Also from the BBC Press Office...
Every year around 300,000 people die without leaving a will. If no-one is found to inherit their money it goes to Her Majesty's Treasury – and that's where the heir-hunting companies step in.
It's a competitive world for the heir-hunter organisations as they race against each other to find any long-lost relatives who might be entitled to inherit.
A new series of Heir Hunters will follow investigators from a number of different heir-hunting companies as they travel the country tracking down the unsuspecting beneficiaries of estates worth thousands of pounds.
This third series of the BBC One show will also tell the stories of some extraordinary cases of the last few years.
Controller of BBC Daytime, Liam Keelan, says: "Heir Hunters lifts the lid on this rarely seen world and follows the stories of the unsuspecting heirs, and has proved to be a subject that has struck a chord with viewers."
20 x 45 minutes have been ordered from Flame TV.
Series Editor for Flame is Matthew Gordon and the Executive Producer is Roger Bolton. Executive Producer for the BBC is Jacqueline Hewer.
The series is due for transmission in summer 2009.
Follow the tension, tears and triumphs in the world of this unique band of investigators in the third series of this observational documentary.
Companies wishing to take part in the series should email heirhunters@flametv.co.uk.
Chris
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Tuesday, 29 July 2008
Who Do You Think You Are - transmission update
The next series of Who Do You Think You Are has now been officially confirmed by the BBC Press Office as transmitting on Wednesday 13th August 2008. In a break from previous years, the first episode featuring Patsy Kensit will be shown at 8.00pm to 9.00pm on BBC1, though it is unclear as yet whether this is down to the coverage of the Olympics, or whether this will be a regular timeslot.
For more information, visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/wk33/wed.shtml.
Chris
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For more information, visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/wk33/wed.shtml.
Chris
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FamilySearch provides clarification on census indexes
From FamilySearch...
The recent announcements of joint census projects with FamilySearch and affiliate companies, such as findmypast.org and Ancestry.com, have caused some confusion. FamilySearch patrons and indexing volunteers are wondering if the indexes created from their efforts will continue to be free to the public. The answer is a resounding YES!
All data indexed by FamilySearch volunteers will continue to be made available for free to the public through FamilySearch.org—now and in the future. Access to related digital images may not always be free to everyone. Working jointly with other organizations ensures wider availability to improved indexes and provides a tremendous benefit to millions of people around the world who are seeking to connect with their ancestors. FamilySearch is committed to working with records custodians around the world to provide faster access to more records for more people.
Where possible, FamilySearch will seek to provide free public access to digital images of original records. Due to affiliate obligations, free access to some images may be available only to FamilySearch members (volunteers and indexers who meet basic contribution requirements each quarter, patrons at Family History Centers, and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who’s contributions support FamilySearch’s operations). FamilySearch members will also enjoy convenient access in their homes or wherever they have Internet access. (FamilySearch is currently developing its ability to verify that users are FamilySearch members for future home access. This expanded access should be enabled in 2009.)
The general public will have several options to access any fee-based images offered under FamilySearch affiliate agreements. 1) Home access will be free for FamilySearch members; 2) access is free through a local Family History Center or the Family History Library; 3) access is often free through the record custodian or archive reading room; or 4) for a nominal fee, the public can access the images on specified record custodian or commercial Web sites.
That's alright then...!
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland's Greatest Story
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The recent announcements of joint census projects with FamilySearch and affiliate companies, such as findmypast.org and Ancestry.com, have caused some confusion. FamilySearch patrons and indexing volunteers are wondering if the indexes created from their efforts will continue to be free to the public. The answer is a resounding YES!
All data indexed by FamilySearch volunteers will continue to be made available for free to the public through FamilySearch.org—now and in the future. Access to related digital images may not always be free to everyone. Working jointly with other organizations ensures wider availability to improved indexes and provides a tremendous benefit to millions of people around the world who are seeking to connect with their ancestors. FamilySearch is committed to working with records custodians around the world to provide faster access to more records for more people.
Where possible, FamilySearch will seek to provide free public access to digital images of original records. Due to affiliate obligations, free access to some images may be available only to FamilySearch members (volunteers and indexers who meet basic contribution requirements each quarter, patrons at Family History Centers, and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who’s contributions support FamilySearch’s operations). FamilySearch members will also enjoy convenient access in their homes or wherever they have Internet access. (FamilySearch is currently developing its ability to verify that users are FamilySearch members for future home access. This expanded access should be enabled in 2009.)
The general public will have several options to access any fee-based images offered under FamilySearch affiliate agreements. 1) Home access will be free for FamilySearch members; 2) access is free through a local Family History Center or the Family History Library; 3) access is often free through the record custodian or archive reading room; or 4) for a nominal fee, the public can access the images on specified record custodian or commercial Web sites.
That's alright then...!
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
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1890 British and Irish passenger lists on WorldVitalRecords.com
A press release from WorldVitalRecords.com:
As a result of a recent partnership with British Origins, abstracts of the 1890 British and Irish passenger lists are now online at WorldVitalRecords.com.
.“We are very optimistic about our relationship with FamilyLink.com. Since we started our company we have wanted to get our name and products over to the North American market,” said Ian Galbraith, CEO, British Origins. “It was a no-brainer to partner with a U.S. firm and Paul Allen was a guy we wanted to do business with."
“British Origin’s partnership with FamilyLink.com brings much needed records to a U.S., as well as a worldwide audience,” said Yvette Arts, Director, Content Partnerships, FamilyLink.com, Inc. “British Origins has been great to work with. We look forward to posting more of their records, such as the York Medieval Probate Index and the York Peculiars Probate Index in the next few months.
"These passenger lists contain nearly 200,000 passenger names of people that left British and Irish ports with U.S. and Canadian destinations, as well as one voyage that continued to the West Indies. These records have added value because, in many instances, multiple individuals from the same family were included on these lists.
Each record contains the name of the passenger, nationality, occupation, age, and marital status, as well as the name of the ship, the departure port, and the destination port.
The nationalities of the passengers included in these records are, approximately, 57,000 from Ireland, 100,000 from England, 14,000 from Scotland, and 24,000 from other locations. Between 1890 and 1920 a large number of ships left from British and Irish ports with North America as the destination. Many of the passengers aboard these ships were emigrants from Great Britain and Ireland. However, many emigrants from other European countries traveled through the UK because the cost to sail from a UK port was cheaper than sailing from a continental port. Since the shipping companies required at least six weeks British residency, many individuals changed their names to avoid detection, rather than waiting for their residency to become valid.
The Passenger Lists were compiled by Peter Coldham, directly from the original lists located at The National Archives, London, and augmented by Canadian and U.S. data.
Chris
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As a result of a recent partnership with British Origins, abstracts of the 1890 British and Irish passenger lists are now online at WorldVitalRecords.com.
.“We are very optimistic about our relationship with FamilyLink.com. Since we started our company we have wanted to get our name and products over to the North American market,” said Ian Galbraith, CEO, British Origins. “It was a no-brainer to partner with a U.S. firm and Paul Allen was a guy we wanted to do business with."
“British Origin’s partnership with FamilyLink.com brings much needed records to a U.S., as well as a worldwide audience,” said Yvette Arts, Director, Content Partnerships, FamilyLink.com, Inc. “British Origins has been great to work with. We look forward to posting more of their records, such as the York Medieval Probate Index and the York Peculiars Probate Index in the next few months.
"These passenger lists contain nearly 200,000 passenger names of people that left British and Irish ports with U.S. and Canadian destinations, as well as one voyage that continued to the West Indies. These records have added value because, in many instances, multiple individuals from the same family were included on these lists.
Each record contains the name of the passenger, nationality, occupation, age, and marital status, as well as the name of the ship, the departure port, and the destination port.
The nationalities of the passengers included in these records are, approximately, 57,000 from Ireland, 100,000 from England, 14,000 from Scotland, and 24,000 from other locations. Between 1890 and 1920 a large number of ships left from British and Irish ports with North America as the destination. Many of the passengers aboard these ships were emigrants from Great Britain and Ireland. However, many emigrants from other European countries traveled through the UK because the cost to sail from a UK port was cheaper than sailing from a continental port. Since the shipping companies required at least six weeks British residency, many individuals changed their names to avoid detection, rather than waiting for their residency to become valid.
The Passenger Lists were compiled by Peter Coldham, directly from the original lists located at The National Archives, London, and augmented by Canadian and U.S. data.
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland's Greatest Story
Professional family history research & genealogical problem solving
Monday, 28 July 2008
Anthony Maxwell's Scots Heraldry website
I just want to give a plug for a great website entitled Anthony Maxwell's Scots Heraldry (click to view). It is a blog designed to keep the reader appraised of all items of interest on the heraldry front, not just in Scotland but in other countries where heraldry is still a concern.
Beautifully designed and very informative, it is well worth dropping in to have a rummage around!
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
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Beautifully designed and very informative, it is well worth dropping in to have a rummage around!
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland's Greatest Story
Professional family history research & genealogical problem solving
Forthcoming Scottish lectures and events for August
Short and sweet this month, as everybody is away on holiday!
CONFERENCE - The Hebridean Contribution to UK Military History
The Islands Book Trust
Mon 11th - Wednesday 13th August 2008, The Old School, Shawbost, Isle of Lewis
Web: http://www.theislandsbooktrust.com/events/documents/PROGRAMME-ISLANDHEROES.pdf
Appin Show
Appin Historical Society will have a marquee at the show
Sat 16th August 2008
The 21st Blackhouse will be on show in the AHS marquee; if you can spare an hour during the day to help on the stand, please let the Chairman know. Publications will be on sale.
E-mail: appinhistorical@btinternet.com
Web: www.appinhistoricalsociety.co.uk
Scottish Group Meeting
Western Australia Genealogical Society Inc.
Sun 17th Aug 2008, 2.00pm, at Unit 4, 48 May Street, Bayswater.
Web: www.wags.org.au
Annual General Meeting
Tay Valley Family History Society (members only)
August 20th 2008, 7.15pm at the University of Abertay, Bell Street, Dundee
Web: www.tayvalleyfhs.org.uk
Perth & Kinross Family History Fair
Perth & Kinross Council
Saturday, August 23rd 2008, 10.00am - 4.00pm - A. K. Bell Library, Perth Museum & Art Gallery, and Perth Family History Centre
This is a packed day of events - for more information, please visit the following website:
Perth & Kinross Family History Fair
Incidentally, as a part of this event I will be giving a one hour demonstration on how to use the Ancestry.co.uk website at the A. K. Bell Library from 10.00am - 11.00am. If you are a reader of this blog, do say hi!
Faclan - The 3rd Hebridean Book Festival
The Islands Book Trust
Mon 25th August - Sat 30th August 2008 - An Lanntair, Stornoway, and various other venues
Details TBA
Web: www.theislandsbooktrust.com/events
Opening of the ScotlandsPeople Centre
ScotlandsPeople Centre
Mon 25th August 2008 - partial opening.
Free search sessions from 10.00am - 12.00pm and 2.00pm - 4.00pm followed by a short tour and talk on the centre and its records. Sessions must be booked.
Further information will appear at www.scotlandspeoplehub.gov.uk in the near future.
Tracing Scottish Ancestors - one day workshop
Western Australia Genealogical Society Inc. (Scottish Interest Group)
Sun 31st August 2008, Registration 9.00am, WAGS Unit 4, 5 & 6, 48 May Street, Bayswater
Web: www.wags.org.au/groups/sigscotcourse.htm
Exhibition - Imprentit: 500 Years of the Scottish Printed Word
National Library of Scotland
Fri 27th June to Sun 12th October - George IV Bridge Building, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh
An exhibition blog at http://www.nls.uk/blogs/500years/ gives a week by week programme of events that tie in with this exhibition.
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland's Greatest Story
Professional family history research & genealogical problem solving
CONFERENCE - The Hebridean Contribution to UK Military History
The Islands Book Trust
Mon 11th - Wednesday 13th August 2008, The Old School, Shawbost, Isle of Lewis
Web: http://www.theislandsbooktrust.com/events/documents/PROGRAMME-ISLANDHEROES.pdf
Appin Show
Appin Historical Society will have a marquee at the show
Sat 16th August 2008
The 21st Blackhouse will be on show in the AHS marquee; if you can spare an hour during the day to help on the stand, please let the Chairman know. Publications will be on sale.
E-mail: appinhistorical@btinternet.com
Web: www.appinhistoricalsociety.co.uk
Scottish Group Meeting
Western Australia Genealogical Society Inc.
Sun 17th Aug 2008, 2.00pm, at Unit 4, 48 May Street, Bayswater.
Web: www.wags.org.au
Annual General Meeting
Tay Valley Family History Society (members only)
August 20th 2008, 7.15pm at the University of Abertay, Bell Street, Dundee
Web: www.tayvalleyfhs.org.uk
Perth & Kinross Family History Fair
Perth & Kinross Council
Saturday, August 23rd 2008, 10.00am - 4.00pm - A. K. Bell Library, Perth Museum & Art Gallery, and Perth Family History Centre
This is a packed day of events - for more information, please visit the following website:
Perth & Kinross Family History Fair
Incidentally, as a part of this event I will be giving a one hour demonstration on how to use the Ancestry.co.uk website at the A. K. Bell Library from 10.00am - 11.00am. If you are a reader of this blog, do say hi!
Faclan - The 3rd Hebridean Book Festival
The Islands Book Trust
Mon 25th August - Sat 30th August 2008 - An Lanntair, Stornoway, and various other venues
Details TBA
Web: www.theislandsbooktrust.com/events
Opening of the ScotlandsPeople Centre
ScotlandsPeople Centre
Mon 25th August 2008 - partial opening.
Free search sessions from 10.00am - 12.00pm and 2.00pm - 4.00pm followed by a short tour and talk on the centre and its records. Sessions must be booked.
Further information will appear at www.scotlandspeoplehub.gov.uk in the near future.
Tracing Scottish Ancestors - one day workshop
Western Australia Genealogical Society Inc. (Scottish Interest Group)
Sun 31st August 2008, Registration 9.00am, WAGS Unit 4, 5 & 6, 48 May Street, Bayswater
Web: www.wags.org.au/groups/sigscotcourse.htm
Exhibition - Imprentit: 500 Years of the Scottish Printed Word
National Library of Scotland
Fri 27th June to Sun 12th October - George IV Bridge Building, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh
An exhibition blog at http://www.nls.uk/blogs/500years/ gives a week by week programme of events that tie in with this exhibition.
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland's Greatest Story
Professional family history research & genealogical problem solving
Keith War Memorial index online
An index to soldiers commemorated on the war memorial in Keith has just been made available by the Moray Burial Ground Research Group on their website at www.mbgrg.org . This is on top of their recent addition of buried stones from Birnie Churchyard, as described in The Forgotten Tombstones of Moray Vol 6, which have also been added to the on-line index.
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland's Greatest Story
Professional family history research & genealogical problem solving
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland's Greatest Story
Professional family history research & genealogical problem solving
Researching 17th Century Ancestors - TNA podcast
The latest podcast from the National Archives at Kew is the annual Ancestors lecture on the theme of 17th century ancestors. Here's the summary from the TNA website...
"Once we go back beyond the period of civil registration, census returns and uniform parish registers, it becomes more difficult to trace a family tree. This talk will look at early parish registers, wills, apprenticeship records, hearth tax returns and other records to see how progress might be made when the going becomes difficult."
To hear the lecture, visit http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/podcast/17century-ancestors.mp3?pod=rss .
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland's Greatest Story
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"Once we go back beyond the period of civil registration, census returns and uniform parish registers, it becomes more difficult to trace a family tree. This talk will look at early parish registers, wills, apprenticeship records, hearth tax returns and other records to see how progress might be made when the going becomes difficult."
To hear the lecture, visit http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/podcast/17century-ancestors.mp3?pod=rss .
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland's Greatest Story
Professional family history research & genealogical problem solving
Sunday, 27 July 2008
1891 Canadian Census available on Ancestry
The 1891 Census for Canada has been launched on Ancestry.
The 1891 census includes seven provinces - British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec – and the Northwest Territories, which at the time was comprised of the districts of Alberta, Assiniboia East, Assiniboia West, Saskatchewan, and Mackenzie River. Other unorganized territories are also included.
For more information visit http://content.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1274&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
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The 1891 census includes seven provinces - British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec – and the Northwest Territories, which at the time was comprised of the districts of Alberta, Assiniboia East, Assiniboia West, Saskatchewan, and Mackenzie River. Other unorganized territories are also included.
For more information visit http://content.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1274&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland's Greatest Story
Professional family history research & genealogical problem solving
Saturday, 26 July 2008
Who Do You Think You Are returns in August
According to the editor of the BBC Who Do You Think You Are magazine (on the magazine's forum earlier today) the first episode of the new series is due to be broadcast on BBC1 on Wednesday 13th August at 9pm. The first celebrity to be featured will be Patsy Kensit, and after each programme has been transmitted there will be information about each episode, including lists of locations and unseen footage, available on the magazine's website at www.bbcwhodoyouthinkyouare.com.
There has been no official confirmation from the BBC itself, but a press release from April about the new series can be read at http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/04_april/03/think.shtml.
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland's Greatest Story
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There has been no official confirmation from the BBC itself, but a press release from April about the new series can be read at http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/04_april/03/think.shtml.
Chris
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Scotland's Greatest Story
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