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Created: 16 March 2014

New in the UK Records Collections are three new databases: UK Births; UK Marriages; and UK Deaths. As of now the first 9 records have been uploaded and are available. Actual images of the documents are soon to follow. The exciting part of these records is how far back they reach. There are UK records uploaded that date back to the 16oo's !!!

Read more: UK Records Listing Expands

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Category: Caperton Society Blog

Created: 20 October 2013

Several of you have reached out to me to let me know that you were having trouble logging in. This has varied from just not having access to the Collections all the way up to getting 404 category does not exist errors. It took a while to figure out the issue but with the help of one of our newest cousins Diane M. I was able to track down the problem and fix it. Turns out a recent update caused endless grief in the database. I have now repaired the databse table that was the culprit and I "THINK" everything is cleaned up and operating correctly. So, if you are still having problems please let me know and I will get right on it!

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Category: Caperton Society Blog

Created: 01 September 2013

Family Sketches by Thomas Boyd Foster Now available! This book referred to in Bernard Caperton's The Caperton Family was originally printed in 1893 has been incredibly difficult to obtain. The reprint is now available in the Society Bookstore. Thomas B. Foster married Eleanor Susan Cowan E-2212, daughter of Elizabeth Caperton and Samuel M. Cowan. This charming little book is full of Foster and Caperton information, and the stories of their settlement in Alabama and trips to Texas are fascinating. Thomas Foster was 83 years old when these "Family Sketches" were published. It is a true and typical account of a family migration from Virginia to Tennessee, and then to Alabama. 6" x 9" format, 48 pages.