Research Training – The Living Stones

A summary of the methods and resources you could use to research your chosen target.
The first item to search for could be an obituary. Use Google and put the name of the person and the word “obituary” into the search.

The Living Stones Project – Research Training 14/11/2022 Location: Bournemouth Library, 2nd Floor Meeting Room.
Trainer	Jacqui Halewood – Dorset History Centre
Community Attendees	Angela Sklan, Anne Ozdamar, Barbara Lurie, Geoff Waldman, Howard Freeman, Jenny Freeman, Paul Spector, Rosalind Schogger, Stephen Turze, Sue Sinkinson

1	Introductions were made and the purpose of the Project was explained – We are looking to research and document the lives of the people buried in the Jewish Cemeteries in Bournemouth. Why did they come to Bournemouth? What did they do and how did this benefit the Bournemouth area? Are there descendants still living in the area? Are there living relatives willing to be interviewed to make an oral history of their family?
2	Jacqui set out the resources that we can access in order to carry out the research to gain the information required for the project. These are listed below along with other resources suggested by a number of the attendees. It was also agreed that if photographs of the people being researched are found a select few may be added to the database.
3	National Archives (Government Records) – https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk – A Free Service will provide access to:- Passenger Lists – Deed Poll records – Naturalisation papers – Lists other archives of interest Paper copies of these records are chargeable
4	Find My Past – https://www.findmypast.co.uk – Subscription required. Provides access to : – Passenger lists – School records
5	Local Records Offices: – County Records – Schools and places run by the local councils – Estates records – Court records
6	Southampton University – The Parks Institute Library and Archives https://www.southampton.ac.uk/parkes/libraryandarchives/index.page
7	The Welcome Institute – Holds medical records
8	The Dorset History Centre – open on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and the first Saturday of each month. The Archive Catalogue is available online at https://archive-catalogue.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/
9	Jewish Masonic Archive – https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/freemasons
10	Ajex archives – https://www.ajex.org.uk/our-people
11	FreeBMD – https://www.freebmd.org.uk Note – Birth, marriages and death certificates were started in 1837
12	Jewish Genealogy – https://jewishgen.org Has records for the UK and International.
13	Ancestry – Subscription required – https://www.ancestry.co.uk/ Card Catalogue Passenger Lists Immigration Census – including 1939 Census which was created for the war. Military Records
14	My Heritage – Subscription required – https://www.myheritage.com
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16	Jewish Hotels and Hostels In Bournemouth – A book by Pam Fox may be a useful resource “Jews by the Seaside: The Jewish Hotels and Guesthouses of Bournemouth” – Hoteliers Guild
17	Kelly’s and Mates Directories – available in the Library provides: – Trade Directories Lists are by Type, Alphabetically and by street.
18	British Newspapers online – Subscription required – https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
19	War Graves Commission – https://britishwargraves.co.uk – Provides free access to photos
20	Library Catalogue is online
21	Links to family videos on YouTube can be added to the database.
22	Keep a record of your searches so you do not go round in circles
23	Next steps: – We are starting in Boscombe Cemetery and photographs are currently being taken. – The spreadsheets detailing the graves will be sectioned up and lists will be distributed to yourselves so that you can start your research. – Another meeting will be arranged in a few weeks time so that we can share progress experiences hints and tips.
24	If you have anything further you wish to add to the notes please contact Barbara by email (barbara . lurie at bhcshul . co . uk) or call 07932 123116.