Yearly Archives: 2014

Accentuate the positive: 2014

Posted on December 31, 2014 by rebelhand

Happy New Year! Once again Jill Ball at GeniAus has inspired us to look back on the positive things that have happened in our genealogy journeys during the year that’s gone. I took part in the previous two and find … Continue reading →

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A Christmas tale pt 2: The first Celestina

Posted on December 29, 2014 by rebelhand

Welcome back for the second part of our Christmas tale. Last time we met little Celestina Christmas, a ‘visitor’ at the Harringtons’ house in Hackney when the 1851 census was taken. I began to wonder about Celestina. I’ve got quite … Continue reading →

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A Christmas tale: part 1

Posted on December 25, 2014 by rebelhand

Welcome, friends and neighbours. Take a seat near the fire. Help yourself to some punch, or tea, and of course a slice of this fine cake. The sun’s set this Christmas Day and, as you know, in the time of … Continue reading →

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Festive family freebies

Posted on December 25, 2014 by rebelhand

The Shoestring Genealogist has just popped in to make sure you know that Ancestry (UK) has free access to all records until 23.59 GMT on Boxing Day. See here for what you can search. And Boxing Day sees the start … Continue reading →

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2104 Christmas genealogy meme

Posted on December 24, 2014 by rebelhand

Ah, the Christmas holidays. Time off work and the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on the radio (a Christmas Eve tradition for many in the UK). What better time to catch up with my geneapals around the world and … Continue reading →

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Irish research – online parish registers from NLI for 2015

Posted on December 2, 2014 by rebelhand

National Library of Ireland to make its collection of Catholic parish register microfilms available online – and free! Continue reading →

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Free FMP records over Remembrance weekend – and a bonus from Ancestry (a Shoestring Genealogist post)

Posted on November 5, 2014 by rebelhand

Special Findmypast offer for Remembrance weekend 2014, by the Shoestring Genealogist at A Rebel Hand Continue reading →

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Findmypast and British Newspaper Archive offers

Posted on September 27, 2014 by rebelhand

The Shoestring Genealogist is back with news about three genealogy offers. But you’ll have to be quick! The British Newspaper Archive (BNA) is repeating its one month for £1 special. The usual price for a month’s subscription is £9.95. Go … Continue reading →

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The Shoestring Genealogist: Find My Past offers

Posted on August 19, 2014 by rebelhand

The Shoestring Genealogist is delighted to learn about some excellent offers from FindMyPast, available until the end of August. If you’ve got a spare pound, euro or dollar, read on… The UK version of FindMyPast is offering a month’s subscription for … Continue reading →

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MyHeritage Family History Month freebie

Posted on August 9, 2014 by rebelhand

Wearing my new hat (shoes?) as the Shoestring Genealogist, I’m very pleased to hear from MyHeritage that they have a special free treat for us this National Family History Month. Australian Community Manager Emma Datny says: “In honour of National Family … Continue reading →

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National Family History Month

Posted on August 2, 2014 by rebelhand

It’s August, so it’s National Family History Month in Australia and New Zealand. I’m looking forward to lots of great genealogy blog posts and social media snippets. (Tip: if you’re a Twitter genie like me, look for the hashtags #NFHM2014 … Continue reading →

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The Shoestring Genealogist: A month of newspapers for £1

Posted on July 16, 2014 by rebelhand

I’ve been enjoying using my £1 Find My Past subscription (did you see the offer in an earlier Shoestring Genealogist post?) to search the British Newspaper Archive online. I’ve already found some great articles, and I’ll be writing more about … Continue reading →

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The Shoestring Genealogist: Ancestry’s Aussie freebie

Posted on July 11, 2014 by rebelhand

Are you researching Australian genealogy? Here’s a fabby freebie for you – Ancestry is offering free access to Aussie records this weekend until 11.59pm AEST on Sunday,  13 July 2014. That’s GMT (UTC) plus 10 hours. Here’s a handy site … Continue reading →

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The Shoestring Genealogist: two offers for UK research

Posted on June 18, 2014 by rebelhand

Researching genealogy on a tight budget? Family bills leaving little cash for family history? I know the feeling. Which is why I’m starting the Shoestring Genealogist, an occasional series of posts to help those of us looking for ancestors – … Continue reading →

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Genealogy news updates

Posted on May 10, 2014 by rebelhand

I’ve been working on something big – and very tricky. Chipping away at a big brick wall, and I’ll be back to report when I’ve got something more useful to say. So in the meantime, here are some interesting developments … Continue reading →

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