What’s new in the world of frugal family history? Here are just a few money-saving snippets for you, starting with some good news about accessing post-1922 military service records for the United Kingdom.
“From 1 April 2023 it will be free to apply for a military service record from the MOD. You’ll need to pay the £30 fee if you submit an application before 1 April.”
However, this will only apply if one of the following criteria is met:
You’re
next of kin to the person in the record
OR
The
person died over 25 years ago
OR
You
only want basic information about someone who died within the last 25 years
e.g. dates of their military service
Visit the UK MOD website at
Get a copy of military service records
Tip: If the military relative
you’re applying about served in the Scots Guards, you will need to apply direct
to their regimental archives, which I only
learned after almost a year’s wait, having applied via the standard route!
Now to some upcoming free online events. Registration for both of these is essential.
‘From tithes to Griffith’s: property and valuation records’ in Ireland. This is a free Zoom lecture on Thursday 16 February at 1800 GMT, by professional genealogist Michael Walsh. Book here.
From 2 March, choose from a huge variety of RootsTech 2023 classes, including more than a hundred on-demand videos that are new for this year’s conference. All of these are free to watch. This year I’ve contributed three presentations which you’ll be able to view when the conference kicks off. They are
My previous RootsTech videos are still available to watch at https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/speakers/alison-spring/en
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