‘My Victorian Great Grandfather Was A Black Actor’

Social media can reveal enthralling tales of family history. In Octobe

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Once upon a time…

Julie Peakman tells the story of the books that our ancestors enjoyed when they were children

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Hurricanes and heatwaves

Ruth A Symes explains how you can find out how the weather affected your ancestors’ lives

Historic maps

Gill Blanchard reveals the historic maps and plans from the 1500s to the 1900s that will transform your family research

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Behind the scenes: Ed Balls

WDYTYA? genealogist Sara Khan reveals celebrity records

The Civitas Londinium map, 1633

Laurence Ward from London Metropolitan Archives unfolds the oldest surviving map of the capital

Around Britain: Northumberland

Jonathan Scott visits north-east England to find out what Northumberland has to offer family historians