Our Black Friday Offer returns
Starting on 25th November and continuing until 24th December there will be a 10% discount on all purchases from our online shop.
Simply quote BF2024 in the Coupon Code box at payment/check out and the discount will be automatically applied.
The code can be used any number of times during the month, so you don’t need to order everything in one go.
Happy shopping.
1st of the month means my usual list of free online events.
As always the link below each event has more information and full registration details, Enjoy and do report back on anything that you attended.
🎉 Celebrating 40 years of Family Tree magazine! 🎉
To mark 4 decades of family history, here is the chance to read the very first issue!
Link 👉https://www.family-tree.co.uk/news/read-the-very-first-issue-of-family-tree/
The latest series of the Federation of Family History's - Really Useful podcast is now out
There are 6 episodes in all covering the following topics: Researching Women, Introduction to Archives, Yorkshire Ancestors, Talks, Sporting Ancestors and Beyond the 19th Century
The series features 4 FHSC members - Jane Hough, Dave Annal, Dave Day and Margaret Roberts
Pop along and have a listen 
https://www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/podcast
Wallasey Central Library, including the former Earlston House has been added to the List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest and it is now listed at Grade II.
A Carnegie library of 1910 to 1911 by Ralph B MacColl of Bolton and George E Tonge of Southport, of red Ruabon brick and buff terracotta, in Edwardian Baroque style; incorporating a house of around 1840, of buff sandstone in Scottish Tudor Gothic style
Read more 👉https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1487459?section=official-list-entry
Last week Margaret Roberts [FHSC Chair] and Margaret Spate [Crewe Research Centre Leader] attended the launch of the booklet produced by Colin Hayes of Alstom - More than just their names: The War Memorials of Crewe Works
Copies of the booklet are available at the Crewe Research Centre, a small donation would be appreciated with all donations going to support the Armed Forces Charity, SSAFA - see https://www.ssafa.org.uk/
More on the project - https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2024/11/tributes-at-cheshire-works-to-mark-remembrance-day.html
📷Alstom
The final part in the series of blogs by FHSC member & Crewe Research Centre volunteer Paul Chiddicks which tell the stories of the six brave bomb disposal men that died during WWII in Nantwich
Read the story of Sapper George Lucas here 👉https://chiddicksfamilytree.com/2024/07/26/sapper-george-lucas/
FindMyPast are continuing wth their free access weekends and for the final weekend all their records including the 1921 census are free to access, this offer is between 8-11th November
Ancestry have free access to their global Military Records between 7-13th November
Please remember to watch the T&Cs
1st of the month means my usual list of free online events.
As always the link below each event has more information and full registration details, Enjoy and do report back on anything that you attended.
Ancestry are offering a DNA test kit from as little as £39.
Watch the T&Cs
Link for offer https://www.ancestry.co.uk/c/dna/pulse
FindMyPast is offering free access to a different set of its records each weekend for the next four weekends in the run-up to Remembrance Day on 11 November.
The campaign is running with the slogan 'No Story Left Behind' and is hoping to encourage more people to discover the men and women who served in their family.
These are the weekends with the records that will be made free to researchers:
For full details see 👉https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/news/findmypast-free-records-access-remembrance-day-2024
Explore 405 digitised volumes of the Foundling Hospital archives, inluding those from Chester
Thanks to the hard work of our volunteers 20 new items have been added to the shop.
The new items scroll along the top of the website OR click on 'Shop' in the left hand menu and from the dropdown list click on 'Latest Products', all available to download instantly from as little as 50p a file.
Who Do You Think You Are magazine Transcription Tuesday volunteer event will return on 5 November.
This year, they are supporting two incredible projects, transcribing Irish Catholic parish records and a unique Welsh Women's Peace Petition from 1923.
Here's how to get involved 👉https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/feature/transcription-tuesday-2024
The Genealogist has some exciting news this week -
Mark Bayley, Head of Online Development: "We're proud to announce the completion of our project to "map the census". Never before could you pin down your ancestors through each year, from 1841 all the way to the 1939 register. This visual approach to genealogy brings the past to life in ways never before possible."
Find out more https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/news/
Read the related blog https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/.../eliza-roberts-a.../
REMEMBER that The Genealogist is available to members at our research centres in Crewe and Mobberley
Also that Mark is the guest speaker at the Crewe & Nantwich Group meeting held via Zoom on 12th November. He will be explaining all about the site and how to get the best out of it, See https://www.fhsc.org.uk/events/crewe/142-crewe-fhsc-org-uk.html for full details
The Law Commission is seeking to reform the law of burial in England and Wales and is also gauging solutions for unresolved issues in cremation law.
The consultation paper and a summary have been published and they are looking for views on the proposals. The consultation is open until 9 January 2025.
Read more here https://lawcom.gov.uk/project/burial-and-cremation/
and a related article by the BBC 👉https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93pdj9w3plo
October is here - the year is flying by
1st of the month means my usual list of free online events.
As always the link below each event has more information and full registration details, Enjoy and do report back on anything that you attended.
Special promotion: all advanced DNA features are free forever for DNA data uploaded this week!
Expires October 6, 2024
Link to find out more 👉https://blog.myheritage.com/2024/09/limited-time-offer-upload-your-dna-data-and-enjoy-free-access-to-all-dna-features/
Read carefully and mind the T&Cs
Reviews of the Gemma Collins episode of WDYTYA.
An interesting story that didn't take Gemma that far from home
The Genealogist 👉https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2024/who-do-you-think-you-are/gemma-collins-7664/
WDYTYA Magazine 👉https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tv-series/episodes/gemma-collins-who-do-you-think-you-are
Image Credit: Wall to Wall/ Stephen Perry via WDYTYA Magazine
RootsTech takes place between 6-8 March in 2025 . To register and find out more click on the link 👉https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/
Discover more about your family history and connect with others at this global event. Don’t miss out on RootsTech 2025. Register today!