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Private User
4/17/2011 at 8:04 AM
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Private User
4/17/2011 at 10:30 PM
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I don't know if anyone has mentioned these before, but I've come across two sites on medieval history that may be very valuable. (1) The first in is French (but can be translated if necessary) and deals with medieval Normandy: a journal called Tabularia.
Here is the description in English: Tabularia. Sources écrites de la Normandie médiévale (Tabularia. Written Sources of Medieval Normandy) is an online journal which is freely accessible on the CRAHM website hosted by the University of Caen network. Tabularia aims at studying the medieval written sources of Normandy. It was launched in order to give instant access to available information on the topic. This journal also aims at fostering a debate around the proposed dossiers by allowing exchanges to take place between readers and authors. Ultimately, it also devotes much space to the circulation and publication of written documentary sources, whether published or unpublished. The scientific validity of the information content is guaranteed by the presence of an editorial board and by cross-reading of submitted contributions. (2) The other site will be of great interest to Geni researchers, The Internet Medieval Sourcebook from the Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1n.html It's been around since 1996 and is an amazing compendium of information on all things medieval, including Saints' Lives
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Private User
4/18/2011 at 1:04 AM
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4/18/2011 at 10:01 AM
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If someone already posted this, forgive me, but: http://www.candoo.com/genresources/index.html Great resource for Caribbean genealogy. |
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Private User
5/4/2011 at 1:11 PM
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This site in fascinating me: http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/histories/default.htm Moving Here explores, records and illustrates why people came to England over the last 200 years and what their experiences were and continue to be. It offers free access, for personal and educational use, to an online catalogue of versions of original material related to migration history from local, regional and national archives, libraries and museums. |
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5/4/2011 at 2:01 PM
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Private User
5/4/2011 at 7:14 PM
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Thanks Erica. I have found some interesting records on Moving There - such as a school record for a second great aunt. It's a showcase site with examples of various kinds of records, not a comprehensive documentation record. So it's a bit of a lucky dip whether you find anything of relevance there. Certainly worth searching on names of people who you know to have immigrated to England over the last 200 years. Main search is at http://www.movinghere.org.uk/search/default.asp |
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Private User
5/5/2011 at 7:07 AM
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I have just come across www.bookprep.com Search, find, preview and order new copies of rare, out-of-print and hard to find books on every topic imaginable. Place your order and receive a printed and bound copy, delivered directly to your doorstep. There are also thousands of books available for online reading free of charge. |
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Private User
5/5/2011 at 6:16 PM
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http://archives.jdc.org/sharedlegacy/ I apologize in advance if someone has posted this site already. The site was released Monday. Looks like a good resource for Jewish families. Good luck! |
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Private User
5/5/2011 at 6:34 PM
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5/5/2011 at 8:33 PM
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Private User
5/11/2011 at 7:36 PM
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I subscribe to the Oxford National Dictionary of Biography "Lives of the Day." Anyone in the UK can use their resources with their local library card. Anyone anywhere can browse their "Open Bookshelves" http://www.oup.com/oxforddnb/info/freeodnb/shelves/ Some of the wonderful ways they "collect" their biographies are by Themes and Essays such as "Myths, legends, and mysteries." I think they've been looking at Geni Projects! |
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5/12/2011 at 4:20 AM
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http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=663 YOU SHOULD REALLY LOOK AT THIS SITE. The Godfrey Library of the LDS center has finally agreed to open there volume of almost 6 MILLION records of people data for use. This info goes back to the immigration/emmigration to America and Eastern States (I believe also includes Eastern Canada) and is sourced from local & state libraries, local and state histories, family bibles, military records, vital records and numerous other sources.... the Godfrey Library is contracted with Ancestry to make available a catalog of sources on CD-ROM within a year and you can also access (as a member) the data at:
IT'S worth a LOOK!!!!!!!! |
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5/12/2011 at 4:23 AM
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5/12/2011 at 4:29 AM
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Private User
5/17/2011 at 11:48 AM
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Cemetery records online
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5/17/2011 at 10:19 PM
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3,432 scanned books on Genealogy and Family History
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5/20/2011 at 3:34 PM
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Google Shuts Down Newspaper Archive Project News article here: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/05/google-shuts-... Archive of what was digitized to date:
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Private User
5/20/2011 at 7:33 PM
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Private User
5/20/2011 at 11:06 PM
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A helpful introduction to and overview of Europäische Stammtafeln http://habitant.org/tools/esnotes.htm "The Europäische Stammtafeln is a collection of genealogical tables for important families that played a role in European history. Many genealogists researching Medieval noble, royal, and imperial families find it a valuable reference tool. Due to it being a German work, many English-speaking genealogists are either unaware of it, have been unable to find a copy of it, or shy away from it due to the language issue. My notes on the Europäische Stammtafeln are offered here to help you work with this useful well-done set of family trees. " |
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6/5/2011 at 4:34 PM
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I can't keep track anymore of what's already been posted and what hasn't been, but if you're working in Cuba, http://www.cubagenweb.org/ is invaluable. |
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Private User
6/5/2011 at 5:20 PM
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A little contribution, re: Armorial bearings/coats of Arms and three books about the Douglas's. :)) A collection of armorial bearings, inscriptions &c. in the parochial chapel of saint Andrew ... (1818)
Armorial families : a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour (1905)
Armorial Bearings of the Surnames of Scotland
The Heraldic Journal: Recording the Armorial Bearings and Genealogies of American Families
The British herald, or Cabinet of armorial bearings of the nobility & gentry ... (1830)
Good one for those who want to know the ins and outs of heraldry, who has what, etc. A collection of armorial bearings, inscriptions &c. in the church of st. Nicholas, Newcastle on ... (1820)
The symbolisms of heraldry : or, A treatise on the meanings and derivations of armorial bearings (1898)
Courtenay family armorial, containing over two hundred coats of arms taken from those at Powderham Castle, with explanatory notes (1896)
Illustrates Bjorn's point, really, that Arms change over time, re: the various holders/grantees. Anecdotes of heraldry, in which is set forth the origin of the armorial bearings of many families (1864) http://www.archive.org/details/anecdotesofheral00elvirich The particular description of England. 1588. With views of some of the chief towns and armorial bearings of nobles and bishops (1879) http://www.archive.org/details/particulardescr00smitgoog The general armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the present time (1884)
Scottish arms : being a collection of armorial bearings, A.D. 1370-1678, reproduced in facsimile from contemporary manuscripts, with heraldic and genealogical notes (1881) http://www.archive.org/details/scottisharmsbein01stoduoft Scottish arms : being a collection of armorial bearings, A.D. 1370-1678, reproduced in facsimile from contemporary manuscripts, with heraldic and genealogical notes (1881)
Genealogy of the Breck family : descended from Edward of Dorchester and his brothers in America : with an appendix of additional biographical and historical matter, obituary notices, letters, etc., and armorial bearings : and a complete index (1889)
Armorial of Jersey : being an account, heraldic and antiquarian, of its chief native families, with pedigrees, biographical notices, and illustrative data; to which are added, a brief history of heraldry, and remarks on the mediæval antiquities of the island (1859)
A collection of armorials of the County of Orkney : being drawings of armorial bearings from tombstones, wood carvings, seals &c., with extracts from the Lyon Registers, and genealogical notes compiled from public records and other sources (1902)
Colonial families of the United States of America, in which is given the history, genealogy and armorial bearings of colonial families who settled in the American colonies from the time of the settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775; (1907)
Prestwich's Respublica, or, A display of the honors, ceremonies & ensigns of the Common-wealth under the protectorship of Oliver Cromwell : together with the names, armorial bearings, flags & pennons of the different commanders of the English, Scotch, Irish Americans and French : and an alphabetical roll of the names and armorial bearings of upwards of three hundred families of the present nobility & gentry of England, Scotland, Ireland, etc., etc (1787)
The descendants of John Brockett, one of the original founders of New Haven colony. Illustrated with portraits and armorial bearings; an historical introduction relating to the settlement of New Haven and Wallingford, Connecticut. The English Brocketts. "A pedigree of Brockett," published in England in 1860 (1905)
The British herald; or, Cabinet of armorial bearings of the nobility & gentry of Great Britain & Ireland, from the earliest to the present time; with a complete glossary of heraldic terms: to which is prefixed a History of heraldry, collected and arranged .. (1830)
The peerage of Scotland : a complete view of the several orders of nobility, of that ancient kingdom; their descents, marriages, issue, and relations; their creations, armorial bearings, crests, supporters, mottos, chief seats, and the high offices they possess ... together with a list of the sixteen peers, from the union to 1767 ... (1767) http://www.archive.org/details/peerageofscotlan00kimb
A complete body of heraldry: containing, an historical enquiry into the origin of armories, and the rise and progress of heraldry, considered asa science ... The proper methods of blazoning and marshalling armorial bearings ... The arms, quarterings, crests, supporters, and mottos, of all sovereign princes and states; as also the atchievements of the peers, peeresses, and baronets, of England, Scotland, and Ireland. An historical catalogue of all the differentorders of knighthood ... The arms of the counties, cities, boroughs, and towns corporate, in England and Wales; and of the abbies and religious houses founded therein: as also those of the royal boroughs in Scotland; and of the societies, bodies corporate, trading companies, &c. in London. The arms of archiepiscopal and episcopal sees in England and Ireland, and of those heretofore established in Scotland ... A discourse on the origin, use, and abuse, of funeral trophies. Glover's Ordinary of arms, augm. and improved; an alphabet of arms, containing upwards of fifty thousand coats, with their crests, &c. and a copious glossary, explaining all the technical terms used in heraldry .. (1780)
The Douglas book (1885) Author: Fraser, William, Sir, 1816-1898
Author: Fraser, William, Sir, 1816-1898
Author: Fraser, William, Sir, 1816-1898
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Private User
6/12/2011 at 3:23 PM
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http://www.from-ireland.net/irish-names/Latin-Names-In-English After searching church records in Ireland that are written in Latin, I found this translation of common names to English. |
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6/12/2011 at 4:21 PM
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6/12/2011 at 6:34 PM
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Private User
6/12/2011 at 8:44 PM
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Private User
6/14/2011 at 6:37 AM
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There's an excellent article for all of us here:
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Private User
6/14/2011 at 5:41 PM
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I'm reading this book at the moment (for my book about Anglo-Indians), and I have been astonished at how gossipy it is!! But this is a good thing, because in it, George, Lord Carew, updates Sir Thomas Roe as to births, marriages, deaths, etc. For example, there is a reference to twins being born to the Countess of Argyle (letter dated January 1615), which event I am not sure has been documented in the Peerages? :) |
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Private User
6/15/2011 at 8:01 AM
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http://www.censusfinder.com/irish-census-records5.htm Links to many Irish resources including census records, Tithe Aplotment, trade directories, etc. |
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6/15/2011 at 1:12 PM
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