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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,

At its AGM on 18 May 2024, the Military Interest Group committee for 2024/2025 was elected. Angela Heymans will continue as convenor, Susan Salvair as Treasurer and Gwyn Williams as committee member. A big welcome to Kay Reynolds who joins the committee and will help with the important job of looking after the afternoon tea at our meetings!

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June News

• Legacy Family Tree Genealogy Software - Version 10 is available for free
• Places of Pride: National Register of War Memorials | Places of Pride
• Dud

Ancestry

• England, Cricket Players 1845-2024
• England, Medieval Soldier Database 1368-1374
• Lancashire Non-Conformist Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1762-2005
• Ireland, Londonderry City Cemetery Burials, 1853-1961
• Ireland and Northern Ireland,

May News

• Transfer or export your Google Podcast subscriptions - YouTube Music Help
• Microsoft tests using MT/s for memory

We had a very busy March meeting in which Peter Hamersley presented two case studies demonstrating some thinking

Do you have a photo of a person in uniform and want to know how to identify key details to help with your research?  Stephen Sinclair, Robert Mitchell and Bob Wise from the Army Museum of WA will be at the meeting of the Military Interest Group on Saturday 18 May 2024 to provide advice about WW1 and WW2 uniforms and other clues from the photos. 

Ancestry

• Blacksmiths and Related Trades Index 1720-1940
• United Kingdom, Red Cross Volunteers During WWI 1914-1918
• Battle of Jutland Crew Lists 1916
• Hampshire, England, Wills and Probates 1398-1858
• London, England, Stanfords London Maps 1890
• Ireland,