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Were Your Ancestors Cardis?
If your ancestors used this diminutive form of the county’s name then they
most certainly originated from the county of Cardiganshire / Sir Aberteifi
on the west coast of Wales. Find out more about the Society >
The UK’s biggest family history
event returns to London’s Olympia on 26-28 February 2010 for its fourth
fascinating year, and Family History Monthly is giving you the chance to buy
2 for 1 tickets when they go on sale on Monday 2nd November.
We’re giving you the chance to buy two adult tickets for £22, that’s a saving of £22*! To claim this special offer and get your tickets to the country’s biggest and most comprehensive family history event, simply call 0871 230 5596 or visit www.whodoyouthinkyouarelive.co.uk and quote FFHS241 today! *£2 transaction fee applies. 2 for 1 offer ends 19th February 2010. On-door standard entry tickets priced at £22 each. Workshop tickets available free on-site, or in advance at a cost of £2. This is not a BBC event.
The Science Museum in London is appealing for anyone who believes they may be related to one of the British soldiers killed at Fromelles to contact them. In 2010 the museum will use the Fromelles dig as part of a wider exhibition entitled ‘Who Am I?’ The Imperial War Museum in London will also launch an exhibition in 2010 which will tell the story of the battle as well as explaining how the soldiers’ graves were discovered and excavated and how the Commonwealth War Graves Commission is constructing its first new war cemetery for almost fifty years. for a listing of British casualties or to sign up to the CWGC E-newsletter or to follow the CWGC on Twitter >
School Log Book Project Launched by FACHRS The Family & Community Historical Research Society (FACHRS) has launched a new national research project on Education using School Log Books. A school log book was the headmaster’s record of daily activities within the school and logs were obliged to be kept from 1862. Headmasters often wrote the entries in a log book as they would a personal diary. This research project continues the FACHRS tradition of undertaking academic research outside the walls of the University whereby society members, other academic researchers, family and local historians are encouraged to take part in the project. further information and to view a video about the project >
A DNA Developments Seminar is to be held on the 20th February 2010 at the National Star College, Ullenwood, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 9QU. >
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) in collaboration with key organisations are providing a range of engaging primary and secondary education resources to encourage schools to support this significant milestone and to engage young people in the history of the WW1 generation.
primary school resources
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To mark the passing of the WW1 generation that lived through the First World War a national event will take place at Westminster Abbey on Remembrance Day, Wednesday 11th November.
Familyrelatives.com has added school registers to its ever expanding collection. Over 120,000 pupils and masters dating back to 1500 are included, most notably the war time leader Winston Churchill, the great explorer of the Antarctic Sir Ernest Shackleton and the first Prime Minister of modern day India - Jawaharlal Nehru along with a host of former and current British Peers and members of Parliament, as well as future Monarchs and members of foreign royal families. There are Victoria Cross holders, famous individuals and many leaders in the arts, sciences and business. Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIO's) The long awaited report promised by the Office of the Third Sector on the responses to its consultation paper into the secondary legislation required to implement the Charities Act 2006 proposals for CIO's has now been published. David Lambert, FFHS Legal Adviser
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This Months Competition Published by The Family History Partnership
Simply answer
the following question
To enter send
your answer in the Subject Line of an email to competition@ffhs.org.uk by
190,000 Welsh Wills The National Library of Wales has good news for family historians, social historians … and the inquisitive! Over 190,000 Welsh wills (some 800,000 pages) have been digitised and are now available on the Library’s website or direct on their online catalogue and are free to view. £33m Saves the World's Greatest Newspaper Collection for the Nation The British Library has announced that it has received a commitment of £33m from the Government to preserve and make accessible the world's greatest newspaper collection. The money was announced by the Prime Minister as one of a number of capital projects for the cultural and creative industries. >
The Public Record Office Northern Ireland (PRONI) is MovingPRONI will be moving to a prominent position close to the Odyssey Arena and adjacent to the Gateway building at the entrance to the Titanic Quarter, Belfast. It is scheduled to open to the public in May/June 2011.
If any
FFHS Member Society
Scientists hope weather data from 18th Century ships' logbooks will throw new light on how the climate has changed in the past 200 years. A new UK project is digitising nearly 300 Royal Navy captains' logs from voyages dating back to the 1760s. They include the voyages of Charles Darwin on HMS Beagle, Captain Cook's log from HMS Discovery and Captain Bligh's journal from The Bounty.
Diary Dates
HOBBYCRAFTS
more information and to buy tickets online > MILTON KEYNES FAMILY HISTORY FAIR
Sunday
22 Nov 2009 In August 2008 we published a request on behalf of Mike Powell for details of any Artists in your family and any anecdotes being passed down or titles of stories written by them. A prize was offered to the person sending in the most interesting entry. The offer closed on 31st August 2009.
2010 will mark
the 150th Anniversary of the Formation of the Artist’s Rifles.
Don who lives in Queensland, Australia will receive a copy of the history of the Artist Rifles.
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