Papers of the Famine Relief Commission, set up at the time of the Great Famine in Ireland in the late 1840s, have been made available online.
Archive for March, 2010
Irish Famine Relief Commission Papers
Posted in Uncategorized on March 23, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Perth militia survey 1802
Posted in Armed forces records on March 23, 2010| Leave a Comment »
A survey of men in Perth, Scotland liable to serve in the militia has just become available online.
Chelsea Pensioners’ army service records
Posted in Armed forces records on March 19, 2010| Leave a Comment »
The first tranche of Chelsea Pensioners’ British Army service records 1760-1913 have just been made available online.
Order Hampshire birth, marriage and death certificates online
Posted in BMD on March 16, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Hampshire County Council has now made it possible to order birth, marriage and death certificates online.
34,000 Irish historic photographs
Posted in Photographs on March 16, 2010| Leave a Comment »
The National Library of Ireland (NLI) has announced that 34,000 historic photographs of Ireland are now available online.
Ancestors magazine to cease publication
Posted in Magazines on March 15, 2010| 2 Comments »
The National Archives (TNA) has announced that Ancestors magazine will cease publication after the April issue.
National Library of Wales to open on Saturdays again
Posted in Archives on March 15, 2010| Leave a Comment »
The National Library of Wales (NLW) has announced that it will re-open on Saturdays from Saturday 8 May 2010. (more…)
New Family Notices website
Posted in BMD, Burials and cremations, Marriages, Obituaries on March 12, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Nigel Tilbury of the Fenstanton village website has sent me a message about his new website.
National Burial Index third edition
Posted in Burials and cremations on March 5, 2010| Leave a Comment »
The third edition of the National Burial Index of England and Wales produced by the Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) is now available. The new edition contains 18.4 million burials, which is five million more than are on the second edition.
General Register Office introduces new charges
Posted in BMD on March 4, 2010| 2 Comments »
The UK’s Home Office Identity and Passport Service (IPS) announced new GRO charges on 1 March 2010.