#Tuesday'sTip

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Free and Sustainable Resources!

I hope by now that you have learned you can save yourself some money by borrowing magazines from your local library rather than buying them from the newsagent.  Yes, there are times I can't resist buying one but the reality is that once I've looked at it, I probably never look at it again.  It's much better for the environment don't you think to borrow it from the library?  

If you are a bit squeamish in these times of COVID about touching something other people have touched (despite our lovely libraries putting items into quarantine for at least three days) then don't forget that you can borrow magazines electronically and read them on RBD Digital or whatever app your library recommends on your device or for your desktop or laptop.

This is what I learned from the two magazines I borrowed this week for example.





Family Tree 

In August's issue of Family Tree, there are a stack of articles designed to keep you busy and informed for hours.   They are also offering free access to the following records on The Genealogist for Herefordshire 1891 Census & the 1881 Army List.  You'll need to borrow the magazine to get the special website address then get a special code to access the records free for 30 days.

I enjoyed reading two pages of book reviews and there's a big article on using maps for family history research. Sites recommended including amongst others Bing Maps, the NLS site, Vision of Britain and British History. 

The magazine's website is pretty good too and has links to lots of helpful articles and websites.  This article seems to have been written just for me regarding the pressing issue of filing!



Who Do You Think You Are?

The Summer issue of this magazine had three pages of book reviews.  I was particularly interested to see that there was a new title in the My Ancestor was... series; namely, My Ancestors Worked in Textile Mills.  I tried to find this title on four of my local libraries' catalogues to no avail so ended up buying the Kindle version on Amazon for $11.99 (AUS). This should be great for my FORFAR research.

There was also an instructional guide to colourising your old photos for free using a tool called ColouriseSG.  The reviewer recommended limiting your uploads to this site to 5-10 images a day.

Television


Don't forget that if you missed episodes of Who Do you Think You Are? on the telly, you can pick them up on SBS On Demand or your local library probably has them on DVD for you too.

I have been thoroughly enjoying catching up on the last series of Back in Time for Dinner (thank you, Shauna Hicks, for that recommendation) and will no doubt find the new series Further Back in Time for Dinner equally fascinating. It's on Tuesday nights on the ABC or you can catch up on i-view.  It starts tonight at 8:30...and counting!

That's probably enough to keep you going. Have you got any tips to share today?  Did you learn something new?

Comments

Tess said…
Check to see if your local library has the PressReader app. WDYTYA Magazine might be available for you to download... (I'm a librarian and run the genealogy programme - we have digital access to this magazine).
September 2, 2020 at 5:03 AM
Alex Daw said…
Thanks Tess - Press Reader is just the app I was trying to remember! Hoorah for your help! :)
September 3, 2020 at 11:31 AM
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