World War 2 records limited free access via Footnote

Family history researchers may be interested in the freely accessible information available via Footnote till the end of January 2010.

The World War 2 collection although mainly Amercian in content is certainly worth a browse as is the Holocaust collection

Footnote is a subscription based website which helps you find and share historic documents, via partnerships with The National Archives, the Library of Congress and other institutions.

Latvian and Estonian records

Those who are interested in on-line access to records may wish to have a look at what the Latvians and Estonians have achieved in 17 years since extracting themselves from the Soviet Union.

The Estonian Historical Archives has made available on-line for free its church and other records in its SAAGA. A second version 2.0 is being trialled (go to the Estonian language page). You have to register (for free) and then away you go. You can also search 5.2 million of the 8 million records the National Archives holds on AIS (Archival Information System). More are bieng added all the time.
Also have a look at the Latvian State Historical Archives - Digital Archive:Raduraksti (Genealogy). Again you have to register for free and can then search the Lutheran church records. More records (Orthodox, Catholic, Revision Lists and census records) will be added over the next few years