Anglo-Celtic Connections

The following digital microfilms were added on 13 February 2023. Note the addition of two reels of Nominal rolls and paylists for the Volunteer Militia 1855-1914.

Livestreamed at 8 am on Wednesday 22 February, attend the book launch from TNA in Kew of this long-awaited book.

The 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act is one of the most important pieces of nineteenth-century social legislation. In Their Own Write places the thoughts and words of the poor at the heart of this story.

TNA’s education team will be launching a companion educational resource, ‘Teaching the Voices of the Victorian poor’.

Programme

Introduction – Jeff James, Keeper: The National Archives

Key Research Takeaways from In Their Own Write – Steve King, Professor of Economic and Social History (Nottingham Trent University), Paul Carter Principal Records Specialist (Collaborative Projects)

The ‘Pauper Letter Archive’ – Paul Carter

Teaching the Voices of the Victorian Poor Teacher Scholarship Programme – Andrew Payne, Head of Education and Outreach

Interactive Online “Teaching the Voices of the Victorian Poor “Maps – Rosie Morris, Education Web Officer

Q&A

Register in advance at:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-their-own-write-teaching-the-voices-of-the-victorian-poor-tickets-529113993197

FTDNA now has available the Group Time Tree, a new Big Y tool for FTDNA Group Projects, and a new FTDNATiP™ Report that updates the prediction of the time to the most recent common ancestor (MRCA) of Y-STR matches.

Also in this update are changed accounting settings for managing multiple kits.

Here’s the complete contents of the March FT Magazine issue. I had limited time to browse so only a couple of comments.

FAMILY HISTORY NEWS
Rachel Bellerby reports on the latest from the genealogy scene,

COULD YOU BE A TV GENEALOGY RESEARCHER
Simon Wills, on what it’s like behind the scenes.

STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO
MAKING A RESEARCH PLAN
Save time, money & frustration with Phil Isherwood’s practical tips.

TWIGLETS
Gill Shaw has trotted the globe in search of ancestors, but ths is her first foray into Scottish records.

MASTERING MEDIEVAL RECORDS
Yes, you can do it with, Mike Maskey.
Mentions an obscure site, Documents from Medieval and Early Modern England from the National Archives in London at http://aalt.law.uh.edu/.

BUILDING ARELIABLE TREE
Discover the key dos and don’ts when starting out on an online famiy tree.

EXPLORING EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
Richard Wills, on investigating a landmark anniversary.
An interesting account of researching a organization.

TO TELL, OR NOT TO TELL?
Addle Emm shares readers’ views.

SPOTLIGHT ON…
DNA Help for Genealogy (UK): A Facebook group in which the topic of ‘conversation Is exclusively DNA

EDINBURGH’S COWGATE
Emma Jolly shares insights to the value of researching a locaity.

FAMILY TREE ACADEMY: CASE STUDY
David Annal shows that we must all be  aware of jumping to a conclusion – and how further investgation often pays.

DNA WORKSHOP
DNA Advisor Karen Evans steps up once again to help a reader try to solve complex siuation that has come to light via DNA testing.

BOOKS
Latest history-inspired reads to enjoy

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
Save money, and join the monthly Family Tree Study Club meetings, when you subscribe to Family Tree.

GENEALOGY GADGETS
Bedfordshire Family History Society ; share ther tried and tested methods of running a hybrid meeting.
Detail, step by step, on how they run a hybrid meeting of interest to those organizing the event.

PHOTO CORNER
With costume historian Jayne Shrimpton.

YOUR Q&AS
Readers conundrums considered

TREE-BUILDING AT ANCESTRY
Discover the tools on hand to help you build a better online family tree.

DIARY DATES
Events to look forward to in March
Don’t forget Rootstech, 2 – 4 March

YOUR LETTERS
Readers have their say.

NEXTISSUE
Discover what’s to look forward to in the April issue of Family Tree

JOIN THE SUBS CLUB
Make sure you’re gotting all the benefits

THOUGHTS ON…
Diane Lindsay’s genie ponderings.

The FreeBMD database was updated on Wednesday 1 February 2023 to contain 287,085,185 unique records, that’s an increase from 286,767,365 at the previous update on 29 November.
Years with more than 10,000 additions are, for births 1991, 1992, and 1994; for marriages 1991 – 1993, for deaths 1987, 1990, 1992, and 1993.

These lists of officers serving with the RFC and RAF are new on Ancestry. Available through the Internet Archive since 2012, you can now search within the familiar Ancestry environment.

Records in this collection, with links to the original published page, may include:

Name
Rank
Date individual joined the Royal Air Force
Military unit or organization
Military occupation,

For much of the period the volumes were issued bimonthly.

In Valentine’s Day, let’s show some love by giving a shout-out to the following notice from the Ontario Genealogical Society,

With a theme of Diversity in Genealogy – Spotlight on the Grand River, the 2023 Ontario Ancestors conference is scheduled for September 8-10, 2023, and we’re looking for presentations that will educate and motivate our attendees to advance their genealogy.

Specifically, we are seeking new, unique, and enterprising proposals, that speak to the cultural diversity across, and in, all parts of Ontario. Using our Zoom platform, we will deliver two streams of content over the weekend. One stream will be focused on Diversity across the province – stories, cultures, communities, religions, history, archives and genealogy techniques. The other stream will focus on that diversity specifically along the Grand River as it has its own history, stories and voices that we want to share. Interested speakers are strongly encouraged to submit multiple proposals for 45-minute sessions. There is no limit to the number of proposals a speaker may submit.

Topics to be considered include but are not limited to:

Indigenous records, research and genealogy stories
Emigration into and out of Ontario from different groups at various times over the past 200 years
Treaties, land tracts and settlement schemes
Genealogy in various cultures that made Ontario their home in the 20th century (last 125 years)
Black settlements in Ontario
Stories about people and the Underground Railroad
Franco-Ontarian movement to and through Ontario
Emigration to Ontario based on labour schemes
Industrial development throughout Ontario and related communities
Movement along the major waterways across Ontario
Researching and understanding various religions in Ontario
Research in diverse archives, libraries and museums
New research and writing techniques or tech gadgets.

To submit a proposal, please visit our website at Call for speakers – Virtual Conference 2023 (ogs.on.ca) and fill out the online proposal form. If you have any questions, please email conference2023@ogs.on.ca

The deadline for the submission of lecture proposals is Saturday, March 4th at 11:59 PM EST.

Choose from selected free online events in the next five days. All times are ET except as noted. Those in red are Canadian, bolded if local to Ottawa or recommended. Assume registration in advance is required; check so you’re not disappointed. Additional mainly US events are listed at https://conferencekeeper.org/virtual.

TUESDAY 14 FEBRUARY

2 pm: Family Statistics on MyHeritage, by Uri Goren for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/family-statistics-on-myheritage/

2:30 pm:The Making of a Mosaic: European Migrant Journeys during the Age of Steam: Part 2, by Nicholas Evans for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/7835110

7 pm: My 2022 Irish Palatine Trip – never give up the search. by Donna Bjore for OGS Lambton Branch.
lambton.ogs.on.ca

WEDNESDAY 15 FEBRUARY

7 pm: Searching for the Missing Pieces, by Janet Iles for OGS Bruce & Grey Branch
https://brucegrey.ogs.on.ca/events/janet-iles-searching-for-the-missing-pieces/

7 pm: DNA does not Lie, by Jane Teskey for OGS Essex Branch 
https://essex.ogs.on.ca/meetings/february-webinar/

7 pm: Members Findings (members share discoveries) for Lakeshore Genealogical Society
https://kawartha.ogs.on.ca/Past-Events1/lakeshore-genealogical-society-presents-members-findings/

8 pm: When a Place is New, by Michelle Patient for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/when-a-place-is-new/

THURSDAY 16 FEBRUARY

1 pm: Virtual Tour of the Trent Valley Archives, by Elwood Jones and Heather A Landry for OGS Peterborough Branch.
Register here.

6:30 pm: Eastern European DNA, by PJ Elias for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/7908329

FRIDAY 17 FEBRUARY

9 am: Cleveland Street Scandal, by Mark Dunton for the UK National Archives.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-cleveland-street-scandal-tickets-482339298827

2 pm: Family History on the Canadian Prairies, by Dave Obee for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/family-history-on-the-canadian-prairies/

6:30 pm: What can we find in the (UK?) 1921 Census, by Penny Walters for OGS Niagara Peninsula Branch.
https://niagara.ogs.on.ca/events/niagara-peninsula-branch-monthly-webinar-series-2023-02-17/

SATURDAY 18 FEBRUARY

10 am: History of Slavery Along the St. Lawrence River, by Jennifer DeBruin for OGS Kingston Branch.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAocu2vrTwrGNPF4TgfTbYf7Tl7dM7sGIpq

1 pm: GenPins and Research Boards – Using Pinterest for Genealogy, by Cheryl Levy for OGS Quinte Branch.
https://quinte.ogs.on.ca/meetings-events-2022/

What’s the latest reason for a discount offer? Family Day? Valentine’s Day? Into my email in-box since Saturday flooded:

• MyHeritage. The 50% offer ends Tuesday, February 14, 2023.
• AncestryDNA: Save in our Family Day Sale and connect to the people and places in your past.
• Findmypast: Here’s 30% off just for you
• 23andme: Offer ends soon, Health + Ancestry Kit

Don’t worry if you miss out. Another one will be along soon!

New from Ancestry come four collections, small but rare, from the Berkshire Record Office. The collections include images of the original documents, which are in various formats with both typed and handwritten information.

Berkshire, England, World War II Related Miscellaneous Records, 1939-1971, 23,808 entries.
Comprises personnel records, remembrances, and other home front records. Includes visitor books recording military servicepersons far from home.

Berkshire, England, World War II Home Guard Records, 1943-1958, 568 entries.
Meeting minutes, civil defence certificates, and other records of the Home Guard

Berkshire, England, World War II Civil Defence Records, 1939-1945, 2,868 entries.
Includes air raid precaution plans, incident and bombing raid reports.

Berkshire, England, World War II Evacuation Records, 1939-1945, 37,601 entries
Records detail Berkshire’s work as a reception area. Besides the attendance registers of evacuated schools, there are files about emergency accommodation, maternity homes, nurseries and hostels.