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DAVIES FAMILY OF LLANDINAM PLASDINAM David Davies bought Plas Dinam in 1884. For a short period during the war Gordonstoun School was relocated from Scotland to Plas Dinam to ensure the safety of the schoolboys. The house also housed an Agricultural College for a period after the war. Lady (Eldrydd) Davies, wife of the Third Lord Davies, effectively inherited the house when her husband Mike was killed in action in Holland in 1944. Her father in law had died earlier in the same year. Raising two sons by herself at Llwynderw in the village, she took the momentous decision to move back into Plas Dinam in 1957 with her two sons David and Jonathan. Review of the Top 40+ FREE Online Genealogy Websites Where You Can Start Your Ancestry Search « Obituarieshelp.org/Blog (Update: September 26, 2011: To celebrate the two year anniversary of this post, we have added 40 more free links to a new updated post. Now there are 82 free genealogy resources that you can use right now to start your searching your family history. Check the new post out here.) There are a million websites that have information about genealogy, census records, and family tree research. Some are free and some expect you to pay a membership fee.

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101 Ways to Research Your Family Tree for Free Is free genealogy a thing of the past? With the constant addition of subscription genealogy databases on the Internet, people often wonder if there will soon be an end to free genealogy research via the Web. For those of you with this concern, take heart - free genealogy databases aren't going anywhere anytime soon. Web sites from all over the world contain free genealogy information of use to family tree researchers which has been contributed by individuals, companies and even governments. Birth records, marriage records, military records, ships passenger lists, surnames, census records, immigration records, wills, photos and much, much more are available on the Internet for FREE if you just know where to look.

Top 10 Free Genealogy Websites For A Free Ancestry Search A few years ago, during a family reunion, I learned for the first time that my granduncle on my father’s side had fought and died in World War II. The story of his demise sparked a personal interest toward my own family history. So, I did what I always do when I have something to research – I first turned to the Internet.

Helpful Tools for Genealogists Helpful Tools for Genealogists Regional Genealogical Societies Genealogical societies are the best places to find like-minded individuals who would like to help others with their genealogical projects. Directory of Michigan Historical and Genealogical Societies Search or browse the directory to find societies in particular cities or regions across Michigan. Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society The Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society is located in Lansing, MI. Their purpose is "to encourage and assist the study of family history" and "to publish materials of interest and use to genealogists". United States Cemeteries at Cemetery Junction United States All of the cemeteries are listed alphabetically by state, and can be searched by name. You can also jump from any page to any other state in the United States using the quick index on the right. Also, as many of the cemeteries in this directory are linked to transcriptions entered by volunteers not affiliated with this site, we ask that you send any questions regarding a particular listing to the individual that prepared it. The Regional Obituary Index Project, an ongoing effort to establish citations to obituaries in print, is now SEARCHABLE online!

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