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Or, are you thinking about starting?
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Support my Ancestry talks into Schools and Community Reach Out Programme and I'll reward you with some or all the following ...
Your One to One Family Tree Consultation - Tracing your family tree and need some advice? Book a family tree consultation with Paul Crooks.
Free editable e-family tree - Flags of the Caribbean background and more
Ancestors (fiction) by Paul Crooks
A Tree Without Roots (non-fiction) by Paul Crooks
Ancestry Talks Session - for community groups/meet-ups/social networks/staff networks
1. Select from the Reward Zone
2. Pledge your support via Paypal by clicking the blue "select this reward button"
3. Contact me using the contact link with the message
"I have donated and I would like to claim my reward"
4. I will email you within 24 hours to arrange delivery.
Reward Zone
Your £15 Reward
You will receive a
- Free e-Family Tree Template (editable in PowerPoint)
- Personal thank you letter from Paul Crooks
Your £25 Reward
You will receive a
- Free a signed copy of Paul Crooks’ acclaimed novel Reward - Ancestors
- Free e-Family Tree Template (editable in PowerPoint)
- Personal thank you letter from Paul Crooks
Your £50 Reward
You will receive a
- Free copy of A Tree Without Roots - The Guide To Tracing British, African and Asian Caribbean Ancestry by Paul Crooks
- Free a signed copy of Paul Crooks’ acclaimed novel Reward - Ancestors
- personal thank you letter from Paul Crooks
- free e-Family Tree Template (editable in PowerPoint)
Your £100 Reward
You will receive a
- Free Family Tree Consultation: One hour person to person consultation with Paul Crooks at one of the main libraries/museums within Central London
- Free copy of A Tree Without Roots - The Guide To Tracing British, African and Asian Caribbean Ancestry by Paul Crooks
- Free a signed copy of Paul Crooks’ acclaimed novel Reward - Ancestors
- personal thank you letter from Paul Crooks
- free e-Family Tree Template (editable in PowerPoint)
Your £300 Reward
You will receive a
- Ancestry Talks with Paul Crooks deliver a session at your social get-together/Meet-up/employee network/family reunion/social network anywhere within London's M25
- Free Family Tree Consultation: One hour person to person consultation with Paul Crooks at one of the main libraries/museums within Central London (optional)
- Free copy of A Tree Without Roots - The Guide To Tracing British, African and Asian Caribbean Ancestry by Paul Crooks
- Free a signed copy of Paul Crooks’ acclaimed novel Reward - Ancestors
- personal thank you letter from Paul Crooks
- free e-Family Tree Template (editable in PowerPoint)
Your £500 Reward
You will receive a
- Ancestry Talks with Paul Crooks deliver a session at your social get-together/Meet-up/employee network/family reunion/social network anywhere within England and Wales
- Free Family Tree Consultation: One hour person to person consultation with Paul Crooks at one of the main libraries/museums within Central London (optional)
- Free copy of A Tree Without Roots - The Guide To Tracing British, African and Asian Caribbean Ancestry by Paul Crooks
- Free a signed copy of Paul Crooks’ acclaimed novel Reward - Ancestors
- personal thank you letter from Paul Crooks
- free e-Family Tree Template (editable in PowerPoint)
Ancestry Talks into Schools Programme
Schools enrich children education by offering activities not prescribed as part of the National Curriculum.
I have spent more than 15 years delivering talks to more than 60 secondary schools (9,000 students). I have spoken to pupils learning about Empire and Slavery as part of the KS3 history curricula, and ancestry as part of an enrichment programme.
The school environment has changed rapidly in the last few years. Schools across the UK are under tremendous pressure to reduce costs. Few schools can afford to invite speakers to deliver high-quality talks to pupils.
You can support Ancestry Talks into Schools Programme by simply choosing from my menu rewards!
Any income derived is ploughed straight into the Ancestry Talks with Paul Crooks Schools Programme to cover
- the costs of preparing talks and workshops
- costs involved in delivering talks and workshops
- travel, parking & subsistence, accommodation (visits outside the M25)
- unforeseen costs
Ancestry Talks enriching the school curricula?
The Emory University study. It found that family stories provide a sense of identity through time, and help people understand who they are in the world. People who know more stories about their extended family show higher levels of emotional well-being. They also show higher levels of identity achievement.
I want to take the Ancestry Talks programme to more schools in London. I specifically aim to target the following local authority areas in London and the West Midlands: Hackney, Lewisham, Southwark, Lambeth, Croydon, Brent, Redbridge, Newham, Waltham Forest, Harrow Wandsworth, and Hammersmith, Birmingham, and Sandwell).
Ancestry Talks with Paul Crooks Reach Out Programme
I have given many people in communities across England free access to expert insight into tracing Black Family History.
Presenting genealogy discoveries interwoven with Black history references, I invite communities to discover how Black family history can be harnessed as powerful tools for exploring self-identity and self-empowerment.
I am not funded to do what I do. So. I have to innovate to keep Ancestry Talks on the road.
I'll continue to or enhance and extend my programme within and beyond London's M25 if I communities continue to support and encourage me. We want thousands more to gain access to my unique programme of Ancestry entwined with Black History talks and workshops.
I'll reward you for your support - have a look at the Ancestry Talks Reward Zone and select your reward.