Parts of Rootsweb to be retired and migrated to new homes

From RootsWeb (now part of Ancestry):

RootsWeb was founded in 1996 and has had an extraordinarily long and successful run, outlasting nearly every other website originating in those early days of the internet. RootsWeb has far exceeded its founders' expectations regarding longevity and its central role in creating an online genealogy community, but maintaining RootsWeb forever is not a viable long-term solution. We recognize the valuable genealogical information RootsWeb offers and are working to keep that community knowledge alive by migrating it to Ancestry and other places throughout 2023.

Mailing Lists Archives (last updated in 2020) will be retired on 6 April 2023 and migrated to an alternative, free platform. Once migration is complete, we’ll provide a link to them on the RootsWeb home page.

WorldConnect family trees (last updated on 9 August 2021) will be retired on 15 April 2023 and migrated to Ancestry as a new free-access collection later in the year. For help removing a tree or its content, contact us.

Hosted websites will become read-only beginning in early 2024. At that time, all logins will be disabled, but hosted sites will remain on RootsWeb as static content. Website owners wishing to maintain their sites must migrate to a different hosting provider before 2024.

Frequently asked questions

How do I download my RootsWeb-hosted website?  Open an FTP client (like FileZilla) and connect to:

•         Host: sf​tp://sitesuser.r​ootsweb.c​​om
•         Port: 22

Enter your username and password and log in. Your username is the website name and can be found at the end of the URL (example: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~username/). For help with your password,  click here or contact us.

Use your FTP client to download your website’s files. See instructions for some popular FTP clients here.

Where can I find the Mailing Lists Archives?
The mailing list content will be migrated to an alternative, free platform for long-term access. When the migration is complete, a link will be posted to the RootsWeb home page.

Where can I find the WorldConnect trees?
The trees will be migrated to Ancestry as a new collection. The collection will be free to access without an Ancestry membership.

Source: https://support.rootsweb.com/s/article/Retiring-and-Migrating-Portions-of-RootsWeb

COMMENT: This is great news with regards to the mailing lists in particular, which I feared would be retired completely - there is a lot of useful genealogical information stored away on the site!

(With thanks to Debbie Kennet via Twitter @DebbieKennett)

Chris 

Order Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors in the UK at https://bit.ly/BelfastAncestors. Also available - Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. For the USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the Old Parish Registers course starts May 8th

The next Scotland 1750-1850: Beoynd the Old Parish Registers course from Pharos Tutors (www.pharostutors.com) starts on May 8th. Taught entirely online, the course costs £58, and lasts 5 weeks. Here's the full description:

Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the Old Parish Registers

This is an intermediate level course in Scottish family history for those who are going back beyond 1850. You should have some experience with research in the Old Parish Registers (OPRs) of the Church of Scotland and in using major websites for Scottish research.

This course discusses sources that fill the gap when the OPRs are uninformative or missing, such as the kirk session and presbytery courts records generated by the Kirk (Church of Scotland), as well as the records of dissenting and seceding Presbyterian congregations. From the forerunners of Scotlands modern towns and cities are the administrative records of the burghs, and the trades incorporations and merchant guilds, as well as other professions, which can enhance our understanding of our ancestors lives. And in the final two lessons the course turns up a notch and tackles two areas where the Scottish records, as generated through the feudal system, are truly unique, namely the various registers of land records known as sasines, and the separate legal processes in Scotland for the inheritance of both moveable and heritable estate.

Whilst some of the records discussed in the course are available online, many are available only in the archives, or in private hands, and a strong focus of this course will be in how to successfully employ the relevant catalogues and finding aids to locate such treasures.

Whilst not compulsory, it is strongly recommended that you complete the Pharos course Scottish Research Online before studying Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the Old Parish Registers, as it will be assumed that you are already familiar with the more basic resources available online for Scottish ancestral research.

Lesson Headings:

* Kirk Sessions records and parish poor
* Burgh records and town poor
* Occupations, taxation and early lists
* Land transfer and the value of sasines
* Land, inheritance and estates

Each lesson includes exercises and activities; a minimum of 1 one-hour chat session per week. (See How the Courses Work at https://www.pharostutors.com/howcourseswork.php.)

Relevant Countries: Scotland
Course Length: 5 Weeks
Start Date: 9 May 2022
Cost: £58

Student feedback from the most recent run of the course in Noivember 2021:

"The exercises helped you to explore new lesson concepts right away. Especially by directing students to apply new research aids to their own work."

"Very clear explanations of terminology and legal processes Really helpful exercises and comprenesive list of useful catalogues and other references Chat sessions very helpful and engaging."

"This being the second genealogy course I have taken, and the second with Pharos, I found these were detailed foundation courses which will permit me to search better and with less effort in my future research work."

"Great subject-matter and excellent tutor/written materials. It could not have been better."

The following video also gives a bit more of a flavour about what to expect:

(Available also at https://youtu.be/1vX6GZtwZJ0)

For further details, and to sign up, please visit https://www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=302.

I'll hopefully see you online soon! 

Chris

Order Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors in the UK at https://bit.ly/BelfastAncestors. Also available - Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. For the USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

First look at £45 million refurbished Paisley Museum

The Herald newspaper has an article taking a first look at the refurbished Paisley Museum, a massive £45 million project currently underway.

You can read the article at https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23426005.first-look-inside-new-45-million-paisley-museum/. (You may find it behind a paywall, but the image shown in the free to access header is the only one in the piece!)

There's much more on the project at https://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/2455/Paisley-Museum-Reimagined. The museum will re-open in 2024.

Chris

Order Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors in the UK at https://bit.ly/BelfastAncestors. Also available - Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. For the USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

Australia's TROVE platform saved for the future

The National Library of Australia's TROVE platform (https://trove.nla.gov.au) has been saved for the future. From the NLA:

The National Library of Australia welcomes the commitment made by the Albanese Government to provide $33m over the next 4 years to maintain Trove, with $9.2m ongoing and indexed funding from July 2027. We are delighted that Trove’s future has been secured.

Trove has a place for every story, with 14 billion Australian moments captured for future generations. It has a story for every place, with Voluntroves from Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory to Burnie in Tasmania. It is where old poetry is transformed into new lyrics, newspapers articles become historical fiction, and where Australian humanities research is powered.

Most recently, it has been a place for First Nations communities to continue to tell their stories, through our First Australians pages.

Trove is a place for all Australians, which is connected to all our places. It is a truly national treasure, and an international world leader. The overwhelming support we have received from the Trove community (both new and old) has been humbling. We take our role as the custodians of Trove, on behalf of the Library and our partner organisations, very seriously.

The certainty of this funding decision will allow the National Library to continue to provide this essential service, enrich it with new content, and stabilise and secure the platform, in line with the Trove Strategy. 

(Source: https://trove.nla.gov.au/announcement/2023/04/03/national-library-welcomes-announcement-ongoing-trove-funding)

Chris

Order Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors in the UK at https://bit.ly/BelfastAncestors. Also available - Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. For the USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

Ancestry adds UK and Ireland, Medical Registers, 1859-1943

Ancestry has added a new UK collection, which may be of interest for those with medically trained ancestors in Ireland and Scotland:

UK and Ireland, Medical Registers, 1859-1943
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62268/
Source: The Medical Register. Dublin, Ireland: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.

About UK and Ireland, Medical Registers, 1859-1943

General collection information

This collection contains published registers of medical doctors living in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The registers were published annually and served as directories for the medical profession. The collection includes images of the original registers.

Using this collection:

• Records in this collection may include the following information:
• Date of registration
• Name
• Residence
• Qualifications

This collection can be used to confirm that your ancestor was a doctor in the United Kingdom or Ireland at a specific point in time. The registers were produced annually, so you may be able to trace your ancestor's medical career over time. 

The following is the entry for my 5 x great uncle Dr William Henderson of Perth:

For further details, visit the link above.

Don't forget to also check the slightly more comprehensive (for biographical detail) UK and Ireland, Medical Directories, 1845-1942 at https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/61053/. The following is the equivalent entry in this for William:

Chris

Order Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors in the UK at https://bit.ly/BelfastAncestors. Also available - Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. For the USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

Northern Irish GRO records site redesigned

The Northern Irish GRO records platform at https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk has had a slight redesign, and I have to admit, I'm not really sure what the point of it is. 

The functionality is virtually identical, but you now have to scroll down the relevant search pages and reveal the search field items by clicking on a small arrow at the relevant sections. In the previous version, everything was laid out in one very easy to see display. 

I can only assume GRONI has decided, like many Irish archives, that people no longer use home computers and have become perpetually intertwined with their mobile devices. For the record, I have not!

(With thanks to Allie Nickell, @alliethinks via Twitter)

Chris

Order Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors in the UK at https://bit.ly/BelfastAncestors. Also available - Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. For the USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

Nova Scotia Genealogy Virtual Conference April 22-23

From The Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia (https://www.novascotiaancestors.ca), news of a forthcoming conference which may be of interest if your Scottish ancestors or relatives settled there:

Nova Scotia Genealogy Virtual Conference
Registration Now Open at nsgenconference.ca
April 22 & 23, 2023 9:30AM-5:30PM ADT (UTC-03:00)
Zoom session recordings available for 60 Days

Can $29 for GANS Members
Can $49 for non-members
(tip: join GANS for only Can $39 annually!)

Speakers & Topics:

• Allister J. Barton - African Nova Scotian Genealogical Research
• Ed Brumby - Tracing Men of 71st Highland Regiment: Scotland to NS 
• Nathaniel Smith - Nova Scotia Genealogy 101
• Dr. Jonathan Fowler - Detecting and Mapping Unmarked Cemeteries 
• Tim Gay - On-going Projects, Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia 
• Paul Milner - Tracing Your Pre-WWI British Soldier: Lessons for NS 
• Joanne McCarthy O'Leary - Newspaper Obituaries in NS
• Susan McClure - Genealogical Resources at Halifax Municipal Archives
• Dr. Ken Paulsen - Inheritance Practices in 18th Century Lunenburg 
• Keenan Sutherland - Applying GIS to Genealogy
• Nat Smith & Ginny Clark - Brick Wall Busters Session
• Dr. Clint Bruce - The Founding Acadian Families of St. Mary's Bay 
• Presentations by local genealogical and historical societies

Three attendees will be selected to receive a research consultation session and report from a
Nova Scotia Certified Genealogist!

For further details, and to sign up, visit https://www.nsgenconference.ca/

(With thanks to Neal Cody)

Chris

Order Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors in the UK at https://bit.ly/BelfastAncestors. Also available - Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. For the USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

My new book Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors is now officially published

Although it has been available as a pre-order for a few weeks, my new book Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors is now officially published at long last, and available to buy from Pen and Sword in the UK at https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Belfast-Ancestors-Paperback/p/23194, for the offer price of £10.49 +p&p. (In the USA, it will be available in June, but can be pre-ordered at https://www.penandswordbooks.com/9781526780331/tracing-your-belfast-ancestors/ for US $26.95.) I'm not sure how long the introductory offer price will last, so if interested, it may be best to pick up a copy sooner than later, as it will go up to £14.99 at some point.

Here's the blurb, and details of what to expect within:

Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians, by Chris Paton

Straddling parts of Counties Antrim and Down, the city of Belfast has seen its fair share of history across the centuries. From its humble beginnings as a ford based settlement between two tributaries of the River Lagan, it grew following its grant of a charter in 1613 to become a corporation town, and expanded dramatically when later made a city in 1888. Along the way it has experienced the darkest of times, including the Belfast Blitz and the recent Troubles, to some of the most enlightened developments across Ireland and the UK.

In Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors, genealogist and best-selling author Chris Paton returns home to provide a research gateway for those wishing to trace their ancestors from the Northern Irish capital. With a concise summary of the city's history, a tour of some of the city's most amazing archives, libraries and museums, and a detailed overview of the records generated by those who came before, he expertly steers the reader towards centuries of ancestral exploration, both through online resources and within the city of Belfast itself – and with a wee bit of craic along the way!

The following is a breakdown of the contents:

Introduction

1) A Wee History of Belfast
    Béal Feirste
    The charter town
    Rebellion and union
    The Famine   
    Industrial Belfast
    A divided city
    The twentieth century
    The northern capital
    The Second World War
    The Troubles and beyond

2) Out for a Dander
    Administrative boundaries
    Language / Teanga / Leid
        - English
        - Ulster Scots (Ullans)
        - Irish (Gaeilge)

3) Belfast’s Guardians and Gatekeepers
    General Register Office of Northern Ireland (GRONI)
    Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)
        - The PRONI Website
    National Archives of Ireland / An Chartlann Náisiúnta
        - Virtual Record Treasury
    North of Ireland Family History Society
        - Research Centre
    Ulster Historical Foundation
    Belfast Family History Centre (LDS)
    Belfast Central Library
    Linen Hall Library
    Clifton House
    Queen’s University – The McClay Library and Archive
    Ulster University Library Services
    Historical societies
    Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland (PHSI)
    Methodist Historical Society of Ireland
    Land and Property Services
    Museums
        - Ulster Museum
        - Titanic Belfast / SS Nomadic
        - Northern Ireland War Memorial Museum
        - Royal Ulster Rifles Regimental Museum
        - Police Museum
        - HMS Caroline
        - Museum of Orange Heritage
        - Eileen Hickey Irish Republican History Museum
        - Ulster Transport Museum

4) Online Repositories
    Ancestry
    Findmypast
    MyHeritage
    British Newspaper Archive
    Irish Newspaper Archive
    Eddie’s Extracts
    FamilySearch
    RootsIreland
    Emerald Ancestors
    The Belfast History Project
    Discussion forums
        - Belfast Forum
        - Roostchat
        - The Great War Forum

5) From the Cradle to the Grave
    Civil Registration
        - Births
        - Marriages
        - Deaths
        Accessing the civil registration  records
    Church Records
        - Church of Ireland
        - Presbyterians
        - Roman Catholics
        - Methodists
        - Baptists
        - Moravians (‘United Brethen’)
        - Quakers
        - Belfast’s Jewish community
        - Online church records
    Burials and Cremation
        - Belfast City Council – online burials resources
            -- Belfast City Cemetery
            -- Dundonald Cemetery
            -- Roselawn Cemetery
            -- Accessing the records
        - Belfast City Council’s Other Maintained Grounds
            -- Shankill Graveyard
            -- Balmoral Cemetery
            -- Clifton Street Cemetery
            -- Friar’s Bush Graveyard
            -- Knock Burial Ground
        - Other Burial Grounds
            -- Milltown Cemetery
            -- St George’s Graveyard
            -- St Mary’s, Greencastle
            -- Ballymacarrett Methodist Graveyard
            -- Abingdon Street Burial Ground
            -- Malone Presbyterian Church Graveyard
            -- Carnmoney Cemetery
            -- City of Belfast Crematorium
        - Other finding aids

6) A Sense of Place and Value
    The decennial censuses
    Census extracts for Old Age Pension applications
    Ulster Covenant and Declaration of Loyalty
    1939 National Identity Register
    Street directories
    Electoral records
    Dissenters’ petitions
    Maps
    Valuation records
    Valuation revision books
    The Registry of Deeds
    The Land Registry
    Irish Land Commission
    Probate records

7) Daily Life
    Gettin’ learned – Education
    Workhouses and the Poor Law
    Hospitals and asylums    
    Court records
    Sport
        - Football
        - Gaelic football and hurling
        - Rugby
        - Cricket
        - Hockey
    Theatres

8) Occupations
    Businesses
    The linen trade
    Shipbuilding
    Trade unions
    Law and order
    The British military
        - The British Army
        - The Royal Navy
        - The Royal Air Force
    The Irish Army
    The Merchant Navy
    Coastguards
    Postal workers
    Railway workers
    Architects
    Artists
    Solicitors
    Teachers
    Medical professions
    The Churches

9) Other Resources
    Newspapers
        - Libraries and archives
        - Online platforms
    The moving image
    DNA

Further Reading
Index

I've tried to pack as much in as possible, and hope I have done a proper service to the good folk of Belfast and all those with connections to Northern Ireland's capital, and to the island of Ireland's most wonderful city (I'm biased, let me have this one!).

A wee video is also available plugging the book on YouTube at https://youtu.be/W8h7pC-jHHE, and presented below for convenience!

The first review is also in, see https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2023/03/tracing-your-belfast-ancestors-first.html.

As ever, I hope it helps with your research!

Chris

Order Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors in the UK at https://bit.ly/BelfastAncestors. Also available - Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. For the USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

Progressing Your Irish Research Onine course starts on Monday

My 5 week long course Progressing Your Irish Research Online, taught through Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd (www.pharostutors.com), kicks off again on Monday April 3rd 2023, and I am very much looking forward to getting started with it! If interested in joining in, there are still spaces available, which can be booked via https://www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=260.

Here is some further information about the course:

There is a common belief that if you have Irish ancestors then you should give up hope of finding out about them, because 'nothing survived the fire', referring to the destruction of Ireland's Public Record Office during the Civil War in 1922. The overall aim of this course is to point out that this is a nonsense, and that the glass is half full and not empty. Whilst there are certainly challenges to be overcome, a great deal can still be accomplished with the many resources now rapidly finding their way online.

This course will describe the many state created records and church records that can be used to research your Irish ancestry. It will provide a context to understand why they were created, and by whom and point out exactly where to find them online, and how to use them effectively.

Lesson Headings:

• Understanding Ireland's boundaries, key repositories and platforms
• The vital records of Church and State
• Documenting the people: Irish censuses and substitutes
• Valuation records and inheritance
• The Decade of Centenaries

Each lesson includes exercises and activities and a minimum of 1 one-hour chat per week.

Some reviews from students:

• 'I enjoyed all of the course, the lessons, exercises and chat sessions were all very helpful. I found Chris Paton ran the course and chat sessions brilliantly. I now feel enthused to carry out more research.'
• 'The astonishing range of information presented, the subsequent results within my own research and the fun, friendly and knowledgeable way it was all delivered. Excellent course and a tutor I would definitely want to study with again.'
• 'It really opened my eyes to what Chris calls the half FULL glass of Irish records, plus a glimpse of history and geography. Excellent.'
• 'It was beneficial from the standpoints of both improving general knowledge of Irish history, and illuminating the numerous and often unique potential sources of genealogical/family history information against that background.' 
• Depth of knowledge. Expertise of tutor. Excellent Handouts.
• Fantastic tutor. First class lesson materials. Top-notch quality learning programme.
• The realization that there are more resources and information available than I first thought!
  
  

And if it helps, a brief introductory video explaining what it will hopefully achieve!

(Also available at https://youtu.be/aonRMQEnIFw)

I hope to see you there! 

Chris

Order Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors in the UK at https://bit.ly/BelfastAncestors. Also available - Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. For the USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

Update to Railway Work, Life and Death project

From Mike Esbester, news of an update on British and Irish railway staff trade union records:

Was your railway ancestor a trade unionist?

As the railway industry was one of Britain and Ireland's biggest employers for much of the 19th and 20th centuries, many of us have railway ancestors. From the 1870s railway workers started to join trades unions, to secure better working conditions. This has produced records which help us with our family history research - if we can get hold of them!

As part of its work on accidents to British and Irish railway staff before 1939, the 'Railway Work, Life & Death' project has just released a major new update to its free database. Around 25,000 records, focusing on trade unionists, have been made public and they want us to make use of them!

The records cover 1889-1920, and deal with accidents, ill-health and old age. They document the support provided to its members by the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants/ National Union of Railwaymen. They give us details about financial support offered when staff became too old or too ill to work, or if they had an accident. The orphan fund, for example, provided a weekly payment to look after children under 14; compensation funds also gave members and their families vital financial stability after an accident.

All together the database now has nearly 50,000 cases between 1889 and 1939, all transcribed by the project’s excellent volunteers.

The project is a joint initiative of the University of Portsmouth, the National Railway Museum and the Modern Records Centre at the University of Warwick, working with The National Archives. It wants to see the information it’s making available being used by you, in your research - it's all available free, from the project website. They're also keen to hear from you if you find someone you're researching, so please let them know.

www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk

Twitter: @RWLDproject

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Railway-Work-Life-Death-108745674380484

(With thanks to Mike)

Chris

Pre-order Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors at https://bit.ly/BelfastAncestors. Also available - Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.