Free UK Genealogy
Intro Free UK Genealogy CIO is the umbrella charity for volunteer-led transcription projects FreeBMD, FreeREG and FreeCEN. In fact, the charity sprang from the FreeBMD project, growing in scope and ambition to what it is today. It is our mission to provide free, online access to family history records. We support thousands of dedicated volunteers […]
Celebrating Archives: The John J. Burns Library at Boston College
Boston College, a Jesuit, Catholic University, was founded in 1863 and graduated its first class in 1872. John J. Burns Library administers Boston College’s special collections, including University Archives, and has achieved international recognition for the strength of its collections, most notably: Irish history, literature, and music, Jesuit Studies, British Catholic authors, Catholic liturgy and […]
Celebrating Archives: The Aviva Group Archive
The Aviva archive includes records for over 750 companies, highlighting changes in business strategy and practice, as well as social and economic attitudes over a period of more than 300 years; they reflect the wide geographical spread of their business over time and the broad range of products offered by constituent companies. They hold statutory […]
Celebrating Archives: Lothian Health Services Archive
Lothian Health Services Archive (LHSA) holds the historically important local records of NHS hospitals, their predecessors, and other health-related material from Edinburgh and the wider Lothian region. The archive collects, preserves and catalogues these records and promotes them to increase understanding of the history of health and for the benefit of all. LHSA is one […]