{"id":4828,"date":"2024-04-11T18:24:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T18:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkfhg.org.uk\/?p=4828"},"modified":"2024-04-11T18:47:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T18:47:24","slug":"11-apr-2024-lost-cousins-newsletter-april-2024-family-history-news-tips-articles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkfhg.org.uk\/?p=4828","title":{"rendered":"11 Apr 2024 Lost Cousins Newsletter : April 2024: Family history news, tips &amp; articles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<div class=WordSection1>\n<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:<\/span><\/b><span lang=EN-US> LostCousins newsletter &lt;<a href=\"mailto:info@lostcousins.com\"><a href=\"mailto:info@lostcousins.com\" >info@lostcousins.com<\/a><\/a>&gt; <br \/><b>Sent:<\/b> 11 April 2024 14:59<br \/><b>To:<\/b> <a href=\"mailto:icfamilyhistory1948@gmail.com\"><a href=\"mailto:icfamilyhistory1948@gmail.com\" >icfamilyhistory1948@gmail.com<\/a><\/a><br \/><b>Subject:<\/b> April 2024: Family history news, tips &amp; articles<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>It&#8217;s almost 12 years to the day since I ordered my first DNA test &#8211; I couldn&#8217;t possibly have predicted how many &#8216;brick walls&#8217; would be knocked down! <\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt'>Looking back over two decades<\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt'>New CEO for The National Archives<\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt'>Correspondence from the past: Home Children write home<\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt'>Recreating the woolly mammoth<\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt'>Neanderthals live on<\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt'>Reconstructing your ancestor&#8217;s DNA<\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt'>Double identity<\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt'>Some unexpected discoveries<\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt'>History of the Royal Marines 1837-1914 <span style='color:red'>FREE DOWNLOAD<\/span><\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt'>Don&#8217;t be misled by the GRO birth indexes<\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt'>British man is oldest in the world<\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt'>Save on Ancestry DNA<\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt'>National Pet Day <span style='color:red'>TODAY!<\/span><\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt'>Peter&#8217;s Tips<\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>To proceed to the newsletter click the link below (or else, highlight it, copy it, then paste it into your browser).<\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN><a href=\"https:\/\/lostcousins.com\/newsletters2\/apr24news.htm\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>https:\/\/lostcousins.com\/newsletters2\/apr24news.htm<\/span><\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Not working? Use this link instead (it will work even if the LostCousins site is unavailable due to maintenance or the overnight backup &#8211; which takes place every day between 1am and 2am, London time).<\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN><a href=\"http:\/\/www.FamilyHistory.News\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>http:\/\/www.FamilyHistory.News<\/span><\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Good Housekeeping<\/span><\/b><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please remember to update your <i>My Details<\/i> page when your email address is about to change &#8211; if I can&#8217;t contact you then neither can your cousins!<\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href=\"mailto:icfamilyhistory1948@gmail.com\"><a href=\"mailto:icfamilyhistory1948@gmail.com\" >icfamilyhistory1948@gmail.com<\/a><\/a> was the primary email address shown on your <i>My Details<\/i> page, and in my records, on 11<sup>th<\/sup> April. It&#8217;s also the user name to enter when you log-in to your LostCousins account, or request an automated password reminder.<\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Your password begins with: R<\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>But if that doesn&#8217;t help you remember it, click the link below for an instant reminder email:<\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lostcousins.com\/pages\/login\/forgotten.mhtml\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>https:\/\/www.lostcousins.com\/pages\/login\/forgotten.mhtml<\/span><\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please note that automated emails are currently not getting through to Gmail addresses &#8211; if your reminder email doesn&#8217;t arrive ask me to send a manual copy. It&#8217;s a bit slower but it&#8217;ll sneak in under Gmail&#8217;s spam filter&#8230;.<\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>If this email has been forwarded to a different address<\/span><\/b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>, or if you are about to change your address, please log-in and update your <i>My Details<\/i> page right away so that we don&#8217;t lose touch. (This is a standard message included in every newsletter email &#8211; so please DON&#8217;T contact me if the details shown are up to date, it isn&#8217;t necessary.)<\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Peter Calver<\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Founder, LostCousins<\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href=\"mailto:info@lostcousins.com\"><a href=\"mailto:info@lostcousins.com\" >info@lostcousins.com<\/a><\/a><\/span><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>This is a closed mailing list &#8211; these emails have been sent ONLY to the more than 70,000 LostCousins members who have asked to receive my UK and worldwide newsletters. If you have received more than one copy of this email it&#8217;s almost certainly because you have more than one LostCousins account.<\/span><\/i><span lang=EN><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN><a href=\"mailto:info@lostcousins.com?subject=Unsubscribe%20(from%20newsletter)\"><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Unsubscribe me<\/span><\/i><\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From: LostCousins newsletter &lt;info@lostcousins.com&gt; Sent: 11 April 2024 14:59To: icfamilyhistory1948@gmail.comSubject: April 2024: Family history news, tips &amp; articles &nbsp; It&#8217;s almost 12 years to the day since I ordered my first DNA test &#8211; I couldn&#8217;t possibly have predicted how many &#8216;brick walls&#8217; would be knocked down! 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