Ancestry DNA sale

From Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk) via email:

Don’t miss our DNA Sale!     

There’s still time to save 25% on AncestryDNA. Discover your heritage, trace your ancestors’ journeys over time and connect with living relatives.     
    
FROM £59* (was £79) +shipping

*Offer ends 29 May 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Some DNA features may require an Ancestry subscription. Excludes shipping. Traits is not intended to diagnose health conditions and is not a substitute for medical advice.  

Further details via https://www.ancestry.co.uk/c/dna/pulse

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.

AncestryDNA sale

From Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk):

Discover your family story     
 
Chris, find out more about the people and places in your past with 25% off AncestryDNA®. Uncover your heritage, learn about your ancestors and make new family connections.     
What fascinating discoveries could you make?     
    
FROM £59* (was £79) +shipping

Details at https://www.ancestry.co.uk/c/dna/

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.

Pen and Sword books 30% discount this weekend

For this weekend only, Pen and Sword (www.pen-and-sword.co.uk) is offering 30% off its books in a sale. To avail yourself of the offer, use the discount code BLACKFRIDAY21. There is a free p&p in the UK for orders over £35, and the offer is valid until 29 NOV 2021.

A reminder that my Scottish and Irish Family History books are available to buy at https://pen-and-sword.co.uk/Chris-Paton/a/1799, including my new book Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records - they could make a great Christmas present or a well-deserved treat for yourself, and with 30% off over the next couple of days, I'd get in there!!! (But I'm biased!)

Don't forget to check out the full range of family and military history titles!

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.

AncestryDNA sale for Father's Day

From Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk):

The perfect Father’s Day present

There’s still time to get your dad a one-of-a-kind gift this Father’s Day with 25% off AncestryDNA®.     
Help him uncover the people and places in his past and make exciting discoveries about your shared family history.     
Order today to receive AncestryDNA® in time for Father’s Day.
Orders placed after the 9th of June will need express shipping.     
    
ONLY £59* (£79) +shipping

*Offer ends 20 June 2021 at 11:59 p.m. Excludes shipping. Terms apply.  

To order visit  https://www.ancestry.co.uk/checkout/MLI

Chris

Just out, Sharing Your Family History Online is on sale at https://bit.ly/SharingFamHist. Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is also out, as are Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

TNA book sale

England's National Archives (https://nationalarchives.gov.uk) is holding a book sale with up to 90% off on certain titles. 

Amongst the titles that may be of interest to the family historian are the original edition of Emma Jolly's Tracing Your Ancestors Using the Census, Tyneside Scottish by Graham Stewart and John Sheen, Tyneside Irish by John Sheen, and an older edition of Ian Waller My Ancestor Was An Agricultural Labourer. 

The book sale is available via https://shop.nationalarchives.gov.uk/collections/offers

Chris

Pre-order my next book, Sharing Your Family History Online, at https://bit.ly/SharingFamHist. My book Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is also out, as are Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

FamilyTree DNA sale

FamilyTree DNA currently has a sale on. And as the North of Ireland Family History Society (www.nifhs.org) flagged it up for me, here's how they can help you order up a test!

Want a Christmas present without having to wait for the shops to reopen? The Black Friday sale is on now at Family Tree DNA!

 

Family Finder kits now only £36.70 ($49) if purchased by next Tuesday. Free delivery applies if purchased through the North of Ireland Family History Society. You can get a kit from your local branch or, if you aren't a member and have a UK address, you can still take advantage of this price if you send an email requesting a kit to dna@nifhs.org with your name and address. We will then set up the order and send you an email with payment instructions allowing you to pay FTDNA directly. Your kit will be posted to you (no delivery charge) once you pay for the kit.

You can also order the test direct from FamilyTree DNA via www.familytreedna.com

 

(With thanks to Martin McDowell)

Chris

Pre-order my next book, Sharing Your Family History Online, at https://bit.ly/SharingFamHist. My book Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is also out, as are Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

Pen and Sword Books anniversary sale

Pen and Sword (www.pen-and-sword.co.uk) have a 30th anniversary sale on just now, with many of their family history books and ebooks discounted by 30%.

Amongst those on offer are the following books from yours truly at just £10.49 (RRP is £14.99):

Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-Family-History-on-the-Internet-Paperback/p/16483

Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry through Church and State Records
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Scottish-Ancestry-through-Church-and-State-Records-Paperback/p/16848

And the one that kicked it all off from yours truly, on UK wide resources, is at £9.09 (down from £12.99):
Tracing Your Family History on the Internet (Second Edition)
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Family-History-on-the-Internet-Paperback/p/6050

Although not part of the sale, my new book Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet is about to be reprinted on August 30th, and it too is currently available at a pre-order price of £10.49 (RRP £14.99) - see https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Scottish-Family-History-on-the-Internet-Paperback/p/17717

Plenty of other titles are available also - and happy anniversary Pen and Sword!

Chris

My next 5 week Scottish Research Online course starts August 31st - see https://www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=102. My book Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is now out, also available are Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.