As promised in our email newsletter, Trails, last week, we plan on showing at least one, maybe both, of the following videos at our meeting on 2 August at the South Tweed Sports Club, starting at 1.30pm. Hope to see you there.
How many generations back is 3% ethnicity in your DNA results
No surname searches may find MORE ancestors in genealogy research tips
MyHeritage DNA is on sale (50% off) until 17 July 2022. Here is MyHeritage's blog with the details.
In celebration of Family History Month 2022, the National Archives of Australia and the State Library of Queensland are presenting a free webinar focusing on German family history.
Familienforschung: Researching your German family history will explore the common challenges when researching German genealogy and will uncover valuable resources offered by each organisation to assist researchers to find their German ancestors. The webinar will highlight records relevant to Queensland.
The webinar is to be held on Tuesday, 2 August 2022, from 10 am to 11.30 am, via Zoom. Numbers are limited. Go here to book a place.
Carol Baxter's The Madness of Mc Surnames webinar can be viewed for free until 12 July 2022. If you have Scottish 'Mc's or 'Mac's in your family, Carol's webinar may help with your searches.
For those who like to tune in to the Legacy Family Tree webinars, the July 2022 schedule has been announced. All are available to view for free, however you do need to register. The schedule can be viewed here.
Ancestry.com apparently has a 50% discount on its 6 month subscriptions. It only applies until 7 pm Pacific time on Tuesday, 5 July 2022, which is 12 noon, Wednesday, 6 July, our time. Peter Calver's LostCousins newsletter provides all the details.
FindMyPast has a snap half price special on transcriptions & images of the 1921 census. It only applies until 12 noon (BST) today, which is 9 pm AEST today, our time.
