Family Research - English, Scottish and Irish Genealogy

In submitting this small volume to the inspection of the Public, the Compiler “cannot conclude without soliciting attention to the Selector, or Cornish Magazine; which, being the only Periodical publication in the County, he trusts has some little claim for support. It was established with the hope of drawing forth Native Talent, and of exciting Literary Pursuits; and he feels confident a perusal of what has already been published will convince the reader that it has been in some measure successful.” for more click here

“Cornwall - maritime County of England, forming its SW extremity; is bounded by Devon on the East, and washed on all the other sides by the sea; length, NE and SW, 75 miles; average breadth, 22 miles; coast line, about 200 miles; area, 863,065 acres, population 330,686. The South coast is much and deeply indented, and has some good harbours.” for more click here

The following is an announcement from Ancestry.ca:

Celebrate Canada Day — Explore Your Family History

What were your ancestors doing in 1901?

June 29, 2006 – Toronto, ON – To coincide with the nation’s birthday, Ancestry.ca unveils the first every-name-indexed and searchable Canadian Census taken in the 20th Century. With Canada’s 139th birthday quickly approaching and bringing years of history to celebrate, Canadians are eager to investigate the family ties that unite them. for more click here

A day or two ago, I recommended the new Second Edition of Rose and Ingalls’ Idiot’s Guide to Genealogy. It was pointed out to me this evening that the first edition is available online - all 353 pages of it! for more click here

Ancestry.com announced today that it has completed the task of digitizing and transcribing the complete U.S. Census, from 1790 to 1930 (the most recent census available to the public), making it the only searchable online repository that offers the complete set. The addition of the remaining U.S. Census records brings the total database to 5 billion, and the site’s database to 600 terabytes of data. for more click here

There is nothing more frustrating than finding out the ancestors you’ve been so diligently searching aren’t really yours. That the hours and money you’ve spent on your research has been wasted. That the ancestors you’ve come to know and love aren’t connected to you by history or blood. Yet, it happens to most of us at one time or another. Genealogy research isn’t perfect. A lack of records, incorrect data, and embellished family stories can easily send us off in the wrong direction. for more click here

A Belfast Book of Honour is being prepared to commemorate the servicemen and women from the city and surrounding area who died during the First World War.

It is being compiled by Derek Smyth a former teacher and historian, under the direction of a committee chaired by the former head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, Sir Kenneth Bloomfield. The vice-chairmen and patrons are two leading church figures - the Dean of Belfast Dr Houston McKelvey and Msgr Tom Toner of St Patrick’s Cathedral in west Belfast.for more click here

Whether or not slaves were emancipated , Christian Fleetwood didn’t think he’d get a chance to make a difference in the Civil War — or ever get a fair shake in the supposed Land of the Free. for more click here

Who made the Law that men should die in meadows?

Who spake the word that blood should splash in lanes?

Who gave it forth that gardens should be bone-yards?

Who spread the hills with flesh, and blood, and brains?

Who made the Law?

A week before he was killed, an obscure infantryman wrote his own epitaph:from-Stories of valor in World War I’s most horrific battle. for more click here

THE scribbles on scraps of paper, yellow with age, the writing sometimes barely decipherable, lay at the bottom of a writing bureau drawer for decades. There were dozens of them. Some mere corners of a page ripped from a jotter and stained with mud from the trenches, others cleaner, written from the relative ‘comfort’ of a hospital bed. for more click here