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Tuesday 4th February 2025
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By Mrs Julie Martin

 

Ancestry

• 1921 Census (does not include Ireland or Scotland)

• Northern Ireland, Ballymena, Antrim, Headstone Inscriptions, 1671-1996

• 1926 Prairie Census of Canada

• Australia, South Australia, Country Business Directory, 1952-1953

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Sunday 26th January 2025
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By Mrs Julie Martin

 

DUMBLEYUNG AND DISTRICTS: THOSE WHO SERVED

On the 640 pages between the book's colourful A3 covers are the illustrated stories of the men and women who served their country in the armed forces and who have connections with the towns of Dumbleyung, Kukerin and surrounding areas. As Lake Grace

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Tuesday 7th January 2025
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By Mrs Julie Martin

 

Ancestry

UK, Heraldic Card Index, 1150-1850

United Kingdom, Corps of Military Police Index, 1800-2022

Teesside, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1974

Australia, Truth and Progress Publications, 1868-1894

Australia, Telephone Directories, 1913-1959

Curaçao,

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Tuesday 3rd December 2024
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By Mrs Julie Martin

 

Ancestry

  • Battle of Trafalgar Crew Lists, 1805-1806
  • The Royal National Lifeboat Institution Records, 1824-1989
  • Fold3.com, Memorials, 1600-current
  • Isle of Man, Wills Index, 1600-1864
  • RootsWeb WorldConnect Community Trees Index
  • Australia, New South
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Tuesday 3rd December 2024
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By Mrs Julie Martin

 

The British Library of Political and Economic Science has uploaded high-resolution photos of Charles Booth's 'Maps Descriptive of London Poverty, 1898-9', which can be freely downloaded and used in recounting the stories of your

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Saturday 23rd November 2024
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By Mrs Julie Martin

 

Enjoy a good podcast? If so, BBC4's latest offering, The Gift, will be sure to fascinate!

'Our lives were changed by unexpected DNA test results'

DNA tests used to be only the stuff of paternity suits

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Categories: DNA | Library
Sunday 3rd November 2024
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By Mrs Julie Martin

 

Ancestry

  • Clergy of the Church of England Index, 1540-1835
  • British Army World War II Medal Cards, 1939-1945
  • World War II Photographs, 1939-1945
  • Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Service Records, 1942-1959
  • Royal Monmouth Royal Engineers
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Wednesday 16th October 2024
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By Mrs Julie Martin

 

When searching for details about a West Australian teacher, I stumbled across a small cache of gold on the Carnamah Historical Society website that deserves mentioning.

They have produced the following databases and made them freely available online. 

Have a rummage through HERE

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Wednesday 2nd October 2024
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By Mrs Julie Martin

 

Ancestry

  • United Kingdom, Index of Professional Boxers, 1900-1979
  • Cheshire, Church of England Burials, 1813-1998
  • Cheshire, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1939
  • Cheshire, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1923
  • Cheshire, Church of England Baptisms,
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Friday 6th September 2024
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By Mrs Julie Martin

 

Thanks, Marcia Watson, for alerting us to the GLAM Workbench. It’s revealed that my paternal great-grandfather was a feminist! In 1894, he signed the South Australian Women’s

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