As the 100th Anniversary of Titanic approaches, Titanic Heritage Trust announce the creation of a database of descendants of survivors and of all those who were lost on 15th April 1912.
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The Federation of Family History Societies are inviting entries for their Competition to find 'Who is the most interesting person in your family tree?" Details of the competition can be found here
There is a separate section for those under the age of 21.
For those of you interested in places, or have put your research on line, take a look at the newly updated www.one-place-studies.org. This may also inspire more of you you to start your own web site and publish the information you hold.
The National Archives have added a collection of Poor Law Records to their Documents On-line. The records are searchable and free to download
For more information see the National Archives Documents website
The National Archives have recently released a website to allow you to search and view digitised historical photographs of the UK and Ireland. Starting with the Dixon-Scott collection, which holds more than 14,000 photographs taken in the 1920s-1940s. You can search by location and view images for free.
It has recently been asked if it is in order for a local register office to impose an administration charge in addition to the standard cost of £7 for a birth, marriage or death certificate. This question has been put to the General Register Office at Southport.