My name is Rav Dehele and I'm researcher with BBC. We are currently working on some programming in commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of VE Day. 

 

As a part of this programming we are currently working on making a short film that involves family members of veterans sending in a short video message to say thank you, and to say how proud they are of their family members' contribution and sacrifice during the Second World War. 

 

I was wondering if you would be able to share the official BBC flyer (see attached) with your members, or on your social media channels? We would love to try and as many video messages as possible.

 

The flyer directs people to an email address. Once they have sent an email to that address, they will receive instructions on what we would like to them film, how they need to film it - and will also provide a link for them to upload their videos.

 

Whether their family member was a solider, a Wren, an engineer, a pilot etc. - we think this short film would be the perfect way to honour and preserve their legacy. 

 

If you need any more information please do let me know - I am reachable by phone/email at any time.

Alternatively, if you have any direct contacts of those who served during the war - even in munitions factories etc - we would absolutely love to get in touch :)

 

Kind Regards,

 

Rav Dehele

Researcher - BBC VE Day 75

mob: 07931 475 028

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Important News re Online Access to Find My Past through Cheshire Libraries

Find My Past’s fair usage policy means that they apply a limit on how many records can be accessed from each account.

Due to the overwhelming popularity of FMP during the current situation, we’ve reached these limits extremely fast which has led to access being limited for many people.

We’ve been in touch with Find My Past to try and find the best resolution for this issue- our current solution is to limit access and give out the log in details on request, which will help us manage access more closely.

This will begin at the start of next month as we’ve already reached our access limit for April.

I hope this information helps, please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you require any further information.

Kind regards,

Daniel Jones

Systems and Information Librarian
Cheshire Libraries Shared Services

Free Scottish Family History Virtual Conference - 1 May 2020

 

The Scottish Indexes Conference will start at 7 am (BST) on Friday 1 May 2020 and finish after 10 pm (BST). The virtual event will be live-streamed to the Scottish Indexes Facebook group (http://www.facebook.com/groups/scottishindexes) and will be available on Zoom. The interactive programme will feature the presentations “DNA Testing for Family History” by Michelle Leonard, “Tracing the Irish in Scotland” by Chris Paton, “Sources in Scotland for Tracing Scottish Emigrants” by Kirsty Wilkinson, among others. George MacKenzie, former Keeper of the Records of Scotland, will deliver an intriguing presentation, “...bread & cheese & kisses is not enough…”. There will be opportunities to ask the expert panellists questions throughout the day.

Speaking about the last conference, professional genealogist Cinda Baxter said, “A huge and hearty thanks again to Emma and Graham for providing the virtual conference. What a labor of love (and terrific gift) during these crazy times.”

Attendee Lyn Fogarty said, “Thanks to your guest speakers. Informative, funny and interesting.”

To register simply join the Scottish Indexes group on Facebook (www.facebook.com/groups/scottishindexes), or to register on Zoom follow the directions on www.scottishindexes.com.

About www.scottishindexes.com

www.scottishindexes.com is run by husband and wife team Graham and Emma Maxwell, both experienced Scottish genealogists. As well as helping clients with their family history, Graham and Emma also index historical Scottish records and make them available for free on their website. 

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Online talk

What's On-Line is a series of free, pre-recorded online talks delivered by our experts, here at The National Archives.

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Using examples of records and case studies relating to both immigrants and emigrants held in our collection, this talk will explain how to search for and interpret records such as passenger lists, passports, registration and naturalisation records.

This talk will be delivered by Roger Kershaw, Migration Records Specialist at The National Archives.

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