Friends of Argyll Estate Archives makes past newsletters available for sale

From the Friends of Argyll Estate Archives via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/friendsofargyllestatesarchives):

NEWSLETTERS

 

The Friends of Argyll Estates Archives Newsletter, now available to non-members! Edited by volunteer and trustee, Duncan Beaton, the Newsletter was established in 2016 to document all the exciting things happening in the archives.

 

Issued twice a year at the traditional Scots term dates of Whitsunday (28 May) and Martinmas (28 November) the Newsletter typically includes an Editor’s note, a list of upcoming seminars, reports on Friends outings and events, articles informed by archival research, a Pen Picture feature and more!

 

Select issues of the Newsletter are now available to purchase for those who are not yet members, but want to learn more about the Friends or read a particular article.

https://argyllestatesarchives.org/shop/

 

PLEASE REMEMBER: existing members can access the full back catalogue of Newsletters by logging-in to the Friends Area!

(With thanks to the Friends)

Chris 

Order Researching Ancestral Crisis in Ireland in the UK at https://bit.ly/4jJWSEh. Also available -Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors, Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. To purchase in the USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page.

My farewell to the postion of APG eNews editor

At the end of December 2025 I stepped down as editor of the Association of Professional Genealogists' monthly eNews publication, a position I held for four years, from January 2022, with my last edition being January 2026. 

At the time I took on the role the publication had not been in operation for 18 months, and I had initially offered to revive it on a voluntary basis as a means to help develop communication with members in the organisation, before accepting an offer after a few months to take the role on as a paid contractor. (I should add that that had never been my intent, I had fully intended to hand it on after a few months to someone who new what they were actually doing!). 

The early editions were just a few pages in length, but working with the APG team over the last four years to develop it, the publication now regularly reaches twenty pages of content, and offers a great overview of the organisation's work. 

To my replacement, Allison Beard, I wish the very best of luck, and also to the wider APG team led by Michelle Leonard Cohen. The eNews is available to read at https://www.apgen.org/apg_enews.php, with the February edition now out (in which I am weirdly the main story!). 

 For more on the APG, please visit https://www.apgen.org.

Thig crìoch air an t-saoghal, ach mairidh gaol is ceòl!

 

Chris 

Order Researching Ancestral Crisis in Ireland in the UK at https://bit.ly/4jJWSEh. Also available -Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors, Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. To purchase in the USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page.

Latest Irish Genealogy Matters newsletter now available

The latest Irish Genealogy Matters, the newsletter from the Irish Family History Foundation, the publishers of the RootsIreland website at www.rootsireland.ie, is available to read at https://www.rootsireland.ie/2024/09/new-issue-of-irish-genealogy-matters-published-3/.

Chris

Order Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors in the UK at https://bit.ly/BelfastAncestors. Also available - Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. For purchase in tthe USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, on Threads at @scottishgenesblog and via Mastodon at https://mastodon.scot/@ScottishGENES.

Claim a free copy of History Scotland magazine

From History Scotland magazine (www.historyscotland.com):

Sign up to the History Scotland newsletter and claim your free issue of History Scotland

History Scotland are offering a free issue of the popular magazine!

    Members of the public can claim a free issue of History Scotland
    The digital magazine is available when you sign up to the History Scotland newsletter
    The popular newsletter features history news, articles, offers and more
    The Jan/Feb 2022 issue , being offered for free, is usually priced £4.99

How to claim the free issue…

Members of the public with an interest in Scottish history are being encouraged to sign up to the free History Scotland newsletter, which is emailed to thousands of enthusiasts every fortnight.

Once they sign up they will immediately receive access to the full Jan/Feb 2022 issue, as a digital ‘page-turner’ edition.

To register, visit https://www.historyscotland.com/account/register

Chris

My new book Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records is now available to buy at https://bit.ly/IrishLandRecords. Also available - Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

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

My new book Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records is now available to buy at https://bit.ly/IrishLandRecords. Also available - Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.