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I graduated from Reading University with a degree in Mathematics and Computer Science. And then went on to work as a freelance Systems Engineer in the Defence and Aerospace Industries, with my last job being on the landing gear systems for the two major new aircraft of the 21st Century; the A380 and Boeing 787.
I have
been researching my own Family History for many years, from the days
of fiche and film readers with my family interests being in the West
Country, Isle of Wight, Hampshire and Kent.
I would like to
see closer co-operation and communication between individual Family
History Societies and see my role on both the Publicity and
Communications Sub-committees of the Federation of Family History
Societies as one way of helping to achieve this.
Ann-Marie
Wilkinson BSc, CEng, MBCS, CITP
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The British Postal Museum and Archive and Royal Mail have launched the war memorials database available via the BPMA website. The project, funded by Royal Mail and managed by the BPMA has helped to bring the UK National Inventory of War Memorials survey up to date. Until now the national survey, which was established in 1989, has not had complete data from Royal Mail sites. The project was started because whilst it was known that many memorials existed in Royal Mail buildings, an exact figure was not known and the Royal Mail recognised its duty of care for the memorials and wanted to ensure that they were safe guarded in the future. A small, discreet sign has been fixed near to each memorial giving instructions as to action required if the memorial needed to be moved in the event of closure or relocation of a building.
Speaker details and lecture information for the Open the Door & Here are the People’ .conference being held Nottingham, 28 to 31 August 2009 are now available on the conference website. The conference organisers have gathered together some of the foremost authorities in their fields, many representing the archives, libraries and organisations that are at the forefront of provision of information and learning essential for family, local and social history research in the United Kingdom and beyond.
Speakers
include
military historian, broadcaster and author Richard Holmes;
historians and authors Kate Williams and Sarah Wise; TV genealogist
Nick Barratt; George Redmonds,
leading authority on
English surnames
plus
speakers from The Galleries of Justice,
Institute
for Name-Studies,
King's College
Throughout 2009 celebratory events are taking place all over Scotland but one we thought may be of special interest to FFHS societies is The International Genealogical Festival which will take place at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow from Tuesday 21st to Friday 24th July 2009. It will comprise a series of themed events involving family history societies, Caledonians clubs, Clan & Family Associations with stands and exhibitors from all over the world, lectures and activities etc.
The FFHS Forum The FFHS Forum was established in 2008 with focus on Family Historians and those with similar interests, to bringing them into the arena of Family History Societies. The FFHS Forum is open for all to use. You can place a notice of an event, initiate or contribute to an online discussion on an issue, developing trends, access to archives or even place a request for advice. find out more > visit the forum >
Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE, sponsored by Ancestry.co.uk and powered by Times Archive, takes place in Olympia, London, from Friday 27th February to Sunday 1st March, and is one of the highlights of the family history calendar. The show wouldn’t be complete without its celebrity time-travellers, and this year, some of Who Do You Think You Are?’s most popular and controversial celebrities will be telling their stories live on stage. Ainsley Harriott, Sir Matthew Pinsent CBE and Lesley Garrett CBE
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London Metropolitan Archives & Guildhall Library Manuscript Section in partnership with Ancestry TM are to launch the first records on Ancestry.co.uk early this year as part of a digitisation program to make available a range of genealogical sources. It is expected that Parish Records, Poor Law documents and London school admissions – records from 843 individual London schools dating from early Victorian times through to 1911 will be among the first to be launched. Further details of the project are expected to be announced over the forthcoming months. more information and a regular update visit >
100ft beneath Holborn there exists a network of tunnels with a fascinating history. Originally built as air raid shelters to provide shelter for up to 8,000 Londoners during the Blitz in 1942, in 1944 they were used as storage by MI6 and in 1945 the then Public Records Office used them to store 400 tons of highly sensitive documents. During the 1990’s over 150 telephone engineers worked there and had at their disposal amenities such as a snooker hall, canteen and bar. The complex became surplus to BT’s requirements and at the end of last year was offered for sale. to read more about the fascinating history and see pictures visit > |
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The Elizabeth Simpson Award was first introduced in 1979 and is awarded annually to the society whose journal has made the best contribution to family history during the preceding twelve months.
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On 25 October 2007 the Prime Minister announced that he had asked Paul Dacre, working with Professor David Cannadine and Sir Joseph Pilling, to chair an independent review of the '30 year rule', under which most government records are transferred to The National Archives and made available to the public by the time they are 30 years old.
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