GSQ online seminars during May 2023

 The Genealogical Society of Queensland has a couple of online presentations during May 2023:

13 May 2023 - Energising your research: methodologies

23 May 2023 - The English workhouse & poor law relief system

Details can be found here

Lost Cousins 19th birthday special free access

Lost Cousins is celebrating its 19th birthday during May 2023. As he does every year, Peter Calver is providing free access to all during the period 1 May to 9 May.

Read all about the special in the latest Lost Cousins newsletter, received a day after our newsletter, Trails, was sent out (naturally).

There is also lots of other good news in the newsletter, especially if you have ancestors in Cambridgeshire or Huntingdonshire.

MyHeritage 24 hour genealogy webinar marathon on now

MyHeritage's 24 hour genealogy webinar marathon is on now.

If you are too late to take part in the marathon, don't fret, the webinars will be available to watch for free for seven days in the Webinar Library.

MyHeritage 24 hour webinar marathon - 13-14 April 2023

MyHeritage's 4th annual 24 hour webinar marathon will be held on 13-14 April 2023 (Eastern US time). The event is free to register and attend. There are 25 webinars in total.

MyHeritage's blog has all the details.

MyHeritage's Irish collection free to use until 19 March 2023

In celebration of St Patrick's Day, MyHeritage is allowing free access to its Irish collection of records until 19 March 2023.

Go here to start searching.

Online course from the Genealogical Society of Queensland - 25 March 2023

The Genealogical Society of Queensland is holding an online course which looks interesting. Entitled The Hidden Web: Digging Deeper, it will be held on Saturday, 25 March 2023 and will be presented by Cyndi Ingle.

All the details, and to book a place, can be found here.

MyHeritage offer of DNA tests for adoptees

As part of its RootsTech 2023 offerings, MyHeritage is donating 5000 DNA kits to adoptees and family members searching for people who were adopted. Anyone who is over the age of 18 and meets that criteria is welcome to apply from now until 17 March 2023.

Here you will find all the details.