Welcome to the Family History Social

TheGenealogist is delighted to announce the release of a comprehensive collection of 1930-35 directories. This addition features 3.5 million individuals, providing genealogy enthusiasts with an unparalleled opportunity to trace their ancestors and explore family histories during the first half of this transformative decade of the 1930s.

The newly available directories offer information on individuals, businesses, and localities, making it easier than ever to uncover the lives of your ancestors.

Lyndhurst High Street can be found in Kelly's Directory of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, 1931

Key Features and Benefits:

• Rich Detail and Coverage: With over 3.5 million listings, these directories provide details about individuals' professions, addresses, and local businesses, offering a snapshot of life in the first half of the 1930s.

• Geographical Diversity: The collection covers various regions, including Sussex, Warwickshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Dorsetshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Westmorland, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and many more, extending even to the Channel Islands, Malta and New Zealand.

• Enhanced Research Capabilities: Researchers can delve into trade directories and phone books to uncover ancestors' occupations, residences, and social engagements, providing a holistic view of their lives.

Why the 1930s Matter:

The 1930s, also known as the Great Slump, was a period of economic and social upheaval. Understanding how your ancestors navigated these challenging times can provide profound insights into your family's resilience and adaptability. These directories are a treasure trove for anyone looking to connect with their past and understand their heritage in the context of broader historical events.

Supporting Your Journey:

TheGenealogist is committed to making your research journey as smooth and rewarding as possible. Our platform offers a suite of tools and resources, including expert articles, video tutorials, and a dedicated customer support team, ensuring that users can effectively use these newly released directories.

Read TheGenealogist’s article, Shooting for Gold and Glory: The Unstoppable Philip Neame

To celebrate this latest release, TheGenealogist is offering its 12 months Diamond Package for just £99.95 – that’s over £40 off!

To find out more and claim the offer, visit: https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/MGBDIR724

Expires on 26th Oct 2024

This offer includes a lifetime discount! Your subscription will renew at with £20 off every year you stay with them.

This includes the following:-
Subscription to Discover Your Ancestors Online Magazine (Worth £24.99)

20 June 2024 - S&N Genealogy Supplies has announced the release of RootsMagic 10 UK Edition, the latest version of the award-winning genealogy software which makes researching, organizing, and sharing your family history easy and enjoyable.

To celebrate this launch, they are offering 20% off RootsMagic 10 UK Upgrade - HURRY, this offer ends 7th July!

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Find the vital details of your ancestors from the Stuart Era to the Victorian Era, recorded at the time of their deaths 

TheGenealogist has just added an intriguing new collection of obituary records from various sources dating back to the 17th century.

[ Former Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli can be found in the newly launched records ]

The first of these sources is the Index Society’s Obituary Notices for 1880, 1881, and 1882. These notices include obituaries for many industry journals and periodicals, such as The Lancet and The Law Journal, as well as local and national newspapers like The Hertfordshire Mercury, The Guardian, and The Times.

Also included in this release is Musgrave’s Obituaries, with records as early as the 1400s but mainly covering 1600 to 1800. This publication is named after Sir William Musgrave who had originally assembled the slips or extracts taken from various works, such as The London Magazine and The Gentleman’s Magazine. These had been neatly written up before being pasted into books in alphabetical order. These manuscripts were then published by The Harleian Society and it is these printed versions that are now digitised on TheGenealogist.

Additionally, several Society of Friends records from the 1880s are included. These Quaker records, known as the Annual Monitor or Obituary of the Members of the Society of Friends, are for the years 1880, 1882 and 1885. Apart from many names and dates, these book records also include some expanded “memoirs” recounting anecdotes about various members and their families.

The value of these newly released obituaries to researchers lies in the information they provide. The entries give the dates not only of the individuals' deaths but also their birth dates or ages and often other useful observations such as occupation details and other family members.

Obituaries often cite their sources, for example providing a newspaper page, edition, etc., which can be very helpful for the family historian in conducting further research into ancestors.

TheGenealogist has added over 20,000 individuals to its record collection with these newly released obituaries dating back to the 1600s.

Read TheGenealogist’s feature article: Dead but not Forgotten

https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2024/dead-but-not-forgotten-7506/ 

Lifetime Discount Offer!

For a limited time, you can claim 25% off a 6 Monthly Diamond Subscription to The Genealogist, making it just £59.95! Plus, you’ll also get a free year’s subscription to Discover Your Ancestors Online Magazine (Worth £24.99)

To find out more and claim the offer, visit:
https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/MGBOBR624

This offer comes with a Lifetime Discount, meaning you’ll pay the same discounted price every time your subscription renews.

This offer expires on 31st August 2024.

About TheGenealogist

TheGenealogist is an award-winning online family history website, who put a wealth of information at the fingertips of family historians. Their approach is to bring hard to use physical records to life online with easy to use interfaces such as their Tithe and newly released Lloyd George Domesday collections. 

TheGenealogist’s innovative SmartSearch technology links records together to help you find your ancestors more easily. TheGenealogist is one of the leading providers of online family history records. Along with the standard Birth, Marriage, Death and Census records, they also have significant collections of Parish and Nonconformist records, PCC Will Records, Irish Records, Military records, Occupations, Newspaper record collections amongst many others.

TheGenealogist uses the latest technology to help you bring your family history to life. Use TheGenealogist to find your ancestors today!

It is confirmed that the ever popular Who Do You Think You Are? TV series will be returning to our screens in the UK this summer!

The BBC have announced the line up for the 21st UK series which will be featuring a stellar line up of celebrities that includes Vicky McClure, Paddy McGuinness, Olly Murs, Melanie Chisholm (Mel C), Rose Ayling-Ellis, Gemma Collins and Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill. 

Read more here:

https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2024/show-stopping-line-up-announced-for-the-21st-uk-series-of-the-ever-popular-genealogy-tv-series-7498/

Join us in York next week for an exciting day of ancestral discovery! 

Explore a diverse array of genealogical exhibitors and family history societies from across the country when they gather in The Knavesmire Exhibition Centre, York Racecourse. You’ll also be able to catch free talks on the day and consult with family history experts all in one place.

Enjoy the convenience of ample parking and refreshments available throughout the event. This is a must-attend gathering for all family history enthusiasts. 

Delve into your heritage and uncover the mysteries of your past family. Get your tickets now and take advantage of our 2 for 1 ticket offer!

The Family History Show – York

Make a Day of it

Book a session with an expert and listen to a talk in the morning, then have lunch in our restaurant area before finishing the day by exploring the stands, chat with exhibitors and societies, plus catch another talk before you go.

The Family History Show York features:

• Free talks held throughout the day in two large lecture areas
• Book a free personal 1-2-1 session with an expert
• Free goody bag on entry worth over £7.99
• Free Parking and Local Train Station
• All Day Refreshments
• Wheelchair Friendly Venue

2 For 1 Ticket Offer

Get your tickets now and save! Get two tickets for £12 (£12 each on the day) and you’ll also get a goody bag on entry worth over £7.99. 

Save 50% by getting two tickets for £12 for the York show here: https://thefamilyhistoryshow.com/york/tickets/

Talks you can look forward to at the York show include:

10:30 Breaking Down Brick Walls

Mark Bayley - Online Genealogy Expert

How to resolve stumbling blocks in your family history research using new and unique search strategies to find those missing relatives. Techniques he will cover will include searching for a family using just the individuals’ forenames, keyword search tools (using criteria other than a name to search on) and other advanced search techniques. The talk also covers unique data sets such as Non-Conformist records, Non-Parochial records, Fleet marriages, Will images, Parish Records, Military Records, Directories, Newspapers and more.

11:30 Researching and Writing your Family History

Nick Barratt - Historian, Author and Professional Genealogist

Using a real case study, the talk explores how to research and write your family history to publication standard.

12:30 Pinpointing Your Ancestors

Mark Bayley - Online Genealogy Expert

Unleash the power of historical records and maps to reveal the art of pinpointing your ancestors. Join us for an illuminating talk that brings your family’s past to life through geographic connections.

13:30 Chasing Million Eyres - From Yorkshire to Kamchatka

Jackie Depelle - Family History Tutor and Speaker

Little do we know what awaits when starting out on the family history trail. Very often our ancestors led ordinary lives however they all have their place in history and certainly made us who we are. Occasionally though we find something really unexpected about our families or our research touches on the lives of those who moved in very different social circles. This is exactly what happens in this case study where an accidental discovery becomes a vortex of amazing coincidences and almost a parallel family history universe.

14:30 Genealogy Hints and Tips

Keith Gregson - Professional Researcher & Social Historian

Keith shares top tips & techniques for finding elusive ancestors, illustrated by some fascinating case studies.

Talk times may be subject to change, please check the timetable at the venue on the day of the show for any changes.

2 For 1 Ticket Offer

Get two tickets for £12 for the York show here: https://thefamilyhistoryshow.com/york/tickets/ 

Find Out More at: www.TheFamilyHistoryShow.com 

To mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, The Genealogist adds Enlistment Records to their Free Record Collections

In time to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day on 6th June, TheGenealogist has added United States WWII Army Enlistment Records (1938-1946) to its ever-growing Free Records Collection. In these records, we can find the names and particulars of American soldiers who joined up to serve their country and fight for freedom.

These records provide detailed information about enlistment dates, service branches, ranks, and more about US soldiers from this time.

While Operation Overlord, the code name for the Battle of Normandy, was an Allied operation consisting of British, Canadian and other Allied nations' troops, the Americans provided the bulk of the soldiers for the Liberation of Europe on 6 June 1945, and so this new record set will have many of the young men who fought in D-Day listed.

[American assault troops in a landing craft approaching Omaha Beach, Normandy, France]

This new addition brings the total number of Free Records you can access on The Genealogist to over 10.9 Million. There’s a rich collection for researchers to sink their teeth into, with records dating back to 1086!

Simply register for free at The Genealogist to access:

• The 1086 Domesday Records
• The Image Archive - Thousands of historic photos and illustrations
• US WW2 Enlistment Records
• UK Rolls of Honour
• Dam Busters Records
• War Memorials
• Tree View - A free family tree builder

You can research even further by registering for a free First Steps Subscription, giving you 3 months’ access to Births, Marriages, Deaths and the 1891 to 1911 census for England and Wales. Find out more at https://thegenealogist.co.uk/firststeps 

Read TheGenealogist’s feature article where we explore the fate of four brothers whose enlistments can be found in these newly released records: D-Day – Operation Neptune 6 June 1944 and the real Private Ryan https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2024/d-day--operation-neptune-6-june-1944-7495/ 

Lifetime Discount Offer!

For a limited time, you can claim a Diamond Subscription to The Genealogist for just £99.95, a saving of £40! Plus, you’ll also get a free year’s subscription to Discover Your Ancestors Online Magazine (Worth £24.99)

To find out more and claim the offer, visit https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/MGBDDY624

This offer comes with a Lifetime Discount, meaning you’ll pay the same discounted price every time your subscription renews.

This offer expires on 31st July 2024.