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
The National Archives have recently announced their new website is now live and fully operational. With a significant change in design, according to their publicity, The National Archives have styled their new website to cater for the increase in visitors accessing their site from mobile devices. 20% of their visitor traffic in particular is now using the website from mobile devices.
The National Archives official statement is "The new design represents a shift in our thinking and a shift in the changing needs of our audience."
