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brightsolid Enters US Genealogy Market with Ground-breaking Pay-as-you-go ...
Press Dispensary (press release)
Press Dispensary. brightsolid, a leading online provider of historical and genealogical content, today announces its entry into the US genealogy market with the launch of a ground-breaking, "pay-as-you-go" site: www.censusrecords.com.

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BBC News

Family history firm Brightsolid launches in US
BBC News
The Dundee-based firm unveiled its new website at a genealogy show in Salt Lake City, Utah. Censusrecords.com allows customers to search all available US census records. Brightsolid said it was the first site to do this in the US market.

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Masterchef judge Gregg gets his just desserts in Larne
Larne Today
The former greengrocer who, with chef John Torode, is presently presenting the latest TV culinary challenge on BBC, was in town to film an episode of the equally popular genealogy series, Who Do You Think You Are? During a production break at Larne ...

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Mirror.co.uk

Martin Sheen tells of pride over uncle's IRA past
Mirror.co.uk
Sheen found out about his close family links to Ireland's War of Independence while taking part in the US version of the hit genealogy television series Who Do You Think You Are?. During the making of the programme, the 71-year-old visited Dublin's ...
Sheen 'proud' of uncle's IRA pastBBC News
Sheen proud of uncle's IRA pastLondonderry Today
Martin Sheen: 'I felt responsibility to do Who Do You Think You Are?'Digital Spy UK

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The Guardian (blog)

JRR Tolkien's Middle-earth gets a complete genealogy
The Guardian (blog)
Tolkien really put a lot of effort into their genealogy," he says. He's received a "massive flood" of feedback from Tolkien fans around the world since he launched The Lord of the Rings Family Tree Project - from encouragement to suggestions and ...

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Genealogy project for Newbiggin
New Post Leader
... were listed as living in Newbiggin on the 1841 census, and now resident Hilton Dawson, who has links to well over 100 of them, is interested in seeing how many families in Newbiggin can be linked together through a community genealogy project.


Star proud of uncle's IRA past
Herald Scotland
... had no part in the assassination of Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins. Sheen found out about his family links to Ireland's War of Independence while taking part in the US version of the hit genealogy television series Who Do You Think You Are?


Family Tree Maker 2012 Platinum: genealogy software
ComputerActive.co.uk
Genealogy programs are essentially databases - except instead of filling in electronic forms that describe customers or inventory items, you're filling in the details of your extended family. Form filling is the most tedious part of genealogy so Family ...

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Hearing about family trees
This is Somerset
Our first meeting of the year took place on Friday, January 6, when Graham Harris from Leigh-on-Mendip Active Living Group was booked to give a talk on genealogy. Graham is passionate about this subject and we were hoping for a good turn out from ...


Scotsman

Brightsolid posts 75% rise in annual turnover
Business7
IT firm Brightsolid has posted a 75 percent rise in turnover to s28.4 million on continued strong growth across its genealogy and web hosting businesses. The Dundee-based company, owned by publisher DC Thomson, said gross profits for the year to March ...
brightsolid Sponsors RootsTech 2012, February 2-4Press Dispensary (press release)

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Sopranos star visits Cornwall to trace family roots
This is Cornwall
But the transatlantic twinning was given a celebrity twist when award-winning US actress Edie Falco(CORR) arrived in Cornwall this week to film a stateside version of genealogy programme Who Do You Think You Are? The 49-year-old four-time Emmy and ...


Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 with TreeSync announced
PC Advisor
The latest Mac version of the genealogical software allows family historians to update their trees online from their Mac, iPhone or iPad. With TreeSync users can now click to sync so the tree is always up-to-date, no matter where it is next accessed.


The Queen: Majesty and modesty
The Independent
We have all come so far, our lives have changed so much, the monarchy has been rocked to its foundations, during her reign. But she has never changed. When Barack Obama called her "the best of England", he was inaccurate as to genealogy - but of course ...

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Very Rich Hours
Arts and Collections International
Presented to Margaret of Anjou (1430-82) on her marriage to Henry VI by the renowned military commander John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, the images are designed to present the genealogical claim of Henry VI to be the rightful king of France.


Edinburgh Evening News

Glimpse of a young Walter Scott on his way to Waverley
Edinburgh Evening News
In the census - unearthed for 2012 by the Edinburgh-based Scottish Genealogy Society - we learn the household of Mr Walter Scott - Sir Walter's father - comprised himself, his wife, four sons, one daughter and three servants. The findings have stirred ...

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musicOMH.com

Mull Historical Society - City Awakenings
musicOMH.com
Taking his moniker from a group of genealogical enthusiasts on his home island (who have since, perhaps not unsurprisingly, re-branded themselves as the Mull Historical and Archaeological Society) the multi-instrumentalist made an immediate impact with ...

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Historical society goes back to your roots
Banbridge Leader
Ian Mxwell, a genealogy researcher who was previously employed by the Public Records Office (PRONI) will give an illustrated talk on the methods used to identify one's ancesters. In his research he scans many documents such as old census forms, ...


HI-Tech Learning Centre For Watt Library
Inverclyde Now
The centre will allow genealogical classes within the local history library for the first time, and to pay a tutor to work with members of the public to produce further heritage resources, and increase their IT skills. Classes will be available in ...
News in brief: Saturday 21 JanuaryGreenock Telegraph

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Disney's Irish links no Mickey Mouse story
Belfast Telegraph
Genealogy website findmypast.ie has uncovered documents that prove Disney has strong links with Rathbeagh, Co Kilkenny. Its website has posted 19th Century birth records that clearly show Disney's great-grandfather, Arundel Elias Disney, ...

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Event helps people to trace their family history at Birkdale Library
Southport Visiter
The venue has organised a special talk by Hilary Ambrose from Southport Family History Society to get the genealogy wheels in motion! The talk is called 'Getting Started with your Family History' and explains some of the ways to start searching your ...


Sunderland Echo

Wearside Echoes: A Viking in the family
Sunderland Echo
Where gardening and fishing were once favourite hobbies, now genealogy is the pastime of choice," said Keith. "It has become fashionable to have a black sheep in the family. But interesting family stories tend to reveal themselves gradually, ...

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Don't Blow This, Yahoo!
Motley Fool UK
The leading genealogy service is growing at a steady pace. Travel deals publisher Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO.US) also has its animal magnetism. Travelzoo already has millions of bargain hunters on its Travelzoo Top 20 list of sponsored getaway deals, ...


Left Foot Forward

Anonymous expose Ron Paul's racist links
Left Foot Forward
Finally, due to the importance given to the racial question by Nazis and the almost necessity of proving that one's grandmother was not a Jewess, there no longer is resistance against genealogical research by German Mormons who now have received ...

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Birmingham City Council bosses reveal birth and marriage certificate con
Birmingham Mail
These fascinating records are the source of a popular and ever growing hobby of genealogy. They provide the branches to every Birmingham family tree. The same records provide us all with documents to prove our own age, name, parentage, where we were ...


Mirror.co.uk

White, Walker and Thomas revealed to be the bravest names
Mirror.co.uk
The genealogy website has 10 million military records from 1793 to 1945 online. Manager Miriam Silverman said: "The War Horse novel, play and now film will inform and inspire a generation about the stories of brave soldiers that fought for our freedom ...

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Sheffield Telegraph

LISTINGS: Courses/Workshops, Talks/Lectures, Write Stuff - January 19 - January 26
Sheffield Telegraph
Courses at Southey Library, in Digital Imaging level 1&2, Word Processing level 1&2, Desk Top Publishing level 1&2, Numeracy Entry level, Genealogy (Family History), Internet and Email level 1, Basic Introduction to Computers, Computerised Accounts, ...

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Peterlee Mail

Wartime bravery of a Desert Rat
Peterlee Mail
Through it all, genealogy has remained a driving force. Paul added: "I did a lot of researching and it really does become obsessive. I have travelled the country doing a lot of research and you do get hooked." Paul Garside with some of his research ...

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AboutMyArea

Glenn Ford The Hollywood Star's Son Makes Contact With Abthorpe
AboutMyArea
Peter Ford as he is todayThe reason why Peter Ford contacted our Richard was part of a genealogical quest. Peter had already discovered that his 9th great grandfather on his mother's side was a Nicholas Symkins who was baptised in our parish church ...


Process & Control Today

Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Planning. Why can't they work ...
Process & Control Today
It includes Data Collection, Performance Analysis, Enterprise-level Reporting, Order Tracking, Messaging and Product Genealogy. This last function can be used by Engineering and Supply Planning to improve their functions. Process engineers and planners ...


Daily Mail

Kirsty young says a sense of abandonment after her father left drove her to ...
Daily Mail
She has never named her biological father and has previously told how she only learned the full details of her genealogy when she was in her teens. Young has said: 'When I was very young my mother told me she had been married before and she must have ...

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Entrepreneur in a hurry to change the world
Financial Times
He wrote the initial product specification in late 2007, while he was running Geni, an internet genealogy company, which started to use it internally. It was so popular that Mr Sacks decided to spin off Yammer, and in the autumn of 2008 it launched at ...


The Guardian

Calories & Corsets: A History of Dieting Over 2000 Years by Louise Foxcroft ...
The Guardian
She is, for instance, particularly good on the genealogy of diets. Take the Hay diet of the early 20th century. Contrary to what some contemporaries thought, this didn't involve eating dried grass, but decreed instead that you consume your proteins, ...

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Hartlepool Today

A family quest with "thrills and sadness"
Hartlepool Today
Malcolm's passion for genealogy has led him into business. He now runs his own company researching family trees called Lineage Research Limited. Would you like to share your fascinating findings with the Mail. Give us a call and let us more about your ...

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Sunderland Echo

Wearside Echoes: Criminal treatment of starving children
Sunderland Echo
"This book aims to show the value of the documents for genealogy and local history of social conditions and criminal justice," said Mr Redfern. COACH AND HORSES : Trading in High Street West from 1820 and rebuilt in 1876 .

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Northampton Chronicle & Echo

An emotional rescue
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
"But following a tip-off from a genealogical group as a result of a letter published in the Northampton Chronicle & Echo I made contact with a member of the Cartwright family living in London. "It took a long time, but eventually I traced three of ...


Mail on Sunday used Whittamore after blagging arrest
Press Gazette
... paper's publisher Associated Newspaper conducted a review and discovered that a number of external agencies were being used by staff, including "genealogical researchers, tracing and inquiry agents, credit reference agencies and database holders".

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Loughborough News

Migration and mobility
Loughborough News
They hope the huge source of data they have access to - which was partly digitized by commercial firms for genealogical research - as well as new technology they have developed for analysing historical records will allow them to draw new conclusions ...


Portadown Today

A multiple Irish champion from Richhill devoted to the promotion of motorcycling
Portadown Today
An interest in genealogy helped Philip trace the family name back generations and a book documenting the Riddall history was a prized possession. Philip spent hours on the roads of Ireland as part of his working life as well as for the pure fun of ...


Labvantage 6 New and Improved LIMS
SelectScience.net (press release)
For example, combining the LABVANTAGE Viewer with improved batch and genealogy management, identifying root cause and affected batches becomes easier than ever. In addition, LABVANTAGE 6 now provides dynamic field creation, which simplifies the storage ...


Playlist: 10 tracks you need to hear
Digital Spy UK
LC Little is known about this London-Swedish singer, but her musical genealogy - which ranges from gospel to grime - is enough to get us excited. While this taster track displays her wonderfully rich vocals, expect Katy B and Example-esque pop-dance ...

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