As part of their 40 year celebrations, Family Tree magazine (UK) are asking for your top 40 family history books - fact or fiction.
Get voting!
Link for full details ๐https://www.family-tree.co.uk/news/top-40-family-history-books/
As part of their 40 year celebrations, Family Tree magazine (UK) are asking for your top 40 family history books - fact or fiction.
Get voting!
Link for full details ๐https://www.family-tree.co.uk/news/top-40-family-history-books/
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 ๐https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/news/the-national-archives-contract-digitise-home-guard-records
Over 1.6 million historic records of employees at Dublinโs famous Guinness Storehouse have been published online in time for St Patrickโs Day.
The records were digitised by family history website Ancestry in partnership with the Guinness Storehouse Archives.
Ancestry has added two sets of records โ โGuinness Trade Ledgers, 1860-1960โ (consisting of 1,452,426 records) and โGuinness Employee Records, 1799-1939โ (consisting of 204,605 records).
Carry on reading ๐https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/news/guinness-employee-records-ancestry
Article on the BBC website makes interesting reading
Link ๐https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-68469493
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 ๐ 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 ๐ 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 ๐ 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
Womenโs Lives and Writing
by National Library of Scotland
Link with more details and to register ๐ 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 ๐ 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 ๐ 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 ๐ 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 ๐ 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 ๐ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/captives-prisoners-of-war-and-internees-1939-45-tickets-754512887357
Findmypast has announced a new collection of nearly 39,000 records of the โHome Childrenโ 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 Reportsโ, recording inspections of childrenโs foster homes in Canada between 1913 and 1932 (25,534 records)
'Home Children Board of Guardian Recordsโ, which record children in the workhouse system in England who were then sent to Canada
'Lancashire, Liverpool, Children Sent To Canada 1883-1925โ, which consists of registers of children sent from Liverpool to Canada
'Childrenโs Legislation Correspondenceโ, which consists of government correspondence around the passing of the 1908 Childrenโs Act
Link to search ๐https://www.findmypast.co.uk/page/british-home-children
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 ๐https://familytreeknots.blogspot.com/2024/02/ancestry-and-enhanced-images.html
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.
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
A Second World War national farm survey covering England and Wales is to go online as part of a massive digitisation project
Link to learn more ๐https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/news/1941-national-farm-survey-online
The latest Scottish Indexes Online Conference is now open for registration
Full details can be found at the following link ๐https://www.scottishindexes.com/conference.aspx
This event is free to attend but a donation is also appreciated
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 ๐https://www.deceasedonline.com/emails/email_20240208_1.html
Ancestry are now rolling out the AncestryDNA Plus membership (ยฃ14.99 for six months).
AncestryDNA Plusโข 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 familyโs 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 ๐https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/AncestryDNA-Plus-Membership
My usual list of free online events for the month. More details and registration information can be found by clicking the link under each event
Sat, 3 Feb 2024 10:30 BST
Family History: Using Second World War Army Records
by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]
Link with more details and to register ๐ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/family-history-using-second-world-war-army-records-tickets-753889522857
Tue, 6 Feb 2024 17:30 BST
โMasculine Discernment and 18th Century Accessories: snuffboxes, Canes, Toothpick Cases, and Fob Sealsโ
by Royal Historical Society
Link with more details and to register ๐ https://royalhistsoc.org/calendar/masculine-discernment-and-eighteenth-century-accessories-snuffboxes-canes-toothpick-cases-and-fob-seals-a-material-world-at-the-warburg-institute-lecture/
Wed, 7 Feb 2024 13:00 BST
VicVaDis: The Victorian Anti-Vaccination Discourse Corpus
by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Link with more details, no need to book just join remotely ๐ https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/events/vicvadis-victorian-anti-vaccination-discourse-corpus
Wed, 7 Feb 2024 15:00 BST
Womenโs Lives and Writing
by National Library of Scotland
Link with more details and to register ๐ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-lives-and-writings-online-resources-for-everyone-tickets-755511333737
Wed, 7 Feb 2024 19:30 BST
Northerners A History: From the Ice Age to the Present Day
by Bolton Family History Society [Free to attend but donation suggested]
Link with more details and to register ๐ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bolton-fhs-northerners-a-history-from-the-ice-age-to-the-present-day-tickets-717958682747
Sat, 10 Feb 2024 14:00 BST
DNA and Ethnicity: What do your results prove?
by MLFHS: Oldham and District Branch
Link with more details and to register ๐ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dna-and-ethnicity-what-do-your-results-prove-our-monthly-talk-on-zoom-tickets-791236879807
Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:00 BST
Sharing Stories from the Archive
by Royal College of Nursing Library and Archives
Link with more details and to register ๐ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sharing-stories-from-the-archive-tickets-738109293767
Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:00 BST
Secrets of The National Archives: The First Cabinet Minutes
by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]
Link with more details and to register ๐ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/secrets-of-the-national-archives-the-first-cabinet-minutes-tickets-602441236957
Sat, 17 Feb 2024 10:00 BST
The Ghastly Find at Cheetham: Body-snatching & Manchester
by Romancing the Gothic [Free to attend but donation suggested]
Link with more details and to register ๐ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ghastly-find-at-cheetham-body-snatching-manchester-w-hannah-priest-tickets-812407491677
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 18:00 BST
The Queenโs Silence: Tracing the British Monarchyโs Ties to Slavery in the Archives
by Royal Historical Society
Link with more details and to register ๐ https://royalhistsoc.org/calendar/the-queens-silence-tracing-the-british-monarchys-ties-to-slavery-in-the-archives-lecture/
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 19:00 BST
The Archaeology of Subterranean Britian
by Triskele Heritage [Free to attend but donation suggested]
Link with more details and to register ๐ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-archaeology-of-subterranean-britain-tickets-810395694337
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:00 BST
Introduction to Family History
by National Library of Scotland
Link with more details and to register ๐ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduction-to-family-history-tickets-781442033157
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 19:30 BST
Philippa Gregoryโs Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History
by National Archives [Free to attend but donation suggested]
Link with more details and to register ๐ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philippa-gregorys-normal-women-900-years-of-making-history-tickets-753775802717