Recent News Articles

Findmypast Adds Many Yorkshire Records

9 Jun 2023 7:36 AM | Anonymous

The following announcement was written by Findmypast:

National School Admission Registers and Log-Books 1870-1914 

The 9,778 new records added for Halifax in Yorkshire were transcribed by volunteers at Calderdale Family History Society. These records mark the end of the society’s three-year project to digitise school records, a collection now numbering at over 127,000. The new records cover 1880 to 1923 and may include key details about your ancestor’s schooldays.   

Yorkshire Baptisms 

There are 23,338 new records to explore this week from the Sheffield parishes of All Saints and Brightside. Delve into transcriptions and original images of these vital records to help your family tree flourish. 

Military Historical Society Bulletins 

Covering the years 2016 to 2022, these 1,242 new records are PDFs of original bulletins. Scanned and fully searchable, you can explore by name or by a specific issue. Details may vary, but you could uncover handy information about regimental uniforms, badges and insignias, as well as histories of regiments and even a photo or two. 

Newspapers 

One new title, updates to a further 15, and a total of 107,280 new pages make up this week’s newspaper release.  

New titles: 

·         Selby Times, 1869, 1871-1896, 1899-1911, 1913-1916 

Updated titles: 

·         Armley and Wortley News, 1892-1896, 1899 

·         Bayswater Chronicle, 1939 

·         Bingley Chronicle, 1889-1894, 1896, 1898-1899 

·         Bradford Daily Telegraph, 1913, 1916 

·         Devizes and Wilts Advertiser, 1883 

·         Downham Market Gazette, 1892 

·         Dundee Courier, 1993, 1995 

·         Eastern Post, 1923 

·         Edinburgh Evening News, 1936-1937, 1961-1962 

·         Essex & Herts Mercury, 1837, 1841 

·         Hinckley Echo, 1920 

·         Loftus Advertiser, 1902 

·         Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser, 1874, 1917 

·         Sheerness Guardian and East Kent Advertiser, 1911, 1929 

·         South Bank Express, 1910-1911, 1913 

Blog posts

Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter









































Powered by Wild Apricot Membership Software