The following is an announcement written by the folks at TheGenealogist: Family history website TheGenealogist has announced today an exciting new feature as part of their powerful Map Explorer™ tool. For the first time, you can explore 1861 census records for England, Scotland and Wales seamlessly connected to contemporary maps with pins revealing the parish, thoroughfare, or even …
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National Archives Supports Efforts to Digitize Important Records From Puerto Rico
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) will help provide access to important records related to Puerto Rican history. NARA will work together with the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (ICP/Institute of Puerto Rican Culture) to increase access by digitizing pertinent records in the National Archives’ holdings. Enlarge Deputy Archivist of the United States William J. Bosanko (sitting, …
Wikitree Announces Largest Free Database of African-American Families
The following is a press release issued by WikiTree: Feb 21, 2024 – WikiTree, the free genealogy community and collaborative family tree, now hosts the largest free database connecting African-American families. African-Americans are underrepresented in genealogy. Slavery tore apart families and remains an ugly genealogical brick wall for many Americans. In 2020, a group of volunteers led …