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Scottish Indexes Online Conference ~  30 August
Final Reminder  -  DON'T FORGET the SCOTTISH INDEXES conference on Sunday 30 August
 
 
Once again it's free to attend - all the registration instructions are below or simply click on https://www.scottishindexes.com/
 
 
Registration Instructions:
Facebook: This is the option that most people use, simply join the Facebook group at  and you can watch the family history conference streamed live. You can ask questions of the presenters and chat online with other attendees. Click on following linknto join the Scottish Indexes Facebook Group - 
Zoom: You can also join for free on Zoom, simply click on the link and follow the instructions - https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8015957744689/WN_-RLpk1zESbubNj8Sk2lnuA
"Growing Up With Foreigners" by Peter Frank
Newly published book with local interest by ex-Northwich resident Peter Frank 
 
 
'Growing Up With Foreigners'
 
 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Peter Frank was born in North Wales and grew up in North West England, namely Northwich, Marbury and Greenbank. Educationally Peter describes himself as an under-achiever, who scraped into grammar school, where between the ages of sixteen and eighteen he failed all his A-Levels and, notably, failed his English Language O-Level examination six times. He started work as a bonus clerk and then moved on to become a computer operator. Later, his work involved running acceptance tests on main-frame computers allowing him to travel widely in Britain, Czechoslovakia, and Russia. He then went to Australia for two years, where he began his career in computer sales. Peter ended his career as a Vice President of Software Sales, before moving to Austria for love. He graduated
with 2:1 BA Honours degree in European Studies in 2008.
 
ABOUT THE BOOK:
The story is a mixture of adventure, fact, fear, fiction and fun about a German-Polish-Catholic woman from Upper Silesia and an Austrian-Jewish-Protestant man born in Vienna.
Before arriving in England in 1939, they enjoyed comfortable lives. The man escaped Nazi tyranny and the Holocaust but his parents didn't. The woman came to England to study. Her parents fled before the advancing Russian army to Bavaria in 1945.
They met, married and survived World War II together, living in poverty as stateless people. The man, being classified as an enemy alien, should have been interned on the Isle of Man. Had this happened, the woman would have been left destitute with a newly born daughter.
As we follow the lives of the stoic Pole and the excitable Austrian, their relationship is like Newton's first law of motion where the irresistible force meets the immovable object. It describes their exotic nature and their integration into English society in the 1950s and 1960s, whilst they still wanted to hold on to parts of their early lives that had gone forever.
 
PURCHASE DETAILS:
Price - £7.99
Pegasus Elliot MacKenzie Publishers Ltd.
Tel: +44 (0) 1223 370012
E-mail:
The book can be ordered from the following:
www.pegasuspublishers.com or for individual orders:
Book Depository,
Barnes & Noble,
Waterstones,
WH Smiths
Foyles
Alternatively take the details to your local bookstore and get them to order it for you.
Nation Archives: Meet the Author Series
The National Archives launch their first ever online Meet the Author series
 
 
 
This brand new programme of free online talks with high-profile authors will take place between 9 September-23 November 2020
 
From raising a queen to cracking the Enigma code, Cold War espionage to real life murder cases, the discussions will reflect the expansive collection held by The National Archives.
 
Events will usually be chaired by a specialist historian and will be followed by a live Q&A, giving attendees the opportunity to join the conversation by submitting questions.
 
The Timetable of talks is detailed below- 
  • On 9 September, Dermot Turing will discuss his book The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park with Mark Dunton, Principal Records Specialist at The National Archives. The book retells the history of Bletchley Park and explores the work of its most famous alumnus Alan Turing, Dermot Turing’s Uncle.

 

  • On 16 September, Wendy Holden will talk about her book The Governess with Jessamy Carlson, Family and Local History Engagement Lead at The National Archives. Exploring the extraordinary experiences of Marion Crawford, who became governess to young Princess Elizabeth and her sister Margaret in 1933, Wendy Holden’s new fiction is based on historical sources and first-hand accounts.

 

  • On 7 October, Trevor Barnes will be in conversation with MI5 historian Professor Christopher Andrew, talking about his new book Dead Doubles. The book explores the Portland Spy Ring, one of the most infamous espionage cases from the Cold War, and is heavily based on government documents at The National Archives.

 

  • On 18 November, Rebecca Gowers will discuss her book The Scoundrel Harry Larkyns with Katherine Howells, Visual Collections Researcher at The National Archives. The book uncovers the astonishing true story of the mysterious nineteenth-century figure and his murder at the hands of photographer Eadweard Muybridge, a founding father of cinema.

 

  • On 23 November, Roger Dalrymple give a talk on his book Crippen: A Crime Sensation in Memory and Modernity. The book explores the case of Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen, who was hanged in London in November 1910 for the murder and mutilation of his wife. The talk will take place on the 110th anniversary of Crippen’s execution.

 

Talks will start at 7:30pm and last around 45 minutes, followed by a 15 minute Q&A session.

Once registered, attendees will have the opportunity to buy a signed book from The National Archives Shop.

Click on link below for tickets and more information.

Advanced Notice of Family History Fair
The Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society Family History Fair
 
Provisonal details for this event are - 
 
Date: Saturday 27 March 2021
Time: 10am -40m
Venue: Manchester Central Library [Covid19 restrictions allowing]
 
 
 
 
 
This event is still very much in the planning stage and more details will be provided as soon as they are available - watch this space and save the date! 
Fancy getting involved in Census 2021?
 
The Office for National Statistics in conjunction with Adecco are now starting the recruitment process for people to become latter day Enumerators for the 2021 Census 
 
 
There are a range of fixed-term jobs, from managers and supervisors who co-ordinate activities, to officers who help the public complete questionnaires. A variety of full-time and part-time opportunities are available. All roles require the flexibility to work evenings and weekends.
 
If you have previously worked or volunteered in community engagement or outreach projects or speak English and a language fluently and confidently, including: Bengali, Akan, Shona, Swahili, Tigrinya, Yoruba, Mandarin, Cantonese, Gujarati, Panjab, Nepali, Panjabi, Urdu or Somali - then there are many Community Advisor roles to be applied for as well.
 
If you feel you might have an interest in a particular role, then your first step is to read all the information at the link below and click the appropriate box to register.
 
 
We would be interested to know how any FHSC members who apply get on with either the recruitment process or the role if successful, it would be great to share with everyone.