Historic Scottish “cabinet papers” dating from the period leading up to parliamentary union with England have been published online for the first time. Researchers have spent four years painstakingly transcribing and editing the records of the Scottish Privy Council, described as one of the “most important” parts of Scottish government, between the years 1692 and …
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Search new South Africa Records on Findmypast
The following is an announcement written by Findmypast: This Findmypast Friday, discover three centuries of global history. We’ve updated our South African record collection this week, adding over 1.6 million baptism, marriage and burial records from across the country to three of our existing record sets. These new additions cover the years 1660 to 1996, so …
It is the First Day of the Month: Back Up Your Genealogy Files
Today is the first day of the month. That is a good time to back up your genealogy files. Then test your backups! Your backups aren’t worth much unless you make a quick test by restoring a small file or two after the backup is completed. Actually, you can make backups at any time. However, …