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With apologies for cross-posting, There are a few tickets left for the NRM's railway family history conference later this month - please feel free to pass on or repost: Making the Connection: Railway Records for Family History A joint NRM and Your Fair Ladies day conference at the National Railway Museum, York, 27 September 2014 The Making the Connection conference will guide people through the material which can be found in archives and records whilst scene-setting British railways' rich history. Expert speakers will set railways as a context for past lives, look at the history of the railway industry, reveal the true nature of mass leisure travel by rail in the late 19th century, and reveal the hidden lives of railway navvies. Speakers include academic historians, specialist staff from the National Railway Museum and experienced genealogists. With practical elements during the day this will be a fascinating event. Places are limited and are available on a first come, first served basis so book early to guaranteed your place. Price: £35 (£30 to Friends of the NRM) - includes lunch and refreshments. Book on-line and see the programme at www.nrm.org.uk/making-connections-conference Telephone 01904 621261, or book in person at the NRM, Leeman Road, York YO26 4XJ Tim Procter Curator of Archive & Library Collections Knowledge & Collections National Railway Museum Leeman Road York YO26 4XJ t +44(0)1904 686206 [log in to unmask] www.nrm.org.uk follow us on twitter@railwaymuseum A member of the Science Museum Group The Science Museum Group consists of: Science Museum, London Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester National Railway Museum, York and Shildon National Media Museum, Bradford This e-mail and attachments are intended for the named addressee only and are confidential. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender immediately, delete the message from your computer system and destroy any copies. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not reflect the views of the Science Museum Group. This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra