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• Think you have a relative who served in a household of Britain’s Royal Family? (Perhaps
  as Chocolate Maker to the Queen or Strewer of Herbs?) In celebration of the
  Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, British genealogy website findmypast.co.uk,
  in association with the Royal
  Archives, has added a collection of Royal Household Staff Lists. It covers royal
  residences across the United Kingdom such as Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and
  St. James’ Palace, and includes 50,000 staff records from the reign of King Charles
  II to King George V (1660 to 1924). Details you might learn include the person’s occupation,
  age, length of service and salary.

• The Civil War Trust is holding its annual
  photo contest. You can enter your Civil War battlefield photos in five categories
  for prizes including publication of your image, a trust membership, and registration
  to the trust’s annual conference. Enter before Aug. 26 by uploading photos to the
  Trust’s Flickr group—be sure to tag your image as directed in the contest
  rules. (Last year’s winning photos are pretty impressive—view
  them here.)

• UK cemetery site DeceasedOnline.com has
  added records for 120,000 mostly rural Scottish burials. The records comprise from
  99 cemeteries and burial grounds, with the oldest dating back to 1526. That brings
  the total of Scottish cemeteries with records on the site to 250. Once you search
  for a record, you can use pay-per-view credits or subscribe to view the full information
  it contains.