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:
- 18-21 October: First World War records, the 1911 census, and birth, marriage and death records.
- 25-28 October: Findmypast's newspaper archives.
- 1-4 November: The 1939 Register.
- 8-11 November: All Findmypast records, including the 1921 census.
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.