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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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Sunday 1st September 2024
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By Mrs Julie Martin

 

Ancestry

  • Somerset, England, Wills and Probate Index 1300-2001
  • France, Ain, Censuses 1836-1921
  • France, Moselle, Births, Marriages and Deaths 1793-1922
  • France, Var, Censuses 1836-1921
  • U.S., Dead Fred Genealogical Photo Archive Index 1816-2001
  • U.S.,
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Monday 12th August 2024
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By Mr Ian Dew

Please Note: FHWA does not recommend any particular Genealogical program. Whatever you choose, make sure that the program supports the import and export of GEDCOM files.

Many of the programs listed here are used by FHWA members; have a look at the various features and select one that suits you best. Most can be purchased on line

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Category: Technology
Saturday 10th August 2024
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By Mr Ian Dew

August News

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Category: Technology
Friday 2nd August 2024
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By Mrs Julie Martin

 

Ancestry

  • Bacon's Atlases 1900
  • General Map of Great Britain 1935-1937
  • Lancashire, Catholic Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1762-1913
  • Yorkshire, Barnsley, England, Petty Sessions 1841-1923
  • Gwent, Workhouse Registers 1833-1957
  • Aberdeenshire,
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Saturday 13th July 2024
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By Mr Ian Dew

July News

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Category: Technology
Wednesday 3rd July 2024
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By Mrs Julie Martin

 

Retiring State Record Office Archivist David Whiteford also spent decades working in the Battye Library and was renowned for his knowledge of the library's map collection. 

In this, his final contribution to the SROWA News, he

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Wow, thanks Julie I didn’t see this original newsletter but it is such a great gift for the Ghosts project. There are actually a couple of towns mentioned that I’m going to have to add to our master list. Chris

Posted by Christine Harris, 04/07/2024 11:21:03 am

Wow, thanks Julie I didn’t see this original newsletter but it is such a great gift for the Ghosts project. There are actually a couple of towns mentioned that I’m going to have to add to our master list. Chris

Posted by Christine Harris, 04/07/2024 11:21:03 am

Hey Julie. That's a wonderful contribution and extremely useful tips. I am doing some research work for Ireland assignments for SROWA and these tips will work very well for it. I didn't know there were so many records available about the history of these towns and their residents.

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Tuesday 2nd July 2024
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By Mrs Julie Martin

 

Ancestry

  • England, Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index 1800's to current
  • United Kingdom, Military Roll of Honour 1945-2022
  • Buckinghamshire, Napoleonic Register: Posse Comitatus 1798
  • Ireland, Railway Employment Records 1870-1940
  • Scotland,
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Tuesday 2nd July 2024