🎉 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/
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.
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.