Articles by Anna Fechter
World Archives Project Update
Over the past few months we have released 3 new projects keyed through the World Archives Project, England, Newspaper Index Cards, Sydney and New South Wales, Sands Street Index, 1861-1930 and Perth, Scotland, Survey of Inhabitants, 1766, 1773. The indexes for these projects, containing more than 1.27 million records, can be searched for free due to the efforts of 5500+ contributors!
The… Read more
World Archives Project – New project to index
Yesterday we released a new project to be indexed, the Slave Ads and Abstracts from a Natchez, MS newspaper, 1823-1849. This project comprises ads and articles mainly regarding the selling of slaves and looking for runaway slaves. It is sad, and odd, to see the ads selling people and having people willed to others as if they were property – looking… Read more
World Archives Project Releases New Projects
Last week we released two new projects – one for keying and one for searching…
The New South Wales, Australia, Applications and Admissions to Orphan Schools, 1817-1833 database is now available to be searched which brings the total number of databases completed through the World Archives Project to 20! This database details the plights of orphans in New South Wales. Although it… Read more
World Archives Project Releases New Projects: Slave Narratives and London School Admissions
In the past week we have released two exciting collections to be indexed through the World Archives Project.
Yesterday we released the Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, 1936-1938. Within these records are interviews with former slaves, photos, and folklore – or in other words a captivating way… Read more
Ancestry World Archives Project releases their fourth project
Monday we launched the fourth project keyed through the Ancestry World Archives Project. The England and Wales Criminal Registers project was a favorite amongst contributors, mainly due to the incredibly fascinating information that we were keying – although we didn’t key the offenses I am positive we all read them. And really, in what other collection… Read more
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