FHWA Blog and Other Updates

Sunday 2nd October 2022
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By Mrs Julie Martin

 

Ancestry

  • Coal Mining Accidents and Deaths Index, 1878-1951
  • World War II War Diaries, 1939-1946
  • World War II Women's Land Army Index Cards, 1939-1948 
  • Aberystwyth, Indexes to Crew Lists, 1850-1914
  • Wrexham, Cemetery Burial
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Wednesday 28th September 2022
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By Ms Christine Harris

Devonshire Street Cemetery, Sydney, 1902. Digital ID 17420_a014_a0140000258The Devonshire Street Cemetery (also known as the Brickfield Cemetery or Sandhills Cemetery) was located between Eddy Avenue and Elizabeth Street, and

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Friday 23rd September 2022
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By Mr Neil Bradley

John Cardinal has released ORA 1.52

You can explore the benefits of ORA here  https://www.ora-extension.com/en/index.htm#/

 

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Monday 19th September 2022
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By Ms Christine Harris

unwanted“Unwanted” certificates aren’t really unwanted.  Someone wants them, just not the person who has them!  Most of us will have had the experience of ordering a certificate only to find that it is not the person for

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Category: Library
Saturday 10th September 2022
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By Mr Ian Dew

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Category: Technology
Monday 5th September 2022
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By Mrs Pauline Basso

The latest edition of "Convict Links", our group newsletter, is now online.  Keep an eye out for back issues, which will gradually be added.

 

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Category: Convict
Friday 2nd September 2022
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By Mrs Julie Martin

Ancestry

Nottinghamshire Parish Registers

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Service Records, 1903-1922

U.S. Southern Baptist Church Records, 1750-1899

U.S. Washington,

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Monday 22nd August 2022
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By Ms Cheryl Hebbs

The Irish Group are returning to Unit4 at May St for the last meeting of 2022 which will be our Brick-wall workshop where the group will have the opportunity to discuss any problems in their family history research. 

What is a brick-wall? Every family historian comes across an ancestor that they cant identify or for whom they cant

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Category: Irish
Monday 15th August 2022
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By Ms Christine Harris

Am I the only person who didn’t know that the files that hang in a filing cabinet are called “Vertical Files”?  Just one of the things I have learned while browsing through our Library collections at May Street.  More importantly, I’ve actually found out what treasures can be un-earthed in the Vertical Files. 

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Category: Library
Saturday 13th August 2022
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By Mr Ian Dew

Links that I thought were interesting.

Hackers can unlock Honda cars remotely in Rolling-PWN attacks

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Category: Technology