The excellent courses available from the Society of Genealogists in London are well worth taking a look at and there's a free course coming up on Wednesday the 23 October.
There's only a few places left for the short course on 'Getting the most from the Society Catalogue'. It's from 10.30 to 11.30 and features guidance from the society's librarian, Tim Lawrence.
Learn how to get the best from the Society 'Library catalogue'. The course is free, but must be pre-booked. There's more information from the Society website at http://www.sog.org.uk/books-courses/events-courses/getting-the-most-from-sogcat/
To contact the Society please contact their events department on 020 7553 3290 or by email at [email protected]
For those family history researchers who love a challenge, there's another 'name the place' competition running on TheGenealogist Facebook page this week. All you have to do is name the location and like the page to be in with a chance of winning access to free 12 online issues of the popular new periodical 'Discover Your Ancestors'. It's well worth entering, the competition can be found here at https://www.facebook.com/thegenealogist
Win a Discover Your Ancestors periodical subscription
The National Archives are currently seeking four new delegates for their 'User Advisory Group' . The User Advisory Group was set up in early 2011 to give users of The National Archives the opportunity to have a say in the planning and decision-making processes.
Meetings are held at The National Archives in Kew, four times a year, and delegates are expected to make every effort to attend. In addition, prospective delegates are asked to commit to a minimum term of one year's service.
They are after delegates representing different sections of the research user community, so if you use the services at Kew, you may wish to get involved and have your say. For more information go to the National Archives website at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/881.htm
This Saturday (12th October) sees the annual Glamorgan Family History Society Fair. It promises to be another popular fair held in South Wales at Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre, Merthyr Tydfil from 10am to 4pm.
Both admisssion and car parking are free and there's also a number of free talks available to attend. If you'd like to make it along and need more details visit the Glamorgan Family History Society website at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wlsglfhs/openday2013.htm
Glamorgan Family History Fair on Saturday 12 October
For those people who like to download their data rather than buying a copy on CD and having to wait for the postal delivery, you may be interested in the two latest parish record downloads available from S&N Genealogy Supplies. There are 2 Parish Registers from the county of Cheshire now available to download- registers of Stockport and Prestbury. The Stockport download covers the years from 1584 to 1619 and the Prestbury data is from 1560 to 1636.
To find out more or if you wish to order either of the data sets, go to the 'Latest Downloads' section of S&N Genealogy Supplies at http://www.genealogysupplies.com/whatsnew.php
Stockport Parish Registers from 1584-1619 now available as an instant download
Latest news from 'Unlock the Past' cruises is the announcement of the family history speakers that will provide the talks on board the cruise around the British Isles.
On board the Marco Polo cruise ship will be a selection of experts including Paul Blake, Jackie Depelle, Marie Dougan, Jayne Shrimpton, Lisa Louise Cooke, Rosemary Kopittle, Mike Murray, Lesley Silvester and Helen Smith. The initial itinerary is for there to be about 40 topics discussed in 25 sessions. More details will no doubt be announced closer to the event in July next year.
For more details and to book you can go to the Unlock the Past website at http://www.unlockthepastcruises.com/cruises/5th-unlock-the-past-cruise-british-isles-discovery/
The latest email newsletter from S&N Genealogy Supplies is now available to download and view. With details on the new release of Family Tree Maker 2014 and a special offer of free sleeves if you buy two binders, it's well worth a read.
There's also information on the forthcoming family history fairs at Glamorgan and Surrey and the brand new event 'Echoes of the Past' in Lincolnshire at the end of the month. With details on the latest record releases on TheGenealogist and some interesting family history articles, it's a packed issue this month!
To see the newsletter go to http://www.genealogysupplies.com/email_news.htm#article
Details on the new release of Family Tree Maker 2014 in the S&N Email News
If you are confident with your geography and particularly places from yesteryear, you may want to take part in the weekly competition on TheGenealogist Facebook page.
There's 100 'Discover Your Ancestors' periodical subscriptions (12 issues) up for grabs, the new highly rated online magazine for family historians.
If you'd like to find out more and enter go to https://www.facebook.com/thegenealogist
Win a Discover Your Ancestors periodical subscription
The National Archives has just announced a new range of online resources for teachers and students for the new school year to further develop an interest and knowledge of the past. There are five new collections of digitised documents and images now available including 'Life on board convict prison ships' and 'attitudes to crime and punishment' as well as looking at pictures, news and documents to explore 'life in Victorian Britain'.
If you'd like to know more or want to see the other digitised collections available, there's more information from The National Archives website at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/878.htm
The Facebook page of TheGenealogist is running a competition with a great prize of a free 12 issue subscription to the online periodical for family historians - 'Discover Your Ancestors'.
This week' s picture quiz features a market place. Simply name the place and like the page to be in with a chance to win one of 100 subscriptions up for grabs.
The competition can be found here at https://www.facebook.com/thegenealogist
Win a Discover Your Ancestors periodical subscription
