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May 20th, 2013
Search every name, state and territory for FREE.
On April 1, 1940 history was made as the 16th U.S. Census was taken in America and its territories. And today, each and every one of the 134 million records is ready for you to explore here on Ancestry.com. Simply search for your family member by name and you could find records that include details [...] Read more...May 20th, 2013
Discover your ancestors
Take a journey into your past and build your family tree. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet Read more...May 20th, 2013
£6m for First World War centenary projects
Six million pounds has been made available to communities wanting to commemorate the centenary of the First World War. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet Read more...Regular posts
May 21st, 2013
Looking for records of a British Army soldier after 1913
This is a brief guide to researching British army records for a soldier who was discharged after the beginning of the First World War. These records are informative and varied, though not all for this period survive. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet Read more...May 21st, 2013
Valuation Office map finder
Use this tool to identify and order Valuation Office Survey maps of England and Wales from 1910 to 1915. Our Catalogue contains descriptions of nearly 50,000 Valuation Office Survey maps and this innovative tool provides a simple way to identify and order a map without having to visit The National Archives. The process previously required [...] Read more...May 21st, 2013
The Olympic Record
The National Archives holds a range of records on the modern Olympic and Paralympic Games and Cultural Olympiad, from 1896 to the present. We have made these available online for the first time, providing you with access to this rich resource on sporting and cultural history. Did you like this? Share [...] Read more...May 21st, 2013
Titanic one hundred year anniversary
Titanic one hundred year anniversary. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet Read more...May 21st, 2013
20,000 County Durham Home Guard records now available online
Last year, The National Archives released around 40,000 digitised Second World War Home Guard personnel records as part of a pilot project. Since then, a further 20,000 records have been identified as ready for opening, meaning that around 75 per cent of the records in WO 409 series are now available online. Search them in [...] Read more...May 20th, 2013
Scots at Work exhibition
Scots at Work is a collaborative exhibition celebrating Scotland’s extraordinary working archives, including rarely-seen documents and objects from Scotland’s archives and museums, as well as the National Records of Scotland. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet Read more...May 20th, 2013
