25 December 2009 LostCousins Newsletter

Christmas Day, 2009

It's not just the shops that are full of bargains at this time of the year - there are lots of offers on the Internet too. For a start, the LostCousins site is TOTALLY FREE from December 25th until January 4th, which makes it a great time to look for your living relatives.

But I've also been hunting round for savings at other websites that I've found useful in the past, and which I know are going to be of interest to quite a few LostCousins members.

Note: if you were looking for the newsletter dated December 15 please click here

TOP GENEALOGY OFFERS

***STAR OFFER***

The best offer I've identified is 15% off subscriptions at findmypast, the ONLY site that has a complete set of England & Wales censuses from 1841-1911. The offer starts on December 26th and continues until January 13th - and it's a great opportunity to secure a very useful saving (even at the normal price subscriptions work out far cheaper than buying credits).

Click here to go straight to the offer page, and make sure you enter the promotional code EGGNOG (all one word) to get your discount.

If you already have a findmypast subscription but want to upgrade there are special offers for you too, but you'll need to visit the offer page to find out the details.

Note: findmypast has recently changed its name from findmypast.com to findmypast.co.uk, to better reflect the site's focus on British records

OTHER BARGAINS

Pharos Tutors offer genealogy courses in a very convenient location - your own home!

Get a special 20% discount on any Pharos Tutors online genealogy course listed with a start date in 2010. Courses range from One-Name Studies to Manorial Records and cover genealogy research in Ireland, England and Scotland. No need to travel, these courses come to you. Simply choose any course with a 2010 start date (or as many as you like), add it to your shopping cart, then enter your exclusive discount code LC33 in the Discount Voucher box then click on recalculate to claim your discount. Hurry as this offer must end on December 31st 2009.

MORE OFFERS COMING SOON……

I'll be updating this special newsletter as I find out about other offers (and they won't necessarily be restricted to genealogy websites, since I know that many LostCousins members buy many of the same things that I do).

To visit the main LostCousins site please go to www.LostCousins.com or click here if you need a password reminder. It's free to join LostCousins, so if you've been sent this newsletter (or a link to this newsletter) by someone else, I hope you'll register in your own right - and take part in the great LostCousins project.

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Peter Calver

Founder, LostCousins