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Friends:*
>
>For some time now the staff on the British floor of the Family History
>Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, have tried to find a way to share
>what's new with our genealogical friends throughout the world. We have
>decided to start sharing that information through an occasional email.
>
>*Research Wiki*
>
>Today we have some exciting information for those researching in
>Lancashire. A team led by Phil Dunn has just completed an overhaul of
>the Lancashire page within the research wiki. Now, for the first time
>all chapelries within each parish have been identified and attached to
>their parishes. For example, the Lancashire main page
><https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Lancashire> has now become a
>gateway to further church records information. It can be found at:
>
>* https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Lancashire
><https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Lancashire>
>
>About half away down the page is located the links to the parishes and
>chapelries.
>
>* https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/The_Parishes
>
>* https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki ... Chapelries
>
>A great example would be the Ancient Parish of Blackburn St. Mary which
>has over 40 chapelries attached to it, all with their own set of Parish
>Registers.
>
>* https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki ... Lancashire
>
>In addition to the history of the Parish, near the bottom of the page,
>each chapelry is listed and is linked to those websites which contain
>the records of that chapelry. It is an incredible source for anyone
>doing Lancashire research.
>
>*FamilySearch Record Collections*
>
>New databases continue to be added to the*Historical Record Collections*
>at FamilySearch. Some of those include:
>
>* England, Cheshire parish Registers, 1538-2000 (4.1 million records)
><https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1614792>
>
>* England, Warwickshire Parish Registers, 1538-1900 (1.2 million
>records)
><https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1462403>
>
>* United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seamen Records, 1835-1941. (1.6
>million records
><https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1762440>)
>
>These are just a few of the available databases, a complete list is
>available at:
>
>* https://www.familysearch.org/search/col ... OM_IRELAND
>
>We hope that this information is helpful to you as you continue your
>family research.
>
>W. Todd Knowles AG
>*British Reference
>Family History Library
>35 N. West Temple
>Salt Lake City, Utah 84150
>britishreference@familysearch.org*

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Gloria

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