Historic Perthshire records now online
Ancestry.com.au now has an online archive of more than 57,000 historic records from Perthshire, Scotland, dating from 1566 to 1901. These records are of huge significance to anyone trying to trace an ancestor in the area and feature many tens of thousands of Perthshire’s residents in four historic collections. The Perthshire School Registers of Admissions… Read more
Records reveal little-known ‘early Schindler’ who saved thousands from Nazi threat
Varian Fry and many of the thousands of anti-Nazi and Jewish refugees he helped save from Nazi persecution during the Second World War have been revealed in historical records on Ancestry.com.au. August 2010 marks 70 years since Fry first arrived in Marseille to help Jewish refugees and others escape the Nazis following Germany’s occupation of… Read more
Who inherited the $34.7 billion? Past family fortunes revealed online
In a world-first, Ancestry.com.au has launched the England and Wales National Probate Calendar 1861-1941 – an index to more than six million wills proven across the 19th and 20th centuries, including the wills of more than 4,500 people who died in Australia. With more than 45% of Australians having first generation UK heritage and many… Read more
Link photos to sources in your family tree
You’ve likely heard that a picture is worth a thousand words, and when it comes to creating source citations in your family tree, it is so true. We have recently added the ability to associate pictures and scanned documents to source citations you have created in your family tree: Birth Certificates Death Certificates Marriage Certificates… Read more
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