Our friends at Who Do You Think You Are ? Australia have told us that due to record ratings and popular demand, the recent run of the Australian Who Do You Think You Are? series is going straight back on air as a repeat, starting this Friday 22^nd February at on SBS TV. In addition to this the station is continuing to show various episodes of the UK series.

Episode 1 on Jack Thompson was the highest rating Australian production ever on SBS TV. Eneclann researched Jack’s convict Irish Ancestor, Patrick Byrnes, for this episode. You can link to the show’s web site at WDYTYAA

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SPECIAL PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHT NATIONAL ARCHIVES RECORDS IN OCTOBER

Washington, DC* In October, the National Archives will feature a
series of programs highlighting records from its holdings, including
programs on the electoral college and the Treaty of Paris. All
programs are free and open to the public and will be held in the
National Archives Building and/or at the National Archives at College
Park, Maryland.

The National Archives Building is located at 700 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW, Washington, DC. Visitors to all programs in the National Archives
Building Research Center should use the Pennsylvania Avenue entrance,
between 7th and 9th Streets, NW. The National Archives at College
Park, MD is located at 8601 Adelphi Road. For directions to both
locations, see: http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro.

Introduction to Genealogy *** New Program***
Wednesday October 1, 11 a.m., and Saturday, October 25, 10 a.m.
Room G-24, National Archives Building Research Center
Staff archivists will present the first of these new monthly lectures
on basic genealogical research and techniques.

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Ancestry.com Dendrology 101: Ancestry’s Mythical OneWorldConnect

According to one competitor’s website, Ancestry.com has a tree system called OneWorldConnect. See the detail from their website, below. Sorry, guys. There is no such tree system. One wonders if they were trying to reference OneWorldTree or WorldConnect. However, OneWorldTree is, to use their terminology, an “Internet-Based Collective Family Tree” (albeit read-only). And WorldConnect is “a collection of family trees.”

A competitor examines Ancestry’s non-existent OneWorldConnect

In my opinion, an example of a “Linked Family Tree” is GenCircles Global Tree and their SmartMatching. But this isn’t meant to be an inventory of all Internet tree systems. Otherwise I’d take the time to show you an example of GenCircles SmartMatching for George Washington.

In conclusion, be assured that Ancestry.com has no OneWorldConnect and has no Linked Family Tree.

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I have always advocated awards for various genealogical achievements, particularly for achievements in non-traditional areas, such as outreach and encouraging young genealogists.

When I read the following release from the Association of Professional Genealogists, I again wondered where Jewish genealogy is in this arena.

APG awarded its first Young Professional Scholarship to high school senior

(This posting is from Tracing the Tribe – The Jewish Genealogy Blog.)

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From the Footnote Press Room:

“Footnote.com Takes Social Networking into the Past
10 Sep 2008
Where: Lindon, UT

San Francisco — September 10, 2008 – Losing a loved one can result in a range of emotions, from the grief and sorrow to comfort, which often comes from reminiscing stories and memories with family and friends. The challenge arises when there is no single place where all of these stories can easily come together to be shared, enriched and preserved.

Now at Footnote.com, anyone can find or create Footnote Pages where users connect and share stories, photos, and information about the people important to them.

To kick-off the new Footnote Pages, Footnote.com today released over 80 million of these pages created from data from the Social Security Death Index. Most visitors will find existing pages about several deceased friends and family members already on the site.

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For some time I have been researching the history of the handloom weavers in the main Perthshire town of Perth. In addition to transcribing many records of the weavers which have been made available on CD though Scotland’s Greatest Story, I have now also created a new website entitled The Handloom Weavers of Perth.

The site contains some of the conclusions from a study that I did on the trade from 1770 to 1844 for my postgraduate certificate in genealogical studies last year, as well as some free records. These include the names of weavers in the 1841 census for Perth, weavers in the 1843-44 trade directory for the town, a list of weavers paying seat rentals in 1749 and a list of weavers from 1715, compiled to find out how many arms the Weavers Incorporation could lay its hands on during the first Jacobite threat.

The website is available at www.perthweavers.bravehost.com and will be extended further next year, once I get a chance to continue it!

Hopefully it might be of use to some of those with Perth ancestry!

Chris

www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland’s Greatest Story
Professional family history research & genealogical problem solving

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Quick genealogy tip for searching cemeteries.

Sometimes the obvious isn’t all that apparent. Remember that in past centuries, almost all people were buried according to ethnic origin or religious affiliation.

So, the tip is don’t waste your time looking in a Presbyterian cemetery for a Catholic ancestor. Sounds obvious now that I’ve said it but it is such an easy (and frustrating) mistake to make.

Take care.

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Just got notice of this from Geneanet.

The London Metropolitan Archive and Guildhall Library Manuscripts date from the early 16th Century to 2006.

Owned by the City of London, they include parish records, school
records, electoral registers, lists of workhouse labourers and wills

The first records are expected to be launched in early 2009.

Those records will include parish records from more than 10,000 Greater
London parish registers of baptisms, marriages and burials, dating from
the 1530s to the 20th Century.

London school admissions from 843 schools, dating from the early Victorian times to 1911, will also be made available initially.

It is hoped the records will help people trying to trace the roots of
ancestors who lived in or passed through London at some point in time.

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Genealogy Blog – London Historical Records To Go Online – GeneaNet

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