Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter The Daily Online Genealogy Newsletter by Dick Eastman, March 27, 24 and 22, 2017 The Genealogist Launches Various London Educational Records The following announcement was written by the folks at TheGenealogist: TheGenealogist has just released a batch of London school and university records to join its ever growing educational collection. Researchers can use this new data to find ancestors who attended or taught at a variety of Educational establishments within London between 1831 and 1927. Also listed are the names of those who held high office in the institutions, such as the patrons; deans; visitors and professors, in the case of universities and the principles, masters and governors in the case of the schools. This release covers the names of those who graduated from the University of London between 1836 and 1926 – while for King’s College London, it also provides a list of Fellows from 1847 to 1920, registered students for 1920-1921 and those awarded degrees in 1920 and 1921 as well as the prizes given at King’s. With a number of school records, joining this London release, researchers can also find old boys who served in World War I. For example it is possible to track down men serving with the colours in the Great War in the case of the Old Wilsonians, as listed in The Wilsonian Magazine. For those Old Alleynians and Old Haberdashers, who perished in the war, their names and often a photograph are recorded in the First World War Roll of Honours for both Dulwich College and the Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hampstead School. The list of records included in this release are: University of London Historical Record 1836-1926 The Skylark Magazine from Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hampstead School 1918 The Wilsonian Magazine April 1914-April 1919 University College School, London Register 1831-1891 Royal College Of Chemistry, Royal School Of Mines And Royal College Of Science Register Of Associates Record of Old Westminsters Vols 1 and 2 earliest times -1927 King’s College, London Calendar 1921-1922 Dulwich College War Record 1914-1919 These records and more are available at: TheGenealogist.co.UK ====================================================== Forces War Records – Five (5) FREE Military Genealogy Tutorials are now Online and Available to Download The following announcement was written by Forces War Records in the UK: With 10 million records covering over 300 years of conflict, and thousands of new records being added daily, there’s always something new to find on the site. But there’s so much more to gain from a visit to Forces War Records. The military and genealogy specialists have a wealth of knowledge and information to help anyone researching their family tree, or with those with military queries. These Five (5) FREE guides have been put together in-house and are FREE to all, perfect for complete beginners to advanced researchers: 1: Understanding your ancestor’s record All the details of your ancestor’s record made easy 2: Breaking down brick walls Renowned historian Simon Fowler gives his top 10 tips to get your family tree started 3: Trench Traumas & Medical Miracles If your ancestor was wounded in WW1, this is what his medical journey would have been like 4: How to trace your POW ancestor Want to know if your ancestor was taken a prisoner and what would have happened to him? 5: Quick guide to requesting WW2 records Struggling to find your WW2 ancestor’s record? Here’s to get hold of them. They can be downloaded here: https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/free-tutorials. ====================================================== Search Historical Newspaper Archives with Elephind.com Elephind can be a great FREE resource for anyone who wishes to search old newspapers. The purpose of elephind.com is to make it possible to search all of the world’s digital newspapers from one place and at one time. Elephind com allows you to simultaneously search across thousands of articles using key words and phrases. Elephind presently contains 174,143,178 items from 3,306 newspaper titles. You can find a list of libraries that have contribute their archives on the site by clicking on “List of Titles.” It is a very long list! Clicking on any library’s name displays the newspapers in that collection. Elephind.com is much like Google, Bing, or other search engines but focused only on historical, digitized newspapers. 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I will say however, one article on the list from the San Francisco Call of 6 September 1891 caught my eye: Darling Eastman, the long-sought-for Vermont moonshiner, is under arrest in this city. Eastman’s capture and escape at Corinth, Vt., last April, was the most sensational that has occurred in the State for twenty years. Orange County has been notorious for its stills. The most daring and successful operator in that section was J. Warren Eastman, who lived in an isolated quarter of Corinth. In April last a large posse of officers made a descent on the Eastman homestead. In an old blacksmith shop they discovered a still of the largest and most approved pattern in full operation. The father, Warren Eastman, his son Darling and his son-in-law were captured in their beds and heavily manacled. Yes, that sounds like one of my relatives! Admittedly, I have never found this family in my family tree before but they certainly sound like they might belong. 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