findmypast announces a new collaboration with Family Search. Historians and Linguists need your help

findmypast announces a new collaboration with Family Search that will give access to billions of records on-line and new technology to collaboratively research their family roots.

However, some are questioning why? Family Search is available fee on the Internet, you can search all records they have throughout the world.

findmypast intends to have access based on subscription even though you can continue to use Family Search free of charge..  

What’s in a name? Historians and Linguists need your help!

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, The National Library of Wales, University of Wales and the People’s Collection Wales have set up a collaborative project which they hope volunteers will help to record all the place-names of Wales as they appeared on Ordnance Survey maps at the end of the Victorian period.

Details can be found at Cymru1900Wales

Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre concerns that it may be closed and moved to Bromley. North West Kent Family History Society has joined the First World War Centenary partnership

Live in Bexley and use the Local Studies and Archive Centre? Concerned that it may be closed and moved to Bromley?

Bexley Council announces it is proposing to move the Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre from Bexleyheath to Central Library Bromley.

Bexley Council has also announced that there will be a public consultation which will run from 21 October 2013 to 16 December 2013. The Council will publish each proposed option on its website and seek feedback from residents. The final decision will be made in March 2014.

Bexley Council Website is  Bexley Council Information regarding consultations can be found at Bexley Consultation Page

North West Kent Family History Society has joined the First World War Centenary partnership.

A network of over 1,600 local, regional, national and international cultural and educational organisations from 27 countries around the world and led by the Imperial War Museum.

Details can be found at First World War Centenary-IWM and on the First world War Centenary Page on this Blog 

Dartford Branch, 25th Anniversary and Auction. Biographical Database of Australia has been launched.

Dartford Branch of the North West Kent Family History Society celebrated its 25th Anniversary on 5th October, 2013.

Over 100 members came along to join in the celebrations, take part in the Auction arranged by the Branch and the Society Library and hear David Cufley give a talk on 'Kevin Bacon Family History Laboratory' a talk with a difference that got everyone involved.

The auction was a first for the Society and raised over £250. Many thanks to all who helped arrange and took part in the day, including Lynn who made a lovely 25th Anniversary Cake to mark the event.

Auction held at Dartford Branch

All the items were donated by Society members, just over 20 lots were auctioned. 

Biographical Database of Australia has been launched.

The not-for-profit database is the result of many years of work by volunteer genealogists, historians and contractors. The first release contains over 500,000 entries and can be searched for free. A present it contains convict, muster, census, baptism, marriage and burial manuscript records and has plans to grow.  A subscription of $25 AUD is needed to access the details.

For more information see Biographical Database of Australia