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Latest news from the FHSC

New feature on National Library of Scotland Map Images

The National Library of Scotland Map Collections have just added a new feature to their Map Images Website

You can now search by postcode in the Map Finder or Georeferenced Viewers.

Find out more here 👉https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/help.html#ngr

Watch out also for our May Seminar, when Chris Fleet from the National Libraries of Scotland is coming to talk to us about the map images collection, how to use it and get the best out of this wonderful free resource. Full details will be out soon but keep 15th May free! 

The National Archives seeks bidders to digitise Home Guard records

The National Archives (TNA) has announced a contract to digitise, transcribe and publish the four million records of the Home Guard in the Second World War and 1950s.

The records are among 14 million records of personnel who served in all branches of the armed forces between 1920 and 1963 which are currently being transferred from the Ministry of Defence to TNA.

Reaad more 👉https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/news/the-national-archives-contract-digitise-home-guard-records

Guinness employee records go online

Over 1.6 million historic records of employees at Dublin’s famous Guinness Storehouse have been published online in time for St Patrick’s Day.

The records were digitised by family history website Ancestry in partnership with the Guinness Storehouse Archives.

Ancestry has added two sets of records – ‘Guinness Trade Ledgers, 1860-1960’ (consisting of 1,452,426 records) and ‘Guinness Employee Records, 1799-1939’ (consisting of 204,605 records).

Carry on reading 👉https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/news/guinness-employee-records-ancestry

OldNews.com
 
A New Website for Exploring Historical Newspapers - by MyHeritage
 
Existing MyHeritage users can log in to OldNews.com with their MyHeritage account credentials, and new users registering via OldNews.com can use the same login credentials to access MyHeritage.
 
Watch out for the T&Cs as always
Free Online Events for March
First of the month and my usual list of free online events that members may be interested in.
 
I have added a few for the beginning of April as I had a few comments from members that they had missed booking talks for the start of the month as they were already fully booked by the time I had advertised them 
 
Full details in the link under each talk heading 

Wed, 6 Mar 2024 19:30 BST

The Bridgeman Connection with Bolton 

by Bolton Family History Society [Free to attend but donation suggested]

Link with more details and to register 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bolton-fhs-the-bridgeman-connection-with-bolton-tickets-717984449817

 

Wed, 6 Mar 2024 19:30 BST

A Woman of No Importance: the gripping story of Virginia Hall, WWII's most dangerous spy

by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]

Link with more details and to register 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-woman-of-no-importance-tickets-753807527607

 

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 19:00 BST

"Your obedient Humble Servant": Letters of Application to Emigrate in 1819

by Glamorgan FHS

Link with more details and to register 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/your-obedient-humble-servant-letters-of-application-to-emigrate-in-1819-tickets-713273629627

 

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:00 BST

Women’s Lives and Writing

by National Library of Scotland

Link with more details and to register 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-lives-and-writings-online-resources-for-everyone-tickets-755515586457

 

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:00 BST

The Index of Suffragettes Arrested 

by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]

Link with more details and to register 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/secrets-of-the-national-archives-the-index-of-suffragettes-arrested-tickets-602461046207

 

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 14:00 BST

Maps for Family and Local History

by National Library of Scotland

Link with more details and to register 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maps-for-family-and-local-history-tickets-807760873517

 

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 14:00 BST

A Lost Medieval Island: Ravenser Odd & its Afterlives, the story of Yorkshire's Atlantis, a medieval island swallowed up by the North Sea

by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]

Link with more details and to register 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-lost-medieval-island-ravenser-odd-and-its-afterlives-tickets-753845711817

 

Advanced notice of April talks that may interest members:

 

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 19:30 BST

M19: Escape and Evasion in the Second World War, with Helen Fry 

by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]

Link with more details and to register 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mi9-escape-and-evasion-in-the-second-world-war-tickets-753934858457

 

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:00 BST

Captives: Prisoners of War and Internees 1939-45

by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]

Link with more details and to register 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/captives-prisoners-of-war-and-internees-1939-45-tickets-754512887357

Records of the British Home Children now available on family history website Findmypast

Findmypast has announced a new collection of nearly 39,000 records of the ‘Home Children’ who were sent from Britain to Canada, launched in partnership with organisations including The National Archives, the British Library, Library and Archives Canada and Home Children Canada.

These records are free to search although users will need to register for a Findmypast account.

At the moment there are four collections

'Home Children Inspection Reports’, recording inspections of children’s foster homes in Canada between 1913 and 1932 (25,534 records)

'Home Children Board of Guardian Records’, which record children in the workhouse system in England who were then sent to Canada

'Lancashire, Liverpool, Children Sent To Canada 1883-1925’, which consists of registers of children sent from Liverpool to Canada

'Children’s Legislation Correspondence’, which consists of government correspondence around the passing of the 1908 Children’s Act 

 

Link to search 👉https://www.findmypast.co.uk/page/british-home-children

Press release from MyHeritage
This Week Only: Upload Your DNA Data and Get Free Access to All DNA Features
 
 
Note - this offer is valid for new DNA files that are uploaded to MyHeritage for the first time. It does not apply to DNA files uploaded in the past.
 
Watch the T&Cs
 
Ancestry and Enhanced Images

Whether you are a new user of Ancestry or someone who has been using their record collections for a number of years, you might not have noticed a feature when viewing images that may have been actually getting in your way - the "Enhanced images" feature.

This interesting blog from the Family Tree Knots blog site penned by Ken McKinlay is worth a read 

Link 👉https://familytreeknots.blogspot.com/2024/02/ancestry-and-enhanced-images.html

FindMyPast improve their 1871 census trancriptions

I thought members may be interested in the improvements that FindMyPast have made to the 1871 census transcriptions. 

Previously untranscribed, FindMyPast have added occupation and place of birth to over 22 million records, so not only will you see this information on the transcriptions, you can now search by these fields using the advanced search page.

 

Response to the Ministry of Justice regarding the storage and retention of post-1858 wills documents

The Family History Federation have produced a response to the Ministry of Justice regarding the storage and retention of post-1858 wills documents.

A coiy has been uploaded to the Members Documents area of the website, under the Library tab - or click HERE for a direct link 

Halton, Runcorn, and Widnes Records now available on Deceased Online

Members who subscribe to Deceased Online may be interested to know that records for three cemeteries in the Borough of Halton are now available to view on Deceased Online - www.deceasedonline.com 

The records are from Halton Cemetery, Widnes Cemetery, and Runcorn Cemetery, and cover from 1860-2020

For more details click on the following link 👉https://www.deceasedonline.com/emails/email_20240208_1.html

 

Ancestry DNA Plus Membership

Ancestry are now rolling out the AncestryDNA Plus membership (£14.99 for six months).

AncestryDNA Plus™ is a low-priced membership that provides access to current and upcoming DNA features, making it easier than ever to discover new details about your family’s origins. Access to paid records or family trees not included.

 Note: if you already have an Ancestry subscription you won't need this membership

Link to Ancestry page with full information 👉https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/AncestryDNA-Plus-Membership