Future, the special interest media-group and UK’s leading hobbies and craft publisher is celebrating the 100th issue of Your Family Tree, the UK’s best-selling genealogy magazine.
The 100th issue of Your Family Tree goes on sale on 1st February; packaged in a card wallet the collector’s edition of the magazine will feature a bumper selection of five gifts. The gifts will include five exclusive collector’s prints of images from 1911, a Your Family Tree mousemat, a 44-page Society of Genealogists magazine, a free 1911 Census search for every reader and a software-packed CD including a PDF of the very first issue of the magazine.
Inside the magazine readers will find a celebration of the Your Family Tree over the past 100 issues, with features looking at the history of the magazine, as well as contributions from previous editors, a feature on how the magazine launched and the very first issue itself on the CD.
The magazine team will also be holding a celebratory birthday party at Who Do You Think You Are? Live on February 25th, 26th & 27th; as well as enjoying a slice of birthday cake there will be expert genealogists on hand to answer reader’s questions.
2011 also sees the centenary anniversary of the 1911 Census, which will be covered in the expanded feature section. There are specially commissioned features showing readers how to get the most from the 1911 Census, as well as a special military section how reading how to trace their forebears who may have been overseas or at war, as well as a rich photography feature packed with images from 1911.
Tom Dennis, Editor of Your Family Tree said:
“A centenary celebration is always special, but it speaks volumes for the strength of Your Family Tree’s team of expert contributors that the magazine has reached 100 issues and remains the UK’s most popular genealogy title.
Family history research has gone from strength-to-strength over the course of the magazine’s existence, and remains one of the UK’s most popular hobbies. I look forward to Your Family Tree continuing to serve its readers over the next 100 issues as well as it has the last. ”
Issue 100 of Your Family Tree goes on sale on 1st February with a price increase to £5.99 for this special issue.
About Future:
Future plc is an international special-interest media group, listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol FUTR). Founded in 1985 with one magazine, today we have operations in the UK, US and Australia creating over 180 special-interest publications, websites and events. We hold market-leading positions in games, film, music, technology, cycling, automotive and crafts. Our biggest-selling magazines include T3, Total Film, Classic Rock, Guitar World and Official Xbox Magazine. Our websites include gamesradar.com, bikeradar.com, and techradar.com. Future sells more than 3 million magazines each month; we attract more than 20 million unique visitors to our websites; and we host 27 annual live events. In addition, Future exports or syndicates publications to 90 countries, making us the UK’s number one exporter and licensor of monthly magazines.
For further information:
Please contact Jen Campbell – 01225 732269 or jen.campbell@futurenet.com
