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New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 12 April 2021

The following is an announcement from FamilySearch: FamilySearch added 3.3M new, browsable images this week from Italy, Lecce Civil Registrations 1901–1941, 2.2M more Catholic Church Records for Mexico from Distrito Federal 1514–1970, Hidalgo 1546–1971, Nayarit 1596–1967, and Sinaloa 1861–1921, plus 1.6M Catholic and Lutheran Church Records from Germany, East Prussia 1551–1992, North-Rhine-Westphalia 1580–1975, Pomerania 1544–1966, Rhineland-Palatinate 1540–1952, and West Prussia 1537–1981.  Also search new censuses from DR Congo (1984) and France, Eure (1836), and more from England and the US (IL, MA, and VA). Search these new records and images by going to FamilySearch to search over 8 billion free names …

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(+) Can You Claim a Copyright for Your Genealogy Data?

The following is a Plus Edition article written by and copyright by Dick Eastman.  About once a week or so I receive an e-mail from a person who feels “ripped off.” Each e-mail comes from someone who expends a lot of time and effort collecting genealogy information about their ancestry and then decides to share …

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(+) Can You Claim a Copyright for Your Genealogy Data?

The following is a Plus Edition article written by and copyright by Dick Eastman.  About once a week or so I receive an e-mail from a person who feels “ripped off.” Each e-mail comes from someone who expends a lot of time and effort collecting genealogy information about their ancestry and then decides to share …

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