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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Cope CUMPSTON – activist in Illinois, her mother Catherine Hume CUMPSTON and Kelby CUMPSTON
You can read more about Cope (Copenhaver) on my website at http://www.cumpston.org.uk/#/copenhaver-cumpston-usa/4533405065 Cope Cumpston found her voice as an activist when she moved to Champaign-Urbana and got heavily involved with a political campaign. With hard work and long hours, it … Continue reading
‘Locating London’ – new website
An interesting feature on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme today discussed a new online web project, Locating London http://www.locatinglondon.org It ”allows you to search a wide body of digital resources relating to early modern and eighteenth-century London, and to map … Continue reading
Posted in Research web sites
Tagged England, Genealogy, John Rocque, London, Map, Old Bailey, Ordnance Survey, Oxford
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On the Twelfth Day of Christmas: A Grim Almanac of Georgian London
Another new book is by Graham Jackson & Cate Ludlow and due to be published on 9th January 2012, £14.99 978-0-7524-6170-0 Image by Dr Max via Flickr It outlines a day-to-day catalogue of dreadful deeds, brutal murders and strange occurrences from … Continue reading
Posted in Research resources
Tagged Genealogy, Georgian London, History Press, London, Westminster
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‘The Story of Brough-under-Stainmore’ by Margaret Gowling
‘The Story of Brough-under-Stainmore’ by Margaret Gowling has just been published and I only got as far as the Foreword when I spotted Cuthbert Cumpston. You can read more about him and his family on my website http://www.cumpston.org.uk/#/brough-cumpstons/4533669886 Also if … Continue reading
Posted in Cumpston people, Research resources
Tagged Brough under Stainmore, Cumpston, Genealogy, Guild of One Name Studies
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The Guild of One Name Studies – flexible membership
As a registered member of The Guild of One-Name Studies (www.one-name.org) I am pleased to announce that it has introduced flexible membership joining rates in six currencies. Image via Wikipedia This will enable new members to assess the benefits of the … Continue reading
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (www.cwgc.org) has announced a new series of signs to be unveiled across the UK: Image via Wikipedia As part of a drive to increase awareness of the number of Commonwealth war casualties buried in cemeteries within … Continue reading
Facebook pages and hidden messages – warning
Many genealogists have Facebook pages and use them as a way to connect with others researching their ancestry. Image via CrunchBase This link has appeared on my Facebook page but I thought I would put it here as well in case there … Continue reading
Posted in Research resources
Tagged Facebook, Facebook features, Genealogy, Social network
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The Orphan Chamber Cape Town Archives
There is an excellent searchable online database administered by the Universities of Cape Town and the Western Cape, in partnership with the Cape Town Archives Repository and the National Archives at The Hague, whose goal is “to make a complete … Continue reading
What’s new from Durham (UK) Records Online
From Durham Records Online (www.durhamrecordsonline.com): What’s New: Boldon baptisms 1813-1846, burials 1813-1851 At Boldon St. Nicholas in South Shields district: 816 baptisms covering 1813-1846 683 burials covering 1813-1851 In case you missed our last Boldon update (March 2011), here is an … Continue reading
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Tagged Boldon, Genealogy, Newcastle, Ponteland, River Tyne, South Shields
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Colonial administration files to move to The National Archives (TNA) London
The UK Foreign Office is to transfer many overseas colonial administration files to the National Archives – from its website at http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/publications-and-documents/colonial-administration/: The Foreign Office will be making available to the public a large collection of files from former British … Continue reading
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Tagged Archives, Cambridge University, Kew, National Archives, TNA
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