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Newsletter No. 29
- May 2009.
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1. Our welcome
message.
2. Featured
Article – Fast Access to Important
Public Records by
Richard Clark
3. Latest
news from: Family search
4. New on Family History 4 All:
Find
My Past
5. Next
Months Featured Article: A tale of genealogy, fraud and poverty by
John Arthur
1. Our welcome
message.
The weather here in the UK is
brilliant at the moment. Hotter than Greece according to the press! Long
may it continue.
We have a great newsletter this month
with a nice feature article by
Richard Clark.
A date for your calendar: 27th June 2009 - 'Yorkshire Family History
Fair' - More info:
http://yorkshirefamilyhistoryfair.com. Held at York Racecourse, this
is one of the biggest family history fairs in the UK. If you are
researching Yorkshire ancestors, don't miss this one. Carol and I will be
going. Don't forget to say Hi if you spot us.
Enjoy your newsletter.
2. Featured
Article:
Fast Access to Important Public Records
by Richard Clark
The internet has truly revolutionized our way of living. Gone are the days
that you are compelled to visit a department store to buy something, go to
a driver license office to personally renew your driver license or stay
long at a library to find an important information you desperately need.
In our day and age, doing these things are equivalent to just a few
clicks. By using your computer, almost everything can now be done online
at the comforts of your own home.
How about in trying to find facts and information about certain
individuals? Back then, researching about people’s background would mean
going to the police, requesting public records from a public office or
hiring a private investigator. Such processes are both time-consuming and,
most of the time, will cost you much before you get the information you
desire.
Nowadays, getting necessary information about a person do not need to take
you a long time and do not need to cost you an entire fortune anymore.
Looking up official and public records about a person can also be done
online. Background Checks can now be conducted through a faster, easier
and less expensive process. PublicRecords.com now makes public records to
be readily available online to help you get information you need about
certain individuals in question.
Checking information about persons who we deal with is a necessity
nowadays. For example, if you are an employer and want to make sure that
you are employing the right person for the job, you may want to know about
the prospective employee’s background such as their previous employment
history, their criminal record (if they ever were convicted of felony) or
if they had been a sex offender. It is a given fact that most companies
these days require background checks on all applicants and employees.
Employers who conduct these checks avert the possibility of hiring people
who may cause workplace accident or crime.
Or let’s say that you are a parent and are anxiously concerned about your
daughter’s safety and security. Getting a background check about her
friends and her date may do the trick of calming you down. It may also
help you avoid unnecessary tragedy. Or maybe you are a landlord and want
to make sure that those who lease your apartments wouldn’t cause you some
legal trouble in the future.
After all, trust isn’t something you just give away to people – it is
something that people should earn. Access to public records is highly
important because it will help you to be better informed about the people
you and your loved ones deal with.
Trust PublicRecords.com when it comes to accessing public records and
reports. Because it is powered by the most comprehensive nationwide
database, http://www.PublicRecords.com allows you a fast and easy access
to over 2 billion records in the United States.
Like you, we recognize the importance of your safety and security. Visit
our user-friendly site, avail of our services and experience the advantage
of having access to public records. Because, nowadays, availing of
background check services these days isn’t just nice – it is wise.
Richard Clark
3 years in business
Public Records
Article Source:
http://www.familyhistoryarticles.com
Note from my chief researcher: Always try to double check records found
online with the originals, as transcribers sometimes make a mistake (they
are only human!).
3. Family Search:
Family Search - the Mormon site, has had a make-over of late. See
what you think, here are a couple of links to get you started:
FamilySearch Wiki This is a new Family History Research Wiki.
Go here to learn what records are available and how to find them. You can
also contribute your knowledge.
FamilySearch The original FamilySearch web site has had a make
over and now includes many new features, including Record Search and
Family Archives Search.
FamilySearch Forums This is a site where you can go and ask
research questions and get one on one help from other users. You can also
help others with questions.
4. Find
My Past
Findmypast was the first website to put the UK birth, marriage and
death records online in 2003, and since then we’ve grown from strength to
strength. We are the largest UK-owned supplier of original family history
records and are one of the largest UK family history websites. With over
550 million original records dating from 1538 (many unavailable elsewhere)
and over 600,000 active registered users, more and more family historians
are using us every month.
We pride ourselves both in the accuracy of our records compared to
those on other sites and in our investment in customer service, which
keeps happy customers coming back.
Latest News: 30 March 09 - new 1901 census
The counties of Warwickshire, Cheshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire,
Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland, comprising over 3.8 million
records, have been added. Find your ancestors in the 1901 census now.
5. Next
Months Featured Article: A tale of genealogy, fraud and poverty by
John Arthur
What makes us the sort of people we are? It is certainly not only our
environment or our upbringing but it’s the attitudes and traits that are
passed on to us from generation to generation and it’s by understanding
our genealogy and family History that we come to understand ourselves.
Article Source:
http://www.familyhistoryarticles.com
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