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The Collection of the Jacobite Rebellion Ships, contributed by Hugh Tornabene, has been many months in the making. Transcribed passenger lists from the original ten ships which transported Rebel Prisoners to the Americas and the West Indies, along with scans of the original documents from the British Archives are included in this wonderful collection.
We are grateful to Hugh for his diligence in creating this collection for ISTG and we will be adding what Hugh refers to as the "Motherlode" -- a collection of early arrivals in Maryland -- in the coming months.
Keep up to date with what's going on with ISTG volunteers, friends and families by reading the Captain's Blog. I dedicate this bLog to my Mother.
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In this age of technology, it's important to preserve some of the past so that it is long remembered. The facts about where your ancestors came from as well as the stories that detail their everyday lives are a gift no one else but you can pass on. Don't let it go unrecorded. Start today with what you know even if you don't have a lot of information. It's a beginning and it's free. Once you put in some information, Ancestry Hints automatically starts searching for records to help you. Those records might include census data, military records and immigration records. Ask other family members to fill in the gaps, add photos and stories, events that made you laugh or cry - and you will create a keepsake for all time.
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Send messages to genealogists in more than 20 countries Upload photos of your favorite ancestors Visit our city pages where your ancestors lived Find genealogists who read and speak other languages Ask a genealogist in over 1600 cities to do a local record lookup for you I want to thank all the ISTG Volunteers for their exceptional work as we move into Volume 10 - having finished 9,000 passenger lists which are now online for you.
We are been expanding our research to become more personal. If you are searching for an ancestor and you know the name of the ship, the date and port of arrival, we will do all we can to locate and publish on our site, the passenger list from that ship. The Research Team, headed by Beverly Zanon, can be contacted by emailing ISTG23@aol.com
We are still taking on new volunteers, so if you're interested in joining the Guild, you can find our Guild Application here. If you have send in an application to which you received no response, you haven't been rejected. This may be a slow process but if you've waited more than a month, please contact me by email.
We also have a mailing list which is open to the public. You may subscribe and contribute your input to our volunteers and seek information from them as well. We will attempt to answer any questions you may have and from time to time we may even ask your help in deciphering very difficult handwriting.
You can exchange tips you've discovered in searching for your ancestors, seek out help in translating old records and become a part of our caring and dedicated community.
You do not have to be a Guild member to subscribe and here's how.
Send a message to mailto:ISTG-D_request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command SUBSCRIBE and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use subscribe in the subject, too.
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