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Exciting news from Ancestry! They have partnered with the UK National Archives to digitise 3 million Second World War MOD service personnel records. The first tranche has now been released on their site.

Ancestry is offering free, unlimited searches of their military records until 13 November 2024. After this date, if you don't have

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

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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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,

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

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.,

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

August News

• Check your usage quota in webmail – The Messaging Company (the size of the mailbox will determine the cost)
• The Messaging Company Pricing

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,