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The British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa has focussed on a series of Home Children projects; these meet the Society's aims and objectives, encompassing all of the British Isles and memorialising the history and lives of some 100,000 British children settled in Canada, 1869 to 1948, by child emigration societies. Volunteers have so far prepared, from Library and Archives Canada (LAC) records, the Home Child Database (passenger lists) and the Middlemore Children Index. Future plans include indexing all home children records held by LAC for eventual inclusion in freely searchable on-line databases. find out more about the Society >
NBI3 is available on a
single CD and contains over 18 Million burial records. A major new exhibition opens at the V&A (Victoria & Albert Museum, London) 20th March – 4th July 2010. It is the first time that the V&A will present an exhibition of British quilts with examples dating from 1700 to the present day. Examples from the V&A’s own collection will be on display along with key national loans including the Rajah Quilt on loan from the National Gallery of Australia. The Rajah Quilt was made by women convicts aboard HMS Rajah, 1841 as they were being transported to Van Diemen’s Land (present day Tasmania). The Tasmania FHS holds the convict records and inward shipping records and will undertake research for a fee. Enquiries to secretary@tasfhs.org. view an article which appeared in Tasmanian Ancestry, the journal of the Tasmania FHS >
The FFHS would like to thank everyone who visited Stand 503 at WDYTYA?LIVE 26th-28th February. We hope you enjoyed the show as much as we did. The names of the lucky winners of the Prize Draw who have each received copies of the National Burial Index 3rd Edition can be found on the FFHS website.
For further information and a listing of the societies taking part >
Did you attend the Glamorgan FHS Open Day at Cardiff City Hall on 3rd October 2009?
If so, perhaps you can help. Were you there when a gentleman collapsed? In the ensuing confusion, a carrier bag belonging to the gentleman which contained an old family bible and a small book on the Earls of Dilston & Derwentwater went missing.
Despite extensive enquiries the two books have not been found and are of great sentimental value to their owner. If you can help in any way or have any information please contact The Administrator admin@ffhs.org.uk
It is almost certain that one or more of your ancestors served their country at some point in the past. This link will take you to a short piece that looks at medals and how we can use them to help find out more about our ancestors. British, Imperial & Commonwealth Medals are basically split into three categories: · Gallantry Medals · Campaign Medals · Miscellaneous awards and long service medals
Sources for indexes to many of medals are given in the article Are you a mum aged 20 - 42, with at least one child age 4 or under? Do you have a much loved family heirloom that has been passed down the generations to you, and that your child will now use, or has used? Perhaps a teddy, doll, game, book, child's furniture, christening gown, rocking horse or teething ring. If so, Rachel Garnett a free lance journalist is gathering information for an article and would love to hear from you. Please contact Rachel direct with details of what your heirloom is, how old you and your child/children are, plus a photo. If you have any old photos of a previous generation with the heirloom even better. Email Rachel at rmgfreelance@hotmail.com.
The Federation organises
an annual award to the member society with the best web site, in
recognition of the growing importance of this media. 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.
Ezine Competition
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E dited by Dr Nick Barratt and his team, is launching 22nd April!Get Nick Barratt’s Guide to Your Ancestors’ Lives absolutely free when you subscribe! For information or to subscribe contact our subscription team on 01226 734689 or visit www.your-familyhistory.com Just £3.99 per issue every 4 weeks.
FFHS AGM/GM 27th March 2010 Venue Cymru, Llandudno The FFHS will be having a stand at:the following events Sewing for Pleasure / Fashion & Embroidery & Hobbycrafts NEC Birmingham 25-28th March Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts 23-25 April Aintree Liverpool Increased fees for registration services at the General Register Office (England and Wales) and at Local Registration Services >The London Stitch & Creative Crafts Show The FFHS would like to thank everyone who visited them on Stand F35 at the Stitch & Creative Crafts Show February 11th-13th at ExCel London. For a list of winners of the Prize Draw and to see a photo's of the event
If any
FFHS Member Society
This Months Competition 
The Oxford Companion to Family and Local History Edited by David Hey now available in paperback is the most comprehensive and authoritative reference available on all things associated with the family and local history of the British Isles.
To win
one of
5 copies of Hint : visit the websiteTo enter send your answer in the Subject Line of an email to competition@ffhs.org.uk by15 April 2010
All At Sea! An army of keen volunteers in 2008/9 indexed sections of the 1851 census using the excellent transcription tool provided by Findmypast.co.uk which proved to be an enjoyable and interesting project for those who took part. All we need is a large number of volunteers, not only in the UK but also abroad, who can work at home using their own computers and have broadband connection to produce a fully transcribed index to Births, Marriages and Deaths at Sea 1854 – 1888. Using Picture postcards to illustrate your family history Postcards were used from about 1870 onwards and picture postcards with views of streets and rural scenes became popular towards the end of the 19th century and were used on a very large scale during the first years of the 20th century.’ (The Oxford Companion to Family and Local History Edited by David Hey) Why not consider sourcing postcards to illustrate your family history, the church where an ancestor was married, views of the place where they lived, maybe their place of work or a ship they sailed on, you might be surprised what you can find. York International Postcard Expo takes place on April 9th & 10th at the York Racecourse Grandstand with 80+ dealers.
for details of this and other fairs visit
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