17 August 2019
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African American Civil War Soldiers - Zooniverse
Transcribe the military records of African American soldiers in the American Civil War. (The Zooniverse is the world’s largest and most popular platform for people-powered research.)
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Canterbury Museum - Featured Collection: Macdonald Dictionary
Biographical information on rectangular cards, written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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Canterbury Roll - University of Canterbury - New Zealand
The Canterbury Roll is a 15th-century English genealogical text. It was created in the late 1420s to early 1430s and subsequently modified on a number of occasions before final revisions were made to it, most probably during the reign of Richard III (1483–1485).
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CEISMIC is a comprehensive digital archive of video, audio, documents and images related to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.
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Criminal Characters - Zooniverse
Tracking the life histories and criminal careers of Australian prisoners. (The Zooniverse is the world’s largest and most popular platform for people-powered research.)
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Findmypast - England, Greater Manchester Baptisms 1571-1910 $
Original source: Collection has been obtained from FamilySearch. Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.
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Findmypast - England, Greater Manchester Burials 1570-1990 $
Original source: Collection has been obtained from FamilySearch. Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.
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Findmypast - Manchester and Oldham Burials $
Greater Manchester area between 1573 and 1992. Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.
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Findmypast - Manchester Baptism Register $
1857 to 1911. Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.
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Findmypast - Manchester Birth Register $
Original source: Birth register from the Withington Workhouse in Chorlton, Manchester, 1857 to 1911. Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.
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Findmypast - Manchester Cemetery Records $
Burial registers cover 1838-1950 and Ardwick Cemetery Monumental Inscriptions 1845-1938. Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.
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Findmypast - Manchester Death Register $
Original source: The Register includes those who died between 1662 and 1825 in Oldham, and some within the workhouses. Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.
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Findmypast - Manchester Electoral Registers Browse 1832-1900 $
The records include Citizens’ Rolls, Burgess Rolls and Parliamentary Registers. The registers include Ardwick, Bradford, Beswick, Cheetham, Chorlton-Upon Medlock, Harpurhey, Hulme, Newton and Manchester. The collection also includes registers from the townships of Salford and Broughton. Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.
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Findmypast - Manchester Marriage Register $
Original source: These transcripts comprise records for Oldham St. Mary. They include around 160,000 names and date c1662-1826. These transcripts comprise records for Gorton, Newton and Flixton. They include around 30,000 names and cover c1571-1785. Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.
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Findmypast - Manchester Police Index 1812-1941 $
Original source: This index is compiled from the Appointment Registers of the Manchester City Police. Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.
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Findmypast - Manchester, Peterloo Witnesses and Casualties, 1819 $
Original source: The records were created from the www.peterloomassacre.org database by Peter Castree. Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.
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Inflation: the Value of the Pound 1750-1998
Parlimentary research paper on the changing value of the Pound Sterling from 1750-1998.
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Macdonald Dictionary - Zooniverse
Help us to transcribe names and supporting information in the G.R. Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biographies. (The Zooniverse is the world’s largest and most popular platform for people-powered research.)
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NZ Society of Genealogists -1918 Flu Pandemic $
A list of those who died in Auckland and are buried in Waikumete Cemetery.
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Parliament & the British Slave Trade 1600-1833
Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries Parliament significantly shaped the progress and development of the transatlantic slave system. The Act of Parliament to abolish the British slave trade, passed on 25 March 1807, was the culmination of one of the first and most successful public campaigns in history.
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The African Descendant's Genetic Genealogy (Facebook)
An open salon for the discussion of genetic genealogy questions, problems, solutions, resources, and successes with the aim of arming participants with tools and strategies for leveraging DNA test results to demolish brick walls in the family trees of African diasporans.
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The American Soldier - Zooniverse
Help transform this one-of-a-kind collection of reflections on war and military service by American soldiers who served during the Second World War. (The Zooniverse is the world’s largest and most popular platform for people-powered research.)
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The USGenWeb Census Project On-Line Census Inventory - Vermont
State-by-state inventory of transcribed censuses with links to scanned images.
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UK Parliament - Parliamentary Archives
The archive service for both Houses of Parliament and facilitates public access to several million records which are preserved in the Victoria Tower repository. The records include original Acts of Parliament from 1497, Journals from 1510, papers laid before Parliament from 1531, Peerage papers from 1597, Judicial papers from 1621, and plans of canals, roads, railways and other public works deposited in connection with private bills from 1794. Amongst the comparatively few records of genealogical interest are the Protestation returns of 1642 and certain Papist returns.
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