Genealogists, especially those genealogists with Irish ancestry, owe a lot to Steven Smyrl. He’s the guy whose work and campaigning got the law changed in both jurisdictions in Ireland so that death records began to note important bio data. Death records in the Republic of Ireland used to be worthless because they recorded no vital …
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Smyrl Has Been a Leader in Irish Genealogy for More Than 30 Years
Genealogists, especially those genealogists who are Irish descendants, owe a lot to Steven Smyrl. He’s the guy whose work and campaigning got the law changed in both jurisdictions in Ireland so that death records began to note important bio data. Death records in the Republic of Ireland used to be worthless because they recorded no …
FamilySearch’s Top 30 Country Record Collection Expansions in 2022
The following is from FamilySearch: Hundreds of millions of new searchable genealogy records from 30+ countries Just in case you missed it, FamilySearch finished 2022 with an amazing number of new, free, fully-searchable genealogy records online. Over 420 million indexed records were added to 30 free online country collections, and millions more were added to …