The following announcement was written by Findmypast: Findmypast adds thousands of school and parish records this Findmypast Friday National School Admissions Registers and Log-Books 1870-1914 New additions into this existing set cover around 10,000 records for Halifax and York in England. Now at over 9 million records, you might uncover which school your ancestor attended, …
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Spelling and Punctuation and Genealogy
September 16, 2022 When I was a high school English teacher, I was strict about requiring perfect spelling and punctuation from my students. I threatened them with grade reductions for those errors. After all, I reasoned, spelling and punctuation would be important in any of their future endeavors. Boy, was I wrong! I no …
Deb Liu Explains Why She Went From Facebook to Ancestry.com
Ancestry CEO Deb Liu shares her experience working at Facebook and explains her move to Ancestry.com in a video on Yahoo! at https://news.yahoo.com/deb-liu-explains-why-she-102342861.html. (Click on the icon that looks like a loudspeaker with an “X” to enable the audio.)