Claim a free issue of Family Tree magazine

From Family Tree magazine (www.family-tree.co.uk):

Family Tree offer genealogists a free issue of the popular magazine

· Members of the public can now claim a free issue of Family Tree magazine
· The full, digital version of the magazine is available when you sign up to the FT newsletter
· Family Tree’s popular newsletter features genealogy tips, news, articles, offers and more
· The April 2022 issue of the magazine, being offered for free, is usually priced £5.50

The Family Tree team are giving everyone the chance to sample the hugely popular magazine for free as part of a new drive to promote the hobby and get more people researching their family history.

Simply sign up to the email at: www.family-tree.co.uk/account/register

Members of the public with an interest in family history are being encouraged to sign up to the free Family Tree newsletter, which is emailed to thousands of enthusiasts every week. Once they sign up they will immediately receive access to the full April 2022 issue, as a digital ‘page-turner’ edition.

Editor Helen Tovey said: “We want everyone to sample our wonderful magazine and this seemed like a great way to get people involved and for them to find out more about family history. We’re so proud of our monthly mag, it’s been going since 1984 and is packed with information and inspiration, and we also love putting together our weekly newsletter. Family history is all about sharing and so we’d thought we’d give something back!”

Highlights of the April issue include:

· Determining the origin of surnames
· How your ancestors' birth dates can hold the key to the past
· How to use kirk session records
· The lives and working conditions of tailors, dressmakers & seamstresses

Family Tree is published every month by Warners Group Publications. Find out more at www.family-tree.co.uk

(With thanks to Matthew Hill)

Chris

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