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2:53 Alice Luback Marriage / Death New York (US Lookup Requests) by shellyesq
2:52 Abbreviations in U.S. Craftperson Files, 1600 - 1995 (United States of America) by HowardBeale
2:32 Query about Edwardian postcards (The Common Room) by LizzieL
2:10 Alexander Gordon (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by softly softly
2:10 William James Harris - Royal Navy/Royal Air Force? (World War One) by AllanUK
2:06 Mass Observation Day 2026 (The Lighter Side) by ThrelfallYorky
1:55 stephen tierney help needed, (Tipperary) by comfort
1:54 Suicide 1918, Mansford street, Bethnal Green (London and Middlesex) by rosie99
1:53 Trying to find a Thomas Fisher who was an Officer of the Excise in 1764 (The Common Room) by RowanR
1:46 Diary summary week ending 18th May 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Caw1
1:18 Stretton Parish, Great Broughton 1861 Census (Cheshire) by AlanBoyd
1:06 Workhouse in 1902 (Antrim) by Leon47
12:11 Brinlack: 1860s, 70s, children of Marie McHUGH, McFADDEN, FERRY? (Donegal) by colee
12:08 Searching for Living relatives of Joseph Hardie Davidson (Family History Beginners Board) by mckha489
11:30 Any Belgian Speakers Out There (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Newwriter
11:23 Locating Woodger Terrace, Monkwearmouth (Family History Beginners Board) by Shiny1
11:13 looking for birth record (Waterford) by aghadowey
9:28 Can anyone read the cause of death - please. (Europe) by heilanlassie
9:10 Re: Forde families in Cork (Cork) by Kiltaglassan
8:53 Trees on Ancestry (The Common Room) by J.R.Ellam
8:48 Henry Flower (Gloucestershire Lookup Offers) by LizzieL
8:21 Seeking John Barrett's Death Record (Ireland) by Kiltaglassan
8:01 Richmond Louis Frederickson (1883 - 1906) (South Africa) by pampoen
7:16 Sarah Coates (Down) by Kiltaglassan
2:39 FamilySearch Lancashire Will search text search (Lancashire Resources) by mckha489
12:35 Irwin: Alexander b1790 d1883 (Derry (Londonderry)) by shanreagh
12:18 Help with mother's maiden name from marriage record (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by shanreagh
12:15 A Question About Bigamy (The Common Room) by antonymark
12:03 Crook of Devon Witchcraft trials 1662 - help with Scotlandspeople records (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Ronda231
11:58 Travi family research (Family History Beginners Board) by shanreagh
11:05 Methodologies for finding unknown ancestors (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by SouthseaSteel
10:29 Dating of a possible Family Group Newcastle and North Shields (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by Dan_Hall
9:38 Another translation from Alte Schrift (Europe) by davisd
8:33 Grandfather jailed for bigamy - missing link (Family History Beginners Board) by PatLac
8:01 St Joseph Mansions Dublin (Dublin) by gerrygannon
7:32 Surname DENEMY (and variations) from Alsace c. 1825 (Immigrants & Emigrants - General) by PatLac
7:22 Help tracing Martha Jenkins (The Common Room) by Kiltaglassan
6:29 Skibbereen - Famine Survivors, How? (Cork) by Viktoria

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