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World Archives Project Newsletter

The World Archives Project lets anyone from the genealogy community help bring FREE historical record collections to the public. The newsletter is a quarterly mailing bringing you the latest news about the project along with a good mixture of facts and fun.

 
November Edition: Lest We Forget - WWI Research Tips
The Ancestry World Archives Project lets you help us bring free historical record collections to the public. Contributors become the first to see new collections as they type in information that creates searchable record indexes.  Learn more ...
We're Listening to You - British Postal Service Appointment Books
The Postal Service Appointment Books are a fun but challenging project to key.  There are a variety of form types that really look nothing alike so they are easy to categorize but you won’t be able to just look at that one spot image after image ...
Lest We Forget - WWI Research Tips
More than 50 per cent of the British Army WWI Service records may have been lost but don’t despair – alternative records exist to help you build a fuller picture of your ancestor’s WWI military career. It’s a strange concept but sometimes even ...
August Edition: The Wondrous Works of Genealogical Societies
For too many years to count, literally millions of us have benefitted from the herculean efforts of genealogical society members. Out of pure generosity, like-minded family historians have organized and continue to build the roughly three ...
We're Listening to You
A pretty hot topic on the message boards is regarding how countries should be keyed.  Should the spelling be corrected?  Should the name of the country be expanded?  Should the country be entered even if it is not listed on the record?  How ...
The Wondrous Works of Genealogical Societies
For too many years to count, literally millions of us have benefitted from the herculean efforts of genealogical society members. Out of pure generosity, like-minded family historians have organized and continue to build the roughly three ...

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