>
>For any of you with ancestors that fought in the Civil War, this site is
>pretty good.
>
>http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Lair/3680/cw/cw.html
>
> It has a clickable table of states and lists the separate "Companies" with
>rosters.
CANADA. BRITISH COLUMBIA VITAL RECORDS. Searchable database of
births (up to 100 years ago), marriages (up to 75 years ago),
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>From another list.
>Old Occupations
>
>Accomptant Accountant
>Almoner Giver of charity to the needy
>Amanuensis Secretary or stenographer
>Artificer A soldier mechanic who does repairs
>Bailie Bailiff
>Baxter Baker
>Bluestocking Female writer
>Boniface Keeper of an inn
>Brazier One who works with brass
>Brewster Beer manufacturer
>Brightsmith Metal Worker
>Burgonmaster Mayor
>Caulke
Hi all:
There have been discussions on various sites of the "Home Children", orphans
from institutions in England sent out to Canada in the late 19th and early
20th century to work as farm labourers and as domestic servants.
These are currently being indexed from passenger lists held at the National
Archives of Canada.
The years covered so far are:
1869-1870, 1882-1884, 1887, 1889-1894, 1897-1900, 1902-1903, 1905-1907,
1909-1910, 1914
and these are now searchable online at
http://www.archives.ca/e
TENNESSEE CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATION INDEX ONLINE
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The Tennessee State Library and Archives is pleased to announced that the
index
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site
at:
http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/pension.htm
This collection includes approximately 28,000 applications from soldiers,
widows
and "colored" soldiers. The
>
>Received this from another list and thought someone might want to take
>advantage of the freebie.
>
>
> Use the Roots Cellar Free: 27 March - 3 April 2000
>
>Everton's Roots Cellar has over one million names of ancestors --
>> linked to the genealogists pursuing them. Each Roots Cellar entry
>> defines a single person with a name, date, event and locality, and
>> links that man or woman to the genealogist working on that family
>> line, along with his or her address.
>>
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For your information:
http://www.pro.gov.uk/about/frc/ then click on Services and down to
certificates of Birth Marriages, Death and Adoptions
there you will find the email address certificate.services@ons.gov.uk
also a link http://www.ons.gov.uk/regist_f.htm
in the section on applying by post it says
Certificates of births, marriages and deaths
Getting a certificate by post
The original records of births, marriages and deaths are not open to the
public, but you can get copies of entries in th
-----Original Message-----
From: Christine Normington
[mailto:christine.normington@nationwideisp.net]
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 02:50
To: Paul Featherstone
Subject: My Featherstones/Ashbys
Hi Paul,
As I told you yesterday, I managed to wipe out my entire Featherstone mail
folder, so I'm not sure where to send this E-mail other than to yourself,
but I would like to share it with everyone else in the Society in case any
of them
can connect with any of my Featherstone/Ashby set.
As you can see, the 2
>Got this from another mailing list and am passing it on....Barbara
>
>>
>>>>This is an outrage to historic preservationists anytime a foundation set
>>>>up to preserve a historic site as a museum turns around and sells it to a
>>>>wealthy individual rather than to another foundation dedicated to its
>>>>preservation. People have been known to tear down such places for a
>>>>shopping center or a drugstore.
>>>>Please sign the online petition at this site if you can't do anything
>>>>else.
>>>>
>>>>>Su
Here are some useful links, in regard to the new BBC series about genealogy.
Blood Ties' Official Site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/history/programmes/blood/index.shtml
Blood Ties Recommended Family History Sites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/history/programmes/blood/bloodlinks.shtml
Blood Ties "How to Get Started in Genealogy"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/history/programmes/blood/family_1.shtml
BBC Genealogy Support Documents
http://search.bbc.co.uk/search/search.shtml?DB=all&P=genealogy&x=22&
This is just to warn you all to be careful, folks, as a new virus is doing
the rounds. It's called
PRETTYPARK.EXE
Should this come as an attachment to any E-mail you receive DO NOT OPEN, BUT
DESTROY IMMEDIATELY!!
Bin it and recycle it fast!
For further information on this and other virus go to:-
http://www.datafellows.com/v-descs/prettyp.htm
You'll be glad to know we have not had it, but we do know someone who has.
It's designed to get into your E-mail address book, steal data and
passwords, amongst o
>>Hi,
>>
>>>This is from another list and thought you might like to have it.
>>>Good Luck,
>>>Barbara
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>>>Dear List members, for your info:
>>>
>>>The Tennessee State Library & Archives is pleased to announced that the
>>>index to TN Confederate Pension Application files can now be searched on
>>>our
>>>web site at:
>>>http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/pension.htm
>>>
>>>This collection includes approximately 28,000 applications fr
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