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From: "Rob Thompson" <>
Subject: GENUKI FAMILY HISTORY NEWS 54
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 18:44:52 +0100


GENUKI Family History News
No 54

3rd June 2001

Hello everyone

Hope by now you will all have received issues 51-53, as someone so
delightfully put it The Gremlins were having a party!

Here is an update on the Devon Freecen project, recently sent to the Devon-L
list by Brian Randell:

I thought it was about time I issued a further progress report on this
project, though in fact full details can always be found at:
http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/DEV/censusproject.html

In summary, almost 50% (64 to be exact) of the 130 sets of fiche have now
been transcribed. Of these 15 sets have since been checked, and of these 6
sets have gone through the final validation stage. Transcription, checking
and validation each involve use of a specially-designed software package,
developed either by or under the direction of John Lerwill, the overall
FreeCEN Coordinator. Much of the detailed coordination of the Devon project
is carried out by our three regional coordinators, Lesley Dawson, Bob
Muchamore, Dennis Radford and their helpers. Given that virtually all the
Devon fiche are already either being transcribed or are awaiting independent
post-transcription checking, the principal need for further volunteer help
in order to complete the 1891 Devon project now concerns checking - this
stage ideally is carried out by volunteers with previous transcription
experience, or at least much experience in dealing with 19th century UK
census records and the handwriting used at that time.***More such volunteers
will have a dramatic effect on the speed with which the Devon project is
completed.

***The FreeCEN database that will enable an online search facility to be
provided is now being actively designed by John Lerwill. (Once this is
complete, the present small set of interim sample transcriptions provided in
GENUKI/Devon will be withdrawn in favour of being made available via the
search facility.) As was originally planned, the Devon pilot project has
indeed led to a growth of companion projects under the overall FreeCEN
umbrella, so far including Bedfordshire, Cornwall, Durham, Surrey,
Warwickshire and Worcestershire - with a number more coming on stream very
shortly. Further details of FreeCEN, its software, and the projects being
carried out under it, are to be found at: http://freecen.rootsweb.com/

The Dyfed FHS website at: http://www.westwales.co.uk/dfhs/dfhs.htm
has been updated as follows. Changes following the Society AGM, in February,
include new officers and the facility to pay for Society subscriptions and
publications by creditor debit card. Another 100+ images of churches and
chapels. Additional indexes to Society transcriptions for Cardiganshire. A
small scale map, showing the OS reference grid, can be accessed from the
parishes list. Additional descriptions of towns to complete existing pages
except for much-needed photographs. The Research Assistance Programme has
been completely revised with a new form and help list. Next planned release
in August will include more photographs, updated members' research interests
and marriage index, additional transcription indexes and larger scale old OS
maps to locate farms, churches and chapels.


New Books & CD’s
1898 Bartholomew’s Atlas On CD – in two parts. The first CD contains the
statistics (Population, Climate, Geology, and much more) and the large scale
maps which are pretty but not overly helpful to the genealogist. This CD
seemed to me to be a little slow to load, but well produced when it arrived.
The second CD contains the street maps of major towns and cities (and some
more obscure – like Devonport) This was much quicker to load and can
usefully be zoomed up to the point of reading street names. It does take a
while to load when you zoom in but you would expect that. All in all a
useful little CD – especially if you cannot get hold of a copy of the
original atlas. Still I would personally prefer maps on paper, but they are
not always so easy to get hold of! This CD was on sale at the Family History
Fair at a price of 17.45 UKP but you can find out more from the publishers
of this CD at www.genealogy.demon.co.uk

Lancashire Graveyards and Burial Grounds: Location, and whereabouts of
transcribed monumental inscriptions, by W J Taylor. Published by Lancashire
Family History & Heraldry Society, ISBN 1-870277-03-1. A simple, yet
effective A-Z of Lancashire Burial grounds, showing whether they have had
monumental inscriptions transcribed, and where you can find them. There is
also a grid reference of the graveyard. A very useful guide to whether you
can find monumental inscriptions or not, and of course a lot of the
transcriptions are also available at larger genealogical repositories.

The Genealogical Services Directory: Family and Local History Handbook, 5th
edition, published by The Genealogical Services Directory, ISBN
0-9530297-4-3, priced at 6.99 UKP. I have mentioned this book before but
recently picked up a copy. I was very impressed by the much improved
layout – making information easy to find. There are also heaps of articles
which are interesting to read, making this guide very much more than just
information. Addresses of Family History Societies, Libraries, repositories
and record offices are all in this guide as well as many more addresses of
useful places and people. A vital guide to resources which will save most
people from looking through many sources for information. The price is very
reasonable as well considering the large amount of data contained, and if
you have never bought one before now is probably the time.

Identifying your World War I Soldiers from Badges and Photographs, by Iain
Swinnerton with illustrations by Roland Symons. Published by the Federation
of Family History Societies, to add to a collection of Military Books that
they publish, quite a few of them by Iain Swinnerton. I found this book
informative and interesting. It contains mainly a collection of
illustrations of military badges and medals, from campaign medals to
occupational and regimental badges. I am no Military expert and therefore
cannot vouch at all for the accuracy but I do have confidence in the author
and publisher to get it right. Each chapter contains a different type of
medal and is accompanied by a short description. This could be a very useful
book in identifying photographs, I do wonder a little how much use a single
family history researcher will find in the book, but I do think it will be a
useful reference title. The title costs 6.50 UKP and should be available on
most bookstalls and in any shop specialising in Family History.

Webpage reviews
http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/leisure/countryside/bro/sources.htm
Website containing details of what is available for family historians at the
Berkshire Record Office. Simple site, nothing flashy, but extremely useful
information about what to expect and what you could find when you visit.
Contains useful information to read before you visit the record office

http://www.kent.gov.uk/e%26l/artslib/archives/acollfamily.html
Homepage of the Centre for Kentish Studies, with details of the collections
and what to expect to find at this archive. The website is a little over
designed which makes it a little uncomfortable on the eye, but the
information contained is ok, and could be helpful in planning a visit to the
centre

http://www.societe.org.gg/sections/familyhistorysec.htm
A rather disappointingly bare website of La Société Guernesiaise. The site
contains a bit of useful information and good background to the Society and
how it can help you with tracing Guernsey ancestors. Includes details of
meetings and publications. The choice of colours would not be helpful to
anyone with poor vision as the font and background tend to blur but if you
have ancestors in Guernsey this will be worth visiting if only for the links

New on Genfair
The Southampton Monumental Inscriptions microfiche series of Hampshire
Genealogical Society now includes The Church of the Holy Saviour at Bitterne

Highland FHS are rapidly expanding their series of 1851 Census Index
booklets. Six new ones cover the following parishes: Alness, Glenshiel,
Kintail and Lochalsh in Ross and,Cromarty; Bower in Caithness and Kiltarlity
in Inverness-shire.

Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society have added a number of new booklets to
their stand. These are: The Register of Successful Vaccinations for Newtown
and Llanllwchaiarn (1856-59), three booklets of Registers for Mochdre and
memorial inscription booklets for the parish churches of Criggion,
Llangynog, Llangynog, Church of St. Melangell, Leighton and Trelystan.

FHS Cheshire have just published a microfiche of MIs for Odd Rode, All
Saints Wiltshire Census Productions have published further volumes of their
1851 Census Indexes on microfiche covering Alderbury, Downton and Britford
(Vol 10) and Amesbury, Orcheston and Winterbourne (Volume 11)

New books at Sheffield and District FHS are the following titles: A Home of
Our Own: Longley & Southey Estates 60 years of community life Growing Up in
Grenoside in the early years of the century as remembered by Hannah Brodie
(nee England) High Green in the 1920s as remembered by Stanley Ellam The
Maggie Kelly - a story of canal life in Yorkshire in the 1850s Where to Find
Recorded Monumental Inscriptions in Yorkshire (Edition 2000)Heghlegh Then
and Heeley Now Firth Brown: A Sheffield steel company Norton(photographs of
the Sheffield suburb)

Cornish have added Sithney Baptisms 1730-1838 to their list of parish
register transcriptions on floppy disc.

Huntingdonshire FHS have just published their Directory of Members Interests
for 2001. New parishes in their series of monumental inscriptions on
microfiche are Abbotsley and Great Paxton. Their parish registers now
include Conington, Ramsey and Water Newton. The Society has also expanded
considerably the range of booklets that they offer.

The Isle of Wight FHS have added several items. Under The Royal United
Services Institute you will find the Institute Journal New Members' Lists
1944-1947, 1948-1951 and 1952-1960. In the CDs Section there are the 1933
Electoral Register for whole of Isle of Wight, 1922 Navy List (15,000 names)
and Index to RAF Retired Officers' Lists 1990

Upcoming Events
Stirling University is holding summer schools this summer - including one
called "Scottish Family History Studies" - see the DAICE web-site at:
http://www.stir.ac.uk/departments/daice/summer.htm

You can find a listing of upcoming events, and links to respective websites
on the GENEVA site (part of GENUKI) at
:http://users.ox.ac.uk/~malcolm/genuki/geneva/

New on GENUKI
Bedfordshire Links/pages added/amended: Material available to Genealogists;
Business Records; Churches in Bedfordshire; Bedfordshire Family History
Society; Anglican Parish Registers; Non-Anglican Registers; Bedfordshire's
villages; Genweb Bedfordshire pages; War Memorials for Bedfordshire; Links
and Information; Bedford Record Office Holdings of Newspapers; Workhouse and
Lunatic Asylum Birth and Death Registers; Poor Law Unions; Workhouses for
Bedfordshire; School Records; Bedfordshire Historical Record Society;
Register of Electors; Ampthill; [Ampthill] Ampthill & District
Archaeological & Local History Society; [Ampthill] Ampthill History Forum;
Arlesey; Aspley Guise; Astwick; Barton in the Clay; Battlesden; Bedford;
[Bedford] Kelly's Directory - Bedfordshire - 1898 - Bedford; [Bedford]
Bedford Archaeological & Local History Society; [Bedford] St Cuthbert;
[Bedford] St John; [Bedford] St Mary; [Bedford] St Paul; [Bedford] St Peter;
Biddenham; Biggleswade; Billington; Bletsoe; Bolnhurst; Bromham; Caddington;
Campton; Cardington; Carlton; [Eaton Socon] Map of the area; [Eaton Socon]
Genweb - Eaton Socon; [Eaton Socon] Old maps of the parish of Eaton Socon;
[Eaton Socon] Eatons Community Association (ESCA); [Swineshead] Map of the
area; [Swineshead] St Nicholas; [Swineshead] Genweb - Swineshead; [Tilbrook]
Map of the area; [Tilbrook] War Memorial.

Links/pages added/amended in the UK and Ireland section: The Archives Hub;
Consignia Heritage Collection (Post Office Archives); Barry Ruck's Mini FAQ;
Church, Circuit and District Websites; The Methodist Church; Parish Finder;
Complete Newgate Calendar; FFHS Publications; DNA & the Family Historian;
Background on DNA Testing and Genetics; 10 Ancient Groups of Forefathers;
29,000-Year-Old Bone Material; 60,000 Year-Old "Mungo Man"; Alan Savin's;
American Association for the Advancement of Science; Announced Plans in
January 2001; Apeman Portal; BBc Report; Beringia; Brigham Young University
Global Database; Burns; Celera; Cilento; Civil War Remains; Cuni;
Encyclopedia of Life; Evolutionary Fate of the Neanderthals; Gene Code at a
Glance; Gene Testing; Genetic Codes Unraveled: New Clues to Human History;
Genetic Divide; Georgia; Giuseppe Passarino Et Al; Glossary of Terms;
Hereditary Disease Foundation; His Website; Howard Hughes Medical Institute;
Howery; Human Genome Diversity Project; Juliette Saillard Et Al; Kevin
Duerinck's; Leiden University Page; Lemba; Liberty; Little Gene Flow;
Migrating Humans; Migration Patterns in Siberia, the Americas & Central
Asia; Mitotyping Technologies; Mumma; Nature Genetics; Nord Website; Office
of Rare Diseases; Own Website; Oxford Ancestors; Oxford Genetic Atlas of the
UK; Paleo.net; Philip Dance; Pomeroy; Primer on Molecular Genetics; Protein
Studies; Prove His Identity With 99% Certainty; Report on the DNA Test
Attempt; Research; Roper; Sanger Centre; Science; Science Functional
Genomics; Scientific Testimony.; Sequencing Process; Seven Women; Sharing a
Maternal Ancestor; Solving the Mystery: Dna Tests for Your Research;
Stidham; Swedish Study; The Centre for Genetic Anthropology; The Results;
The Y Chromosome In The Study Of Human Evolution, Migration And Prehistory;
Three Frozen Mummies; Timeline of Evolution; Tonga; Toole; Treasure Troves
of Science; UC Berkeley; US News & World Report; Welcome to the Cradle of
Humankind; Wells; Y Chromosomes of Jewish Priests; PRO - Virtual Museum;
Birth, Marriage & Death; Crime & Punishment; Empire; Famous Names;
Invention, Fashion & Design; Kings & Queens; The Wider World; War & Defence;
Extracts from Various Late 19th & Early 20th Century Newspapers; Bodleian
Library Map Room; The Historical Maritime Society; World War I Military
History List; World War I Document Archive; Officers Died; Crimean War
Research Society; Nicknames and Naming Traditions; Regional Press Database;
Newspaper Society; Consignia Heritage Collection (Post Office Archives);
Coal Mines History Resource Centre; British Methodism and the Poor
1739-1999; Taxes in force in 1837.

Links/pages added/amended in the Kircudbrightshire section: Surname List;
Dumfries & Galloway Family History Society; Publication List..

Changes on the GENUKI Home Page:Copyright at the Public Record Office;
Maintainers E-mail List; Lancashire Online; Gareth Hicks' article about
GENUKI; GENUKI Spider.

Huntingdonshire Links/pages added/amended: Baptist Ministers in
Huntingdonshire 1811 to 1831; [Alwalton] Alwalton Manor in AD 1279; [Great
Paxton] Great Paxton - Genweb Page; [Hemingford Grey] War Memorial;
[Huntingdon] Huntingdon Team Ministry; [Molesworth] Map of the area;
[Ramsey] Website - St. Mary; [St Ives] St Ives - A Personal View; [St Neots]
Church of St Mary; [Sapley] Map of the area; [Sapley] Sapley; [Sawtry] War
Memorial; [Somersham] War Memorial; [Somersham] Somersham - GenWeb Page.

Northamptonshire Links/pages added/amended: [Stoke Bruerne] Stoke Bruerne
Surnames Index.

GENUKI's Home Page - http://www.genuki.org.uk/
GENUKI's Listings of:Family history Societies -
http://www.genuki.org.uk/Societies/ Genealogy Mailing Lists -
http://www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/MailingLists.html Surname Lists -
http://www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/SurnamesLists.html
GENUKI's Frequently Asked Questions File -
http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/faq.html

And finally…
Well that is it for this week, and hopefully the gremlins have now gone to
visit elsewhere! Hope there was something for you

Remember to keep the suggestions and comments coming in to me at
including news of events and books.

Have a good week

Rob

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