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Just got back from the first day of WDYTYA at Olympia and I’m shattered so this is just a quick post to let you know about two new data products launched today. The Federation of Family History Societies has launched Version 3 of their National Burial Index for England and Wales. This new edition includes the [... to continue reading click on the post title] Off to the WDYTYA Live show tomorrow and Saturday. On Friday I’ll be having a wander round to see who’s there and what’s happening. On Saturday I’ll be on Stand 217 all day with Practical Family History magazine. See you there…. Sheena Mr Burns USB Webcam For the past two years I’ve been teaching a Basic English Research genealogy course with GenClass. Every time this course runs, part of the preparation involves updating the course materials to incorporate new research sources as they come available and also checking the web links to make sure that they’re all [... to continue reading click on the post title] A 1920s Valentine card It’s Valentine’s Day today which, after Christmas, is the biggest card sending day of the year. Like other celebrations, Valentine’s Day has very long history; however no-one seems to be sure of its origin. There were many early Christian martyrs named Valentine three of whom were remembered on 14 February: St Valentine of Rome [... to continue reading click on the post title] Dumfries – engraving by William Miller after C Stanfield As part of my certificate in Family and Local History being run by Dundee University Archives we’ve been looking at the financial records of Scottish burghs and specifically at some records created by the burgh of Dumfries. Because of this I’ve now discovered that Dumfries & Galloway [... to continue reading click on the post title] |
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