Official Goverment Genealogy Records
Below are genealogy and family history news stories related to official records. Click on the links for the full articles.
Evolution of UK Families - The UK Office for National Statistics released a fascinating study that examines social trends in the UK. The focus of the study was the evolution of the UK family. Some of these trends will have a direct impact on genealogy...[More]
Does the US Census Undercount? - As the US gears up for the next census in 2010, questions continue to linger over the accuracy of the last census conducted in 2000...[more]
‘Dead’ Father Found Eight Years Later - As any genealogist knows, many genealogy records are of questionable value...[more]
UK Considers Scrapping the Census - Throughout the ages and across all nations, one universal truth about a government census becomes evident: they are difficult, time-consuming and expensive to do...[more]
UK Government Digitization Program Suffers Indefinite Delay - Perhaps the biggest trend in genealogy over the last decade has been governments putting online census records as well as vital birth, death and marriage records...[more]
