Hello all. Here is the latest 1837online newsletter. This is strictly for your information only. I have used this site for 1861 census but it is a personal choice that every genealogist must make. Regards Donna King ----- Original Message ----- From: <newsletter@1837online.com> To: <emily04@rogers.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 7:18 AM Subject: 1837online.com August Newsletter > > * 1861 Census Now Complete > * National Family History Fair > * We Want to Hear Your Stories > * Ask the Expert - Latest Questions and Answers > * Expiry of Units > * Maintenance to the Website > * Did You Know...? > * How Did We Get Our Name? > > > 1861 Census Now Complete > > We are pleased to tell you that you can now search the COMPLETE 1861 census on 1837online.com as we have just added the final ten counties/locations. To complete the set we have uploaded the data for the following counties: > > Anglesey > Radnorshire > Flintshire > Rutlandshire > > We have also added data for: > > Jersey > Guernsey > Isle of Man > > Finally, if you are interested in tracing your naval ancestors you can also search the 1861 census records titled: > > Shipping at Sea > Royal Navy at Sea > British Ships at Home > > > > National Family History Fair > > On Saturday 10 September, the National Family History Fair will be taking place in Gateshead. The fair has been hugely popular over the last few years, with over three thousand people visiting from locations across the country as well as exhibitors from family history societies, to software providers, the National Archives and the Family Records Centre. If you wish to attend the event, the details are below: > > Time: 10.00am - 4.30pm > > Address: Gateshead International Stadium, Neilson Road, Gateshead, NE10 0EF > > Ticket price: 3.00 GBP for adults and accompanying children under 15 get in free > > 1837online.com is sponsoring the event and we look forward to meeting as many of you as possible. > > For further details about the event, including a full list of exhibitors, please click here: > > http://www.nationalfamilyhistoryfair.com > > > > We Want to Hear Your Stories > > Have you uncovered any skeletons in your closet or unearthed any family secrets using 1837online.com? Have you traced the history of your house and discovered interesting facts about its former occupants? If so, we would love to hear your stories. > > Please send an email to casestudies@1837online.com and we may feature your story on our website, in our newsletter or within our press releases. > > Please make sure you include the following information in your email: > > Name > Daytime contact number > Email address > Location > Age > Brief description of story > > > > Ask the Expert - Latest Questions and Answers > > The latest 'Ask the Expert' questions and answers have just been posted on 1837online.com. Genealogy expert Dr. Nick Barratt, from TV's 'Who Do You Think You Are?', has answered another 10 questions on topics such as prison records, army records, Irish genealogy, Maltese ancestry, mysterious deaths and passenger lists. Check to see if your question has been answered! > > > > Expiry units > > We hope you are pleased with the new expiry times for your 1837online.com units. Don't forget when you make your next purchase that the time frame in which your units expire is now longer, e.g. rather than 5 GBP worth of units expiring after 45 days, we have now extended this to 90 days. A full list of the extended time frames is below: > > 50 units for 5 GBP now expire after 90 days (instead of 45) > > 111 units for 10 GBP now expire after 90 days (instead of 60) > > 176 units for 15 GBP now expire after 120 days (instead of 90) > > 313 units for 25 GBP now expire after 365 days (instead of 120) > > 810 units for 60 GBP still expire after 365 days > > 2400 units for 120 GBP still expire after 365 days > > > > Maintenance to the Website > > In recent weeks you may have experienced 1837online.com working slightly slower than normal. This is due to some essential maintenance that we are making to the website in order to improve the overall performance. We are always committed to providing you with the best quality website and we therefore hope you can be patient with the maintenance over the next few weeks. > > > > Did you know...? > > There are many curious and interesting names in the 1861 census. Some of the interesting names we have discovered are Mickey Mouse, May Ball and Donald Duck. There are even two siblings whose first names are Harriet Beecher S* and Napoleon Bonaparte! > > > > How did we get the name 1837online.com? > > Are you curious about our name? When we launched our website just over two years ago, we started with the complete set of civil registration records (births, marriages and deaths or BMD's), for England and Wales. Civil registration started in England and Wales in 1837, the same year Queen Victoria came to the throne; hence the name - 1837online.com. > > > Enjoy your family history research! > > Kind regards, > > Julie Pease > Membership Services > 1837online.com > > > > > > > * Harriet Beecher Stowe was the famous author of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin', written in 1852. > > > > >