Connecting with kin worldwide

So often in family history separate elements come together as though they had ‘been a plan all along’, and to me this hints at how connected we all are – and how much we can benefit if we join together in our family history endeavours even more. There are so many things we can look forward to in 2021, each on the theme of ‘connecting with kin’: from Chris Paton’s approachable new book on the subject of sharing family history online (see his article on the same topic this issue), to Rootstech Connect – taking place in February, on the web, and in which family historians from around the globe are invited to take part

FREE. From the new Family Tree Study Club, which held its first meeting for subscribers in December (which was really fun – thanks for the great contributions from everyone who attended), to the tempting menu of Zoom meetings, webinars, courses and more – each of which is providing us with an online space to share and grow our genealogy passion and know-how. Times are tough at the moment, with many of us unable to see the family and friends we’d so much love to visit, but there is much to cheer us in our family history, so take heart! Let’s get some genealogy dates in our diaries, and let’s enjoy 2021.