.
For folk in Canada, I'll be heading back over to Ontario in May 2014 for the OGS Conference hosted by the Niagara Peninsula Branch of OGS, and amongst activities there I will be joining John on a panel to discuss genealogy blogging. For those down under, I'll be back your way even sooner in January/February 2014 for the fourth Unlock the Past cruise, and accompanying talks tour from Brisbane to Perth (with Thomas MacEntee from the USA) - the cruise will also have another of the poll winners Kirsty Gray from England, and I believe Jill Ball from Oz also (need to confirm that one!). Looking forward to all of it!
Thanks again - and check out the blog posts for some great genies!
UPDATE: Jill's on the cruise as well - yay!
Chris
My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, starts Nov 13th - see http://pharostutors.com.
Register of One Place Studies
I've received the following announcement from Martin White, details of an alternative hosting spot for one place studies to that offered by the new Society for One Place Studies:
Launch of the Register of One-Place Studies
The new Register of One-Place Studies will be launched on 1 October 2013.
Its purpose is to provide a listing of one-place studies currently being undertaken across the UK, and internationally, which is:
For one-place studies in the UK, the Register will include key information about the study and resources to hand. If you are conducting a one-place study, make sure it is included on the Register at www.register-of-one-place-studies.org.uk
The Register is FREE. A free listing was provided by one-place-studies.org until 1 September this year when listing became conditional on annual membership and payment of a separate fee for every study.
Chris
My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, starts Nov 13th - see http://pharostutors.com.
Launch of the Register of One-Place Studies
The new Register of One-Place Studies will be launched on 1 October 2013.
Its purpose is to provide a listing of one-place studies currently being undertaken across the UK, and internationally, which is:
- open to all
- free to access
- free to add to
- comprehensive
For one-place studies in the UK, the Register will include key information about the study and resources to hand. If you are conducting a one-place study, make sure it is included on the Register at www.register-of-one-place-studies.org.uk
The Register is FREE. A free listing was provided by one-place-studies.org until 1 September this year when listing became conditional on annual membership and payment of a separate fee for every study.
Chris
My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, starts Nov 13th - see http://pharostutors.com.
Monday, 16 September 2013
TNA's new website design
More change from the National Archives at Kew seemingly for the sake of it. Its new look website is currently available in beta format at http://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk.
I find it fairly horrendous myself. It clearly looks like they're after a tablet friendly design which is pants for those wanting to access it on PC - more scrolling, garish font use, a Janet and John corporate monster.
Is it all bad? No - I quite like the menu button idea. But apart from also liking the TNA logo set against black, that's really about it.
There's more on why this is such a wonderful and radical innovation at http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/873.htm.
Chris
My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, starts Nov 13th - see http://pharostutors.com.
I find it fairly horrendous myself. It clearly looks like they're after a tablet friendly design which is pants for those wanting to access it on PC - more scrolling, garish font use, a Janet and John corporate monster.
Is it all bad? No - I quite like the menu button idea. But apart from also liking the TNA logo set against black, that's really about it.
There's more on why this is such a wonderful and radical innovation at http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/873.htm.
Chris
My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, starts Nov 13th - see http://pharostutors.com.
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