NOTE: This article is not about any of the “normal” topics of this newsletter: genealogy, history, current affairs, DNA, and related topics. However, this article contains information that I believe all computer users should be aware of, whether they plan to use it themselves or not. However, if you are looking only for true genealogy, …
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Searching in the Right Places, Family Search Wiki
July 14, 2023 Plugging a name into a database is a quick way to search for records. If you’re lucky enough to have an ancestor with a unique name, it might result in a plethora of records about that ancestor. Unfortunately, though, most of our ancestors’ names turn out to be surprisingly common. That means …
New Seafaring Records added to TheGenealogist
The following is a press release issued by TheGenealogist: New Seafaring Records TheGenealogist has just released a range of records that will appeal to many British family historians with seafaring roots. As an island nation, we have seen countless ancestors go to sea, especially in the two World Wars. Whether our forebears served in merchant vessels or …