Saturday, November 23, 2013

Outrage in Norway as hundreds of gravestones are covered in BLACK BAGS with a demand for payment

Outrage in Norway as hundreds of gravestones are covered in BLACK BAGS with a demand for payment
This is shameful. This is very shameful. Read the full details at Outrage in Norway as hundreds of gravestones are covered in BLACK BAGS at cemetery along with a demand for overdue rental payment


  • Around 670 headstones have been labelled at Mollendal cemetery in Bergen
  • Government covers initial maintenance cost and rental - 25 years for a coffin; 20 years for an urn
  • After that, relatives must pay annual cost: £52 for a coffin; £37 for an urn

Monday, November 11, 2013

Remembrance Day Moment

Frederick Markham WW1
My Great Grand Uncle Frederick Markham 1896 ~1918
On this Remembrance Day take a moment to think about the people who suffered great hardship and gave so much. Let us hope for a day when people will no longer die in war.




Friday, November 01, 2013

1921 Canadian Census Tips For Finding Ancestors in the Mess

1921 Canadian Census Tips For Finding Ancestors in the Mess
There's a lot of bad transcribing on the online  1921 Canadian Census which is fully indexed and online at Ancestry.ca and   Ancestry.com 


Olive Tree Genealogy put up a workaround and some useful tips for finding your ancestors in the mess! See Problems With 1921 Census Indexing & How To Work Around Them