Denne bloggen er en oppfølger til vårt tidligere blogg-innlegg om nye mobilapp-funksjoner. I den første delen introduserte vi innboksen. Nå tar vi for oss skanneren. Skanneren Med den nye skanner-funksjonen i MyHeritages mobilapp kan du skanne historiske dokumenter, så vel som fotografier fra gamle (eller kanskje ikke fullt så gamle) fotoalbummer, enkelt og raskt. Hva du enn velger å skanne i appen, vil valget automatisk bli lastet opp til din MyHeritage familie-nettside.

Guinness Archive has preserved records and artifacts, dating from 1759, including photos, and 20,000 individual personnel records of past employees giving a glimpse into the history of St. James's Gate and Guinness' staff.

The Guinness Archive, housed by the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, collects, preserves and makes accessible records and artifacts from the formation of the company in 1759 to the present day, including 20,000 individual personnel records of past employees.

Since launching in 2012, Ancestry DNA's database has grown to hold almost 10million DNA customers, easily the world's largest. As such, it statistically offers the greatest chance of matching with the descendants of your extended family.

The company's DNA DAY sale offers at least 25% off the regular price of its DNA test kit, which varies according to the area of residence of the person taking the test.

Everything you need to know about the Irish surname Ryan - meaning, origins, interesting facts and famous people with the last name Ryan.

Irish derivation: Ó Riain

Name meaning: "Descendant of Rían (little red one/little king disputed)" 

Counties associated with the name: Carlow, Tipperary, Limerick

Coat of arms motto: "I would rather die than be disgraced"

Interesting facts: 

- It is just as popular a first name as it is a surname.

The following is a Plus Edition article, written by and copyright by Dick Eastman. 

Back in the old days of home computers, say twenty years ago, most of us had one free-standing computer in the house, and the whole family shared it. Those days are now long gone. Many families, perhaps most, now have multiple computers. As computers have become more affordable, portable, and necessary, it’s now common to find multiple computers scattered throughout a home.

The following announcement was written by FamilySearch:

Discover your ancestors on FamilySearch this week in almost 3.5 million records from Oklahoma, 1.5 million from Germany and more from Quebec, Italy, Lesotho, Ireland, Peru, Georgia, Texas, Costa Rica, and Poland.Search these new free records by clicking on the collection links below or go to FamilySearch to search over 8 billion free names and record images.

CollectionIndexed RecordsDigital ImagesCommentsQuebec, Quebec Federation of Genealogical Societies, Family Origins, 1621-18651720New indexed records collectionItaly, Terni, Narni, Civil Registration (Comune), 1861-192129,9740New indexed records collectionGermany, Bavaria, Diocese of Augsburg, Catholic Church Records, 1615-19301,083,9010Added indexed records to an existing collectionLesotho, Evangelical Church Records, 1828-20053,9090Added indexed records to an existing collectionGermany, Prussia, Westphalia, Minden, Miscellaneous Collections from the Municipal Archives, 1574-191230,7460Added indexed records to an existing collectionIreland Civil Registration, 1845-1913885,9710Added indexed records to an existing collectionGermany, Baden, Church Book Duplicates, 1804-187720,6430Added indexed records to an existing collectionGeorgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center, 1827-1955270New indexed records collectionTexas, Swisher County Records, 1879-20126,3200Added indexed records to an existing collectionPeru, La Libertad, Civil Registration, 1903-199842,2190Added indexed records to an existing collectionGermany, Baden, Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau, Catholic Church Records, 1678-1930341,0730Added indexed records to an existing collectionCosta Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-197564,3460Added indexed records to an existing collectionOklahoma, School Records, 1895-19363,400,7470New indexed records collectionPoland, Lublin Roman Catholic Church Books, 1784-19645,7900Added indexed records to an existing collection

The following report was written by Jan Meisels Allen, Chairperson of the IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee and published originally on the IAJGS Public Records Access Alert mailing list:

The (US) Department of Commerce announced that effective April 1, 2018 the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) implemented upgrades to modernize and enhance access to the Limited Access Death Master File (LADMF). One of the changes is their new website accessible at: https://ladmf.ntis.gov/  You will have to register at the site to familiarize yourself with and the new subscription options.

The following announcement was written by Findmypast:

British Army officers’ widows’ pension forms spanning the years 1755 – 1908 indexed online for the first timeOver 13,000 records, including transcripts and scanned images of original documents, now available to searchLeading British family history website, Findmypast, today announces the publication of a new online collection of British Army Pension records held by The National Archives.

The following announcement was written by the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy:

SLIG is pleased to announce that applications are currently being accepted for the following SLIG scholarships.

SLIG Jimmy B. Parker Scholarship: Named in honor of Jimmy B. Parker, this scholarship recognizes those who have “demonstrated commitment to genealogical excellence and community involvement”. Parker’s legacy of more than 50 years of service serves as the guideline for the application essay detailing how attending SLIG will help the applicant enhance their ability to serve or prepare them to give back to the genealogical community.

Skatter är någon som vi i Sverige hör talas om i många olika sammanhang. Våren är ju deklarationernas tid. En del får betala kvarskatt, medan de flesta får lite tillbaka. Snittet är ungefär 4-5000 kronor tillbaka. Nedan hittar du lite tips på hur du kan använda denna skatteåterbäring.

Historiskt har man varit tvungen att betala skatt till staten, det mesta gick till kungamaktens underhåll och till olika krigståg.

Hvorfor så neandertalerne ut som de gjorde?

Tidligere trodde forskerne at hodeformen hadde sammenheng med neandertalerens store fortenner.

En teori går ut på at de brukte tennene som gripe-verktøy, en slags «tredje hånd».

Den nye forskningen, som er publisert i tidsskriftet Proceedings of the Royal Society, tilbakeviser denne teorien i tillegg til å vise hvorfor det var nødvendig med stor nese.

The following announcement was written by Ancestry.com:

Appointment Concludes Six-Month Global Search

Interim CEO Howard Hochhauser to Return to Role as CFO and COO

LEHI, Utah and SAN FRANCISCO — April 19, 2018 — Ancestry, the global leader in family history and consumer genomics, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Margo Georgiadis as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors.

National DNA Day commemorates the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA’s double helix in 1953. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) began celebrating DNA Day annually on April 25th after the 108th Congress passed concurrent resolutions designating it as DNA Day. The goal of National DNA Day is to offer students, teachers and the public an opportunity to learn about and celebrate the latest advances in genomic research and explore how those advances might impact their lives.

Det finnes flere eksempler på store kjendisfamilier, men her er noen kanskje ukjente familierelasjoner.

Her til lands er det kanskje Skavlan-familien som har flest profilerte medlemmer......

Guri Schanke (56) og Elisabeth «Bettan» Andreassen (60) har i mange år vært gode venninner og kolleger i showbiz-verdenen.

Men det som er langt mindre kjent enn deres gode vennskap, er at Bettan er Guris tante.......

Isdalskvinnen er betegnelsen på en uidentifisert kvinne som ble funnet død i Isdalen i Bergen i 1970.

Kvinnen ble funnet i en del av Isdalen kalt Dødsdalen, som ligger i retning opp mot Ulriken. Rundt bålet ble det blant annet funnet et utbrent pass. Obduksjonen viste at kvinnen hadde fått et slag i halsregionen og hadde inntatt flere sovetabletter før døden inntraff.

Politiet sporet kvinnen til to kofferter som ble funnet på NSB jernbanestasjon i Bergen. På alle klesplaggene var merkelappene systematisk fjernet og fingeravtrykkene fant man bare fragmenter av. Det ble også funnet en fuktighetskrem som man måtte ha resept på. Legens navn og dato var imidlertid fjernet. I foret på den ene kofferten ble det funnet ca. 500 tyske mark. Det ble funnet fragmenter av ett fingeravtrykk på et par knuste brilleglass. Avtrykket var imidlertid ikke godt nok til å kunne identifiseres, men analysen styrket politiets teori om at det tilhørte den avdøde kvinnen. Politiet fikk laget en fantomtegning utfra vitnebeskrivelser og analyser gjort av liket, og tegningene ble publisert i mediene og kvinnen ble etterlyst via Interpol i en rekke land.

NRK og BBC lager nå en internasjonal podkastserie om saken.

Kripos har også nylig sendt ut en ny internasjonal etterlysning der de ber om ekstra oppmerksomhet fra de områdene av Europa der hun kan ha vokst opp.

– At hun kan ha brødre, søstre eller foreldre her i Tyskland er veldig interessant. Det kan kanskje hende noen husker henne, sier Kaffanke som laget tv-reportasjen for ARD.

Kilder: Wikipedia, NRK

 

Les mer og hør podkasten «Death in Ice Valley» på NRK Radioi

Har du noen gang lett etter en grav på en kirkegård som du vet er den rette, men graven etter din slektning viser seg å være slettet for flere år siden? I de tilfellene er det kjekt å kunne kontakte kirkekontoret som sitter på oversikt over hvem som ligger begravd hvor, uansett om gravstøtten står der eller ikke. 

For over a century and a half shame and silence were the most common Irish responses to the calamity of the Great Hunger. A million dead, a million fled was the old saying, but concern over igniting further strife in the present (a particular concern during the Troubles) kept a lid on most discussions of it. But now a new roadshow coming to the USA and Canada plans to give voice to the descendants of famine era Irish immigrants, many for the first time.

An article in the Cowley (Kansas) CourierTimes highlights a frequent question: Who owns a cemetery?

Actually, in many parts of the U.S., most cemeteries have clearly identified owners. Municipal cemeteries are owned by the town or city. The local Catholic cemetery is obviously owned by the Catholic Church and other cemeteries may be owned by other religious organizations, fraternal organizations, while some others are owned by corporations or by non-profit cemetery associations.

The following announcement was written by the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy:

The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) continues to reach out to advanced, experienced teaching professionals in the genealogical community for new course content, presentation, and publication proposals.

The following Calls for Proposals are now open:

SLIG 2020 Course Proposals: SLIG offers courses on local, state, regional, and international topics taught at an intermediate level or above; specific record types, skills, methodology, and related technologies or strategies are preferred at a high-intermediate to advanced level.

Ancestry has added a collection of more than 380,000 Service Records (1914-1920) for men who served in the New Zealand Defence Forces during World War 1. It holds 3,900 records of men born in Ireland.

Some of the Personnel Files are extensive and contain superb family history information with parents names and birthplaces, occupation, level of education, current address, physical descriptions, marital status (plus name/address of wife) and dependents and brief details of any prior military service.