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Tuesday May 26th
Free copies of historical wills
The National Archives (TNA) at Kew is currently closed to the public. While this continues, it is allowing people to download up to 50 digitised items per 30-day period free of charge. Usually the price is £3.50 per will. Only 10 items can be downloaded at a time, but when you have done so you can go back and collect some more (subject to the above limit).
Scanned PDF images of the office copies of wills proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury are available on this basis from the TNA site. There are over a million wills to choose from – you can search for those of interest on this page:
discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
In order to use the service, you have to sign up for a free TNA account (or use your existing one). Setting up an account is easy. The link to do so is:
secure.nationalarchives.gov.uk/login/Register
The Prerogative Court of Canterbury was the senior probate court for England and Wales until 1858.
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The official archive of the UK government. Our vision is to lead and transform information management, guarantee the survival of today's information for tomorrow and bring history to life for everyone.Tuesday May 5th
Timeline PhotosThree days to go...
Starting in the early hours of May 8th you'll be able to experience the frustration, fear, and finally the jubilation of the end of five long years of German Occupation minute by minute as if you were there.
There'll be posts from the troops of Force 135 who came to Liberate the Islands; the reaction of the Germans; and the relief felt by those living in Guernsey and Jersey.
There'll also be photos and film to capture 'two days in May' that will never be forgotten.
Tuesday May 5th
To celebrate Lib75, I've made a video (with sound) about the experiences of liberation of Channel Islanders from their Nazi camps and prisons. It wasn't always what they expected.
Liberation memories of Channel Islander survivors of Nazism
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This video shows that the liberation of victims of Nazism from their camps was not always the happy event that it might have been.
Monday April 27th
Free access to digital records - The National Archives
Free access to digital records - The National Archives
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
We are making digital records available on our website free of charge for as long as our Kew site is closed to visitors. Registered users will be able toVery good idea to make online downloads free, may give people the opportunity during this crisis to take up family history etc...
Saturday April 11th
FindMyPast Special Discount
In order to make family history accessible to as many people as possible during these difficult times, FindMyPast have created a discount code for all Societies and Data Partners that they can pass on to their members.
This code will give the user 20% off any 12 month subscriptions taken out by the 30th June 2020.
Code: SOCIETIES20
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Trace your ancestry and build a family tree by researching extensive birth records, census data, obituaries and more with FindmypastMonday March 16th
JERSEY FAMILY HISTORY FESTIVAL POSTPONED
Jersey Heritage regrets to announce the postponement of the Jersey Family History Festival, which was due to take place at Jersey Archive this coming weekend, 20-22 March.
The latest Benest and Syvret 'What's Your Street's Occupation Story?' talk, which was due to take place as part of the weekend has also been cancelled.
For more information: www.jerseyheritage.org/news/family-history-festival-is-postponed
Monday February 17th
Sunday January 26th
I've received an email from Canada about Alma Sauvey, born 6 October 1922 in St Helier. Her family say she was deported to a French prison for listening to the radio. I've checked the prison records, political prisoner log, court martial records and her registration card (etc etc) in Jersey and there's no sign of any deportation. Yet the family have sent me a 1945 newspaper article about her on her release in January 1945. Is anyone in Jersey related to her? I've seen her mother's Alien's Card and her registration card.
