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A German Digital Church Book Portal is now online. The entire website is in German. I suggest you read EOGN for a nice overview of
the site. Remember that you
can always use Google Translate to get a rough translation of non-English
language websites and documents.
Keeping with international records, there is a now a portal that links together
hundreds of archival collections and archives in north and south Ireland
Might as well
include a mention of Scottish records also!
Especially since my one Scots ancestor came this area. The Historical Indexes for Dumfries and Galloway
are now online.
What about the 
Last and not least on the international front, there
is a Historic Map Site that has 8000 historical maps of Norway from the
Norwegian national mapping Authority. The historic
collection is accessible here. Again, you can use
Google Translate to help you navigate this collection.
The Denver Public
Library has a new genealogy portal. You can access the Denver Obituary
Project or check out Research Guides for Marriage and Divorce Records and much
more!
Are
you researching
Was
shipping part of your heritage, whether as a mode of travel or a business
enterprise? If so, you might find ShipIndex.org worth a visit. Per the website “tells you which books,
magazines, and online resources mention the vessels you’re researching. With
153,649 entries in the free database and 3,374,638 entries available with
premium access.”
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