Link to read the latest update from the British Library regarding restoring their services
Link 👉 https://blogs.bl.uk/living-knowledge/2024/07/restoring-our-services-30-july-2024-update-.html
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.
Members may be interested in the latest panel discussion from the Royal Historical Society: ‘AI, History and Historians’
This discussion (held on 17 July 2024) brought together a panel of experts to consider the opportunities and challenges of new AI technology in the field of History.
The recording has been made available at the following link 👉https://youtu.be/_tYfC0d1Bqc
Ancestry have released the first in a tranche of Cheshire based records, more to come over the next little while, watch this space!
Cheshire, Roman Catholic Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1644-1913
Direct link 
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62256/
You can search the database for free but need a subscription to view or download or if you are within striking distance of our research centres at Crewe or Mobberley you can search Ancestry there OR your local library should also have access - check first before making a journey
FHSC member Paul Chiddicks has completed two of the six biographies telling the stories of the six brave bomb disposal men that died during WW2 in Nantwich
You can read both stories on his website by clicking HERE
The Radio 4 podcast 'Sliced Bread' has recently included an episode on Ancestry DNA tests and is excellent listening.
Link to listen 👉https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0020xzb
Celebrate Bastille Day with free access to French census records on MyHeritage from July 11-16!
Discover your French roots and explore 17 collections with over 131 million records.
Mind the T&Cs as always
Why not sign up to the new FHSC newsletter where you will get information on all the latest free or reduced offers directly into your inbox. Simply log into the FHSC page, click on the black 'Profile/Renew/Upgrade' box under your name, then click on 'My Profile'. There is a list on the left hand side of all the newsletters that the Society produces, click on the ones you wish to receive and the click Subscribe - all done!
FHSC is pleased to announce that the guest speaker at this year's AGM is Sarah Pettyfer, Sarah will be talking to us about Chancery Records
Sarah is vice chair of Vice Chair of AGRA (Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives), a qualified professional genealogist, family historian and house historian specialising in the early modern period (pre-19th century). She is also a solicitor (none practicing).
A practical approach to Chancery Records
Chancery records are one of the most under used resources for family history. Part of their difficulty is in actually finding the records, as many remain uncatalogued in The National Archives catalogue. With the records disbursed so that not all records for a case are held together, the aim of Sarah's talk is to demonstrate where to find and how to use finding aids to locate the various types of Chancery records
The AGM is on Saturday 26th October.
Sarah will deliver her talk at 2pm and the formal business section of the AGM will follow at 3pm
This event is for members only and registration to attend is required. Registration is now open and closes at 12 noon the morning of the AGM.
Direct link to read more and register 👉https://www.fhsc.org.uk/events/fhsc-seminars/145-fhsc-agm-2024-and-talk-by-sarah-pettyfer.html