Saving, Spending and Family History

Posters are going up around the Borders for our next talk which I'm giving on 26th February 2012 at the Corn Exchange, Market Square, Melrose, TD6 9PN. Map .

I'll be talking about coins, the kirk session, banking, savings, and the penny post, banknotes, cheques as well as other topics.

I've had some queries about strange money names in the kirk session records and I'll provide answers to them.

If you have a burning question about money in your family history, please comment below.

As usual, we warmly invite you to attend the talk whether you are a member or not. There is no admission charge.

We'll have a range of family history publications available to buy.
Light refreshments will be available after the talk.

If you have a problem with your family history, please discuss it (no
charge) with one of our volunteers.

The monthly 50-50 Club draw will be made at the meeting.

New Commonwealth War Graves Commission Website

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has revamped its website.

Some of my great grandfather's family died in World War I and at least one in World War II, though so far, I've only found one casualty in one cemetery.
When I clicked on the cemetery plan link, it was unfortunately missing.

Also I expected to see a link to The War Graves Photographic Project but that has disappeared, too.

Unfortunately I don't like it as much as the old website but perhaps it'll grow on me.

I can't find the things I found before on the other hand I have discovered their information leaflets, which I never noticed before.

In providing more criteria to search on, they've made it more difficult - you need to enter the whole of a date instead if just a year. On the other hand, they're promising that the 'additional information' will soon be searchable and that will be a bonus.

Search the casualty database for yourself.

Also they want information from you, so complete their survey.

Coldingham Monumental Inscriptions

Not much left to do on our Coldingham publication - nearly ready for final proof reading and all going well, it should be ready before the end of February.

As well as over 1000 memorials, the people listed in the 1694 Hearth Tax and the 1801 Militia Lists have been included. We have permission from the National Records of Scotland to publish the Militia Families Vouchers which includes the names of the wives and children of the men serving in the Militia in 1809, 1812 and 1813. Will also include the names of the Ministers who served the Parish and the War Memorials and Rolls of Honour.

The publication will include a more detailed index - Surname, Other Surname, First names and Date of Death.

Will update the blog when published.