From an article by Carol DiPirro-Stipkovits: I have loved maps since grade school, and I’m still fascinated by them. I’ve been gifted several over the years and my home now has a dedicated wall to hold the collection of both those and estate sale finds, which includes a large pull-down from a local elementary classroom dated 1964. …
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‘Scottish Cabinet’ Papers Leading to 1707 Union Finally Published
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 …
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 …