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One of our customers was inspired to write a book after researching his family tree on findmypast.co.uk
Kenny O’Connell took inspiration from his own ancestry to write The Hoodie & the High Rip Gang. Kenny told us, ‘I just started typing away using real life characters that I had researched when tracing my family history.’
The book shows how much tougher life was in census years gone by, and tells the story of the Hoodie, who journeys back to 1911 to meet his great-great-grandmother and her children.
Times are hard in 1911, but the Hoodie gets the love and affection from his great-great-grandmother that he doesn’t get in 2011. He fights to protect her against the gangs that terrorised England at that time and he now has to fight against himself in the form of the High Rip Gang. Members of this gang can be found on the census forms. The Hoodie learns a lot of hard lessons in 1911 and comes back a changed person.
Kenny told us, ‘Story writing and script writing has now taken over my life and this wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for my passion for family history and using findmypast.co.uk’
This is an entertaining and exciting read, and would make a great present for anyone who is interested in bringing their family tree to life in this unique way.
You can buy The Hoodie & the High Rip Gang from the following places – buy your copy soon to beat the Christmas rush!
If you’ve read ‘The Hoodie & the High Rip Gang’ please let us know what you thought by commenting on this blog post.
The March issue of Discover My Past Scotland magazine goes online on Monday 28 February.
This 40-page A4 issue is packed with special features and how-to guides to connect you with your Scottish Heritage, including:
- MacBraynes - lifeblood of the islands
- Sources in Kirk Sessions - new avenues for your research
- Tay Bridge disaster - human stories behind the tragedy
- Votes for women - Scottish suffragettes in action
- Rabbie’s Kin - are you related to Robert Burns?
- Spotlight on Forfar
- Expert Q&A
- Family history newsround, library and events
Find out more about Discover My Past Scotland
Don’t miss The Telegraph this Saturday, February 19, and Sunday, February 20, for your free Trace Your Family History guide and CD-Rom, in association with Who Do You Think Your Are? Magazine.
This step-by-step guide and CD-Rom will give you the skills you need to discover your family background in only 14 days.
To find out more visit the Telegraph’s website
The February edition of Discover My Past England magazine will go online tomorrow, Tuesday 8 February. This month’s 42-page A4 issue is packed with special features and how-to guides to connect you with your English Heritage, including:
- Pictures at an exhibition - how Victorians showcased the Empire
- Marriage certificates - 10 top tips to find out more
- Trace your Black Country ancestors
- Fishing on the East coast - a dangerous occupation
- Same-sex relationships - facts for the family historian
- Spotlight on Colchester
- Expert Q&A
- Family history newsround, library and events
Find out more about Discover My Past England magazine
Look out for February’s issue of Discover My Past Scotland magazine. This issue will be published online on Monday 31 January.
This 40-page A4 issue is packed with special features and how-to guides to connect you with your Scottish heritage, including:
- Coastal customs - captured on film
- Irregular marriages - top tips for your research
- Bell Rock - 200 years of light
- Records from a royal hospital
- The Scottish workhorse - a breed apart
- Spotlight on Pitlochry
- Expert Q&A
- Family history newsround, library and events
Find out more about Discover My Past Scotland
January’s edition of Discover My Past England magazine goes online on Monday 10 January.
This 42-page A4 issue is packed with special features and how-to guides to connect you with your English Heritage, including:
- Cartes-de-visite - Victorian life in miniature
- Social Networking - benefits for the family historian
- Salt workers of Cheshire
- Birth certificates - 10 top tips for your research
- Ancestors in the carpet-making trade
- Spotlight on Saltaire
- Expert Q&A
- Family history newsround, library and events
Find out more about Discover My Past England magazine
The January edition of Discover My Past Scotland magazine goes online on Wednesday 29 December.
This 40-page A4 issue is packed with special features and how-to guides to connect you with your Scottish Heritage, including:
- Robert Burns - birthplace of the bard
- Discover your Australian ancestors
- Safeguard your digital images - top professional tips
- Catholic relatives on record
- Our maritime heritage - a key resource for your research
- Spotlight on Stranraer
- Expert Q&A
- Family history newsround, library and events
Find out more about Discover My Past Scotland
The December issue of Discover My Past England magazine goes online on Thursday 9 December.
This 42-page A4 issue is packed with special features and how-to guides to connect you with your English Heritage, including:
- Every picture tells a story! - Victorian family albums
- English marriages - top online resources
- Find your firemen forebears!
- Secrets of our ancestors’ diaries
- A mine of information - records from the coal industry
- Spotlight on Lancaster
- Expert Q&A
- Family history newsround, library and events
Find out more about Discover My Past England
Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine is packed full of expert advice for family historians. Every month you will get useful tips on how to uncover more about your ancestors’ lives and get further with your research.
This Christmas, the magazine is offering new subscribers their first five issues for only £5 if you sign up by direct debit.
Click here to find out more and take advantage of this great offer.
The next issue of Discover My Past Scotland magazine goes online on Monday 29 November.
This 40-page A4 issue is packed with special features and how-to guides to connect you with your Scottish Heritage, including:
- How to store your memories – for future generations
- Local archives – help is at hand!
- Sea Life! – fishers in your family?
- Dean Cemetery – a ‘who’s who’ of 19th-century Scots
- Family History – a decade of progress
- Spotlight on Ullapool
- Expert Q&A
- Family history newsround, library and events
Find out more about Discover My Past Scotland
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