List administrators just received this message. No advanced warning, not even an inkling. Am shocked to the core. Lynne list admin. -----Forwarded Message----- >From: RootsWeb Administration <rwmailinglists@ancestry.com> >Sent: Jan 7, 2020 12:37 PM >To: listowners@rootsweb.com >Subject: [LO] RootsWeb Mailing Lists > >Beginning March 2nd, 2020 the Mailing Lists functionality on RootsWeb will be discontinued. Users will no longer be able to send outgoing emails or accept incoming emails. Additionally, administration tools will no longer be available to list administrators and mailing lists will be put into an archival state. > >Administrators may save the emails in their list prior to March 2nd. After that, mailing list archives will remain available and searchable on RootsWeb. > >As an alternative to RootsWeb Mailing Lists, Ancestry message boards are a great option to network with others in the genealogy community. Message boards are available for free with an Ancestry registered account. > >Thank you for being part of the RootsWeb family and contributing to this community. > >Sincerely, >The RootsWeb team
FamilySearch offers free family history classes many of which are in webinar form and can be accessed on a home computer or other device. The price is right and a lot of the titles sound very worthwhile. Take a look at the April schedule at <https://media.familysearch.org/free-family-history-library-classes-and-webinars-in-april-2019/> or <http://tinyurl.com/y4yoyfqa>. If you take advantage of any of the classes, please tell the list about it and whether you would recommend it.
If you have an ancestor in your tree who was adopted, you might find this article in Family Tree magazine helpful, which includes links to available UK records and resources and websites that can help in your research. See <http://tinyurl.com/y57foenp>
Dear friends in New Zealand, We are mourning with you. Keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers. Lynne
Have criminals amongst your ancestors? Who Do You Think You Are has an online article that might help you find your ancestors' prison records, the 14 best websites for tracing prisoners in your family history: <https://tinyurl.com/y4nekrfq> The National Archives has "How to trace your criminal ancestors" at <https://tinyurl.com/y66w8dhf> and links to 16 research guides at <https://tinyurl.com/y4rm33v7>. Good luck! If you find something interesting, please do post about it. It would be a crime not to share. Lynne
From the Bury Times (www.burytimes.co.uk) : "A NEW digital archive immortalising the contribution of members of the region's Jewish community to the First World War has been unveiled. "The We Were There Too project represents a permanent record of the lives of Jewish men, women and families between 1914 and 1918, and details their military service and efforts on the home front. "First introduced in London in 2016, the project has now been extended to the North West thanks to a Heritage Lottery Fund Grant. "The Mayor of Bury, Councillor Jane Black, attended the project's launch ceremony at the King David High School in Manchester alongside other civic, military and religious leaders. "Another launched ceremony was also held at Princess Road Synagogue in Liverpool. "Cllr Black said: 'I attended this important event as Mayor, along with my husband Mark. Bury is a proud army town and it was so interesting to hear about this project as mayor, but also as a Jew whose father, uncles and grandfather fought in the British Army.' "At the launches a series of emotive readings were given by young people and members of the Jewish community, including poems by Jewish war poets Isaac Rosenberg and Siegfried Sassoon. "A moving act of remembrance then followed, led by Reserve Army Chaplain Rabbi Ariel Abel. "The We Were There Too database will offer an insight into Jewish life in Britain in the early 20th century through a number of research resources which have been brought together for the first time. "In the future more collections of rare material will be added, and, in keeping with Jewish tradition, the site will also allow visitors to permanently memorialise their ancestors to commemorate their deaths annually. "Cllr Black said: 'As the years pass by and our ancestors are no longer with us, it is important to find ways to remember. The web technology used here will help us make the history of families and our country available to new generations. "'I was particularly moved to hear how some families are now able to say memorial prayers on the anniversaries of their ancestors’ deaths, so that their lives are now being remembered. "'My own grandfather fought in the First World War, and I hope to find out more about what he did through this project.' "The project is now appealing from people to volunteer and help maintain the collections. 'Volunteers will be offered training in research, handling historical information, technology project planning and communication. 'Alan Fell, the We Were There Too project senior consultant, said: 'We are now asking people to volunteer to help us maintain this important and valuable asset. "'Whatever your age, knowledge of the First World War, research experience or understanding of computers, if you think you have a family member who lived in Britain during the war, or are interested to research a name in the British Jewry Book of Honour, on a Synagogue Memorial Board, a gravestone or a host of other memorials, then we will help you to find out more about them and build a Personal Record.'” For more information or to get involved visit www.jewsfww.uk or email alan@jewsfww.uk.
News from John Marsden - New data has been added at www.lancashirebmd.org.uk as follows: Added 131 Births for Lancaster RD comprising: Preesall (1969-1974) Added 2,336 Births for Hyndburn RD comprising: Haslingden (1890-1895) Added 6,356 Births for Bury RD comprising: Bury (1965-1968) Added 3,010 Deaths for Bury RD comprising: Radcliffe (1934-1937); Elton (1890-1892) Added 915 Marriages for Fleetwood and Fylde RD comprising: Poulton-le-Fylde, Methodist Church (Queensway), (1940-2000) St. Annes-on-Sea, The Drive Methodist Church (Clifton Drive South) (1909-1998) Thanks are due to Tony Foster and his team for the above. Added 33,722 Births for Manchester RD comprising: Manchester (1990-1997) Added 32,716 Deaths for Manchester RD comprising: Manchester (1988-1997) Thanks are due to Liz Williamson and Phil Wharram and their team. For access to all the UK's major BMD and Census sites visit https://www.UKBMD.org.uk/ For access to all the UK's major Family History sites visit http://www.UKGDL.org.uk/ For access to all the UK's major Military Family History sites visit http://www.UKMFH.org.uk/
News from Ian Hartas - Cheshire BMD has been updated as follows: Marriages: 10 for Claughton, St Michael, registers at Wirral (1957-1958) 501 for Rock Ferry, St Barnabas, registers at Wirral (1952-1964) 20 for Prenton, Methodist Church (Glenavon Road), registers at Wirral (1954-1965) 102 for West Kirby, Methodist Church (Westbourne Road), registers at Wirral (1953-1969) 21 for Hoylake, St Andrew's United Reformed Church (Birkenhead Road), registers at Wirral (1953-1962) 794 for Birkenhead, Civil Marriage, registers at Wirral (1966-1968) Births: Replaced 2,083 for Wallasey, registers at Wirral (1916-1922) to add mother's maiden names Replaced 1,013 for Woodchurch, registers at Wirral (1851-1855) to add mother's maiden names Many thanks to Helen Gill and colleagues for these. See http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/update.php for updates For access to all the UK's major BMD and Census sites visit https://www.UKBMD.org.uk/ For access to all the UK's major Family History sites visit http://www.UKGDL.org.uk/ For access to all the UK's major Military Family History sites visit http://www.UKMFH.org.uk/
News from Ian Hartas - "Yorkshire BMD has been updated to add: "Marriages: "1,993 for Whitby, St Mary, Whitby, registers at Harrogate (1843-1875) "Many thanks to Brian & Jan Ainscough and their colleagues for these." For access to all the UK's major BMD and Census sites visit https://www.UKBMD.org.uk/ For access to all the UK's major Family History sites visit http://www.UKGDL.org.uk/ For access to all the UK's major Military Family History sites visit http://www.UKMFH.org.uk/
The Staffordshire BMD has been updated with the following records: Deaths: 3,005 for Hanley, registers at Stoke-On-Trent (1935-1943) 5,347 for Stoke, registers at Stoke-On-Trent (1949-1955) Marriages: 53 for Northwood, Trinity Methodist Church, registers at Stoke-On-Trent (1997-2013) 10 for Norton Green, Zion Methodist Church, registers at Stoke-On-Trent (1986-2002) 4 for Stockton Brook (Leek Rd), Methodist Chapel, registers at Stoke-On-Trent (2004-2005) 42 for Blurton (Magdelen Rd), Methodist Church, registers at Stoke-On-Trent (1969-1994) 1 for Longton , Polish Centre, registers at Stoke-On-Trent (2010-2010) Many thanks to Bill Harrison and the Staffs BMD volunteers. The Staffordshire BMD can be found at http://www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk and the West Midlands BMD at http://www.westmidlandsbmd.org.uk For access to all the UK's major BMD and Census sites visit https://www.UKBMD.org.uk/ For access to all the UK's major Family History sites visit http://www.UKGDL.org.uk/ For access to all the UK's major Military Family History sites visit http://www.UKMFH.org.uk/
From <http://livelb.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/changes-to-our-fees/> - "From 1 February 2019, there will be changes to some of the fees we charge. "Archive boxes on repository shelvesAs a government department providing a public service, we are able to charge for some statutory services (as defined by the Public Records Act ) on a cost recovery basis. The Fees Order, which regulates our fees, has been refreshed from the last calculation which came into effect 1 April 2017. We are maintaining the standard approach in line with the HM Treasury publication, Managing Public Money, to set charges at a level that will recover full costs, ensuring that The National Archives neither profits at the expense of consumers nor makes a loss for taxpayers to subsidise. "There are both price increases and decreases, for example a digital copy up to A3 size goes up by 10p to £1.20. Currently, our research service cost £23.35 per 15 minutes, this will go up by £1.00 however, the charge for a copy of a naturalisation certificate will go down by 25p to £27.15. "As there is no legal requirement for The National Archives to digitise physical public records these services are by definition discretionary. We have therefore removed the following digital surrogate related lines: • The creation of digital surrogates funded by others (for a commercial return, or to widen access) • Reprographic charges (Production and Estimation) • Image Library (Serviced Copies – Colour Photograph) • Digital Downloads • Conservation for Digitisation "In addition to, but separate from, the Fees Order changes, we are introducing a fee for the provision of letters of no evidence of naturalisation, in the same way that we charge for certified copies of naturalisation certificates. They will incur a fee of £27.15 which is regulated to be the cost recovery price (i.e. the cost to The National Archives doing the work). "A full list of fees can be found here <www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/record-copying-prices-february-2019.pdf>" Don't shoot the messenger! Lynne
The Christmas edition of the FFHS has links to multiple giveaways -- too many for me to list here -- and a DNA report in which you might be interested. See <https://mailchi.mp/ffhs/christmas-newsletter-2018?e=e5e58f2aea> for the online edition. Enjoy! Lynne
From the Macquarie University in Australia, some Coronial Inquests extracted from local newspapers. Scroll down and click on the country of interest then click on the county. There's also a page of deaths at sea. Be aware, it's a very interesting resource but also very gruesome. <http://www.law.mq.edu.au/research/colonial_case_law/colonial_cases/less_developed/coronial_inquests/> or <https://tinyurl.com/yb3ct2qe> My thanks to Adele on the LancsGen list for pointing out this resource. Please do let us know if you find an ancestor mentioned. Lynne
Thank you for sharing these photos. My grandmother and grandfather left Liverpool for Canada (separately) about 1910. They didn’t have much, but I assume more than the children shown as they were able to get on a ship and leave Liverpool. Maureen Vancouver Island, BC, Canada Sent from my iPad > On Dec 12, 2018, at 8:27 AM, Lynne <lklein@mindspring.com> wrote: > > Very sad photos from the Liverpool City Library and the Records Office published in yesterday's Daily Mail: > > https://tinyurl.com/y9ptuphk > > Lynne > > _______________________________________________ > Be sure to post in PLAIN TEXT, not MIME or HTML. > > Except for personal messages, please reply to the list. > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/eng-lost-connections@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community
Very sad photos from the Liverpool City Library and the Records Office published in yesterday's Daily Mail: https://tinyurl.com/y9ptuphk Lynne
Somehow between sending the message and it being distributed, the registration link became corrupted. It should have been <https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3005535218778015234> or <https://tinyurl.com/y6u28d8o> Hope that works! Lynne
From the International Society for British Genealogy and Family History, a free webinar Saturday, December 1 at 11 am eastern time. Solving Adoption Mysteries in Your Family Tree Through DNA "In this webinar, Genetic Genealogist Maurice Gleeson will show us how DNA can be used to solve adoption mysteries in our family tree." Register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/regist…/3005535218778015234
On Tues 20th November the Leigh & District Family History Society will be welcoming Bill Huyton to talk about the Boat People of Leeds-Liverpool Canal. Help desk open from 7pm, speaker at 7.30pm followed by refreshments. All welcome for the last meeting of 2018. Meetings are held in the Derby Room at Leigh Library. Turnpike Centre Civic Square Market Street Leigh WN7 1EB https://www.lswlfhs.org.uk/Groups/leigh-group/index.php
As part of the Book Festival, there will be a Chorlton Local History Walk. Sunday 18 November, 2 - 4pm. See <https://tinyurl.com/ya4awqy8> for details about the walk. Details about the Festival can be found by following the links on <https://www.chorltonbookfestival.co.uk/> Lynne
Ancestry has a free tip sheet in PDF form. The slant and illustrations are from a US perspective, but the ideas work on either side of the Atlantic. See https://ancstry.me/2zhouwd to download the document. Do you have some tips to share with us? There are a lot of subscribers to this list with varying degrees of expertise. As well as your queries, please post research advice, event information, and other family history information. Most of us are eager learn and you can help keep the list alive by posting. Lynne list admin.