Verifying a Family Story in Pullman, Cook, Illinois  Family Photo Lori SamuelsonAfter returning from Sweden, I spent four days researching in the Chicagoland area. Both my maternal side and both of my husband’s sides lived in Chicago for a time and the Swedish trip unveiled some new mysteries that made me want to find answers there. Nothing online so boots-on-the-ground was needed. The next few weeks I’ll be writing about my discoveries and
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Military Ancestors Understanding the history and location of wars and conflicts is vitally important when researching your ancestor’s military service.
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Treat yourself to a rare subscription discount from Ancestry UK Goodness. When did you last see a discount offer for a subscription to Ancestry UK? I certainly can't remember when I did. So if you thinking of taking out a new sub, this may be the opportunity you're looking for.

Until 11:59pm BST on Wednesday 29 May, you can take advantage of a 20% discount on a new six-month subscription to Ancestry UK. If you choose the Ireland and UK options, you'll be
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National Archives of Ireland's €37m expansion enters next phase The project to redevelop the National Archives of Ireland (NAI) entered its next phase earlier this week and will take a little over a year (65 weeks) to complete. The work will see the existing foundations strengthened and a second floor built into the existing structure.
This extra space will increase the capacity of the National Archives by two-thirds and provide for state of the art racking
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More Northern Ireland death and burial records available online Ancestry has uploaded a new collection of records to its Northern Ireland holding: Londonderry, City Cemetery Burials, 1853-1961.
These 51,000 records typically include some or all of the following: name of the deceased; birth date and place, age, religion; parent's names, spouse's name; death date and place; burial date and place. Derry City Cemetery was opened in 1853 and for the
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