(1) New sites http://www.irishheritage.com The Kane ancestral Irish map lists over 750 Irish family names and the Baronies and County in which the families held power-plus their standing in the social and professional community. http://www.scotlandsclans.com/ircemeteries.htm Irish cemetery records Links to sites that have posted monumental inscriptions and photographs from graveyards and cemeteries around Ireland. http://www.irishmigration.com/queries/submitquery.asp Submit Queries at Irish Migration Resource Center Submit Queries seeking emigrants who left Ireland, any time period, destination world-wide. Submissions can be any length, no limit on the number of entries. http://www.alphalink.com.au/~lfrost/Homepage/Bowerbird.htm Second-hand bookshop search engines http://www.btinternet.com/~crownsys/index.htm The site is called the Stodden website as these parishes are all part of the Stodden Hundred. http://www.ringmer.com The village of Ringmer, East Sussex, England. The history section contains much of interest to genealogists including census records, map, bibliography, biographies. http://www.webspawner.com/users/worldwidegenealogy/index.html Yorkshire genealogy and West Riding 1851 Census West Riding genealogy work done. Also have lots of shefffield records. http://www.rootsweb.com/~belghist/ "Life in Flanders in the 18th and 19th Centuries" is designed for descendants of Flemish (Belgian) immigrants interested in knowing why their ancestors emigrated. http://www.DutchGenealogy.com Dutch genealogy resources, indexes, maps, Dutch research tips, etc. www.linktop.demon.co.uk/dftcom2/ Gedcom to web page program http://www.worldtimeserver.com/ World Times. (2) Genealogy Articles http://www.themestream.com/articles/310549.html How Can I Research English Parish Registers? An article examining the availability of English parish registers on the Internet or on microfilm, and how to tell where they are available. http://www.themestream.com/articles/310504.html Understanding English Parish Registers: Definitions, Explanation, and Chronology. An article examining English parish registers, what they contain, the time period they were kept, and the factors influencing their use in genealogical research. http://www.themestream.com/articles/311792.html The Parish and Vital Records Listing. An article examining the Parish and Vital Records List, which tells us what records have been extracted into the IGI. (3) The MANASOTA PAFNews, February 2001 - Volume 7 Issue 4, is now live on the internet, located at their society's web site: http://members.nbci.com/manasotapaf/pafnews/feb2001/index.htm (4) www.pro.gov.uk/census/ for the 1901 project there is a mailing list and to add your name the email address is; [email protected] (5) The Electoral Roll is online at http://www1.elections.org.nz/index.html You can check your own entries by entering your full name and birth date, you will then see a screen giving your name and street name. Click on your name and you will be asked for the street #. Then you may update or change or just check your information. If you do make a change, you will receive a confirmation notice to sign and return. I'm sure a genealogist can see quite a handy tool here! (6) Would anyone going through to Taupo be willing to deliver two boxes of Scottish folders to Jen Hardie of the Scottish Group there please. Contact Pam Frater - 8555080 or email [email protected] (7) Standards For Using Records Repositories And Libraries Recommended by the National Genealogical Society http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ Recognizing that how they use unique original records and fragile publications will affect other users, both current and future, family history researchers habitually- -are courteous to research facility personnel and other researchers, and respect the staff's other daily tasks, not expecting the records custodian to listen to their family histories nor provide constant or immediate attention. -dress appropriately, converse with others in a low voice, and supervise children appropriately. -do their homework in advance, know what is available and what they need, and avoid ever asking for "everything" on their ancestors. -use only designated work space areas, respect off-limits areas, and request permission before using photocopy or microform equipment, asking for assistance if needed. -treat original records at all times with great respect and work with only a few records at a time, recognizing that they are irreplaceable and that each user must help preserve them for future use. -treat books with care, never forcing their spines, and handle photographs properly, preferably wearing archival gloves. -never mark, mutilate, rearrange, relocate, or remove from the repository any original, printed, microform, or electronic document or artifact. -use only procedures prescribed by the repository for noting corrections to any errors or omissions found in published works, never marking the work itself. -keep note-taking paper or other objects from covering records or books, and avoid placing any pressure upon them, particularly with a pencil or pen. -use only the method specifically designated for identifying records for duplication, avoiding use of paper clips, adhesive notes, or other means not approved by the facility, unless instructed otherwise, replace volumes and files in their proper locations, before departure, thank the records custodians for their courtesy in making the materials available. -follow the rules of the records repository without protest, even if they have changed since a previous visit or differ from those of another facility. ©1997 by National Genealogical Society; includes material ©1995 by Joy Reisinger, CGRS SM. 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