Notice Board
NOTICE BOARD
News
August 2010
Change of NNWFHS Membership Secretary
Due to health problems, Kate Keens has resigned from the position of Membership Secretary with effect from 28th August 2010. Pat Boucher has taken over as Acting Membership Secretary until a new appointment can be made at the annual general meeting. All membership enquiries should be addressed to Pat in the interim.
Kate hopes to continue in her role as Honorary Treasurer, although Celia Parton will be Acting Treasurer until Kate is well enough to resume the position.
Everyone at NNWFHS extends grateful thanks to Kate for all her hard work on behalf of the Society, and wishes her a complete and speedy recovery.
Launch of NNWFHS On-Line Bookshop
Our new On-Line Bookshop which will guide you through completing the order form. It will also calculate the P&P for you and deduct any relevant discount making the process much simpler, especially for multiple purchases. Please note we cannot (yet) accept payment by credit or debit card via our On-Line Bookshop, you will still need to post the order form with your cheque. Please click here to visit our On-Line Bookshop.
Closures at Kew Reading rooms
The reading rooms at Kew will be undergoing some essential redevelopment during autumn 2010. As a result, the Map and Large Document Reading Room will be closed for two weeks. This is scheduled for Tuesday, 30 November to Saturday, 11 December inclusive. More information can be found at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/485.htm
Ancestry get contract to put National probate Calendars on line. Read more.
A new updated version (July 2010) of NNWFHS booklet "Discovering your Roots in Nuneaton & North Warwickshire" is now available. Members can download a free pdf version of the booklet via the Members Pages of this website (members please note you will need to log on with a password to view these pages). The new version is also available for purchase via our Bookshop.
July 2010
A new website launched by The National Archives (TNA) gives clearer, faster and easier access to legislation, from Magna Carta to the latest statutory instruments. At www.legislation.gov.uk you can find details of everything on the statute book, in one place and free of charge.
February 2010
Buying Copies of BMD Certificates
What you need to know to avoid being ripped off when buying copy birth, marriage and death certificates - important information. Read more.
The 1939 National Registration Enumeration
Wish your more recent ancestors were in Scotland? Well, certainly from the cost point of view.
After the successful challenge under the Freedom of Information Act by Guy Etchells, we have been granted access to the 1939 national identity register for England & Wales (the records amassed during the process of issuing identity cards for WW2). Wonderful – except each application will cost you a whopping £42 even when the search is unsuccessful. Details are available at www.ic.nhs.uk/news-and-events/news/nhs-ic-launches-the-1939-register-service
However, the Registrar General for Scotland, after an anonymous challenge also under the FoI Act, has recently announced that you can apply for entries from the Scottish register for £13. Details at: www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/press/news2010/1939-identity-register.html
What a huge difference in cost for obtaining the same information, but from a different national office. What a pity Scotland doesn’t hold the records also for England! Devolution seems to have done little for England/Wales in family history terms!
The original news item from December 2009: A genealogist's challenge under the Freedom of Information Act could unlock records providing a unique snapshot of UK families as World War II broke out. Read more.
January 2010
Members' Interests 2010
The corrected 2010 edition of Members' Interests is now available. Members who elected to receive a digital copy by email should now have received their copy, if you have not received your digital copy please contact Pat Boucher. Paper copies will be distributed with the January 2010 edition of the Journal. If you notice that any of your details are incorrectly listed, please contact the Membership Secretary so that your details can be amended on our database. Could we please remind members to advise us of any changes of address, telephone number or email address as soon as possible to avoid lost or missed communications.
December 2009
Members' Interests
The Members' Interests pages were updated 11th October 2009. They have now been placed in the public area of this website so that they are available to the widest possible audience.
