Launch of 1911 England Census in 2009

Findmypast.com, in association with the National Archives, will be managing the launch of the 1911 census, in 2009. This mammoth project is underway at this very moment.
www.1911census.co.uk will be the first, and for a time the only place to access the 1911 census online. If you haven’t already, then be sure to register on the [...]

Ann (WILSON) WESTABY (1822 – 1902)

Source: Westaby, Ann Wilson. Photograph. Date unknown (c. 1870s – 1880s?). Original photograph believed to be in the possession of David Eden, Bushnell, Illinois. 2008.

Ann WILSON was my husband’s 3rd-great-grandmother, and of all our English ancestors, one of the most recent immigrant ones. She was born 22 October 1822 (her family Bible says October [...]

Ann (WILSON) WESTABY (1822 – 1902)

Source: Westaby, Ann Wilson. Photograph. Date unknown (c. 1870s – 1880s?). Original photograph believed to be in the possession of David Eden, Bushnell, Illinois. 2008.

Ann WILSON was my husband’s 3rd-great-grandmother, and of all our English ancestors, one of the most recent immigrant ones. She was born 22 October 1822 (her family Bible says October [...]

New Genealogy Guides for England and Scotland

News Release from FamilySearch:
SALT LAKE CITY-FamilySearch announced today the release of two new free research tools that will help those with British and Scottish roots to find their ancestors. The research guides, Finding Records of Your Ancestors, England, and Finding Records of Your Ancestors, Scotland feature easy-to-follow instructions, colorful graphics, and removable worksheets. Free copies [...]

New Genealogy Guides for England and Scotland

News Release from FamilySearch:
SALT LAKE CITY-FamilySearch announced today the release of two new free research tools that will help those with British and Scottish roots to find their ancestors. The research guides, Finding Records of Your Ancestors, England, and Finding Records of Your Ancestors, Scotland feature easy-to-follow instructions, colorful graphics, and removable worksheets. Free copies [...]

8. To Russia, With Influenza

Read original military documents of the American North Russian Expeditionary Forces.
On Sunday, August 25th, 1918, the troops of the American North Russian Expeditionary Forces entrained at Brookwood, Surrey, in the south of England for Newcastle-on-Tyne to embark on ships headed for Russia. Brookwood is approximately six miles northeast, as the crow flies, of Camp Aldershot, [...]

8. To Russia, With Influenza

Read original military documents of the American North Russian Expeditionary Forces.
On Sunday, August 25th, 1918, the troops of the American North Russian Expeditionary Forces entrained at Brookwood, Surrey, in the south of England for Newcastle-on-Tyne to embark on ships headed for Russia. Brookwood is approximately six miles northeast, as the crow flies, of Camp Aldershot, [...]

7. Bryan and King George V

I usually put a link to the great documents available at Footnote.com at the beginning of each post in this series. I try to find something pertinent to link to, such as collections from World War I. Today I was stunned (happily) to find that the folks at Footnote have placed documents of [...]

7. Bryan and King George V

I usually put a link to the great documents available at Footnote.com at the beginning of each post in this series. I try to find something pertinent to link to, such as collections from World War I. Today I was stunned (happily) to find that the folks at Footnote have placed documents of [...]

6. Getting "Over There"

View American Milestone Documents for free at Footnote.com.
“We’ll be over, we’re coming over,And we won’t come back ’til it’s over Over There.”[Click here for the lyrics and melody of George M. Cohan's famous WWI song.]
In late July 1918, the 339th Infantry, to which Bryan was assigned, was sent by train from Camp Custer, Battle Creek, [...]