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Latest Newsletter now available from S&N

The latest Email News from S&N and TheGenealogist is now available to view. Containing details of over one million ‘Apprenticeship Records’, 26,500 new Parish Record Transcripts and new Directories to view, there's a large number of new records released this month to read about! There's a feature on ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ for those that may have missed some of the episodes in the excellent series so far and news on the major new family history event ‘Echoes of The Past’ which S&N and TheGenealogist are now sponsoring. It's all at http://www.genealogysupplies.com/email_news.htm

Apprenticeship Records

New Apprenticeship records launched on TheGenealogist

 
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New changes at Your Family History magazine

Latest news from Your Family History magazine is that the current August issue will be the last one under the title of 'Your Family History' and with its current editorial staff. The magazine from September will be known as 'Discover Your History', the name the magazine currently uses for its overseas edition. The magazine has always been a high quality production and we are sure this will continue with the magazine re-brand and the new editors at the helm. We await the September issue with anticipation!

Your Family History

Your Family History now changing its name to Discover Your History

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Latest news from S&N Genealogy

Here at Family History Social, we've just received the latest e-mail news from S&N Genealogy Supplies with the latest developments. Firstly, there's news of the new release of nearly 500,000 Royal Navy and Merchant Seamen Ship Crew records on TheGenealogist, now available to view.There's also some great offers on archival products and new data CDs now available. There's an article on royal babies and the new series of Who Do You Think You Are? and a special research offer to subscribe to TheGenealogist available for a limited time. It’s all available here.

Pop-Light-Magnifier

New magnifiers available from S&N Genealogy

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Latest Email Newsletter

The latest email newsletter is now available from S&N Genealogy. Have you seen it? The issue is the special Father's Day edition with some great Father's Day offers and an article on the history of Father's Day. There's also a feature on the forthcoming Wiltshire and York Family History Fairs and information on the new record releases on TheGenealogist. If you aren't receiving the Email News you can register for it here.
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New Email Newsletter now available

For those family historians who like to keep up with the latest events, the latest S&N Email News is now out. With some interesting articles and some great product discounts it's well worth a look. The latest articles are on the recent Dambuster Raid records now online, new pilot records from the early aviators and a feature on the Chelsea Flower Show. To see the latest newsletter and to sign up click here.

Harry Veitch

Harry Veitch, one of the founders of The Chelsea Flower Show

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New awards for RootsMagic

The 2013 'Readers' Choice Awards' winners have been announced by the website About.com. It was good to see my preferred choice of genealogy software, RootsMagic, do well in the reader awards. It is significant recognition following the launch of the version 6 of the software and shows RootsMagic is as popular as ever. RootsMagic was formally declared the 'Best Genealogy Software for Windows' and was also voted in first place for the new RootsMagic App (for iPhone or iPad), voted top in the 'Best Online Genealogy or Mobile App' category. You can read more about it on the About.com website

RootsMagic app

The new 'award-winning' RootsMagic app

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Discover Your Ancestors Monthly launches online

Family History Social has received news of a new online genealogy magazine now available in the UK. The magazine is 'Discover Your Ancestors', the quality genealogy publication previously only available in print as an annual magazine. Now this valuable content can be enjoyed all year round by family historians.

Discover Your Ancestors Magazine

'Discover Your Ancestors Periodical', online magazine now available

You can subscribe to the online magazine which will be monthly. It's well worth taking a look. If you are interested in subscribing to 'Discover Your Ancestors Periodical', you will find details here According to the Editor, Andrew Chapman, if you subscribe today you will also receive, for free, access to more than half a billion index records, the complete Titanic Passenger lists and a PDF copy of The History of Signboards. This is a fascinating account during times of limited education when signs were used instead of wording for identification. This book explores the meaning of these signs. Each month new free data sets will be made available to subscribers of Discover Your Ancestors Periodical to help move your research on at pace. The new monthly online magazine represents great value for money at just £1 a month for over 20 beautifully designed pages of high-quality research advice, social history, places in focus, book reviews and much more.
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