The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick-Maker: The story of Britain through its census, since 1801 – Gift idea for any genies from UK or with British roots

Steve Lanza: Ancestral Songs – If you’ve got Newfoundland roots, you might want to give this a listen

Records, Not Revenue: Don’t Hold Our History Hostage – If you haven’t yet, please add your comments and contact your reps about this proposed rate hike. $625 is crazy expensive for an ancestor’s immigration records, don’t you think?

Photo Credit: Trinity College Dublin

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From National Geographic: Important Update for Genographic Project Customers – Genographic joining the ranks of deCODEme, SMGF, and so many other genetic entities that have come and gone (darndest thing – Oxford Ancestors is still out there).

Don’t Hold Our History Hostage – Fellow genealogists, historians, immigration activists, FOIA users, and friends of open records, please check out this important site re: proposed USCIS price hikes. $625 for a single file???

Reclaim The Records Publishes the Mississippi Death Index (1912-1943) – I’m a little uncomfortable asking folks to donate to “my” causes.

All that said, Reclaim the Records has done so much for all of us – not least of which are these freshly launched Mississippi death indexes – so if you are planning to donate in support of special causes this season, please consider Reclaim The Records!

P.S. Full disclosure: I’m on the board, but can’t take credit for the magic this organization works. But yeah, I *am* biased.

Always fun to trip across something charming when you’re researching something less so! This 3-generation family tradition (pictured below) fits the bill.

Top Photo Credit: The U.S. Army under Creative Commons license

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