All Blog Posts Tagged 'Civil' (46)

Having started a formal education in genealogy in May of 2016 and having finished the Intermediate Level at the National Institute of Genealogy, I am proud to announce I got an article published in the Genealogical Forum of Oregon.  My article only required two edits, and my article was listed on the cover of "The Bulletin: Quarterly Magazine of the Genealogical Forum of Oregon"  Volume 73, Number 1.  September 2023. …

The Derry Civil War Memorial is located in front of the First Parish Church in East Derry. The other war memorials to Derry soldiers are all located at MacGregor Park, next to the public library on Broadway.

According to T.J. Cullinane of the "Friends of the Forest Hill Cemetery" group, there are about another 100 missing names that should be on the Civil War monument. He is working on identifying all the Civil War tombstones in the Forest Hill Cemetery, which is located right…

Fold3 is offering…

When the boiler exploded aboard the steamer Sultana on April 27, 1865, more than 1,700 people lost their lives. Most of those aboard were recently released Union prisoners from Confederate prisons in Cahaba, Alabama, and Andersonville, Georgia. They were en route from Camp Fiske in Mississippi to Camp…

A small collection of images of Memorial Headstones and Markers taken at the above cemetery’s are available to download  at Ancestry Central  (www.ancestrycentral.co.uk – go to find a grave – Select Cemetery/name etc) or select…

A small collection of images of Monumental Headstones and Markers taken at the above cemetery are available to download  at Ancestry Central  (www.ancestrycentral.co.uk – go to find a grave – Select Cemetery/name etc) or select this Tiny Url…

Ewerby, South Kyme, Howell, Swaton, Billinghay and Lincoln, Lincolnshire  Free Headstone Images  and other images

A small collection of images of Monumental Headstones and Markers taken at the above cemetery are available to download  at Ancestry Central  (…

A small collection of images of Monumental Headstones and Markers taken at the above cemetery are available to download  at Ancestry Central  (www.ancestrycentral.co.uk – go to find a grave – Select Cemetery/name etc) or select this Tiny Url…

A small collection of images of Monumental Headstones and Markers taken at the above cemetery are available to download  at Ancestry Central  (www.ancestrycentral.co.uk – go to find a grave – Select Cemetery/name etc)

Please also explore the…

Featuring Churches in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Malta, Canada and Cumbria

A small collection of images of Monumental Headstones and Markers taken at the above cemetery are available to download  at Ancestry Central  (www.ancestrycentral.co.uk – go to find a grave – Select Cemetery/name etc)

Please also explore the…

As web site www.ancestrycentral.co.uk continues to develop, Ancestry Central have launched a number of opportunities for Family History and One Name Study Societies.

At Ancestry Central, we are committed to providing a platform for new collections of genealogical data and imagery for researchers worldwide and we invite…

The main cemetery at Chorley, Lancashire now fully uploaded at www.ancestrycentral.co.uk

The above cemetery are available to download at Ancestry Central (www.ancestrycentral.co.uk – go to find a grave – Select Cemetery/name etc)

Please also explore the other collections…

A small collection of images of Monumental Headstones and Markers taken at the above cemetery are available to download  at Ancestry Central  (www.ancestrycentral.co.uk – go to find a grave – Select Cemetery/name etc)

Please also explore the…

A small collection of images of Monumental Headstones and Markers taken at the above cemetery are available to download  at Ancestry Central  (www.ancestrycentral.co.uk – go to find a grave – Select Cemetery/name etc)

Please also explore the…

A small collection of images of Monumental Headstones and Markers taken at the above cemetery are available to download  at Ancestry Central  (www.ancestrycentral.co.uk – go to find a grave – Bridlington etc)

Please also explore the other…

Ancestry Central offers to find your family’s last resting places

 

If you know where an ancestor is buried, going to their grave and finding what’s written on their headstone can add another dimension to your research.

However, if your kin are buried far away, making their graves hard to visit, you can use researchers like Ancestry Central to…

Ancestry Central Launch New Website

A new web site is located at www.ancestrycentral.co.uk.

I shall be uploading (over a period of time) a free to access collection of Monumental and Headstone Images with an easy to use indexed search facility.

There is not much on so far but in time it will…

Born in Kingston Upon Hull in 1848, Samuel Ainsworth Perry’s family ‘s origins were in Stockport. He was one of 9 children to John Perry and Mary Ainsworth. Samuel’s family  lived in Hull for some time before returning to Cheshire.

Soon after returning to Cheshire , Samuel and wife Annie had children of their own, including Samuel junior. With Samuel juniors parents…