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By Sarah Williams\n <\/p>

Published: Friday, 27 October 2023 at 08:26 AM<\/p>

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ISSUE 210 November 2023<\/strong><\/p>

News <\/strong>Archives awarded digitisation grantsOff the Record<\/strong> Napoleonic Wars gravesFeature<\/strong> Female ancestorsFeature <\/strong>Online Parish ClerksReader Story <\/strong>Christine Wilkie: Traced family history to the CaribbeanFocus On <\/strong>Guilds and freemenBest Websites <\/strong>17th centuryRecord Masterclass <\/strong>British Army officers pre-1920Q&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsLocal Industry<\/strong> Devon coal miningTech Tips <\/strong>MyHeritage photo toolsSocial Story <\/strong>New WomenEureka Moment <\/strong>Natasha Ellakirk: Traced 5x great grandparents thanks to willCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Genealogy ProjectAround Britain<\/strong> CambridgeshireGem from the Archive <\/strong>Monk’s roll, Westminster Abbey LibraryReviews <\/strong>Confinement; What’s in a Name?; Children of the 1940sFamily Hero <\/strong>James Buckman: 2x great uncle was a sportsman who was killed at the Somme<\/p>

ISSUE 209 October 2023<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>Ancestry adds Second World War POW questionnairesOff the Record<\/strong> Norfolk ancestryFeature<\/strong> House historyFeature <\/strong>The future of family history societiesReader Story <\/strong>Ian Cooper: Ancestors were 19th century Liverpool policemenFocus On <\/strong>Second Boer WarBest Websites <\/strong>Medals and ribbonsRecord Masterclass <\/strong>Scottish land tax recordsQ&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsLocal Industry<\/strong> Carpet factory workers, KidderminsterTech Tips <\/strong>Family EchoSocial Story <\/strong>RationingEureka Moment <\/strong>Bryony Parsons: Marriage witness allowed her to trace 5x great grandfatherCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>Forgotten Women of WakefieldAround Britain <\/strong>SomersetGem from the Archive <\/strong>Appeal to a relief fund, Southampton ArchivesReviews <\/strong>Tracing Your Theatrical Ancestors; I Know Who You Are; An Uneasy InheritanceFamily Hero <\/strong>Joshua Swerling: Ancestor Frederick Smith was a pioneering Quaker<\/p>

ISSUE 208 September 2023<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>GRO makes birth and death records available instantlyOff the Record<\/strong> The Woman in White<\/em>Feature<\/strong> Photo sharing toolsFeature <\/strong>ONS census consultationFeature <\/strong>Make the most of visiting archivesReader Story <\/strong>Helen McKee: London ancestors include a scoundrel, a thief and a policemanFocus On <\/strong>Railway worker ancestorsBest Websites <\/strong>Caribbean ancestryRecord Masterclass <\/strong>Cemetery registersQ&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsTech Tips <\/strong>Get digital birth and death records from the GROSocial Story <\/strong>Women’s educationEureka Moment <\/strong>Kay Washbrook: Uncovered ancestor’s complicated love life thanks to the 1939 RegisterCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>Find My FamilyAround Britain <\/strong>Edinburgh and the LothiansGem from the Archive <\/strong>Postcards from Terez\u00edn ghetto, Holocaust Centre NorthReviews <\/strong>How to Discover Your Family History Using FREE Resources!; Donald Ross and the Highland Clearances; Living in Early Victorian LondonFamily Hero <\/strong>Terry Sheppard: Ancestors fought in the English and American Civil Wars<\/p>

ISSUE 207 August 2023<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>Hampshire parish records go onlineOff the Record<\/strong> Local pubsFeature<\/strong> Family history research tips from Who Do You Think You Are?<\/em> genealogist Laura BerryFeature <\/strong>Getting more from Scottish census recordsReader Story <\/strong>Margaret Smith: Traced Derbyshire roots to the early 16th centuryFocus On <\/strong>Royal Naval DivisionBest Websites <\/strong>Australian convictsRecord Masterclass <\/strong>Irish chancery bill booksQ&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsLocal Industry<\/strong> A machine operator weaves tweed at Wilson and Glenny’s mill in Hawick in the Scottish Borders, 1949Tech Tips<\/strong> PhotoScanSocial Story <\/strong>Ice creamEureka Moment <\/strong>Goodwill Stewart: Tracked down father’s long lost cousinCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>Transcribing fire insurance records, ShropshireAround Britain <\/strong>CornwallGem from the Archive <\/strong>Book of Bastards, Carmarthenshire Archives<\/strong>Reviews <\/strong>The Memory Keeper; Travellers Through Time; Great and Horrible NewsFamily Hero<\/strong> David Swidenbank: Ancestors were workhouse staff<\/p>

ISSUE 206 Summer 2023<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>ScotlandsPeople adds prison recordsOff the Record<\/strong> 13th century court casesFeature<\/strong> Uploading your Ancestry family tree to other websitesFeature <\/strong>Their Finest Hour projectReader Story <\/strong>Chris Hussey: Grandfather emigrated to Canada and fought on the Western FrontFocus On <\/strong>Irish land recordsBest Websites <\/strong>Indian subcontinentRecord Masterclass <\/strong>Inquisitions post mortemQ&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsLocal Industry<\/strong> Women screw down the yeast in a brewery in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, c1916Tech Tips<\/strong> How to contribute to Historic England’s Missing Pieces ProjectSocial Story <\/strong>DivorceEureka Moment <\/strong>Tracy Lowe: 1939 Register disproved family storiesCelebrating Your Projects<\/strong> A Few Good WomenAround Britain <\/strong>NottinghamshireGem from the Archive <\/strong>Mill worker’s diary, 1897<\/strong>Reviews <\/strong>Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors; Unearthed; The Yorkshire CoinersFamily Hero<\/strong> Richard Mulcahy: 2x great grandfather was a coastguard<\/p>

ISSUE 205 July 2023<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>Ancestry adds Hampshire recordsOff the Record<\/strong> Summer in the cityFeature<\/strong> Parish chest recordsFeature <\/strong>Behind the scenes on the new series of Who Do You Think You Are?<\/em>Reader Story <\/strong>Peter Day: Found three hero brothers on his treeFocus On <\/strong>Roman Catholic recordsBest Websites <\/strong>Coal miningRecord Masterclass <\/strong>Crisp’s marriage licencesQ&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsLocal Industry<\/strong> Cotswold wool farmers, 1937Tech Tips<\/strong> Host and share your tree on FindmypastSocial Story <\/strong>Salvation ArmyEureka Moment <\/strong>Janet Wilson: Tracing a First World War soldier solved an 18th-century brick wallCelebrating Your Projects<\/strong> Medals Going HomeAround Britain <\/strong>DorsetGem from the Archive <\/strong>Map of Eastry Court, 1728<\/strong>Reviews <\/strong>RootsMagic 9; The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes; Street FoodFamily Hero<\/strong> Sally George: Father-in-law went to sea at 16<\/p>

ISSUE 204 June 2023<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>Volunteers complete cataloguing of Second World War POW recordsOff the Record<\/strong> Coronation celebrationsFeature<\/strong> Wills and probate recordsFeature <\/strong>Irish surnamesReader Story <\/strong>Martyn Guy: Ancestors served in the army from the Napoleonic Wars to post-Second World WarFocus On <\/strong>Early convict transportationBest Websites <\/strong>Canadian family historyRecord Masterclass <\/strong>Scottish valuation rollsQ&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsLocal Industry<\/strong> Cobblers at Stricklands’ boot and shoe factory in Northampton, c.1950Tech Tips <\/strong>Add stories to your Ancestry family treeSocial Story <\/strong>London street marketsEureka Moment <\/strong>Heather Quiney: Marriage records solved family history mysteryCelebrating Your Projects<\/strong> Migration Stories NWAround Britain <\/strong>Leicestershire & RutlandGem from the Archive <\/strong>Pit ponies’ logbook, 1955<\/strong>Reviews <\/strong>My Disappearing Uncle; One Fine Day; The Women Behind the FewFamily Hero<\/strong> Steven Blockley: Great grandfather was a fairground strongman<\/p>

ISSUE 203 May 2023<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>Ancestry wins contract to digitise Ministry of Defence recordsOff the Record<\/strong> 18th century willsFeature<\/strong> Your DNA questions answeredFeature <\/strong>Writing your family historyReader Story <\/strong>Gary Cooper: Relative was the first professional basketball playerFocus On <\/strong>20th century Merchant Navy recordsBest Websites <\/strong>HeraldryRecord Masterclass <\/strong>Records of the 1862 Land Registry ActQ&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsLocal Industry<\/strong> Oyster catch, Whitstable, 1930Tech Tips <\/strong>How to combine multiple trees in AncestrySocial Story <\/strong>The history of coronation celebrationsEureka Moment <\/strong>Loretta Lawrance: Records from Dublin revealed Irish familyCelebrating Your Projects<\/strong> Trentham Heritage ProjectAround Britain <\/strong>HertfordshireGem from the Archive<\/strong> Fundraising brochure, 1925Reviews <\/strong>Women in the Second World War; Our Hannah; Railway Crimes Committed in Victorian BritainFamily Hero<\/strong> Rob Hadgraft: Great grandmother was a First World war nurse<\/p>

ISSUE 202 April 2023<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>WDYTYA? Magazine<\/em> celebrates Transcription Tuesday successOff the Record<\/strong> Bastardy examinationsFeature<\/strong> Irish researchFeature <\/strong>Visiting where your ancestors livedReader Story <\/strong>Helen Murray: Family hosted Tennyson, Churchill and EinsteinFocus On <\/strong>IllegitimacyBest Websites <\/strong>Textiles and cotton workersRecord Masterclass <\/strong>Records of the Metropolitan Association for Befriending Young ServantsQ&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsLocal Industry<\/strong> Raleigh Cycling Company, Nottingham, c.1930Tech Tips <\/strong>RakontoSocial Story <\/strong>The history of exerciseEureka Moment <\/strong>Brian Homewood: Naming pattern solved mysteryCelebrating Your Projects<\/strong> Milford-on-Sea Historical Record SocietyAround Britain <\/strong>WorcestershireGem from the Archive<\/strong> Plasterers’ note, 1897Reviews <\/strong>The Essential Questions; Laugh or Cry; Everyday Life in Victorian LondonFamily Hero<\/strong> Stephen Lally: 3x great aunt and uncle went from rags to riches<\/p>

ISSUE 201 March 2023<\/strong><\/p>

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News<\/strong> Ancestry adds North Yorkshire parish recordsOff the Record<\/strong> Regional surnamesFeature<\/strong> FamilySearch guided research toolFeature <\/strong>The most interesting records from the 1921 Scottish censusReader Story <\/strong>Mich\u00e8le Gross: RAF relation died on a wartime bombing missionFocus On <\/strong>Methodist recordsBest Websites <\/strong>War memorialsRecord Masterclass <\/strong>Women’s Land Army index cardsQ&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsLocal Industry<\/strong> Jewellers in the Midlands, 1939Tech Tips <\/strong>Browse scans of unindexed records on FamilySearchSocial Story <\/strong>Highland croftersEureka Moment <\/strong>Chris Carver: Guild records led to a breakthroughCelebrating Your Projects<\/strong> Halifax probate record transcriptionAround Britain <\/strong>Highlands and IslandsGem from the Archive<\/strong> Vagrants’ book, 1825-1836Reviews <\/strong>Heredis 2023; Old Parish Life; The Sawtooth SlayerFamily Hero<\/strong> Andrew Bradley: 2x great grandfather spied for British intelligence<\/p>

ISSUE 200 February 2023<\/strong><\/p>

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News<\/strong> 1921 Scottish census releasedOff the Record<\/strong> Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine<\/em>‘s 200th issueFeature<\/strong> Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine <\/em>editor Sarah Williams’ family history tipsFeature <\/strong>The Transcription Tuesday 2023 projectsReader Story <\/strong>Jenny Cross: Traced over 6000 descendants of a 17th century coupleFocus On <\/strong>Nursing recordsBest Websites <\/strong>House historyRecord Masterclass <\/strong>Nonconformist marriagesQ&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsCompetition <\/strong>Win \u00a31,300 worth of prizes in our 200th issue competitionTech Tips <\/strong>Search the 1921 Scottish censusSocial Story <\/strong>British RestaurantsEureka Moment <\/strong>Sue Greenwood: Great uncle Ted Ruddy was a soldier and bohemian adventurerCelebrating Your Projects<\/strong> Eternal ConnectionsAround Britain <\/strong>North YorkshireGem from the Archive<\/strong> Guard book, 1840s-1850sReviews <\/strong>Discover Your Dorset Ancestors; A History of Girl Guides & Girl Scouts; Warrior Queens & Quiet RevolutionariesFamily Hero<\/strong> Marion Nash: Ancestor risked his life in mining accident<\/p>

ISSUE 199 January 2023<\/strong><\/p>

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News<\/strong> Transcription Tuesday 2023 date and projects announcedOff the Record<\/strong> Irish migrantsFeature<\/strong> Websites to watch in 2023The Big Picture<\/strong> A newly enfranchised British woman votes in a general election, 14 December 1918Reader Story <\/strong>Anne Ward: Tracing the stories behind a piece of First World War embroideryFocus On <\/strong>Scottish burial records and memorial inscriptionsRecord Masterclass <\/strong>First World War Women’s Royal Naval ServiceQ&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsLocal Industry <\/strong>Nana Sir Ofori Atta I, the king of Akyem Abuakwa, visits Cadbury\u2019s factory in Bournville, Birmingham, 10 July 1928Tech Tips <\/strong>AncestryDNA’s ‘by parent’ featureSocial Story <\/strong>Pet ownershipEureka Moment <\/strong>Rita Boswell: Traced the family in an old photo albumCelebrating Your Projects<\/strong> The Living and the Dead, Brookwood Cemetery, WokingAround Britain <\/strong>SurreyGem from the Archive<\/strong> A pamphlet sent to crofters, 1856Reviews <\/strong>Exploring Oxfordshire Surnames; Serious Minds; ExecutionsFamily Hero<\/strong> Anthony Patterson: 2x great grandfather owned a successful ceramics business<\/p>

ISSUE 198 December 2022<\/strong><\/p>

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News<\/strong> FamilySearch adds four collections of Irish recordsOff the Record<\/strong> 18th century clergyman’s diariesFeature<\/strong> Previewing the 1921 Scottish censusFeature<\/strong> Heirloom huntersReader Story <\/strong>Bobbie Adams: Ancestor was a real-life Peaky BlinderFocus On <\/strong>Burial recordsBest Websites<\/strong> Clergy, priests, vicars and preachersRecord Masterclass <\/strong>Second World War War diariesQ&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsLocal Industry <\/strong>The print room of the Daily Telegraph in London, 1902Tech Tips <\/strong>Create a family history photo book using CanvaSocial Story <\/strong>Christmas in the Second World WarEureka Moment <\/strong>Simon Howard: Solved an illegitimacy case from 1822Celebrating Your Projects<\/strong> Dishes of Discovery, SS Great BritainAround Britain <\/strong>BuckinghamshireGem from the Archive<\/strong> A minister’s court summons, 1905Reviews <\/strong>Red Devils; The Killing of Lord George; Wales on This DayFamily Hero<\/strong> Jennifer Anderson: Grandfather served with Churchill in the Sudan<\/p>

ISSUE 197 November 2022<\/strong><\/p>

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News<\/strong> Findmypast adds Sheffield recordsOff the Record<\/strong> ‘Half-time’ child labourFeature<\/strong> Free books onlineFeature <\/strong>Birth certificatesReader Story <\/strong>Stephen Browness: Organised a tribute to ancestor who fought in the Napoleonic WarsFocus On <\/strong>Militia recordsBest Websites<\/strong> Sound and film archivesRecord Masterclass <\/strong>Irregular marriage recordsQ&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsLocal Industry <\/strong>Fishermen, Newlyn, 1923Tech Tips <\/strong>Trove – Australian newspapersSocial Story <\/strong>Rugby leagueEureka Moment <\/strong>Dorit Braun: Found graves of Jewish relatives in PrussiaCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>The Trinity Road Project, HoylakeAround Britain <\/strong>GloucestershireGem from the Archive<\/strong> Album of adverts, c1880-1910Reviews <\/strong>Teach Yourself Palaeography; On Every Tide; The Game of HeartsFamily Hero<\/strong> Jenny Price: Great aunt was a missionary in China<\/p>

ISSUE 196 October 2022<\/strong><\/p>

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News<\/strong> Archives win \u00a3380,000 to catalogue their collections; MacKiev releases FTM update despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; Ancestry’s new terms and conditions praised; Balfour family papers bought by the Scottish national archiveOff the Record<\/strong> Marriage and moneyFeature<\/strong> Photo colourisation appsReader Story <\/strong>Jennie Long: Reunited two families a century after tragedy brought them togetherFocus On <\/strong>Irish census substitutesBest Websites<\/strong> Crime and punishmentTech Tips <\/strong>BibiscoLocal Industry <\/strong>Cider pressing, Wiltshire, 1934Record Masterclass <\/strong>Genealogical journalsMy Family Album <\/strong>Eleanor A YoungQ&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsThe Big Picture<\/strong> Radio enthusiasts receive a concert broadcast and relay it through a loudspeaker, October 1922Social Story<\/strong> TeaEureka Moment <\/strong>Barbara Smith: Online photograph helped her trace South African relativesCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>The Place I Love, Broadwindsor, DorsetAround Britain <\/strong>WarwickshireGem from the Archive<\/strong> Swimming club programme, 1898Reviews <\/strong> Includes The Spitfire Kids and interview with LucyAnn CurlingFamily Hero<\/strong> David Harris: Father wrote a memoir of working on the steam railways<\/p>

ISSUE 195 September 2022<\/strong><\/p>

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News<\/strong> Railway worker database adds 17,000 accidents; New projects celebrate stories of England’s working class; FamilySearch adds 119,000 records; Scottish festival to remember the Indian soldiers of WW2Off the Record<\/strong> Misheard and misspelled family namesFeature<\/strong> Searching the streets of LondonFeature <\/strong>Super recognisersReader Story <\/strong>Nigel Gray: Traced family history in the Far EastFocus On <\/strong>Estate archivesThe Big Picture <\/strong>The Gresford Colliery disaster, 22 September 1934Best Websites <\/strong>PerformersTech Tips <\/strong>National Archives of Australia arrivals databaseLocal Industry <\/strong>Luton hatmakers, c.1928Record Masterclass <\/strong>Civil War Loss AccountsMy Family Album <\/strong>Marian AyresQ&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsSocial Story <\/strong>Zeppelin raidsEureka Moment <\/strong>Richard Hancox: Matching signatures solved brick wallCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>Dunkeld Community ArchiveAround Britain <\/strong>LincolnshireGem from the Archive<\/strong> Autograph book, 1913-18Reviews <\/strong> Includes Researching Local History and interview with Simon MawerFamily Hero<\/strong> Barry Maguire: Great grandfather survived a 1907 flood<\/p>

ISSUE 194 August 2022<\/strong><\/p>

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News<\/strong> Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland goes online; TNA makes service records available; Findmypast adds York trade directories; Historians protest access restrictions at the National Records of ScotlandOff the Record<\/strong> OatsFeature<\/strong> Parish records onlineReader Story <\/strong>Sally George: Family letters revealed a whirlwind romanceFocus On <\/strong>Children’s homes and orphanagesBest Websites <\/strong>MapsTech Tips <\/strong>Ogilby MusterLocal Industry <\/strong>Canal boats at the market town of Brigg in Lincolnshire, 1901Record Masterclass <\/strong>Royal Navy ships’ mustersMy Family Album <\/strong>Ian CooperQ&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsThe Big Picture <\/strong>A British man is rescued from the ruins of a building hit by a German bomb, 7 September 1940Social Story <\/strong>Dance hallsEureka Moment <\/strong>Danny Parrott: Vatican records proved my Italian lineageCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>Sephardi Voices UKAround Britain <\/strong>West SussexGem from the Archive<\/strong> Survey of St Ives, 1728Reviews <\/strong> Includes Vagabonds and interview with Jessie ChildsFamily Hero<\/strong> Anna Wilson: Great uncle was in Churchill’s secret army<\/p>

ISSUE 193 Summer 2022<\/strong><\/p>

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News<\/strong> Ancestry adds 11 million Sussex parish records; Findmypast releases Wiltshire records; Isle of Wight WW1 database completed; Irish military pensions records published onlineOff the Record<\/strong> Hay makingFeature<\/strong> The Public Record Office of Ireland fire and the Beyond 2022 projectFeature <\/strong>23andMeReader Story <\/strong>Barnaby Rogerson: Family tree includes brewers, farmers and Civil War survivorsFocus On <\/strong>Manorial documentsBest Websites <\/strong>British ArmyTech Tips <\/strong>How to turn a GEDCOM file into a websiteLocal Industry <\/strong>Calcott Brothers car factory workers, Coventry, 1921Record Masterclass <\/strong>Rate booksMy Family Album <\/strong>Glenn HallQ&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsThe Big Picture <\/strong>A beach entertainer plays the drum and pipes for a group of children, Whitby, c.1905Social Story <\/strong>Hop-picking holidaysEureka Moment <\/strong>Sarah Young: Kirk session records solved my mysteryCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>Hillsborough ParkiveAround Britain <\/strong>AberdeenshireGem from the Archive<\/strong> Witness testimonies, 1706-7Reviews <\/strong> Includes MacFamilyTree 10 and interview with Nicholas GuyattFamily Hero<\/strong> Janice Oliver: Ancestor was a seafaring adventurer<\/p>

ISSUE 192 July 2022<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>Findmypast helps to solve mystery of choirboy’s note; Historic dialect recordings go online; AI used to transcribe Holocaust records; ONS publishes 1921 census statisticsOff the Record<\/strong> Runaway husbandsFeature<\/strong> Best free genealogy websitesFeature <\/strong>Churchyard archaeologyFeature <\/strong>Interview with Who Do You Think You Are? <\/em>production teamReader Story <\/strong>Katie Oakley: Discovered cache of letters written by her grandmother to her mother during the Second World WarThe Big Picture<\/strong> The residents of Claudia Street in Liverpool celebrate the arrival of the eighth FIFA World Cup, July 1966Q&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album <\/strong>Ellie TannerCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>Gary CunliffeBest Websites <\/strong>Agricultural labourersLocal Industry<\/strong> Coal miners, South Wales, 1910Record Masterclass <\/strong>Settlement examinations and certificatesTech Tips <\/strong>WDYTYA? Magazine <\/em>for Android and iOSFocus On <\/strong>20th century Royal Navy recordsEureka Moment <\/strong>Mandy Webb: Found the father of an illegitimate child via DNA testingSocial Story <\/strong>LGBT ancestorsAround Britain <\/strong>CheshireGem from the Archive<\/strong> Surgical case file, 1917-18Reviews <\/strong> Includes Cemeteries and Graveyards and interview with Joseph PearsonBehind the Scenes <\/strong>Sue PerkinsFamily Hero <\/strong>George Smith: Father and grandfather were both trade unionists<\/p>

ISSUE 191 June 2022<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>1950 US census goes online with free access; Police appeal for family historians to solve 40-year-old cold case; First records of WW2 military service added to TNA’s online catalogue; Victorian rainfall records transcribed by volunteersOff the Record<\/strong> EmigrationFeature<\/strong> Finding elusive ancestorsFeature <\/strong>Interview with Professor Turi King of DNA Family Secrets<\/em>Feature <\/strong>School attendance recordsFeature <\/strong>How to use Living DNAReader Story <\/strong>Stanley James: Grandfather was cowboy, reporter and preacherThe Big Picture<\/strong> The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 2 June 1953Q&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album <\/strong>Helen TaylorCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>Name on a Knife Blade, SheffieldBest Websites <\/strong>Gentry, royalty and aristocracyLocal Industry<\/strong> Cotton workers, Manchester, c1909Record Masterclass <\/strong>Habitual drunkards registersTech Tips <\/strong>New Ancestry mobile appFocus On <\/strong>20th century employment recordsEureka Moment <\/strong>Janet Cockerill: DNA revealed grandfather’s identitySocial Story <\/strong>First AidAround Britain <\/strong>West YorkshireGem from the Archive<\/strong> Football club programme, 1924Reviews <\/strong> Includes Tracing Your Family History with the Whole Family and interview with Sue CavillBehind the Scenes <\/strong>Alan CarrFamily Hero <\/strong>Margaret Rice: Relation was one of the earliest settlers in America<\/p>

ISSUE 190 May 2022<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>ScotlandsPeople adds Perth Prison registers; The National Archives launches ‘Prize Papers’ research portal; Warwickshire ‘Loss Accounts’ database launched; FamilySearch launches new scheme for volunteer transcribersOff the Record<\/strong> Accidents in the homeFeature<\/strong> Old mapsFeature <\/strong>The history of extreme weatherFeature <\/strong>How to use FamilyTreeDNAReader Story <\/strong>Clare Patrick: Victorian great grandfather was a black actorThe Big Picture<\/strong> Londoners celebrate on the eve of VE Day, 1945Q&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album <\/strong>Rob WalshCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>Inns on the EdgeBest Websites <\/strong>Old street photographsLocal Industry <\/strong>The Titanic<\/em> and Olympic<\/em> under construction at Harland & Wolff’s shipyard in Queen’s Island, Belfast, c1910Record Masterclass <\/strong>First World War pensions cardsTech Tips <\/strong>LostCousinsFocus On <\/strong>Post Office worker recordsEureka Moment <\/strong>Lorraine Tomlinson: Traced her great grandfather in mariners’ recordsSocial Story <\/strong>Children’s literatureAround Britain <\/strong>NorthumberlandGem from the Archive<\/strong> The Civitas Londinium map, 1633Reviews <\/strong> Includes Identifying Cap Badges and interview with Clifford IsmayBehind the Scenes <\/strong>Ed BallsFamily Hero <\/strong>Tommylee Smith: Great grandmother survived great tragedy<\/p>

ISSUE 189 April 2022<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>Find a Will upgrade declared a ‘shambles’; Readers make Transcription Tuesday 2022 a huge success; Ancestry adds National Portrait Gallery collection; NRS awards contract for 1921 census transcriptionOff the Record<\/strong> WillsFeature<\/strong> 18th century ancestorsFeature <\/strong>House history in the 1921 censusFeature <\/strong>How to use MyHeritage DNAReader Story <\/strong>Thomas Price: My relation Jeffrey survived a Japanese labour campThe Big Picture<\/strong> A policeman buys a red rose for his helmet in Piccadilly Circus, West London, St George’s Day 1913Q&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album <\/strong>Amanda HighamCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>Blandford in the Great WarBest Websites <\/strong>School recordsLocal Industry <\/strong>Huntley & Palmers’ factory, Reading, 1935Record Masterclass <\/strong> Deaths at seaTech Tips <\/strong>Family Historian 7Focus On <\/strong>Irish Catholic church recordsEureka Moment <\/strong>Will Mundy: A DNA test revealed that I’m related to ShakespeareSocial Story <\/strong>PostcardsAround Britain <\/strong>Mid-WalesGem from the Archive<\/strong> Royal Engineer’s diary, 1879Reviews <\/strong> Includes Dating by Design 1840-1915 and interview with Thomas HardingBehind the Scenes <\/strong>Joe SuggFamily Hero <\/strong>Anne Kidson: Relative was a maths prodigy from humble origins<\/p>

ISSUE 188 March 2022<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>Findmypast releases 1921 census online; Edith Cavell archive goes online; RAF Operations Record Books added to Ancestry; Searchable database of cartes de visite<\/em> createdOff the Record<\/strong> A day out on the trainFeature<\/strong> Search like a proFeature <\/strong> Name changesFeature <\/strong> Family photo competition winnersReader Story <\/strong> Hazel Garas: Investigated a murder mystery in her familyThe Big Picture<\/strong> Women sell flags in Trafalgar Square on Irish Soldiers’ Flag Day, 1916Q&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album <\/strong> Val ThorleyCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong> Making Her Mark exhibition from Glasgow Women’s LibraryBest Websites <\/strong> Italian family historyLocal Industry <\/strong> Maldon Salt Company works, Essex, 1948Record Masterclass <\/strong> DivorceTech Tips <\/strong> Searching the 1921 censusFocus On <\/strong> Scottish migrationEureka Moment <\/strong> David Hubber: French connection broke down brick wallSocial Story <\/strong> Women’s footballAround Britain <\/strong> SuffolkGem from the Archive<\/strong> Short story, c.1944Reviews <\/strong> Includes Army Girls and interview with Jane AinsworthBehind the Scenes <\/strong> Pixie LottFamily Hero <\/strong> Kim Thompson: Great grandmother was a match girl who worked hard to improve her children’s lives<\/p>

ISSUE 187 February 2022<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>Online map tells refugees’ WW2 stories; Newport Rising testimonies go online; MOD launches online orders for RAF service records; Hampshire records to be added to AncestryOff the Record<\/strong> Family history website goblinsFeature<\/strong> Reading old handwritingFeature <\/strong>Transcription Tuesday 2022Feature <\/strong>The story of the 1921 censusFeature <\/strong>Using DNA PainterReader Story <\/strong>Leila Barratt: Great grandfather escaped General Franco’s SpainThe Big Picture<\/strong> Loaves are distributed to the poor in an annual ceremony in Woodbridge, Suffolk, c.1920Q&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album <\/strong>Pamela SpencerCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>Isle of Wight Family History Society inquest records databaseBest Websites <\/strong>Victorian warsLocal Industry <\/strong>Fisher girls at North Shields Fish Quay, 1936Record Masterclass <\/strong>Land tax recordsTech Tips <\/strong>FTAnalyzerFocus On <\/strong>Old newspapersEureka Moment <\/strong>Maxine Foley Speakman: Relative died in a First World War POW campSocial Story <\/strong>AlmshousesAround Britain <\/strong>MerseysideGem from the Archive<\/strong> Student register, 1870-1901Reviews <\/strong> Includes Boy Soldiers of the Great War: The Fully Revised Final Edition and interview with Julie JakewayBehind the Scenes <\/strong>Joe LycettFamily Hero <\/strong>Karen Bowmer: 2x great grandmother played an important role in her community in New Zealand<\/p>

ISSUE 186 January 2022<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>Digital archive tells the story of British soldiers in WW1; Lost records of Punjabi soldiers published online; Researchers use family history records to map social mobility; Post Office records go onlineOff the Record<\/strong> 1921 censusFeature<\/strong> The 1921 census release: Your questions answeredFeature <\/strong>Family photo competition: Last chance to enterFeature <\/strong>Websites to watch in 2022Reader Story <\/strong>Graham Ashdown: Discovered a knight in his family treeThe Big Picture <\/strong>Snowball fight in London, 1947Q&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album <\/strong>Christina BurrowsCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>Huddersfield Town Supporters’ Association Heritage ProjectBest Websites <\/strong>The RAFLocal Industry <\/strong>Women in Somerset stack peat, 1942Record Masterclass <\/strong>Quarter-session petitionsTech Tips <\/strong>RootsMagic 8Focus On <\/strong>Scottish School RecordsEureka Moment <\/strong>Paul Cooper: Sunday School Bible helped him find great grandfatherSocial Story <\/strong>Wild women of the 1920sAround Britain <\/strong>AyrshireGem from the Archive<\/strong> Temperance report, 1875Reviews <\/strong> Includes Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records and interview with Helene MunsonBehind the Scenes <\/strong>Alex ScottFamily Hero <\/strong>Martin Caldicott: Great uncle was a sea captain who helped rescue a stranded vessel<\/p>

ISSUE 185 December 2021<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>Findmypast announces release date and pricing of 1921 census; Historic England launches virtual aerial maps online; Thomas Cook archive partly catalogued; Volunteer indexes records of kirk sessionsOff the Record<\/strong> Cold Christmas weatherFeature<\/strong> Family photo competitionFeature <\/strong>Share your tree this ChristmasFeature <\/strong>Anti-vaccination movements of the 19th centuryFeature <\/strong>Create a video of your relation this ChristmasReader Story <\/strong>Roger Gosling: Daniel relations made their mark on British historyThe Big Picture <\/strong>Edward VIII abdicates, 1936Q&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album <\/strong>Karen WoodsCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>Bristol HistoryBest Websites <\/strong>MigrationLocal Industry <\/strong>A Dumbarton whisky warehouse, 1942Record Masterclass <\/strong>Workhouse infirmariesTech Tips <\/strong>AnimotoFocus On <\/strong>Civil War recordsEureka Moment <\/strong>Aileen Gilchrist: Husband’s godmother fled wartime ViennaSocial Story <\/strong>Christmas cardsAround Britain <\/strong>EssexGem from the Archive<\/strong> Medical officer’s journal, 1917-19Reviews <\/strong> Includes RootsMagic 8 and interview with Phyllida ScrivensBehind the Scenes <\/strong>Dame Judi DenchFamily Hero <\/strong>Nigel Ellis: 2x great uncle died saving his wife and children<\/p>

ISSUE 184 November 2021<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>Ancestry adds workhouse registers from Glamorgan; FamilySearch finishes digitising more than 2.4m microfilm rolls; Church of England launches churchyard mapping project; Findmypast adds collection of 300,000 photographsOff the Record<\/strong> The origins of First World War memorialsFeature<\/strong> Grow your family treeFeature <\/strong>Who Do You Think You Are?<\/em> Series 18 celebritiesFeature <\/strong>The power of FreeREGReader Story <\/strong>Danielle Ford’s grandparents found love after surviving the NazisThe Big Picture <\/strong>Aerial view of Coventry following an air raid, 1940Q&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album <\/strong>Alan HarperCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>The Friends of Horton CemeteryBest Websites <\/strong>Scottish ancestryLocal Industry <\/strong>A Sheffield cutlery factory, 1955Record Masterclass <\/strong>Courts martialTech Tips <\/strong>Transcribe 2.6Focus On <\/strong>Prison recordsEureka Moment <\/strong>Paula Daily: Discovered grandfather was given away to care home in ItalySocial Story <\/strong>Cinema in the Second World WarAround Britain <\/strong>Tyne and WearGem from the Archive<\/strong> Document from a folklore ceremony, c.1993Reviews <\/strong> Includes Researching Farming Ancestors in Ireland and interview with Lyn InnesBehind the Scenes <\/strong>Josh WiddicombeFamily Hero <\/strong>Graham Sheppard: Great grandfather was a sporting hero and champion of workers’ rights<\/p>

ISSUE 183 October 2021<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>Findmypast makes over 1m newspapers pages free to view; Ancestry claims ‘perpetual’ right to users’ content; Almost 548,000 tithe records added to TheGenealogist; Manchester Museum shuts for \u00a313.5m redevelopmentOff the Record<\/strong> A parson in OctoberFeature<\/strong> London family historyFeature <\/strong> Posted in the PastReader Story <\/strong> Michael Wrigglesworth’s great uncle fought for Australia in the First World WarThe Big Picture <\/strong> Billingsgate Fish Market, 1930Q&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album <\/strong> Noelle ChambersBest Websites <\/strong> Nonconformist family historyGem from the Archive <\/strong> Habitual drunkards register, 1903-06Record Masterclass <\/strong> Teachers’ registersAncestors at Work<\/strong> BrickmakersTech Tips<\/strong> Put your research in order using ZoteroFocus On <\/strong> Canal boat familiesEureka Moment <\/strong> Rosemary Jewers: Photographs in the attic helped to reunite a familySocial Story <\/strong> The 1949 Sex SurveyAround Britain <\/strong> OxfordshireThe Census Years <\/strong> 1911Reviews <\/strong> Includes Tracing Your Ancestors Using the UK Historical Timeline and interview with Frances Stonor SaundersBehind the Scenes <\/strong> Matthew PinsentFamily Hero <\/strong> Carole Poulton: Great grandmother raised six children on her own<\/p>

ISSUE 182 September 2021<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>10.7 million Scottish records published on Findmypast; Public appeal helps RHS identify 19th century botanist; Staffordshire records added to more websites; Fold3 adds WW1 burial cards for US soldiersOff the Record<\/strong> A life lost to historyFeature<\/strong> Family history tutors share their tipsFeature <\/strong> The history of surnamesReader Story <\/strong> Richard Nichols found his long-lost cousinsThe Big Picture <\/strong> Charlie Chaplin arrives at the Ritz, 1921Q&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album <\/strong> Wendy SutherlandCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong> Seeing the North with SankeyBest Websites <\/strong> Welsh ancestryGem from the Archive <\/strong> Berwick Bridge account book, 1611-14Record Masterclass <\/strong> Irish petty sessionsAncestors at Work<\/strong> GovernessesTech Tips<\/strong> Using Timelines for Windows and LinuxFocus On <\/strong> The Victorian Merchant NavyEureka Moment <\/strong> Jean Thomson: Found 3x great grandfather’s rags-to-riches storySocial Story <\/strong> Helping Germans in the First World WarAround Britain <\/strong> CumbriaThe Census Years <\/strong> 1901Reviews <\/strong> Includes Our Village Ancestors and interview with John CarrBehind the Scenes <\/strong> John BarnesFamily Hero <\/strong> Helen Parker-Drabble: Grandfather was a man of principle<\/p>

ISSUE 181 August 2021<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>Huge delays at Ministry of Defence as staff work through record backlog; Release of 1921 Scottish census pushed back again; Findmypast adds Irish court records; FHF president warns that societies are ‘at a crossroads’Off the record<\/strong> Childhood summer holidaysFeature<\/strong> Sporting ancestorsFeature <\/strong>Photo booksReader story <\/strong>Anne Padfield on her suffragette relativeThe Big Picture <\/strong>A lawnmower race, 1935Q&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album <\/strong>Janice OliverCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>Swannington Heritage TrustBest websites <\/strong>Genealogy forumsGem from the Archive <\/strong>Ramblers’ minute book, North Lanarkshire, 1881-1882Record Masterclass <\/strong>Canadian censusesAncestors at Work<\/strong> ActorsFocus On <\/strong>Trade directoriesEureka Moment <\/strong>Jane Bennet-Earle: Found grandfather’s birth familySocial Story <\/strong>Packet serviceAround Britain <\/strong>BerkshireThe Census Years <\/strong>1891Reviews <\/strong>Includes The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and interview with Alex RentonBehind the Scenes <\/strong>Boy GeorgeFamily Hero <\/strong>Sid Payne: Relative was an Olympic cyclist<\/p>

ISSUE 180 Summer 2021<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>Ancestry releases Jameson Distillery employment records; Tipperary Famine records digitised; Findmypast adds 646,933 Scottish Catholic records; Petersfield Museum reopens after redevelopmentOff the record<\/strong> Prince Philip’s family treeFeature<\/strong> Census substitutesFeature <\/strong>The Edward Chambr\u00e9 Hardman collectionReader story <\/strong>Author Alison Bruce on researching Victorian murdersThe Big Picture <\/strong>Preparing for the Olympics, 1948Q&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album <\/strong>Mike NadinCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>Droitwich SpaBest websites <\/strong>Company recordsGem from the Archive <\/strong>Petty-sessions case papers, Conwy, 1859-1914Record Masterclass <\/strong>Lloyd’s Register of ShippingAncestors at Work<\/strong> Brass workersTech Tips <\/strong>Property records on TheGenealogistFocus On <\/strong>Victorian cemeteriesEureka Moment <\/strong>Kathy McNeill: A house name solved a long-standing family mysterySocial Story <\/strong>Pleasure gardensAround Britain <\/strong>West MidlandsThe Census Years <\/strong>1881Reviews <\/strong>Includes The British Census and an interview with Anne FletcherBehind the Scenes <\/strong>Annie LennoxFamily Hero <\/strong>Marjorie Prictor: Forebears emigrated to New Zealand<\/p>

ISSUE 179 July 2021<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>Findmypast promises ‘timelines will be met’ for release of 1921 census; CWGC issues apology for commemoration failures in WW1; West Midlands maps site goes live; Museum of Making sheds new light on the history of DerbyOff the record <\/strong>Identifying old photographsFeature<\/strong> Parish registers onlineFeature <\/strong>Canadian war bridesReader story <\/strong>Kyle Ring has traced his family history back to the Domesday BookThe Big Picture <\/strong>The England football team, 1966Q&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album <\/strong>Linda EllisonCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>Woodlanders’ Lives and Landscapes, the ChilternsBest websites <\/strong>Fishing and whalingGem from the Archive <\/strong>Newport pew rentals, 1557-1697Record Masterclass <\/strong>Chelsea Pensioners’ recordsAncestors at Work<\/strong> Felt hattersTech Tips <\/strong>WikiTreeFocus On <\/strong>Hospital recordsEureka Moment <\/strong>Dr Sally Stockbridge: Archive revealed family’s massive connection to The TimesSocial Story <\/strong>Boxing and wrestlingAround Britain <\/strong>Dumfries and GallowayThe Census Years <\/strong>1871Reviews <\/strong>Includes The Disappearance of Lydia Harvey and an interview with Georgina LawtonBehind the Scenes <\/strong>John BishopFamily Hero <\/strong>Jon Gliddon: Followed grandfather’s footsteps on the Western Front<\/p>

ISSUE 178 June 2021<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>More than five million Irish records added to Ancestry; Online exhibition highlights East Riding’s role in First World War; NLS maps website introduces drawing tool; Secret rooms and old maps discovered in North Shields townhouseOff the record <\/strong>Remembering Auntie EthelFeature <\/strong>Family trees onlineFeature <\/strong>Coventry car industryReader story <\/strong>Pam Corps’ grandfather installed an organ in China under gunfireThe Big Picture <\/strong>A miner’s daughter in Wigan carries a younger children in her arms during the three-month coal strike of 1921Q&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album <\/strong>Helen BloomCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>The Portsoy Salmon BothyBest websites <\/strong>Police ancestorsGem from the Archive <\/strong>Gardeners’ register, 1822-29Record Masterclass <\/strong>Welsh tithe mapsAncestors at Work<\/strong> Agricultural labourersTech Tips <\/strong>Uncover 19th century parish boundariesFocus On <\/strong>The Royal MarinesEureka Moment <\/strong>Jeremy Cripps: 2x great grandfather supplied spuds to Queen VictoriaSocial Story <\/strong>Wedding traditionsAround Britain <\/strong>NorfolkThe Census Years <\/strong>1861Reviews <\/strong>Includes Sharing Your Family History Online and an interview with Margaret HedleyBehind the Scenes <\/strong>Frank GardnerFamily Hero <\/strong>Christopher Jepson: 2x great uncle was coal miner who was killed in accident<\/p>

ISSUE 177 May 2021<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>More than one million Scottish church records released; Findmypast rolls out improvements to image viewer; Volunteers uncover aliases of First World War soldiers; Team read a 17th-century letter without opening itOff the record <\/strong>Societies in sicknessFeature <\/strong>Archives in lockdownFeature <\/strong>Family history and creativityReader story <\/strong>Janet Skirrow’s ancestors were at the heart of the Industrial RevolutionThe Big Picture <\/strong>Soldiers search the debris of the Custom House in Dublin, May 1921Q&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album <\/strong>Ryan HillCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>Staffordshire asylum recordsBest websites <\/strong>NewspapersGem from the Archive <\/strong>Hang-glider pilot’s folder, 1946-2007Record Masterclass <\/strong>Marriage licencesAncestors at Work<\/strong> ClerksTech Tips <\/strong>AncestorSearchFocus On <\/strong>Home Guard recordsEureka Moment <\/strong>Margaret Milchard: DNA test helped track down criminal ancestorSocial Story <\/strong>ComicsAround Britain <\/strong>North-East WalesThe Census Years <\/strong>1851Reviews <\/strong>Includes The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames and an interview with Jan SlimmingBehind the Scenes <\/strong>Alex KingstonFamily Hero <\/strong>Erica Ward: 2x great aunt was a suffragist<\/p>

ISSUE 176 April 2021<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>Over 100,000 records transcribed on this year’s Transcription Tuesday; Final WW1 pension records published online; Eyewitness accounts of the Holocaust released in English; National Library of Wales wins new fundingOff the record <\/strong>A capable womanFeature <\/strong>Family history software buyers’ guideFeature <\/strong>The Society of Genealogists in lockdownReader story <\/strong>Douglas Zegers’ great grandfather was a hero in Chile’s navyThe Big Picture <\/strong>The Hare-Pie Scramble and Bottle-Kicking Festival, Hallaton, Leicestershire, c.1900Q&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album <\/strong>Jayne TurnerCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>Roads to the PastBest websites <\/strong>Australian family historyGem from the Archive <\/strong>Household account book, 1431-1432Record Masterclass <\/strong>Irish tithe applotment booksAncestors at Work<\/strong> Silk workersTech Tips <\/strong>How to locate ancestors’ old and forgotten streetsFocus On <\/strong>Gibraltar recordsEureka Moment <\/strong>Sarah Fuller: Nan’s life story reads like a Catherine Cookson novelSocial Story <\/strong>Children in careAround Britain <\/strong>East RidingThe Census Years <\/strong>1841Reviews <\/strong>Includes Fashion and Your Family History and an interview with Peter CullimoreBehind the Scenes <\/strong>Gregg WallaceFamily Hero <\/strong>Linda Kelsey Collard: Dad’s skills helped Allied surveillance<\/p>

ISSUE 175 March 2021<\/strong><\/p>

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News <\/strong>Over 200,000 people sign up for RootsTech Connect; ScotlandsPeople and GRO updated online civil reg indexes; Findmypast adds Belfast and Ulster directories; BFI Player releases earliest moving images of EuropeOff the record <\/strong>Shadowy figuresFeature <\/strong>17th century researchFeature <\/strong>One-name studiesReader story <\/strong>William Cummings’ family were involved in several sea disastersThe Big Picture <\/strong>Soldiers confront a crowd of men, women and children during a crisis in Dublin, February 1921Q&A <\/strong>Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album <\/strong>Penney ThompsonCelebrating Your Projects <\/strong>Story of SchoolsBest websites <\/strong>Muster rolls and the militiaGem from the Archive <\/strong>Bell inscription books, 1888-2005Record Masterclass <\/strong>Freemasons’ registersAncestors at Work<\/strong> Nail-makersTech Tips <\/strong>Share part of your tree using GeneanetFocus On <\/strong>English and Welsh baptism registersEureka Moment <\/strong>Kenneth Atkinson: Newspaper records helped to find cousins overseasSocial Story <\/strong>Regency etiquetteAround Britain <\/strong>HampshireThe Census Years <\/strong>1831Reviews <\/strong>Includes Family Historian 7 and an interview with G\u00e9raldine SchwarzBehind the Scenes <\/strong>Jason DonovanFamily Hero <\/strong>Helen Brooks: Great aunt died saving lives<\/p>

ISSUE 174 February 2021<\/strong><\/p>

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News<\/strong> Westminster records move from Findmypast to Ancestry; Findmypast creates new collection of 1.1 million Scottish gravestone records; The National Archives reopens with increased number of seats; Database of Scottish clergy launchedOff the record<\/strong> Parish register marginsFeature<\/strong> Free records on Ancestry and FindmypastFeature<\/strong> Transcription Tuesday 2021Reader Story<\/strong> A twist of fate saved Debra Barnes’ mother from AuschwitzThe Big Picture<\/strong> Villagers in Balloch, near Inverness, travel by horse-drawn carriage, 14 February 1937Q&A<\/strong> Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album<\/strong> Derek MutchYour Projects<\/strong> Gatehouse FolkBest Websites<\/strong> Irish researchGem from the Archive<\/strong> A girl’s autograph book, 1909Record Masterclass<\/strong> Medical Officer of Health ReportsAncestors at Work<\/strong> CarpentersTech Tips<\/strong> Use the GRO’s BMD indexes to save moneyFocus On<\/strong> AdoptionEureka Moment<\/strong> Bill Williams: Uncovered wife’s great grandfather’s adventures in RussiaSocial Story<\/strong> Urban dairiesAround Britain<\/strong> WiltshireThe Census Years <\/strong>1821Reviews<\/strong> Includes A Century of Female Revolution and interview with Morgan JerkinsBehind the Scenes<\/strong> Liz CarrFamily Hero<\/strong> Richard Carr: 3x great grandmother was the miners’ heroine<\/p>

ISSUE 173 January 2021<\/strong><\/p>

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News<\/strong> Ancestry adds West Midlands police and criminal records; RootsTech Connect 2021 announces keynote speakers; Lancaster University launches map of First World War dead; Historian finds evidence of forgotten Civil War massacreOff the record<\/strong> A scandal in high societyFeature<\/strong> 50 websites to watch 2021Feature<\/strong> How to preserve old photographsReader Story<\/strong> Katie Carmichael’s great grandfather was murdered in New York in 1939Q&A<\/strong> Tips and advice from our expertsThe Big Picture<\/strong> The Amateur Skating Championships, 1947Your Projects<\/strong> Bishopsteignton HeritageBest Websites<\/strong> The HolocaustGem from the Archive<\/strong> Yorkshire football scrapbook, 1909-95Record Masterclass<\/strong> Victuallers’ LicencesAncestors at Work<\/strong> PolicewomenTech Tips<\/strong> Sharpen blurred faces with MyHeritage Photo EnhancerFocus On<\/strong> Irish wills from 1858Eureka Moment<\/strong> Annabelle Long: Found great great grandfather with help from another WDYTYA?<\/em> readerSocial Story<\/strong> Railway speculationAround Britain<\/strong> HerefordshireThe Census Years <\/strong>1811Reviews<\/strong> Includes Tracing Your Prisoner Ancestors and interview with Kate SummerscaleBehind the Scenes<\/strong> Ruth JonesFamily Hero<\/strong> Leona Thomas: Prussian ancestor was a pioneering man-midwife<\/p>

ISSUE 172 December 2020<\/strong><\/p>

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News<\/strong> Transcription Tuesday 2021 projects revealed; Historian protests TNA’s restrictions on access; Over 671,000 Irish civil death records made available online; Century-old dog tag returned to owner’s familyOff the record<\/strong> Christmas dinnerFeature<\/strong> Research tips from the Who Do You Think You Are?<\/em> TV seriesFeature<\/strong> Enter our reader survey and win a \u00a3200 Marks & Spencer e-Gift Card with our readerFeature <\/strong>Tracing Polish refugees who came to Britain in 1830Feature <\/strong>The Lady’s MagazineThe Big Picture<\/strong> Nurses stir a Christmas pudding, 1938Reader Story<\/strong> John Wahlich’s ancestors escaped the Nazi invasion of CzechoslovakiaQ&A<\/strong> Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album<\/strong> Doreen LawsonYour Projects<\/strong> The Early Women Doctors Research GroupsBest Websites<\/strong> CemeteriesGem from the Archive<\/strong> PoW’s log, 1941-45Record Masterclass<\/strong> WW2 Army Service RecordsAncestors at Work<\/strong> ValetsTech Tips<\/strong> Build a family history site with WordPressFocus On<\/strong> Victorian shipwrecksEureka Moment<\/strong> Nicola Crawley: DNA solved the mystery of my biological granddadSocial Story<\/strong> Christmas crackersAround Britain<\/strong> NorthamptonshireThe Census Years <\/strong>1801Reviews<\/strong> Includes English Local History: An Introduction and interview with Rachel MorrisBehind the Scenes<\/strong> David WalliamsFamily Hero<\/strong> Mike Wood: Dad was just yards from Rommel<\/p>

ISSUE 171 November 2020<\/strong><\/p>

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News<\/strong> \u00a346.8m Plymouth archive and museum space opens; Ancestry and TheGenealogist add Welsh parish records; Researchers reveal the secrets of Viking DNA; Ancestry rolls out updated ethnicity estimates to usersOff the record<\/strong> SurnamesFeature<\/strong> Get more from your Ancestry DNA testThe Big Picture<\/strong> Remembrance Day, 1925Feature <\/strong>Dating wedding photographsReader Story<\/strong> Bo Harris: Family emigrated from Orkney to New ZealandQ&A<\/strong> Tips and advice from our expertsYour Projects<\/strong> Ryedale Family History Group war memorial projectBest Websites<\/strong> French family historyGem from the Archive<\/strong> Letter from Compton Mackenzie, 1941Record Masterclass <\/strong>Nautical apprenticesAncestors at Work<\/strong> LacemakersTech Tips<\/strong> Use Tiki-Tiki to create an image-rich family history timelineFocus On<\/strong> Gallantry awardsBehind the Headlines <\/strong>1960s: The Beatles’ last showEureka Moment<\/strong> Deborah Flint: Used lockdown to research a mystery World War One photographSocial Story <\/strong>Healthcare before the NHSAround Britain <\/strong>East SussexReviews <\/strong>Includes A Guide to Tracing Your Family History Using the Census<\/em> and interview with Bryony HillBehind the Scenes <\/strong>Jodie WhittakerFamily Hero <\/strong>Victor Nutt: Three female family members overcame great challenges<\/p>

ISSUE 170 October 2020<\/strong><\/p>

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News<\/strong> RootsTech replaces 2021 show with online event; Records of Grenadier Guards released; Findmypast improves Scottish offering; Ancestry releases millions of records of the HolocaustOff the record<\/strong> Sheffield cutlersFeature<\/strong> Get more from the Internet ArchiveFeature<\/strong> World War Two book of memoriesThe Big Picture<\/strong> A game of conkersReader Story<\/strong> David Stokes’ relative drove a tank in World War OneQ&A<\/strong> Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album<\/strong> John HobdayYour Projects<\/strong> [Re:]EntanglementsBest Websites<\/strong> Military medics and hospitalsGem from the Archive<\/strong> A shoemaker’s annals, c.1808-41Record Masterclass<\/strong> The Police Gazette<\/em>Ancestors at Work<\/strong> ElectriciansTech Tips<\/strong> Use StoryTree to record and share family memories onlineFocus On<\/strong> Irish civil recordsBehind the Headlines <\/strong>1950s: Munich air disasterEureka Moment<\/strong> Jan Marshall: Online family tree revealed a mystery relativeSocial Story<\/strong> Student lifeAround Britain<\/strong> BedfordshireReviews<\/strong> Includes Children in Care 1834-1929<\/em> and Aneira ‘Nye’ ThomasBehind the Scenes<\/strong> Shirley BallasFamily Hero<\/strong> David Joy: 3x great grandfather narrowly escaped death at sea in the Napoleonic Wars<\/p>

ISSUE 169 September 2020<\/strong><\/p>

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News<\/strong> New website jewisharchives.org<\/a> launches; Findmypast adds pawnbroker tickets; investment company buys Ancestry for $4.7 billion; West Yorkshire Archive Service wins 2020 archive volunteer awardOff the record<\/strong> 17th century childcareFeature<\/strong> Census websites compared by Chris PatonFeature<\/strong> University of Strathclyde’s DNA Arbroath projectThe Big Picture<\/strong> Harvesting hops in KentReader Story<\/strong> Nigel Porter’s Welsh mining kin were part of the American gold rushQ&A<\/strong> Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album<\/strong> Hazel GarasYour Projects<\/strong> A project (changeminds.org.uk<\/a>) getting people with mental health conditions to research hospital casebooksBest Websites<\/strong> Brewers and publicansGem from the Archive<\/strong> Swansea students’ newspaper, 1921Record Masterclass<\/strong> WW1 Army NursesAncestors at Work<\/strong> Fisher girlsTech Tips<\/strong> Use National Library of Scotland’s website to compare historical and modern mapsFocus On<\/strong> Online criminal recordsEureka Moment<\/strong> Rosemary Wilmot: Marriage certificate and DNA broke down brick wallSocial Story<\/strong> The BlitzBehind the Headlines<\/strong> 1940s: Berlin airliftAround Britain<\/strong> South YorkshireReviews<\/strong> Includes Tracing your Poor Ancestors and interview with Sue PaulBehind the Scenes<\/strong> Nick HewerFamily Hero<\/strong> Barbara Young: Nana and Grandad escaped the Nazis<\/p>

ISSUE 168 August 2020<\/strong><\/p>

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News<\/strong> Archives start to reopen; Findmypast adds Catholic records; Staffordshire tithe maps go online; Pharos Tutors soldOff the record<\/strong> Difficult ancestors and brick wallsFeature<\/strong> 10 tips for finding birth recordsFeature<\/strong> The longest summer from VE Day to VJ DayFeature<\/strong> Richard Atkinson on Jamaican slaveryThe Big Picture<\/strong> Remembering the Few – Battle of Britain fighter pilotReader Story<\/strong> Rebecca Blacker Jones: Elva Blacker WW2 artistQ&A<\/strong> Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album<\/strong> Keiran WilliamsYour Projects<\/strong> History of Gillingham’s old buildingsBest Websites<\/strong> Getting startedGem from the Archive<\/strong> Bank of England Archive: Bank clerk’s journal 1916-1917Record Masterclass<\/strong> Japanese Index Cards for POWsAncestors at Work<\/strong> Chimney sweepsTech Tip<\/strong>s Use Google Docs to extract text from scanned imgesFocus On<\/strong> 19th century Navy recordsEureka Moment<\/strong> Bryan Kelsall: War records identified my grandmother’s secret boyfriendSocial Story<\/strong> Boy scoutsBehind the Headlines<\/strong> 1930s: Battle of Cable Street 1936Around Britain<\/strong> LancashireReviews<\/strong> Includes Tracing your Scottish Family History on the Internet and interview with Lisa WoollettBehind the Scenes<\/strong> Sophie RaworthFamily Hero<\/strong> Patrick Nolan: Grandpa was a POW in the Far East<\/p>

ISSUE 167 Summer 2020<\/strong><\/p>

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News<\/strong> Archives to reopen in September and Outer Hebrides museum and archive service shares stories \u2013 P9Off the record<\/strong> Folk songs and flowers \u2013 P15Feature<\/strong> The National Archives free digital downloads \u2013 P16Feature <\/strong>Getting married by certificate, Rebecca Probert – P21The Big Picture<\/strong> Chelsea Pensioners, 1940 \u2013 P25Feature<\/strong> Post Second World War photography, Catherine Troiano \u2013 P26Reader Story<\/strong> Peter Cooley: Great grandfather and his brother were Victorian policemen \u2013 P30Q&A<\/strong> Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P37My Family Album<\/strong> Will Mundy \u2013 P44Your Projects<\/strong> The Poor Law 1700 to 1834 \u2013 P46Best Websites<\/strong> Coal miners \u2013 P49Gem from the Archive<\/strong> Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre: WW2 munitions worker’s record \u2013 P52Record Masterclass<\/strong> Catholic baptisms \u2013 P54Ancestors at Work<\/strong> Private detectives \u2013 P57Tech Tips<\/strong> MyHeritage In Color \u2013 P60Focus On<\/strong> Welsh records \u2013 P63Eureka Moment<\/strong> Pauline Stanley: Cousin revealed my family’s dark secret \u2013 P68Social Story<\/strong> Holiday camps \u2013 P70Behind the Headlines<\/strong> 1920s: Tutankhamun’s tomb discovered \u2013 P75Around Britain<\/strong> Strathclyde \u2013 P77Reviews<\/strong> Includes My Ancestors Worked in Textile Mills and interview with Randy Lindsay \u2013 P83Behind the Scenes<\/strong> Paul Hollywood \u2013 P87Family Hero<\/strong> Nicole Hohaia: Female forebears from New Zealand \u2013 P90<\/p>

ISSUE 166 July 2020<\/strong><\/p>

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News<\/strong> Records released online for VE Day anniversary and WDYTYA? Magazine<\/em> closes forum \u2013 P9Off the record<\/strong> Past epidemics \u2013 P15Feature<\/strong> Parish registers online, Rosemary Collins \u2013 P16The Big Picture<\/strong> All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, 25 \u2013 P24Feature<\/strong> How to curate your photographs, Nick Peers \u2013 P26Reader Story<\/strong> Stephen King: I uncovered my parents’ WW2 secrets \u2013 P30Q&A<\/strong> Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P37My Family Album<\/strong> Debbie Cameron \u2013 P46Your Projects<\/strong> New Zealand Shipping Company Records for Genealogy \u2013 P48Best Websites<\/strong> PoWs \u2013 P49Gem from the Archive<\/strong> University of Leeds Library Special Collections Research Centre: Spinners’ wage book \u2013 P52Record Masterclass<\/strong> RAF ORBs \u2013 P54Ancestors at Work<\/strong> Cutlers \u2013 P57Tech Tip<\/strong>s Name & Place \u2013 P60Focus On<\/strong> Jamaican records \u2013 P63Eureka Moment<\/strong> Paul Johnson: A journal I bought online solved my mystery \u2013 P68Social Story<\/strong> Fire brigades \u2013 P70Behind the Headlines<\/strong> 1910s: London Stock Exchange shuts down \u2013 P75Around Britain<\/strong> Devon \u2013 P77Reviews<\/strong> Includes The Titanic and the City of Widows It Left Behind and interview with Dr Penny Walters \u2013 P83Behind the Scenes<\/strong> Jerry Hall \u2013 P87Family Hero<\/strong> Peta McCauley – great great grandmother struggled through poverty and tragedy \u2013 P90<\/p>

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News<\/strong> Family history records make resources free for lockdown and volunteers transcribe Cheshire Absent Voters’ List \u2013 P9Off the record<\/strong> Celebrating local archives \u2013 P15Feature<\/strong> Documents of the poor in England and Wales, Stuart A Raymond \u2013 P16The Big Picture<\/strong> VE Day, 1945 \u2013 P25Feature<\/strong> Interwar photography, Catherine Troiano \u2013 P26Reader Story<\/strong> Robert Adams: Ancestors marched across the Indian subcontinent – P30Q&A<\/strong> Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P37My Family Album<\/strong> Loretta Lawrance (nee Bennett) \u2013 P46Your Projects<\/strong> Cowtown Churchyard Project, Devon \u2013 P48Best Websites<\/strong> Metalworkers \u2013 P49Gem from the Archive<\/strong> Glasgow Women’s Library: Civil Defence Service photograph \u2013 P52Record Masterclass<\/strong> The Navy List \u2013 P54Ancestors at Work<\/strong> Shipbuilders \u2013 P57Tech Tips<\/strong> FamilySearch free image archive \u2013 P60Focus On<\/strong> Railway records \u2013 P63Eureka Moment<\/strong> Helen Dann: Coroner’s inquest revealed tragic story \u2013 P68Social Story<\/strong> Pageants \u2013 P70Behind the Headlines<\/strong> 1900s: Britain wins Boer War \u2013 P75Around Britain<\/strong> Derbyshire \u2013 P77Reviews<\/strong> Includes Sons of the Waves and interview with Esther Safran Foer \u2013 P83Behind the Scenes<\/strong> Fearne Cotton \u2013 P87Family Hero<\/strong> Maggie Brookes: Secret diaries told Dad’s WW2 story \u2013 P90<\/p>

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News<\/strong> Shows cancelled and archives shut due to coronavirus, Ancestry adds Irish prison records, overseas periodicals added to FindmypastOff the record<\/strong> The changing diet of our ancestorsFeature<\/strong> DNA ethnicity explained, Debbie KennettThe Big Picture<\/strong> Roger Bannister breaks the four minute mile, 1954Feature<\/strong> Swedish inheritance, Emma JollyReader Story<\/strong> Paul Darran: Eight generations of soldiers and sailorsQ&A<\/strong> Tips and advice from our expertsMy Family Album<\/strong> Margaret FullerYour Projects<\/strong> Northumbrian dialectBest Websites<\/strong> The Home FrontGem from the Archive<\/strong> Bethlem Hospital annual report, 1842Record Masterclass<\/strong> Royal Artillery Tracer CardsAncestors at Work<\/strong> Landlords and landladiesTech Tips<\/strong> Family Tree Maker TreeVaultFocus On<\/strong> Italian Civil RecordsEureka Moment<\/strong> Donna Tankard: I solved my mystery with online photos and a DNA testSocial Story<\/strong> Department storesBehind the Headlines<\/strong> 1890s: Prince of Wales in gambling scandalAround Britain<\/strong> ShropshireReviews<\/strong> Includes The Genealogical Sublime, Finding your Scottish Ancestors and interview with Jean Sprackland author of These Silent MansionsBehind the Scenes<\/strong> Olivia ColmanFamily Hero<\/strong> Howard Frost: My great grandfather was a renowned entomologist<\/p>

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News<\/strong> WDYTYA? Magazine<\/em> readers transcribe over 25,000 records; Second World War Air Force records indexed \u2013 P9Off the record<\/strong> Early 18th century parenthood \u2013 P15Feature<\/strong> Family history on a budget, Chris Paton \u2013 P17The Big Picture<\/strong> Hot cross buns on the training ship Warspite<\/em>, \u2013 P24Feature<\/strong> Dating early photographs, Catherine Troiano \u2013 P26Reader Story<\/strong> Gordon Fraser: Eight of his wife’s relations played for Everton \u2013 P30Q&A<\/strong> Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P37My Family Album<\/strong> Pat Smith (nee Hawkins) \u2013 P46Your Projects<\/strong> Leyland Historical Society \u2013 P48Best Websites<\/strong> Hospitals and asylums \u2013 P49Gem from the Archive<\/strong> Wickham Market Area Archive Centre: Workhouse dietary table \u2013 P52Record Masterclass<\/strong> Institutional census records \u2013 P54Ancestors at Work<\/strong> Missionaries \u2013 P57Tech Tip<\/strong>s VueScan \u2013 P60Focus On<\/strong> House history \u2013 P63Eureka Moment<\/strong> Peter Williams: DNA test solved mystery of father’s adoption \u2013 P68Social Story<\/strong> 18th century taxes \u2013 P70Behind the Headlines<\/strong> 1860s: Contagious Diseases Act repealed \u2013 P75Around Britain<\/strong> Cambridgeshire \u2013 P77Reviews<\/strong> Includes Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records and interview with Darran Anderson \u2013 P83Behind the Scenes<\/strong> Lesley Sharp \u2013 P87Family Hero<\/strong> Mike and Pauline Christopher: Pauline’s great uncle was a First World War flying ace \u2013 P90<\/p>

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News<\/strong> Tickets go on sale for The Genealogy Show 2020 and Jersey Occupation records opened to the public \u2013 P9Off the record<\/strong> 1920s family history \u2013 P15Feature<\/strong> 1920s family history, Helen Antrobus \u2013 P16The Big Picture<\/strong> London flood, 1928 \u2013 P22Feature<\/strong> Murder, Mystery and My Family, Stephen Wade \u2013 P24Reader Story<\/strong> Ann Bianchi and Ian Elliott: Descended from Shetland seafarers \u2013 P30Q&A<\/strong> Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P37My Family Album<\/strong> Tim Waterhouse \u2013 P46Your Projects<\/strong> Behind the Barbed Wire, Derby \u2013 P48Best Websites<\/strong> Romany and Traveller ancestors \u2013 P49Gem from the Archive<\/strong> BT Archives: Patent for the electric telegraph \u2013 P52Record Masterclass<\/strong> The Gentleman’s Magazine \u2013 P54Ancestors at Work<\/strong> Jewellers \u2013 P57Tech Tips<\/strong> Search back issues on the Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine app \u2013 P60Focus On<\/strong> Scottish civil registration \u2013 P63Eureka Moment<\/strong> Tim Burrell: Indian journal was gateway to medieval lineage \u2013 P68Social Story<\/strong> Child welfare \u2013 P70Behind the Headlines<\/strong> 1870s: Birth control on trial \u2013 P75Around Britain<\/strong> Staffordshire \u2013 P77Reviews<\/strong> Includes Ladies Can’t Climb Ladders and interview with Mikhal Dekhel \u2013 P83Behind the Scenes<\/strong> Mark Wright \u2013 P87Family Hero<\/strong> Ann Simcock: 2x great grandfather died in mining accident \u2013 P90<\/p>

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News<\/strong> Digital recreation of Public Record Office of Ireland given green light; Ancestry adds British military records \u2013 P9Off the record<\/strong> The good nephew \u2013 P15Feature<\/strong> Transcription Tuesday \u2013 P16Feature <\/strong>Mayflower 400, Felix Rowe – P18Feature <\/strong>Finding death records, Laura Berry – P23The Big Picture<\/strong> The first parking meters, 1958 \u2013 P28Reader Story<\/strong> Steve Parker: Relation went from teacher to fraudster\u2013 P30Q&A<\/strong> Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P37My Family Album<\/strong> Gill Hulse \u2013 P48Your Projects<\/strong> Everyday Muslim, Woking \u2013 P50Best Websites<\/strong> Clergy \u2013 P51Gem from the Archive<\/strong> Carlisle Archive Centre: Country house journals \u2013 P54Record Masterclass<\/strong> Poverty maps \u2013 P56Ancestors at Work<\/strong> Dockers \u2013 P59Focus On<\/strong> Quarter session records \u2013 P63Eureka Moment<\/strong> Martin Gething: Found previous residents of Lawrence of Arabia’s home \u2013 P68Social Story<\/strong> Extreme cold \u2013 P70Behind the Headlines<\/strong> 1860s: London Underground opens \u2013 P75Around Britain<\/strong> Kent \u2013 P77Reviews<\/strong> Includes Tracing Your Ancestors in Lunatic Asylums and interview with Rebecca Gowers \u2013 P83Behind the Scenes<\/strong> Katherine Ryan \u2013 P87Family Hero<\/strong> John Porter: Cousin survived a high-society scandal \u2013 P90<\/p>

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News<\/strong> Date of Transcription Tuesday 2020 announced and dialect survey returns for 21st century \u2013 P9Off the record<\/strong> New Year gifts \u2013 P15Feature<\/strong> 50 websites to watch 2020, Jonathan Scott \u2013 P17The Big Picture<\/strong> John Logie Baird demonstrates television, 1926 \u2013 P27Feature<\/strong> Getting the most from professional researchers, Simon Fowler \u2013 P28Reader Story<\/strong> Julie Fawcett: Reunited Sheffield’s Little Italy \u2013 P30Q&A<\/strong> Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P37My Family Album<\/strong> Lynda Bird \u2013 P46Your Projects<\/strong> The Workhouse, Southwell \u2013 P48Best Websites<\/strong> 18th century records \u2013 P49Gem from the Archive<\/strong> Guinness Archive: Roll of Honour \u2013 P52Record Masterclass<\/strong> Wills before 1858 \u2013 P54Ancestors at Work<\/strong> Furriers \u2013 P57Tech Tips<\/strong> How to link RootsMagic to Ancestry \u2013 P60Focus On<\/strong> Scottish Poor Law records \u2013 P63Eureka Moment<\/strong> Steve Coggins: Proved right to Irish citizenship \u2013 P68Social Story<\/strong> Vegetarianism \u2013 P70Behind the Headlines<\/strong> 1850s: Cholera pandemic \u2013 P75Around Britain<\/strong> County Durham \u2013 P77Reviews<\/strong> Includes The Pulse Glass and interview with Sue Heaser \u2013 P83Behind the Scenes<\/strong> Naomie Harris \u2013 P87Family Hero<\/strong> Mandy Webb: Ancestor owned the land where Richard III was buried \u2013 P90<\/p>

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News<\/strong> First RootsTech London and online map reveals locations of Second World War air raids \u2013 P9Off the record<\/strong> Christmases gone by \u2013 P15Feature<\/strong> Record your family’s memories, Nick Peers \u2013 P16Feature <\/strong>Copyright for family historians, Margaret Haig – P22The Big Picture<\/strong> Foundling Hospital Christmas party, 1918 \u2013 P24Feature<\/strong> Irish ancestors, Nicola Morris \u2013 P26Reader Story<\/strong> Christina Longden: Ancestor was one of the first British Muslims \u2013 P30Q&A<\/strong> Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P37My Family Album<\/strong> Lynn Hilditch \u2013 P46Your Projects<\/strong> Indexing WW1 and WW2 records, Rotherham \u2013 P48Best Websites<\/strong> Royal Navy \u2013 P49Gem from the Archive<\/strong> Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre: Workhouse accounts book \u2013 P52Record Masterclass<\/strong> Scottish Services of Heirs \u2013 P54Ancestors at Work<\/strong> Grocers \u2013 P57Tech Tips<\/strong> Geocoding \u2013 P60Focus On<\/strong> The British in India \u2013 P63Eureka Moment<\/strong> Daniel Smith-Ramos: Found GI grandfather \u2013 P68Social Story<\/strong> Christmas decorations \u2013 P70Behind the Headlines<\/strong> 1840s: Presentation of the People’s Charter \u2013 P75Around Britain<\/strong> South Wales \u2013 P77Reviews<\/strong> Includes Family Tree Maker 2019 and interview with Colin Grant \u2013 P83Behind the Scenes <\/strong>The Whitehalls \u2013 P87Family Hero<\/strong> Fiona Patterson-Fraser: Descended from Mary Anning \u2013 P90<\/p>

ISSUE 158 NOVEMBER 2019<\/strong>News<\/strong> Cornish archive opens and two million WW1 pension records added to Ancestry \u2013 P9Off the record<\/strong> Gravestone protest \u2013 P15Feature<\/strong> Smash your brick walls, Simon Fowler \u2013 P16The Big Picture<\/strong> Boys with fireworks, 1930 \u2013 P22Feature<\/strong> Y-DNA testing \u2013 P24Reader Story<\/strong> Stephen Moore: The tragic story of Polly Button \u2013 P30Q&A<\/strong> Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P37My Family Album<\/strong> Maureen Vidger \u2013 P46Your Projects<\/strong> Priory Infant School, Ramsgate \u2013 P48Best Websites<\/strong> Domestic Servants \u2013 P49Gem<\/strong> from the Archive East Riding Archives: WW1 cartoons \u2013 P52Record Masterclass<\/strong> Absent Voter lists \u2013 P54Ancestors at Work<\/strong> Telegraph workers \u2013 P57Tech Tips<\/strong> How to order and download a will \u2013 P60Focus On<\/strong> Marriage records \u2013 P63Eureka Momen<\/strong>t Susan Moseley: Maiden name search solved my mystery \u2013 P68Social Story<\/strong> Shell shock \u2013 P70Behind the Headlines<\/strong> 1830s: Great Reform Act \u2013 P75Around Britain<\/strong> London \u2013 P77Reviews<\/strong> Includes Children at War 1914-1918 and interview with Helen Frisby \u2013 P83Behind the Scene<\/strong>s Sharon Osbourne\u2013 P87Family Hero<\/strong> Lorraine Tomlinson: My 2x great grandmother was in the workhouse 157 times \u2013 P90<\/p>

ISSUE 157 OCTOBER 2019<\/strong>News<\/strong> Ancestry adds Bristol parish registers and BBC puts WW2 archives on its website \u2013 P9Off the record<\/strong> Northern Ireland migration \u2013 P15Feature<\/strong> Local register offices tested \u2013 P17The Big Picture<\/strong> The R101 airship crashes, 1930 \u2013 P24Feature<\/strong> Navy Board Records \u2013 P26Reader Story<\/strong> Robert Shafto: My campaigning ancestor was head of the TUC \u2013 P30Q&A<\/strong> Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P37My Family Album<\/strong> Nick Hobbs \u2013 P46Your Projects<\/strong> Alford Heritage Museum, Aberdeenshire \u2013 P48Best Websites<\/strong> DNA \u2013 P49Gem from the Archive<\/strong> Sainsbury Archive: Bulletin book, 1939-1942 \u2013 P52Record Masterclass<\/strong> Merchant Navy Crew Lists \u2013 P54Ancestors at Work<\/strong> Potters \u2013 P57Tech Tips<\/strong> How to use Ancestry hints \u2013 P60Focus On<\/strong> Workhouse Records \u2013 P63Eureka Moment<\/strong> Sandra Metcalfe: I found my ancestor using DNA \u2013 P68Social Story<\/strong> 1889-1890 flu pandemic \u2013 P70Behind the Headlines<\/strong> 1820s: Cato Street conspiracy \u2013 P75Around Britain<\/strong> Somerset \u2013 P77Reviews<\/strong> Includes To war with the Walkers and interview with Hazel V Carby \u2013 P85Behind the Scenes<\/strong> Paul Merton \u2013 P87Family Hero<\/strong> Rachel Thomas: Great uncle survived 88 days adrift in a lifeboat during WW2 \u2013 P90<\/p>

ISSUE 156 SEPTEMBER 2019<\/strong>News<\/strong> Probate costs cut to \u00a31.50 and 12 million holocaust records made free on Ancestry \u2013 P9Off the record<\/strong> Pioneering female parish clerk \u2013 P15Feature<\/strong> Researching WW2 Army Ancestors \u2013 P16The Big Picture<\/strong> Britain declares war on Germany, 1939 \u2013 P24Feature<\/strong> Newfoundland cod trade, Katherine Ryan \u2013 P26Reader Story<\/strong> Dennis Knight: My ancestor was an arsonist during the Swing Riots \u2013 P30Q&A<\/strong> Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P37My Family Album<\/strong> Belinda Dance \u2013 P46Your Projects<\/strong> Chatterley Whitfield Colliery \u2013 P48Best Websites<\/strong> English Civil War \u2013 P49Gem from the Archive<\/strong> Ceredigion Archives: 1970s scrapbook recording country estate \u2013 P52Record Masterclass<\/strong> Prison Registers \u2013 P54Ancestors at Work<\/strong> Nurses \u2013 P57Tech Tips<\/strong> How to scan photos from your phone \u2013 P60Focus On<\/strong> Sephardic Jews \u2013 P63Eureka Moment<\/strong> Bryony Parsons: Archivists in Norway helped solve my mystery \u2013 P68Social Story<\/strong> Music Hall \u2013 P70Behind the Headlines<\/strong> 1810s: Napoleon exited \u2013 P75Around Britain<\/strong> Central Scotland \u2013 P77Reviews<\/strong> Includes Tracing your ancestors using DNA and interview with Penny Walters \u2013 P83Behind the Scenes<\/strong> Kate Winslet\u2013 P87Family Hero<\/strong> Douglas Johnstone: Ancestor grew up in Leicester slum and became politician in New Zealand \u2013 P90<\/p>

ISSUE 155 AUGUST 2019<\/strong>News<\/strong> Findmypast adds Irish poor records and Hearth Tax records go online \u2013 P9Off the record<\/strong> Family heirloom teacup \u2013 P15Feature<\/strong> 10 quick and easy tips to start your family tree \u2013 P16Feature<\/strong> Donny Osmond interview \u2013 P21Feature<\/strong> #HistoriansCollaborate project, Nick Barratt \u2013 P22The Big Picture<\/strong> Heatwave in Regent\u2019s Park, 1955 \u2013 P28Reader Story<\/strong> Ann Bowling: My Missing Ancestors were British Home Children \u2013 P30Q&A<\/strong> Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P37My Family Album<\/strong> Angela Hildreth \u2013 P46Your Projects<\/strong> Sharing Shetland Surnames \u2013 P48Best Websites<\/strong> Musicians \u2013 P49Gem from the Archive<\/strong> Parliamentary archives: Peterloo petitions, 1821 \u2013 P52Record Masterclass<\/strong> The Gazette \u2013 P54Ancestors at Work<\/strong> Commercial Travellers \u2013 P57Tech Tips<\/strong> How to help BillionGraves project \u2013 P60Focus On<\/strong> Wellington\u2019s Army \u2013 P63Eureka Moment<\/strong> Tracey Hillon: GRO indexes helped find a lost footballer \u2013 P68Social Story<\/strong> Peterloo Massacre \u2013 P70Behind the Headlines<\/strong> 1800s: George III assassination attempt \u2013 P75Around Britain<\/strong> Cornwall \u2013 P77Reviews<\/strong> Includes Tracing your Female Ancestors and interview with Vee Walker \u2013 P83Behind the Scenes<\/strong> Daniel Radcliffe \u2013 P87Family Hero<\/strong> Lionel Morris: My ancestor was the first pilot shot down by the Red Baron \u2013 P90<\/p>

ISSUE 154 SUMMER 2019<\/strong>News<\/strong> RootsTech London schedule announced \u2013 P9Feature<\/strong> New series preview \u2013 P14Off the record<\/strong> Summers gone by \u2013 P17Feature<\/strong> Discover childhood records \u2013 P18Feature<\/strong> Clues in garden photographs \u2013 P28Reader Story<\/strong> David Cooper Holmes: My 5x grandmother was a career criminal and folklore heroine \u2013 P32Q&A<\/strong> Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P37My Family Album<\/strong> Ann Simcock \u2013 P46Your Projects<\/strong> Photos of the Past, Herefordshire \u2013 P48Best Websites<\/strong> Film Archives \u2013 P49Gem<\/strong> from the Archive Leicestershire Records Office: parish register, 16th century \u2013 P52Record Masterclass<\/strong> Regimental and Unit histories \u2013 P54Ancestors at Work<\/strong> Military Police \u2013 P57Tech Tips<\/strong> How to create a family tree timeline \u2013 P60Focus On<\/strong> Scottish Illegitimacy \u2013 P63Eureka Moment<\/strong> Mick Crick: Ellis Island held the key to my ancestor\u2019s death \u2013 P68Social Story<\/strong> The Victorian penal system \u2013 P70Behind the Headlines<\/strong> 1790s: France declares war on \u2028Britain \u2013 P75Around Britain<\/strong> Nottinghamshire \u2013 P77Reviews<\/strong> Includes Tracing your insolvent ancestors and interview with Margarette Lincoln \u2013 P83Behind the Scenes<\/strong> Len Goodman\u2013 P87Family Hero<\/strong> Anne Clark: Ancestor was the first black player at Wimbledon \u2013 P90<\/p>

ISSUE 153 JULY 2019<\/strong>News Records of families in China go online \u2013 P9Off the record Family rifts revealed in wills \u2013 P15Feature Parish registers online \u2013 P16The Big Picture The Tower of London opening, 1894 \u2013 P24Feature D-Day Landings 75th anniversary \u2013 P26Reader Story Adrian Stone: My family came here with the Windrush Generation \u2013 P30Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P37My Family Album Linda Penhall \u2013 P46Your Projects We Were There Too (UK Jews in WW1) \u2013 P48Best Websites Shops and retail ancestors \u2013 P49Gem from the Archive British Red Cross Museum and Archives \u2013 VAD card, 1914 \u2013 P52Record Masterclass Probate Calendar \u2013 P54Ancestors at Work Veterinarians \u2013 P57Tech Tips How to grow your tree on Findmypast \u2013 P60Focus On Trade Unions \u2013 P63Eureka Moment Richard West: Nursery and Land Registry records revealed his ancestor\u2019s nursery business \u2013 P68Social Story History of public swimming pools \u2013 P70Behind the Headlines 1780s: Australia\u2019s penal colony founded \u2013 P75Around Britain Edinburgh and the Lothians \u2013 P77Reviews Includes Tracing your Potteries Ancestors and interview with Kristen den Hartog \u2013 P85Behind the Scenes Una Stubbs \u2013 P87Family Hero Brian Penn: Great grandmother Eliza Merrin survived the London slums \u2013 P90<\/p>

ISSUE 152 June 2019<\/strong>News TheGenealogist adds map feature \u2013 P9Off the record Goose feathers \u2013 P15Feature Make the most of your DNA matches \u2013 P17The Big Picture Corby, Whit Monday, 1902 \u2013 P24Feature National Library of Scotland maps \u2013 P26Reader Story Bridget Yates: My ancestor\u2019s letters are a poem from the past \u2013 P30Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P41My Family Album Anthony Wilson \u2013 P46Your Projects Living Memory Association, Edinburgh \u2013 P48Best Websites Genealogy Blogs \u2013 P49Gem from the Archive Denbighshire Archives: Denbigh Charters, 1290-1662 \u2013 P52Record Masterclass Freeman Appointments \u2013 P54Ancestors at Work Milkmen \u2013 P57Tech Tips How to share our family tree online \u2013 P60Focus On Records of Empire \u2013 P63Eureka Moment David Walshe: Discovers the truth behind a family tale of murder \u2013 P68Social Story Lotteries \u2013 P70Behind the Headlines 1770s: Boston Tea Party \u2013 P75Around Britain Dorset \u2013 P77Reviews Includes MobileFamilyTree 8.5 and interview with Margaret Hedley \u2013 P85Behind the Scenes Emma Willis \u2013 P87Family Hero Janet Anderson: Great grandmother fiercely independent and built houses \u2013 P90<\/p>

ISSUE 151 MAY 2019<\/strong>News FamilySearch shuts down TNA centre \u2013 P9Off the record Wedgwood connection \u2013 P14Feature Newspaper archives \u2013 P15The Big Picture Easter eggs, 1937 \u2013 P22Feature DNA dilemmas \u2013 P25Reader Story David Riley: My family came from Bronte country \u2013 P30Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P41My Family Album Susan Martin \u2013 P46Your Projects Newport Chartist walking trail \u2013 P48Best Websites Medieval genealogy \u2013 P49Gem from the Archive International Slavery Museum, Liverpool: Letter from an abolitionist, 1837 \u2013 P52Record Masterclass Griffith\u2019s Valuation \u2013 P54Ancestors at Work Maids of All Work \u2013 P57Tech Tips How to make the most of MyTreeTags \u2013 P60Focus On WW1 disabled soldiers \u2013 P63Eureka Moment Stuart Bursill: Workhouse records revealed a life of Dickensian poverty \u2013 P68Social Story History of maypole dancing \u2013 P70Behind the Headlines 1760s: The invention of the Spinning Jenny \u2013 P75Around Britain Leicestershire and Rutland \u2013 P77Reviews Includes 1919 A Land Fit For Heroes and interview with Aanchal Malhotra \u2013 P85Behind the Scenes Billy Connolly \u2013 P87Family Hero Linda Bennett: Great grandfather Thomas Pritchard survived the Battle of Jutland \u2013 P90<\/p>

ISSUE 150 APRIL 2019<\/strong>News Transcription Tuesday, London Poor Law hospital records indexed on Ancestry \u2013 P9Off the record Graffiti by French prisoners \u2013 P15Feature Understanding parish registers online \u2013 P16The Big Picture Pupils follow the Oxford and Cambridge boat race \u2013 P24Feature Jewish DNA \u2013 P26Feature Countdown to 1921 census \u2013 P30Reader Story Rosemary Johnston: A DNA test revealed an unknown branch of her family \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P39My Family Album Victoria Horton \u2013 P48Your Projects Ian Castle\u2019s WW1 Zeppelin project \u2013 P50Best Websites Orphanages and children\u2019s homes \u2013 P51Gem from the Archive Lancashire Archives: An 18th century gentleman\u2019s diary \u2013 P54Record Masterclass Passenger Lists \u2013 P56Ancestors at Work Coal miners \u2013 P59Focus On Taxation records \u2013 P63Eureka Moment Enda McEvoy: A newspaper revealed the secret life of a Victorian gamekeeper \u2013 P68Social Story Marriage bar \u2013 P70Behind the Headlines 1750s: The Black Hole of Calcutta \u2013 P75Around Britain Hertfordshire \u2013 P77Reviews Includes Maybe Esther and interview with Eleanor Anstruther \u2013 P83Behind the Scenes Lulu \u2013 P87Family Hero Ita Lawson: Great aunt Cissy Lecky was a WW1 nurse \u2013 P90<\/p>

ISSUE 149 March 2019<\/strong>News GRO increases charges for BMD records \u2013 P9Off the record Field names \u2013 P14Feature Break down your brick walls \u2013 P15The Big Picture Shrove Tuesday football \u2013 P22Feature Royal and gateway ancestors \u2013 P25Reader Story Lynda Giller: Love affair and scandal \u2013 P30Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P41My Family Album David Fuller \u2013 P46Your Projects Littleport Society \u2013 P48Best Websites War memorials \u2013 P49Gem from the Archive National Fairground and Circus Archive: Circus performers passport, 1914 \u2013 P52Record Masterclass Muster rolls \u2013 P54Ancestors at Work Laundresses \u2013 P57Tech Tips Reverse image searching \u2013 P60Focus On Apprentices \u2013 P63Eureka Moment Erica Moores: An Ancestry hint helped solve an Italian mystery \u2013 P68Social Story Public parks \u2013 P70Behind the Headlines 1740s: The \u201845 rebellion \u2013 P75Around Britain North Yorkshire \u2013 P77Reviews Includes Portillo\u2019s Hidden History of Britain and interview with David Bremner \u2013 P83Behind the Scenes Lisa Hammond \u2013 P87Family Hero Tony Higgs: Great great grandmother Emma Overton kept her family out of the workhouse \u2013 P90<\/p>

ISSUE 148 February 2019<\/strong>News Database of Scottish surgeons goes online \u2013 P9Off the record Beards \u2013 P15Feature Transcription Tuesday \u2013 P16Feature Find your family in every census \u2013 P18The Big Picture Queen Victoria\u2019s funeral \u2013 P24Feature Understanding your DNA ethnicity results \u2013 P26Reader Story Alan Fraser: Online family album connected him to newfound relations \u2013 P30Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P37My Family Album Carol Suddes \u2013 P46Your Projects Isleworth 390 WW1 project \u2013 P48Best Websites Prisons \u2013 P49Gem from the Archive Essex Record Office: Industrial School Register, 1872-1883 \u2013 P52Record Masterclass Tithe maps \u2013 P54Ancestors at Work Cabmen \u2013 P57Tech Tips How to get better scans of your photos \u2013 P60Focus On Performers \u2013 P63Eureka Moment Peter Thompson: \u2018Geneanet revealed my French ancestry in seconds\u2019 \u2013 P68Social Story Valentine\u2019s Day cards \u2013 P70Behind the Headlines 1730s: The War of Jenkin\u2019s Ear \u2013 P75Around Britain Surrey \u2013 P77Reviews Includes Tracing Your Oxfordshire Ancestors and interview with Stephen Carver \u2013 P83Behind the Scenes Danny Dyer \u2013 P87Family Hero Douglas Edwards: Robert Klamroth cycled from London to Edinburgh \u2013 P90<\/p>

ISSUE 147 January 2019<\/strong>News Missing records in new GRO indexes \u2013 P9Off the record New Year calendar change \u2013 P15Feature 50 websites to watch in 2019 \u2013 P17The Big Picture Siege of Sidney Street \u2013 P28Feature How to share family history with children \u2013 P31Reader Story Amelia Thorogood: A DNA test solved an adoption mystery \u2013 P36Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P43Gem from the Archive Working Class Movement Archive: Conscientious objector\u2019s scrapbook \u2013 P52Best Websites Surnames \u2013 P55Record Masterclass Temperance Pledges \u2013 P58Ancestors at Work Shoemakers \u2013 P61Tech Tips How to use Find A Grave \u2013 P64Focus On Nonconformists \u2013 P67Eureka Moment Mike Pearson: \u2018I went to Ireland and found my great grandfather\u2019s field\u2019 \u2013 P72Social Story Women at sea \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1720s: Jack Sheppard hanged \u2013 P79Around Britain Highlands & Islands \u2013 P81My Family Album Jane Hough \u2013 P88Your Projects Medway Queen Preservation Society \u2013 P90Reviews Includes Criminal Children and interview with Lucy Williams \u2013 P91Behind the Scenes Esther Rantzen \u2013 P95Family Hero Olwyn Venn: George Robins flamboyant Victorian auctioneer \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 146 December 2018<\/strong>News Map of WW1 shipwrecks goes online \u2013 P9Off the record Decorating Christmas trees \u2013 P15Feature The complete guide to DNA testing kits \u2013 P17The Big Picture East End Mission Christmas lunch \u2013 P24Feature Christmas family photographs \u2013 P24Feature MyHeritage and TheGenealogist \u2013 P30Reader Story Linda Hill: Relative bought The Fighting Temeraire, made famous by JMW Turner \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P41Gem from the Archive East London Mosque Archives: London Mosque Fund minute book, 1910 \u2013 P50Best Websites East End ancestors \u2013 P53Record Masterclass Trade directories \u2013 P56Ancestors at Work Public houses \u2013 P59Tech Tips How to add stories to Layers of London \u2013 P62Focus On Trinity House records \u2013 P65Eureka Moment Penny Munden: How an electoral register revealed the life of a Portsmouth businessman \u2013 P70Social Story Pantomime \u2013 P72Behind the Headlines 1710s: St Paul\u2019s completed \u2013 P77Around Britain North Wales \u2013 P79Your Projects Aberdeen & North-East Scotland FHS \u2013 P87My Family Album Julie Walker \u2013 P88Reviews Includes Tracing Your Roman Catholic Ancestors and interview with Louisa Deasey \u2013 P91Behind the Scenes Brian Blessed \u2013 P95Family Hero Becky Bishop: Relative Emily Hobhouse was a pioneering peace campaigner \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 145 November 2018<\/strong>News WW1 pension records go live on Ancestry \u2013 P9Off the record End of the WW1 Centenary \u2013 P15Feature Find your WW1 Army ancestors online \u2013 P17Feature Made in Great Britain TV preview \u2013 P26The Big Picture Armistice at Buckingham Palace \u2013 P30Reader Story Julie Ann Godson: The WW1 fallen of the Windrush Valley, Oxfordshire \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P41Gem from the Archive Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies: WW1 casualty books, 1915\u20131918 \u2013 P50Best Websites Historic maps \u2013 P53Record Masterclass Electoral registers \u2013 P56Ancestors at Work Teachers \u2013 P59Tech Tips How to read WDYTYA? Magazine on iOS \u2013 P62Focus On Asylum records \u2013 P65Eureka Moment Pauline Larder: How the GRO birth index led to a major breakthrough \u2013 P70Social Story Battlefield tourism \u2013 P72Behind the Headlines 1700s: Great Britain is created \u2013 P77Around Britain Essex \u2013 P79Your Projects Stalbridge History Society \u2013 P87My Family Album WDYTYA? Magazine editor Sarah Williams \u2013 P88Reviews Includes Peace at Last: A Portrait of Armistice Day, 11 November 1918 and interview with Lucinda Hawksley \u2013 P91Behind the Scenes Robert Rinder \u2013 P95Family Hero Sylvia Collins: Grandfather John Thompson Wright saved a platoon during WW1 \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 144 OCTOBER 2018<\/strong>On the record Royal Scots Regiment Roll of Honour published online \u2013 P10Off the record Ancestral homes \u2013 P14Feature Go beyond 1837 \u2013 P15Feature Huguenots in Britain \u2013 P22Feature Getting started part three: archives \u2013 P28Past in Pictures Circus! Show of Shows \u2013 P32Reader Story Valerie Corby unearthed a story of sinister Victorian crimes \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Historic Environment Scotland photo album, 1893 \u2013 P48Best websites Merchant Navy \u2013 P51Focus on The Court of King\u2019s Bench \u2013 P54How to… Use Evidentree \u2013 P60Your Projects WW2 civilian internment camp digitisation project \u2013 P62Focus on 1911 overseas military census \u2013 P63Social Story Victorian spiritualism \u2013 P66My Ancestor Was A… Cook \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Mike Greatorex discovered American relatives he never knew existed \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1869: The First Sainsbury\u2019s \u2013 P77Around Britain Northern Ireland \u2013 P81Reviews Including The British in India: Three Centuries of Ambition and Experience \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist IrishGenealogy.ie \u2013 P94My Family Hero Dr Elizabeth Carrey\u2019s aunt, Marjory Carrey, was a dedicated family historian \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 143 SEPTEMBER 2018<\/strong>On the record Researchers track Victorian population using census areas \u2013 P10Off the record Life before alarm clocks \u2013 P14Feature Wills \u2013 P15Feature Getting started part two: online resources \u2013 P22Feature Going beyond ScotlandsPeople \u2013 P25Past in Pictures Barnet Fair \u2013 P30Reader Story Frances Richardson discovered an uncle her father never knew \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Report into an accident on Regent\u2019s Canal, 1874 \u2013 P48Best websites Local and village history \u2013 P51Focus on Scottish criminal records \u2013 P54How to… Catalogue items with Tropy \u2013 P60Your Projects Laurentic Legacy \u2013 P62Focus On Irish Registry of Deeds \u2013 P63Social Story WW2 overseas evacuees \u2013 P66My Ancestor Was A… Female railway clerk \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Lesley Keir tracked down her father\u2019s orphanage records \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1811: The Madness of George III \u2013 P77Around Britain Northumberland \u2013 P81Reviews Including Orphans: A History \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist South African Genealogy \u2013 P94My Family Hero Derek Turner\u2019s grandmother Annie Gulvin was one of the first professional female gardeners \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 142 August 2018<\/strong>On the record Volunteer transcription project celebrated \u2013 P10Off the record Victorian dentistry \u2013 P14Feature 20 essential tips for 20th century research \u2013 P15Feature First steps to uncovering ancestral history \u2013 P23Feature Local BMD certificates \u2013 P28Past in Pictures Fruit picking \u2013 P32Reader Story Michelle Ballard discovers how her great great aunt was a suffragette and close friends with the Pankhursts \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Cyclist\u2019s diary, 1898\u20131935 \u2013 P48Best websites Caribbean research \u2013 P51Focus on The Irish Revolution \u2013 P54How to… Transform your research into a family memoir \u2013 P60Focus on Patent records \u2013 P63Social Story Worker\u2019s Educational Association \u2013 P67My Ancestor Was A… Councillor \u2013 P71Eureka Moment A simple transaction error enabled Robert Ward to trace his family to the Domesday Period \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines The children\u2019s charter, 1889 \u2013 P77Around Britain Oxfordshire \u2013 P81Reviews Including Criminal Women 1850-1920: Researching the Lives of Britain\u2019s Female Offenders \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Irish census records \u2013 P94My Family Hero Mary Horlock\u2019s ancestor, Joseph Gray, was a war artist \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 141 Summer 2018<\/strong>On the record Website collates data on 19th-century prisons \u2013 P10Off the record Harvest time \u2013 P14Feature Find free records on FamilySearch \u2013 P15Feature DNA Painter \u2013 P23Feature How to trace your Irish family \u2013 P29Past in Pictures Healthcare in wartime \u2013 P32Reader Story Julie Aspen uncovers a badly-behaved ancestor during the Lancashire Cotton Famine \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive \u2018Big Bertha\u2019 police register, 1893\u20131926 \u2013 P48Best websites Boer War \u2013 P51Focus on Beach photographs \u2013 P55How to… Scan documents with Office Lens \u2013 P60Focus on Creed registers \u2013 P63Social Story Victorian pleasure boating \u2013 P66My Ancestor Was A…. Paper-maker \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Keith Stanton tracked down the fate of an ancestor in Australia \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines India gains independence, 1947 \u2013 P77Around Britain Cumbria \u2013 P81Reviews Including London\u2019s East End: A Guide for Family and Local Historians \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Gibraltarian kin \u2013 P94My Family Hero Jane Sherwood celebrates Charlie Plant, who spent his early years in a workhouse but built a happy life for his family \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 140 July 2018<\/strong>On the record Free criminal ancestors website launched \u2013 P10Off the record Suicide and the family tree \u2013 P14Feature Digitised parish registers in 2018 \u2013 P15Feature The Channel Islands under Nazi occupation \u2013 P22Feature The state of archives \u2013 P27Past in Pictures The Royal National Lifeboat Institution \u2013 P32Reader Story Jan Saunders unearths a treasure trove of information detailing her grandmother\u2019s service as a wartime nurse \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Letter from an immigrant, 1818-19 \u2013 P48Best websites American genealogy \u2013 P51Focus on Naval reservists \u2013 P54How to… Use GenScriber to transcribe documents \u2013 P60Focus on Women\u2019s suffrage records \u2013 P63Social Story Exams, a Victorian legacy \u2013 P67My Ancestor Was An… Lady\u2019s maid \u2013 P71Eureka Moment A third marriage helps Mick Henry break down a 30-year brick wall \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines Hardwicke\u2019s Marriage Act, 1753 \u2013 P77Around Britain Worcestershire \u2013 P81Reviews The Street-wise Guide to Doing Your Family History \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Norfolk Record Office \u2013 P94My Family Hero Ivan Watson explores the life of his great great aunt, the private nurse of Queen Mary \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 139 June 2018<\/strong>On the record International Bomber Command Centre opens \u2013 P10Off the record Royal weddings \u2013 P14Feature Civil registration \u2013 P15Feature POWs in the Far East, a family history \u2013 P22Feature Protect your archives – P28Past in Pictures Rural Norfolk \u2013 P32Reader Story John Walker discovers a history of hardship, poverty and a distant ancestor torn away from her family. \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Girlguiding logbooks, 1920-1989, Norfolk \u2013 P48Best websites WW1 volunteers and charities \u2013 P51Focus on Reformatory and industrial schools \u2013 P54How to… Fill in the gaps in your family tree \u2013 P60Focus on University registers \u2013 P63Social Story Working in the Royal Service \u2013 P66My Ancestor Was A…. Apothecary \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Mary Bodfish discovers the marriage licence of her 4x great grandmother \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines The Passing of the Mines Act, 1942 \u2013 P77Around Britain Buckinghamshire \u2013 P81Reviews Tracing your Georgian Ancestors, 1714-1837 \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist 1851 Anglo Jewry Database \u2013 P94My Family Hero Nicola Waterfall discovers a great grandmother torn from her family in war but unearths strength and resilience \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 138 May 2018<\/strong>On the record Imperial War Museums creates database of UK\u2019s war memorials \u2013 P10Off the record Deepest roots of the family tree \u2013 P14Feature Love the challenge of finding family history \u2013 P15Feature Taking a course in genealogy \u2013 P22Feature Glasgow\u2019s gangs\u2013 P28Past in Pictures Edwardian East Riding \u2013 P32Reader Story Colin Ward\u2019s tree includes successful performers and composers, unravelling their secrets required detective work \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P42Gem from the Archive Letter from a headmaster, 1922 \u2013 P48Best websites European genealogy \u2013 P51Focus on Tudor ancestors \u2013 P54How to… Take a trip back in time with HistoryPin \u2013 P60Focus on Army description books \u2013 P63Social Story 19th century feather trade \u2013 P67My Ancestor Was An… Gardener \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Sheila Foreman finally tracked down her father\u2019s birth certificate \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1938 FA Cup final televised \u2013 P77Around Britain Suffolk \u2013 P81Reviews Ordinary Heroes: The Story of civilian volunteers in the First World War \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Cumbria Archive Service \u2013 P94My Family Hero Dr Marion Nash pays tribute to the orphan Joseph Quillan \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 137 April 2018<\/strong>On the record Lost public record office of Ireland \u2013 P10Off the record Ancestors before photography \u2013 P14Feature 1939 Register \u2013 P15Feature Air Force women \u2013 P20Feature Spring clean your family history – P26Past in Pictures Airfields in the World Wars \u2013 P32Reader Story \u201cMy Ancestor was in the navy at the battle of Trafalgar\u201d \u2013 Gordon Martin \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Dictation by the seer Joanna Southcott, 1813 \u2013 P48Best websites Medical ancestors \u2013 P51Focus on Scottish church records \u2013 P54How to… Use the Lives of the First World War website \u2013 P61Focus on Convict records \u2013 P63Social Story Brewing beer in the country \u2013 P67My Ancestor Was A…. Locksmith \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Andy Page turned to our forum for help tracing his wife\u2019s grandfather \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines The Rule of Law is Established \u2013 P77Around Britain Gloucestershire \u2013 P81Reviews Tracing History Through Title Deeds \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Wiltshire in the First World War\u2013 P94My Family Hero Bill Anderson\u2019s relative was a fearless hero in the Crimean War \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 136 March 2018<\/strong>On the record Thousands of records put online during Transcription Tuesday \u2013 P10Off the record Impatient for peace \u2013 P14Feature Ancestry and Findmypast tested \u2013 P15Feature From rags to riches: understanding social mobility \u2013 P29Past in Pictures Women in trousers \u2013 P34Reader Story Edward Knowles reveals how a shared passion for genealogy introduced him to a large network of kin \u2013 P36Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P42Gem from the Archive First World War memory book, 1915-17 \u2013 P50Best websites Family in India \u2013 P53Focus on Settlement and removal \u2013 P56How to… Use XY Family Tree to record relationships \u2013 P62Focus on 1910 land survey \u2013 P65Social Story Learning disabilities and Victorian asylums \u2013 P68My Ancestor Was An… Antique dealer \u2013 P73Eureka Moment Tim Butters recalls how he tracked down his mother-in-law\u2019s family cottage in Ireland \u2013 P76Behind the Headlines 1918: The Flu Pandemic \u2013 P79Around Britain West Sussex \u2013 P83Reviews Includes Dark Days of Georgian Britain: Rethinking the Regency \u2013 P9230-minute Genealogist Birmingham burial records \u2013 P96My Family Hero How David Porter found a principled 19th-century politician in his wife\u2019s tree \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 135 FEBRUARY 2018<\/strong>On the record Irish genealogists call for 1926 census release \u2013 P10Off the record The struggle for suffrage \u2013 P14Feature Research your family for free online \u2013 P15Feature 6 genealogy pitfalls to avoid \u2013 P28Past in Pictures Life on the home front in 1917 \u2013 P32Reader Story How lateral thinking helped Judith Bennett uncover her family\u2019s secrets \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive An East End detective\u2019s notebooks, 1902-1909 \u2013 P48Best websites Dating your photographs \u2013 P51Focus on Medical ancestors \u2013 P54How to… Tell your family stories with Timeline 3D \u2013 P60Focus on Parish census records \u2013 P63Social Story Battle for the ballot box \u2013 P67My Ancestor Was A…. Soapmaker \u2013 P71Eureka Moment How a Methodist connection helped Peter Craggs unlock his tree \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1952: The Great Smog \u2013 P77Around Britain Warwickshire \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Hearts and Minds: The Untold Story of the Great Pilgrimage and How Women Won the Vote \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist World Jewish Relief archives \u2013 P94My Family Hero Max Higgins\u2019 grandmother was a midwife in the Second World War \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 134 JANUARY 2018<\/strong>On the record Irish GRO releases new records after delays; Findmypast revamps subs system \u2013 P10Off the record Addicted to the thrill of detection \u2013 P14Feature 50 websites to watch in 2018 \u2013 P17Feature Time to share your family tree \u2013 P27Past in Pictures Life in the East End \u2013 P32Reader Story Hilary Ford\u2019s Victorian shoemaker ancestor came from nothing but enjoyed great success \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Cutting from a local newspaper (London Transport Museum), 1918 \u2013 P48Best websites House history \u2013 P51Focus on Burial records \u2013 P54How to… Sync up Family Tree Maker 2017 and Ancestry \u2013 P60Focus on Manorial court rolls \u2013 P63Social Story Ice skating through the ages \u2013 P66My Ancestor Was A… Brushmaker \u2013 P71Eureka Moment FIBIS helped Edwina Bentley discover her father\u2019s family in British India \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1876: The first telephone call \u2013 P77Around Britain Cheshire \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Tracing Your Ancestors Through the Equity Courts \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Welsh newspapers online \u2013 P94My Family Hero Pauline Godsall\u2019s family connection popularised recreational camping at the turn of the 20th century \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 133 DECEMBER 2017<\/strong>On the record GRO releases birth and death records as PDFs; SoG welcomes associate members \u2013 P10Off the record Tanks for the money \u2013 P14Feature 10 essential records for family historians \u2013 P17Feature Greek tragedy: the British soldiers defending the Aegean Island of Leros from the Germans, 1943 \u2013 P27Past in Pictures Christmas traditions \u2013 P32Reader Story Simon Marley shares the challenges his \u2018pit lass\u2019 ancestor faced in the early 19th century \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Children\u2019s hospital case notes, 1871 \u2013 P48Best websites WW1 airmen and ground crew \u2013 P51Focus on Studio portraits \u2013 P55How to… Map your family tree for free with NLS\u2019s site \u2013 P60Focus on Servant\u2019s wages books \u2013 P63Social Story Victorian toys \u2013 P67My Ancestor Was A…. Glover \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Tim Cook consulted local newspapers to uncover the mysterious circumstances around a forebear\u2019s death \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1826: The opening of the Menai Bridge \u2013 P77Around Britain Berkshire \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Family Tree Maker 2017 \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Australian newspapers \u2013 P94My Family Hero Gillian Sandle\u2019s grandfather was a interpreter and linguist on Christmas Island \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 132 NOVEMBER 2017<\/strong>On the record 90,000 convict records made available for free; New Catholic database launched \u2013 P10Off the record Family photographs \u2013 P14Feature Track down your Army ancestors \u2013 P17Feature Explore your archive \u2013 P28Past in Pictures Guy Fawkes Night \u2013 P32Reader Story Wycliffe School pupils traced the Old Boys who died in the First World War \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Boots’ employee magazine, 1915 \u2013 P48Best websites Medals and awards \u2013 P51Focus on Postal ancestors – P54How to… Record family audio memories with Storyglory \u2013 P60Your Projects Blood of the Valleys – P62Focus on Churchwardens’ accounts \u2013 P63Social Story Industry queens \u2013 P66My Ancestor Was A…. Railway navvy \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Margaret Robinson found her father’s birth record with creative thinking \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1903: Penrhyn slate strike ends \u2013 P77Around Britain Lincolnshire \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Children’s Homes by Peter Higginbotham \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist National Library of Ireland parish registers \u2013 P94My Family Hero Cheb Campbell’s father escaped Dunkirk and the Death Railway \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 131 OCTOBER 2017<\/strong>On the record National Library of Scotland finishes digitisation of Ordnance Survey maps; DNA tests reveal heritage of Bledington \u2013 P10Off the record 10 years of Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine<\/em> \u2013 P14Feature Discover your London ancestors \u2013 P16Feature 10th anniversary competition \u2013 P26Feature 10 tips for smarter census searching – P29Past in Pictures Animals in the Second World War \u2013 P32Reader Story Allan Palmer discovered mystery, bigamy and two young boys sent overseas alone \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Letter to a Spanish refugee, 1940 \u2013 P48Best websites Free databases \u2013 P51Focus on Holocaust records – P54How to… Share your family tree with Oxy-Gen \u2013 P60Your Projects Utterby parish church – P62Focus on Irish newspapers \u2013 P63Social Story London’s street children \u2013 P66My Ancestor Was A…. Gamekeeper \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Phil Challis and Frances Abrook discovered an emigrant’s true identity with help from the Isle of Wight FHS – P74Behind the Headlines 1891: Sherlock Holmes appears in The Strand <\/em>magazine \u2013 P77Around Britain Liverpool \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Tracing Your Church of England Ancestors \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist National Library of Wales \u2013 P94My Family Hero Debbie Flint’s relative was a renowned Irish lawyer and promising politician \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 130 SEPTEMBER 2017<\/strong>On the record Northamptonshire Council abandons archive cuts; Willesden Cemetery seeks funding \u2013 P10Off the record Bygone holidays \u2013 P14Feature 17 ways to search like an expert – P16Feature A military family in 18th century Gibraltar – P22Feature How to set up a specialist website – P27Past in Pictures Children helping Dig for Victory \u2013 P32Reader Story Heather Potter: My Victorian slum ancestors became political leaders \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Schedule of Steam Engine Makers’ Society, 1913 \u2013 P48Best websites 17th century ancestors \u2013 P51Focus on Scottish death records – P54How to… Use Legacy 9.0 \u2013 P60Your Projects Database of Civil War army officers – P62Focus on Second World War prisoners of war \u2013 P63Social Story Home sewing \u2013 P66My Ancestor Was A…. Glassmaker \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Ron Ragsdale: DNA tests solved a paternity mystery \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1917: The Bolshevik Revolution \u2013 P77Around Britain Norfolk \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Flesh and Blood \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Passenger lists \u2013 P94My Family Hero Peter Braithwaite: My grandfather served his country and travelled the world \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 129 AUGUST 2017<\/strong>On the record Postal Museum opens; Colchester Recalled project under threat \u2013 P10Off the record Home ownership \u2013 P14Feature 19th century Birmingham \u2013 P16Feature Meet Who Do You Think You Are?<\/em> genealogists Sara Khan and Laura Berry – P20Feature Discover your circus ancestors – P22Feature How to avoid genealogy pitfalls – P29Past in Pictures Camping holidays \u2013 P32Reader Story Ian Smith’s Indian family \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive York canteen visitors’ book, 1942-45 \u2013 P48Best websites Trade and in-company magazines \u2013 P51Focus on Gold rush Australia – P54How to… Create stories on your computer with Adobe Spark \u2013 P60Your Projects The Nightingale Centre – P62Focus on Bastardy bonds \u2013 P63Social Story Piers \u2013 P66My Ancestor Was A…. Confectioner \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Jean Evans: An article revealed a lost fortune \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1882: Married Women’s Property Act \u2013 P77Around Britain Sheffield \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Tracing Villains & Their Victims \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist The New York Times \u2013 P94My Family Hero Liz Stewart-Smith: Relative was Britain’s oldest postmistress \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 128 Summer 2017<\/strong>On the record Women\u2019s Volunteers\u2019 wartime diaries go online; Digital Boots Archive launched \u2013 P10Off the record Jane Austen\u2019s novels \u2013 P14Feature 18th century records \u2013 P16Feature WDYTYA? Series 14 celebrities revealed \u2013 P24Feature Passchendaele Remembered \u2013 P27Past in Pictures Ice cream sellers \u2013 P32Reader Story Bob Shaw created a fitting tribute to his Grandfather who died on the Somme \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Steventon marriage register, 1755-1812 \u2013 P48Best websites Wills \u2013 P51Focus on Nelson\u2019s Navy \u2013 P54How to… Create your own genealogical dictionary with Heredis 2017 \u2013 P60Celebrating Your Projects Jane Austen remembered \u2013 P62Focus on Militia \u2013 P63Feature Jane Austen and Regency England marriage \u2013 P66My Ancestor Was A…. Lawyer \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Andrew Alston found a missing ancestor \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1817: Death of Jane Austen \u2013 P77Around Britain Austen\u2019s Hampshire \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Tracing Your Ancestors\u2019 Lives \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist The Old Bailey \u2013 P94My Family Hero Ron Bygate\u2019s grandfather fought in the American Civil War \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 127 July 2017<\/strong>On the record WDYTYA? Live to close its doors; Scotland\u2019s War reopens as charity\u2013 P10Off the record Oldham\u2019s industrial past \u2013 P14Feature 50 Scottish resources \u2013 P16Feature The Name Game\u2013 P23Past in Pictures Second World War in Colour \u2013 P32Reader Story Debra Charnley traces the mystery of her Grandfather\u2019s post-First World War disappearance \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Southwell Workhouse isolation hospital letters, 1929 \u2013 P48Best websites Canada \u2013 P51Focus on Travel \u2013 P54How to… Record Kindeo family video diary \u2013 P60Celebrating Your Projects Bryan Mawer\u2019s sugar website \u2013 P62Focus on Police Pensions \u2013 P63Feature GMT and Changing Times \u2013 P66My Ancestor Was A… Framework Knitter \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Michael Brennan tracked down an ancestor with a common name \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1937 Amelia Earhart disappears \u2013 P77Around Britain Plymouth \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Tracing Your Manchester and Salford Ancestors: A Guide for Family and Local Historians \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Nonconformists \u2013 P94My Family Hero Will Wainewright is a relation of Rothay Reynolds, who interviewed Adolf Hitler\u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 126 June 2017<\/strong>On the record Metropolitan Police pension files go online; Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE 2017 roundup \u2013 P10Off the record A Quaker memorial meeting \u2013 P14Feature Parish registers online 2017 \u2013 P15Feature Bomber Command \u2013 P22Feature Anglo-Indian cookbook \u2013 P28Past in Pictures The WW Winter Archive \u2013 P32Reader Story Dennis Hepworth\u2019s graveyard find opened up a new branch of his tree \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Register of Women Postal Workers, 1915-16 \u2013 P48Best websites Photographic archives \u2013 P51Focus on Catholic ancestors \u2013 P54How to… Use the WDYTYA? Forum Mobile App \u2013 P60Celebrating Your Projects Militia Ballot Lists \u2013 P62Focus on Early censuses, 1801-1831 \u2013 P63Feature Garden Cities \u2013 P66My Ancestor Was A… Midwife \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Karen Rye discovered Canadian kin she never knew existed \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1852: Wellington\u2019s funeral \u2013 P77Around Britain The Borders \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Tracing Your Glasgow Ancestors: A Guide for Family and Local Historians \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist workhouses.org.uk \u2013 P94My Family Hero DNA revealed Dawn Pollard\u2019s link to Pocahontas \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 125 MAY 2017<\/strong>On the record London FamilySearch Centre films on the move; New look for the National Army Museum \u2013 P10Off the record Victorian reporters \u2013 P14Feature DNA testing guide \u2013 P17Feature 120 years of film heritage \u2013 P25Past in Pictures William Henry Fox Talbot online photographic archive \u2013 P30Reader Story Joyce Fennell\u2019s ancestors took part in the California Gold Rush \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Travel documents of evacuated Jewish children \u2013 P46Best websites Apprentices \u2013 P49Focus on Scottish medical records \u2013 P52How to… Merge GEDCOM files into your research \u2013 P58Celebrating Your Projects The London Welsh \u2013 P60Focus On 1841 census \u2013 P61Feature WW1 tribunals \u2013 P67My Ancestor Was A… Boatman \u2013 P71Eureka Moment When Trevor Green hit a brick wall trying to find his great uncle\u2019s wife, he enlisted the help of a nun and WDYTYA? Magazine \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1796: Jenner inoculates against smallpox \u2013 P77Around Britain The Potteries \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Tracing Your Pre-Victorian Ancestors \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist The revamped ScotlandsPeople \u2013 P94My Family Hero Marion Edwards\u2019 ancestor was a talented Yorkshire artist \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 124 APRIL 2017<\/strong>On the record Catholic records go online for the first time; Marriage registers face changes \u2013 P10Off the record Victorian inventories \u2013 P14Feature Maps \u2013 P17Feature WDYTYA? LIVE 2017 preview \u2013 P25Past in Pictures Butlin\u2019s seaside breaks \u2013 P30Reader Story Alison Burtt grew up with a sense of mystery as her father was unable to tell her much about his roots \u2013 the truth was shocking \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Diary of voyage on board the ss Great Britain, 1852 \u2013 P46Best websites Nonconformity \u2013 P49Focus on Childhood records \u2013 P52How to… Create a timeline with Twile \u2013 P58Focus on 1851-1901 censuses \u2013 P61Social Story Public libraries \u2013 P64Celebrating Your Projects Stamford Boys \u2013 P70My Ancestor Was A… Ship\u2019s stoker \u2013 P71Eureka Moment When Adrian Wander found a mysterious death, he thought he\u2019d never know the truth, but help came from the WDYTYA? Magazine forum \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1846: The Potato Famine \u2013 P77Around Britain Wiltshire \u2013 P81Reviews Includes A History of Courtship and Mad or Bad: Crime and Insanity in Victorian Britain \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Welsh wills \u2013 P94My Family Hero Jane Dover has discovered a wealth of detail about Simon Tonge, an illustrious man who served Richard II \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 123 MARCH 2017<\/strong>On the record Findmypast launches Leicestershire Collection; Ancestry adds new London material \u2013 P10Off the record Timothy Cragg\u2019s journey to America \u2013 P14Feature Newspaper sources \u2013 P17Feature Transcription Tuesday roundup \u2013 P22Feature Sir Ian McKellen\u2019s episode \u2013 P24Past in Pictures Battersby Hats of Stockport \u2013 P30Reader Story Laura Hickman found a fugitive who was implicated in the deaths of several women \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Fulbourn Asylum records, 1906-1930 \u2013 P46Best websites Wales \u2013 P49Focus on Gypsy ancestors \u2013 P52How to… Scan photos and documents on the go \u2013 P58Focus on 1911 census \u2013 P61Social Story Little Ireland \u2013 P64Celebrating Your Projects Norton Conyers archive \u2013 P70My Ancestor Was A… Baker \u2013 P71Eureka Moment When Alan Hillier visited his great grandfather\u2019s grave, he was shocked to solve a 20-year puzzle about another ancestor \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1838: Queen Victoria is crowned \u2013 P77Around Britain Kent \u2013 P81Reviews Includes The Butcher, The Baker, The Candlestick Maker and Voices from the Past \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Caribbean islands \u2013 P94My Family Hero Jane Gill\u2019s ancestor was an author and Fleet Street journalist \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 122 February 2017<\/strong>On the record 2.1 million Hampshire records released; Success for Explore Your Archive campaign \u2013 P10Off the record Godparents \u2013 P14Feature Go back further at The National Archives \u2013 P17Feature Shipwrecked ancestors \u2013 P22Feature The case of the philandering opera singer \u2013 P25Past in Pictures Shrove Tuesday \u2013 P30Reader Story Corinna Meiss\u2019s discovery of an Anglo-German relative revealed a story of wartime suffering \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive WW2 child evacuee memoirs \u2013 P46Best websites Victorian soldiers \u2013 P49Focus on Council records \u2013 P52How to… Manage family history with Ancestris \u2013 P58Focus on Scottish WW1 pension appeals \u2013 P61Social Story Lonely hearts columns \u2013 P64Celebrating Your Projects Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Society crew lists \u2013 P70My Ancestor Was A… Police detective \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Brian Mayne spearheaded a team that solved a 130-year-old adoption mystery\u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1936: The Jarrow March \u2013 P77Around Britain Derbyshire \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Tracing Your Ancestors Through Letters and Personal Writings and The Manchester Bantams \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist geneanet.org \u2013 P94My Family Hero Glynis Haynes\u2019 relative was a professional parachutist at the turn of the 20th century \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 121 January 2017<\/strong>On the record Dictionary reveals stories behind 45,600 surnames; More 1939 Register entries go online \u2013 P10Off the record The history of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct \u2013 P14Feature 50 hottest websites for 2017 \u2013 P17Feature Finding Private Carter \u2013 P27Feature Amanda Holden\u2019s episode \u2013 P30Past in Pictures Philip Davies: Lost England, 1870-1930 \u2013 P34Reader Story Maureen Evans discovered some dark secrets involving Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum \u2013 P36Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P42Gem from the Archive The Bromsgrovian, 1881-2016 \u2013 P50Focus on Poor Law records \u2013 P52How to… Transcribe your audio interviews \u2013 P58Focus on Death duties \u2013 P61Social Story Put up for adoption \u2013 P64Celebrating Your Projects Absent voters lists, 1919 \u2013 P70My Ancestor Was A… Nanny \u2013 P71Eureka Moment After researching the wrong family for ten years, a chance find set Lorraine Tomlinson back on the right track \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1865: Britain\u2019s First Female Doctor\u2013 P77Around Britain City of London \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Tracing Your Boer War Ancestors: Soldiers of a Forgotten War and Miss Weeton: Governess and Traveller \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Historic Liverpool \u2013 P94My Family Hero Tony Cole\u2019s great 3x great grandfather saved a ship and all aboard \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 120 DECEMBER 2016<\/strong>On the record GRO reveals changes to digital services; ScotlandsPlaces records now free \u2013 P10Off the record Festive place names \u2013 P14Feature The Oaks Colliery Disaster \u2013 P17Feature 12-Week Challenge: Part 3 \u2013 P25Past in Pictures WW2 Christmas \u2013 P32Reader Story Shirley Gibbs discovered that 15 members of her family vanished in a lifeboat disaster \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Tank Corps documents, WW1 \u2013 P48Best websites Trade unions \u2013 P51Focus on Land records \u2013 P54How to… Connect RootsMagic with FamilySearch \u2013 P60Celebrating Your Projects Caerphilly Miners\u2019 Centre for the Community project \u2013 P62Focus on Scottish nonconformists \u2013 P63Social Story Hiring fairs \u2013 P66My Ancestor Was A… Workhouse employee \u2013 P71Eureka Moment When Godfrey Duffy picked up a book on Victorian crime, he was shocked to find one of his ancestors in its pages \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1783: American Treaty of Independence \u2013 P77Around Britain South Wales \u2013 P81Reviews Includes The Servants\u2019 Story and Cardiff in the Headlines \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Measuring Worth \u2013 P94My Family Hero Robin Richards\u2019 ancestor was a sailor, a journalist and a minister \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 119 NOVEMBER 2016<\/strong>On the record New ScotlandsPeople website launches online; DNA test \u201cpinpoints British ancestry\u201d \u2013 P10Off the record Hull Holy Trinity Church \u2013 P14Feature 12-Week Challenge: Part 2 \u2013 P17Feature Children in the workhouse \u2013 P24Past in Pictures Joseph Hardman: People on Film \u2013 P30Reader Story David Atkinson stumbled upon a dark family secret around bonfire night when researching his Dorset roots \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Jersey Police photo album, 1901-1920 \u2013 P46Best websites National Service \u2013 P49Focus on Rural ancestors \u2013 P52How to… Share family history news with Blogger \u2013 P58Focus on WW1 courts martial \u2013 P61Social Story Forgotten WW1 Land Girls \u2013 P64Celebrating Your Projects Tweedsmuir Polish Resettlement Camp project \u2013 P70My Ancestor Was A… Dentist \u2013 P71Eureka Moment A chance discovery of an unknown relative in a Victorian photo led Liz Taylor to uncover a fascinating family showbiz connection \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1829: The Rainhill Trials \u2013 P77Around Britain Brighton \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Tracing Your Twentieth Century Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians and The Winchester: Legend of the West \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Irish Civil records \u2013 P94My Family Hero Karen Millie-James\u2019 father escaped the Nazis on Kindertransport \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 118 OCTOBER 2016<\/strong>On the record Ireland\u2019s BMD records now free online; New ScotlandsPeople site set to launch \u2013 P10Off the record In-laws \u2013 P14Feature 12-week Challenge: Part 1 \u2013 P17Feature New WDYTYA? series preview \u2013 P25Feature Trace your royal ancestors \u2013 P30Reader Story Linda Quilley unearthed a graverobber in her family tree \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive War hospital magazine, 1918 \u2013 P46Best websites Obscure occupations \u2013 P49Focus on 19th-century Irish kin \u2013 P52How to… Organise your photos with Adobe Bridge \u2013 P58Focus on Napoleonic soldiers \u2013 P61Social Story Cafe culture \u2013 P64Celebrating Your Projects Clements Hall Local History Group\u2019s WW1 Home Front project \u2013 P70My Ancestor Was A… Fisherman \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Lisa White searched for her ancestor for 10 years before an online forum came up trumps \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1660: The Restoration \u2013 P77Around Britain Newcastle \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Tracing Your British and Irish Ancestors and The Royal Irish Constabulary: A Short History \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist New York censuses \u2013 P94My Family Hero Richard Moore\u2019s father was the proud recipient of the George Cross after defusing mines during the Second World War \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 117 SEPTEMBER 2016<\/strong>On the record Over 1.6 million nursing records hit the web; Free catalogues reveal Cambs gems \u2013 P10Off the record Solving your daddy issues \u2013 P14Feature Female criminals \u2013 P17Feature Write your own family tree \u2013 P24Feature War memorials \u2013 P29Past in Pictures Churchill\u2019s Navy \u2013 P32Reader Story Beryl Stanley was sent a fascinating diary detailing her family\u2019s adventure to Australia \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Birmingham Quakers image collection, 19th century \u2013 P48Best websites Debtors and bankrupts \u2013 P51Focus on Nursing records \u2013 P54How to… Organise your search with Wunderlist \u2013 P60Celebrating Your Projects Cambrai connections\u2013 P62Focus on Rate books \u2013 P63Social Story Trouble on the WW1 Home Front \u2013 P66My Ancestor Was A… Dairy worker \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Mark Peters was struggling to discover what happened to his Hong Kong ancestors, until Rupert Everett\u2019s WDYTYA? took his breath away \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1900: Birth of the Labour Party \u2013 P77Around Britain Southampton \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Tracing Your Kent Ancestors \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Victoria probate records \u2013 P94My Family Hero Robert Griffiths discovered a Civil War general in his family tree \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 116 Summer 2016<\/strong>On the record WW1 mapping tool launched online; Essex teens revamp popular website \u2013 P10Off the record Richard III and DNA \u2013 P14Feature New WDYTYA? series celebrities revealed \u2013 P17Feature FamilySearch secrets \u2013 P21Feature Bridging the \u2018Commonwealth Gap\u2019 \u2013 P26Past in Pictures A Life on the Line \u2013 P30Reader Story When Robert Gilchrist delved into the life of his daughter-in-law\u2019s ancestor, he found a remarkable tale of a life lived on the edge \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Child emigrant file, 1909-1912 \u2013 P46Best websites Forgotten taxation \u2013 P49Focus on WW1 naval records \u2013 P52How to… Record family history on your mobile \u2013 P58Focus on Inquest records \u2013 P60Social Story Victorian railway excursions \u2013 P64Celebrating Your Projects Mickleham & Westhumble \u2013 P70My Ancestor Was An… Engineer \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Cheryl Nicol had a hunch that she was descended from the infamous Sir Berney Brograve. A 19th-century document cleared up that mystery \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1752: The missing 11 days \u2013 P77Around Britain Shropshire \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Tracing Your Ancestors Through County Records \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Cornwall OPC \u2013 P94My Family Hero Barbara Tilbury\u2019s ancestor was banned from enlisting, but he joined a special regiment and became the equal of his brothers in arms \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 115 August 2016<\/strong>On the record First World War naval database launches; Web archive remembers US air heroes \u2013 P10Off the record The evils of child labour \u2013 P14Feature 10 top tips and tricks \u2013 P17Feature Sporting ancestors \u2013 P23Past in Pictures Photographs from the Front \u2013 P30Reader Story Barclay Price has discovered colourful characters and famous names among his 19th-century Edinburgh \u2018neighbours\u2019 \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive The Finchley Manuals of Industry, No. 1, 1849 \u2013 P46Best websites Evacuees \u2013 P49Focus on WW1 battlefields \u2013 P52How to… Get started with TreeView \u2013 P58Focus on Scottish Valuation Rolls \u2013 P61Social Story Industrial accidents and disability \u2013 P64Celebrating Your Projects Somerset & Dorset FHS \u2013 P70My Ancestor Was A… Prison worker \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Michael Nadin\u2019s search for his namesake ancestor revealed the tragic tale of a millworker who lived through the Lancashire Cotton Famine \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1616: The death of Shakespeare \u2013 P77Around Britain Isle of Man \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Tracing Your Edinburgh Ancestors \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist London Lives \u2013 P94My Family Hero Rachel Gerrard has found an important scientist in her family tree, who experimented with deadly plants to create essential drugs \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 114 JULY 2016<\/strong>On the record WW1 Red Cross project reaches completion; Researchers uncover mining disaster secrets \u2013 P10Off the record Great Aunt Edith part two \u2013 P14Feature Family tree builders \u2013 P16Feature Georgian prostitutes \u2013 P25Past in Pictures London: Portrait of a City \u2013 P30Reader Story Iain Taylor uncovered generations of successful landscape painters in his tree \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Young Jewish refugees\u2019 diary, \u20281940 \u2013 P46Best websites Regimental archives \u2013 P49Focus on Dating photographs of children \u2013 P52How to… Create a family history slideshow \u2013 P58Focus on WW1 Red Cross volunteers \u2013 P61Social Story WW1 cinema-going \u2013 P64Celebrating Your Projects Cousland Smiddy \u2013 P70My Ancestor Was A… Clergyman \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Andy Caddick\u2019s ancestor was a mystery until a relative helped reveal royal connections \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1916: Battle of the Somme \u2013 P77Around Britain Leeds \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Unearthing Family Tree Mysteries \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Deceased Online \u2013 P94My Family Hero Jade Gill explores her Indian ancestry, including her remarkable grandmother \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 113 JUNE 2016<\/strong>On the record Easter Rising records revealed on the web; London archive faces uncertain future \u2013 P10Off the record Great Aunt Edith\u2019s disappearance \u2013 P14Feature Parish registers \u2013 P16Feature 300 years of the Royal Artillery \u2013 P25Past in Pictures Horsham memories \u2013 P30Reader Story Peter Hammond turned detective to uncover the lives of his Methodist kin \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Letter of tender for a roller mill plant, 1894 \u2013 P46Best websites Estate records \u2013 P49Focus on Overseas BMDs \u2013 P52How to… Write a family history memoir \u2013 P58Focus on The Police Gazette \u2013 P61Social Story Preparing for the Battle of the Somme \u2013 P64Celebrating Your Projects West Sussex Record Office probate inventories project \u2013 P70My Ancestor Was A… Stonemason \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Alan Fraser broke through a brick wall to discover a family tale of adultery, domestic abuse and illegitimacy \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1858: Transatlantic telegraph cable laid \u2013 P77Around Britain North London \u2013 P81Reviews Includes TreeView: Premium Edition \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Aberdeen and NE Scotland FHS \u2013 P94My Family Hero Sarah Harding\u2019s mother worked on Morse code at Bletchley Park \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 112 MAY 2016<\/strong>Off the record Ancestry adds trio of West Yorkshire collections; Volunteers help unlock access to wills \u2013 P10On the record Finding Mancunian family on the 1939 Register \u2013 P14Feature WW1 group photographs \u2013 P16Feature False paternity \u2013 P24Past in Pictures WW2 US airmen in Britain \u2013 P30Reader Story Dean Kirby\u2019s ancestors\u2019 home was literally uncovered by archaeologists \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Welsh Methodist magazines, 1888-1967 \u2013 P46Best websites War diaries \u2013 P49Focus on 20th-century Irish records \u2013 P52How to… Create a family history podcast \u2013 P58Focus on Royal Navy records \u2013 P61Social Story Victorian hydrotherapy \u2013 P64Celebrating Your Projects Oswestry Cemetery burials \u2013 P70My Ancestor Was A… Pawnbroker \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Rachel Duerden finally tracked down her Victorian naval ancestor thanks to the help of TNA \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1805: The death of Lord Nelson \u2013 P77Around Britain West Midlands \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Tracing Your Ancestors Through Local History Records: A Guide for Family Historians \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist The Halifax Guardian archive \u2013 P94My Family Hero Lesley Batt\u2019s WW1 ancestor helped establish a famous club for his comrades \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 111 APRIL 2016<\/strong>On the record Irish Catholic record release now searchable; Family Tree Maker given a reprieve \u2013 P10Off the record The arrival of electricity \u2013 P14Feature Census records \u2013 P17Feature WDYTYA? Live 2016 preview \u2013 P25Past in Pictures The Lancaster Bomber \u2013 P30Reader Story Carolyn Roberts uncovered a possible connection to the royal family \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Police record book, 1845-1887 \u2013 P46Best websites Passenger lists \u2013 P49Focus on Quarter Sessions records \u2013 P52How to… Get the most from My Family Tree \u2013 P60Focus on Tithe records \u2013 P63Social Story Britain\u2019s first bicycle boom \u2013 P66Celebrating Your Projects Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service History Society \u2013 P72My Ancestor Was A… Costermonger \u2013 P73Eureka Moment A chance encounter with an American visitor unlocked a mystery for Laura Cox \u2013 P76Behind the Headlines 1943: Alan Turing creates first electronic programmable computer \u2013 P79Around Britain Pembrokeshire \u2013 P8330-minute Genealogist New Zealand BMD records \u2013 P90Reviews Includes Remember Them: Women\u2019s Memories of 1946-1969 and How to Write Your Own \u2013 P91My Family Hero Kathryn Webber\u2019s great grandfather was a mining hero and campaigner \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 110 March 2016<\/strong>Off the record Norfolk parish records go online; WW1 Jewish stories to be saved on web \u2013 P10On the record The magic of family reunions \u2013 P14Feature Find missing births \u2013 P16Feature The death of Family Tree Maker \u2013 P23Past in Pictures 100 years of nursing \u2013 P28Reader Story Maureen Jones tells the sad story of her Victorian ancestor\u2019s suicide \u2013 P30Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P36Gem from the Archive Army Register of Recruits, 1915-20 \u2013 P44Best websites Parish chest records \u2013 P47Focus on French ancestors \u2013 P50Focus on Medal rolls and medal index cards \u2013 P55How to… Set up a WordPress blog \u2013 P58Social Story Malthus and the population problem \u2013 P60My Ancestor Was A… Millworker \u2013 P65Eureka Moment A trip to Sweden broke down a brick wall for Jan Mulreany \u2013 P68Celebrating Your Projects Malhamdale History Group \u2013 P70Behind the Headlines 1703: The Great Storm \u2013 P71Around Britain Manchester \u2013 P75Reviews Includes The Railway Conquest of the World and Voices of the First World War: Merseyside\u2019s War \u2013 P8330-minute Genealogist Canadian Expeditionary Force service files \u2013 P88My Family Hero Mark Dawson\u2019s ancestor bravely survived persecution by the Nazis \u2013 P90<\/p>

ISSUE 109 February 2016<\/strong>On the record Ancestry to retire Family Tree Maker; Westland factory project takes off \u2013 P12Off the record Pounds, shillings and pence \u2013 P16Feature 25 reasons to visit the archives \u2013 P18Feature John Archer\u2019s ancestor and motor cars \u2013 P25Past in Pictures Cornish memories \u2013 P30Reader Story Dr David Mervin\u2019s link to a famous American was a thrilling discovery \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Redding Pit disaster letters, 1923 \u2013 P46Best websites 19th-century naval records \u2013 P49Focus on Children\u2019s homes \u2013 P52How to… Clean up your family tree \u2013 P58Focus on Freemasons records \u2013 P61Social Story Bodysnatchers \u2013 P64Celebrating Your Projects American Air Museum online \u2013 P70My Ancestor Was A… Blacksmith \u2013 P71Eureka Moment The 1911 census was a breakthrough for genealogist Robert Parker \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1895: The birth of psychoanalysis \u2013 P77Around Britain Aberdeenshire \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Family First: Tracing Relationships in the Past and Irishmen in the Great War: Reports from the Front 1915 \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Essex Archives Online (Seax) \u2013 P94My Family Hero Wartime diaries revealed the father that Janet Denny never knew \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 108 JANUARY 2016<\/strong>Off the record Ridge and furrow \u2013 P11On the record Freemasonry records revealed online; Archives mark annual campaign \u2013 P14Feature 50 family history sites to watch in 2016 \u2013 P19Feature Add a generation to your tree \u2013 P29Past in Pictures First World War on the Western Front \u2013 P34Reader Story Ray and Diane McClure found family links to a much-loved Victorian comedian and composer \u2013 P36Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P42Gem from the Archive Great Siege of Gibraltar Diary, 1779-1781 \u2013 P50Focus on Railway workers \u2013 P52Feature Delving into DNA \u2013 P57Focus on Suffragettes \u2013 P61Social Story Mass Observation \u2013 P64Celebrating Your Projects Knockaloe Camp \u2013 P70My Ancestor Was A… Cabinet maker \u2013 P71Eureka Moment… A sworn testament tore down a brick wall in Christa Stephens\u2019s family tree \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1801: General Enclosure Act \u2013 P77Around Britain Herefordshire \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Family History Web Directory: The Genealogical Websites You Can\u2019t Do Without and Stitches in Time: The Story of the Clothes We Wear \u2013 P9130-minute Genealogist Statistical Accounts of Scotland \u2013 P94My Family Hero A spooky coincidence led to James Phillips-Evans encountering a WW1 ancestor \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 107 DECEMBER 2015<\/strong>On the record Genealogists gain web access to 1939 Register; Bright future for former PoW camp \u2013 P12Off the record Choosing a favourite ancestor \u2013 P16Feature The 1939 Register \u2013 P18Feature Top 10 records from WDYTYA? 2015 \u2013 P25Past in Pictures Christmas at department stores \u2013 P30Reader Story Nicola Cooper\u2019s research uncovered minstrels and Methodists \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Shetland lug-mark book, 19th century \u2013 P46Best websites WW2 Blitz \u2013 P49Focus on 18th-century ancestors \u2013 P52Masterclass What to do when records run out \u2013 P58Focus on Civilians honours and awards \u2013 P61Social Story Christmas carols \u2013 P64Celebrating Your Projects Ryedale Family History Group \u2013 P70My Ancestor Was A… Seamstress \u2013 P71Eureka Moment A private member tree solved Sally Meek\u2019s mystery \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1665: The Great Plague \u2013 P77Around Britain Swansea \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Mapping the Second World War and Worktown: The Astonishing Story of the Project that Launched Mass-Observation \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist FreeReg \u2013 P94My Family Hero Sharon Newson\u2019s ancestor was a pioneer of a pioneer of the blood transfusion service \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 106 NOVEMBER 2015<\/strong>On the record 220 million voter records hit the web; Shipping project nears completion \u2013 P12Off the record A stampede to Calgary \u2013 P16Feature Behind the scenes on Mark Gatiss\u2019s episode \u2013 P18Feature Find your Ulster ancestors \u2013 P22Feature Britain Remembers… revisited \u2013 P25Past in Pictures Lee Miller: A Woman\u2019s War \u2013 P30Reader Story Dr Michael Barnish discovers the tangled lives of his ancestors \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive WI logbook, late 1940s \u2013 P46Best websites Forgotten fronts of WW1 \u2013 P49Focus on Electoral records \u2013 P52Masterclass Using evidence to build a case (II) \u2013 P58Focus on Scottish confirmation calendars \u2013 P61Social Story Domestic servants \u2013 P65Celebrating Your Projects Huguenot Museum \u2013 P70My Ancestor Was A… Studio photographer \u2013 P71Eureka Moment… Jill Wright solved the case of a missing fortune thanks to a will \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1785: First edition of The Times \u2013 P77Around Britain Glasgow \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Canals: The Making of a Nation and The Iron Men: The Workers Who Created the New Iron Age \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Chief Rabbi Office marriages \u2013 P94My Family Hero John Watson\u2019s ancestor became an Australian MP \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 105 OCTOBER 2015<\/strong>On the record WW2 prisoner of war records hit the web; Targets of Nazi \u2018Black Book\u2019 Revealed \u2013 P12Off the record Tiny drops of royal blood \u2013 P16Feature Behind the scenes on Anne Reid\u2019s episode \u2013 P18Feature Find your Australian convict ancestors \u2013 P22Feature Are you descended from nobility? \u2013 P25Past in Pictures Merseyside memories \u2013 P30Reader Story Robert Ward discovered a criminal dynasty in his family tree \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Isle of Man volunteer cavalry list, 1799 \u2013 P46Best websites Free books \u2013 P49Focus on Chancery Court records \u2013 P52Masterclass Using evidence to build a case (I) \u2013 P58Focus on Irish Roman Catholic parish registers \u2013 P61Social Story Gardening clubs and societies \u2013 P64Celebrating Your Projects Sacrament certificates \u2013 P70My Ancestor Was An… Undertaker \u2013 P71Eureka Moment A hint on the WDYTYA? Magazine Forum helped solve Lynne Ludlow\u2019s mystery \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1925: John Logie Baird turns on television \u2013 P77Around Britain Northamptonshire \u2013 P81Reviews Includes The Railways: Nation, Network and People and 10 Greatest Ships of the Royal Navy \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Scottish wills \u2013 P94My Family Hero Sue Browell\u2019s ancestors survived the Stargate Colliery explosion \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 104 SEPTEMBER 2015<\/strong>On the record Ancestry unveils new-look website; Herefordshire archive opens its doors \u2013 P12Off the record The dearly departed \u2013 P16Feature Behind the scenes on Jane Seymour\u2019s episode \u2013 P18Feature Irish research \u2013 P25Past in Pictures Picturing England: The Photographic Collections of Historic England \u2013 P30Reader Story Vivien Concannon\u2019s kin thrilled crowds as celebrated tightrope walkers \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Croydon air raid letter, 1915 \u2013 P46Best websites FIshermen and fishing communities \u2013 P49Focus on Criminal records \u2013 P52Masterclass Discover pre-1837 sources \u2013 P58Focus on Merchant Navy crew lists and agreements \u2013 P61Social Story 100 years of the Women\u2019s Institute \u2013 P64Celebrating Your Projects 100 Faces, 100 Stories \u2013 P70My Ancestor Was A… Watch and clockmaker \u2013 P71Eureka Moment… Jackie Dinnis used street directories to find her ancestors in Brighton \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1915: The Battle of Loos \u2013 P77Around Britain County Durham \u2013 P81Reviews Includes The Codebreakers \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist The Ryerson Index \u2013 P94My Family Hero Ann Kissane\u2019s ancestor Michael Keane escaped poverty in County Kerry to become a celebrated statesman in India \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 103 SUMMER 2015<\/strong>On the record Irish parish registers online for first time; Volunteers help reveal WW1 crew lists \u2013 P12Off the record Shameful secret in the archives \u2013 P16Feature New series preview \u2013 P19Feature Give your research the WDYTYA? treatment \u2013 P27Past in Pictures Blitzed Brits exhibition at IWM North \u2013 P32Reader Story Sheila Bligh\u2019s ancestor began a new life Down Under \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Heralds\u2019 visitation book, 16th century \u2013 P48Best websites Second World War PoWs \u2013 P51Masterclass Dealing with same-name candidates \u2013 P54Focus on Nonconformists \u2013 P56Focus on Vaccination registers \u2013 P61Social Story The Women\u2019s Royal Naval Service \u2013 P65My Ancestor Was A… Potter \u2013 P69Eureka Moment Caroline Hill solved a mystery thanks to a WDYTYA? Magazine letter \u2013 P74Celebrating Your Projects Jamaican Family Search \u2013 P76Behind the Headlines 1850: Public Libraries Act \u2013 P77Around Britain Bedfordshire \u2013 P81Reviews Includes London Lives: Poverty, Crime and the Making of a Modern City, 1690-1800 \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist findagrave.com \u2013 P94My Family Hero Adrian Hoare\u2019s ancestor caught one of the men who plotted Abraham Lincoln\u2019s assassination \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 102 August 2015<\/strong>On the record Web records reveal Waterloo heroes; Railway employee records go online \u2013 P10Off the record When the dating game goes awry \u2013 P16Feature Meet the celebrities: meet the cast of the next series \u2013 P19Feature Death records \u2013 P23Past in Pictures The photos of Christina Broom\u2013 P28Reader Story An explosion outside a Victorian prison had a devastating effect on Anita Horne\u2019s forebears \u2013 P30Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P36Gem from the Archive Map of the Manor of Dringhouses, 1624-29\u2013 P44Best websites Family History Forums \u2013 P47Masterclass Understanding gaps in parish registers \u2013 P50Focus on American Records \u2013 P52Focus on Land Registry Digital Archive \u2013 P61Social Story First World War fatherhood \u2013 P64Celebrating Your Projects The Jerome Gatehouse Collection \u2013 P68My Ancestor Was A… Milliner \u2013 P71Eureka Moment… Vivienne Luke broke down a brick wall when she discovered an ancestors signature was the key to his identity- P74Behind the Headlines 1908: Old Age Pensions Act \u2013 P77Around Britain Nottinghamshire \u2013 P81Reviews Includes World War II: The Definitive Guide from Blitzkreig to Hiroshima \u2013 P9130-minute Genealogist Digitised Welsh Wills \u2013 P94My Family Hero Anne Louise-Jones\u2019 great great aunt Eva Woodthorpe was a brave suffragette \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 101 July 2015<\/strong>On the record Irish workhouse records hit the web; West Yorkshire workers revealed\u2013 P10Off the record Unspoken Stories \u2013 P14Feature Marriage records: tips on tricky couplings \u2013 P17Feature Women in Uniform \u2013 P22Past in Pictures Postcards of Bristol \u2013 P28Reader Story Lynne Dixon and Pam Smith find abuse, scandal and suicide in their family history \u2013 P30Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P36Gem from the Archive Caernarfon Quarter Sessions record, 1566 \u2013 P44Best websites The Battle of Britain \u2013 P47Focus on Lunatic asylum records\u2013 P50Focus on Muster rolls \u2013 P59Social Story Salvation Army \u2013 P62Celebrating Your Projects Preservation on local shops and businesses web project \u2013 P68My Ancestor Was A… Candlemaker \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Richard Frost discovers his 3x great grandparents\u2019 family were left devastated by an accident \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1815 The Battle of Waterloo \u2013 P77Around Britain East Riding of Yorkshire \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Tracing Your Welsh Ancestors and Liverpool Pals \u2013 P9130-minute Genealogist Historic Maps \u2013 P94My Family Hero Dr David Moore\u2019s 3x great grandfather Thomas Christie risked his life in battle 200 years ago \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 100 JUNE 2015<\/strong>On the record Genealogists flock to WDYTYA? Live in Birmingham; Surrey WW1 project launches \u2013 P10Off the record The good old days? \u2013 P14Feature 100 best free online resources \u2013 P17Feature 24 hours in the past \u2013 P28Past in Pictures Dogs in the First World War \u2013 P30Reader Story Paul Sibbald searched his grandmother\u2019s Shetland ancestry and found a possible link to a literary giant \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Rugby League players register, \u20281906-07 \u2013 P46Best websites Napoleonic Wars \u2013 P49Focus on Newspapers \u2013 P52Focus on Justices of the Peace & Petty Sessions \u2013 P59Social Story Temperance women \u2013 P62Celebrating Your Projects The Jerome Gatehouse Collection \u2013 P68My Ancestor Was A… Printer \u2013 P71Eureka Moment… Jean Dixon unearthed a scandalous and long-buried secret when researching her ancestor \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1890: Forth Bridge opened \u2013 P77Around Britain Sussex \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Tracing Your Ancestors through Death Records (2nd Edition) and Tracing Your Trade and Craftsmen Ancestors \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist England\u2019s Immigrants \u2013 P94My Family Hero Jennifer Hobhouse Balme\u2019s great aunt Emily Hobhouse devoted her life to campaigning for peace \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 99 MAY 2015<\/strong>On the record School records collection grows; Faces of occupied Jersey revealed \u2013 P10Off the record Rehoming a reptile \u2013 P14Feature 20 tips for finding missing ancestors \u2013 P17Feature Gallipoli \u2013 P22Past in Pictures Railways in the First World War \u2013 P30Reader Story After unravelling his grandfather\u2019s identity, Mark Dawson discovered a decorated soldier and early colonists \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive 17th century consistory court papers \u2013 P48Best websites Metal workers \u2013 P49Focus on Shipwrecks \u2013 P52Focus on Poll books \u2013 P59Social Story Country markets \u2013 P62Celebrating Your Projects Jewellery Quarter Research Trust \u2013 P68My Ancestor Was A… Butcher \u2013 P71Eureka Moment How Claire Brown resolved a tricky surname problem in her family tree \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1945: VE Day \u2013 P77Around Britain Black Country \u2013 P81Reviews Includes RootsMagic 7 and My Ancestor was a Lunatic \u2013 P9130-minute Genealogist Ordering a will online \u2013 P94My Family Hero Pat Hews\u2019 father Adolphous Richard Cooper was a WW2 spy \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 98 April 2015<\/strong>On the record Amendment paves way for BMD changes; World\u2019s endangered records go online \u2013 P10Off the record Curious classifieds \u2013 P14Feature Pre-1837 records \u2013 P17Feature The DNA revolution \u2013 P25Past in Pictures Britain\u2019s wartime milkmen \u2013 P30Reader Story Roy Kneath was amazed to find his wife had circus performers in the family \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Tyne flood relief papers, 1770s \u2013 P46Feature WDYTYA? Live 2015 preview \u2013 P49Best websites Aristocratic ancestors \u2013 P57Focus on Tax records \u2013 P60Focus on Churchwardens\u2019 accounts \u2013 P69Social Story Victorian surgery \u2013 P72Celebrating Your Projects Llanhilleth Heritage Centre \u2013 P78Local Industries Gunpowder manufacturers of Kent \u2013 P79Eureka Moment Jeffrey Taylor broke through a research brick wall to find a suicide in the family \u2013 P82Behind the Headlines 1831: Faraday shocks the world \u2013 P85Around Britain Dorset \u2013 P89Reviews Includes Tracing Your Ancestors\u2019 Parish Records and The WI: A Centenary History \u2013 P9730-minute Genealogist Ancestry passenger lists \u2013 P102My Family Hero Alex Foot is proud to have found the remarkable novelist and pamphleteer Daniel Defoe in his family tree \u2013 P106<\/p>

ISSUE 97 March 2015<\/strong>On the record TheGenealogist adds tithe maps collection; Soldiers\u2019 final effects revealed online \u2013 P10Off the record Male bias is a thing of the past \u2013 P14Feature Go beyond the census \u2013 P17Feature London\u2019s hearth tax records \u2013 P23Feature Preserve your archive \u2013 P27Past in Pictures Salt and Silver: Early Photography \u2013 P32Reader Story Christine Searle traces her ancestors back to 14th-century Scotland \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Hampshire mariner\u2019s manuscripts, 1796-1814 \u2013 P48Best websites Brewers and publicans \u2013 P51Focus on Poor Law records \u2013 P54Focus on Trade unions \u2013 P61Social Story Lifeboatmen \u2013 P64Celebrating Your Projects Bevendean History Project \u2013 P70Local Industries Railway engineers of Crewe \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Liz McPherson used a DNA test to reveal details about her great great grandfather \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1906: San Francisco Earthquake \u2013 P77Around Britain Mid Wales \u2013 P81Reviews Includes Family Historian 6 and A History of Adoption in England and Wales \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Get more from FreeREG \u2013 P94My Family Hero Robert Campbell\u2019s forebear Stephen L\u2019Africain survived a shipwreck to become a soldier, adventurer and trader \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 96 February 2015<\/strong>On the record Findmypast releases trade union records; Irish Catholic records to be digitised \u2013 P10Off the record The dawn of the railway age \u2013 P14Feature How to find parish registers online \u2013 P17Feature Mapping your family \u2013 P24Past in Pictures Circuses: The Greatest Show on Earth \u2013 P30Reader Story Peter Stevens\u2019s ancestor was convicted of arson in his parish \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Jewish records from WW1 Glasgow \u2013 P46Best websites Agricultural and Rural Workers \u2013 P49Focus on Royal Navy \u2013 P52Focus on Phone Books \u2013 P59Social Story Bread Riots \u2013 P62Celebrating Your Projects The legacy of Dr John Langdon Down \u2013 P68Local Industries Tile-Makers of Somerset \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Linda Brookes tells us how she broke through an 18-year brick wall on the marriage of her great grandparents \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1885: Age of consent is raised to 16 \u2013 P77Around Britain Tyne & Wear \u2013 P81Reviews Voyages from the Past: A History of Passengers at Sea \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist How to use the FIBIS website \u2013 P94My Family Hero Susan Rose\u2019s great aunt Evelyn Pike made a real mark on the nursing profession \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 95 January 2015<\/strong>On the record New wills service launches online; Outcry over cuts to IWM library \u2013 P10Off the record Friends organisations \u2013 P14Feature 50 Family History sites to watch in 2015 \u2013 P17Feature Start your Family Tree for the New Year \u2013 P24Past in Pictures Britons unite in the Second World War \u2013 P32Reader Story John Morris uncovers the story of his grandfather, a Pow in WW1 \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Swansea Board of Health Maps, 1851 \u2013 P48Best websites One-Name Studies \u2013 P51Focus on House History \u2013 P54Focus on Debtors\u2019 Prisons \u2013 P59Social Story Canada\u2019s Railway Migrants \u2013 P62Celebrating Your Projects Alan Crosby looks at links between Scotland and the Flemish \u2013 P68Local Industries Cornish Metal Miners \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Elizabeth Lual uncovers a hidden adoption in the family and an ancestor confined to a lunatic asylum \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1940: Churchill becomes PM \u2013 P77Around Britain Argyll & Bute \u2013 P81Reviews Writing Your Family History: A Guide for Family Historians \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Trawl through newspaper reports using the ConnectedHistories website \u2013 P94My Family Hero James Parkinson discovered the deadly condition which later bore his name \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 94 DECEMBER 2014<\/strong>On the record Red Cross releases WW1 volunteer records; Mental health records to go online \u2013 P10Off the record Divorce in the 1800s \u2013 P14Feature FamilySearch \u2013 P17Feature Competition winner spends a day with the Who Do You Think You Are? genealogist \u2013 P24Feature Performers in the 19th century \u2013 P27Past in Pictures 160 years of life in Lewes, East Sussex \u2013 P32Reader Story Jane Spencer\u2019s18th-century heirloom helped unearth family tragedy \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive East End midwife\u2019s casebook, 1850-1875 \u2013 P48Best websites Italian ancestors \u2013 P51Focus on Marriage records \u2013 P54Focus on The Summary Courts of the City of London \u2013 P59Social Story Christmas in the trenches \u2013 P63Your Projects Wiltshire\u2019s wartime past \u2013 P70Local Industries Brass-makers of Birmingham \u2013 P71Eureka Moment \u2013 An online message board helped Sarah Armstrong uncover her ancestor\u2019s troubled life \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1836: The Lewes Avalanche \u2013 P77Around Britain Somerset \u2013 P81Reviews Including Common People: A History of an English Family \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Bristish industrial history \u2013 P94My Family Hero Roger Gosling\u2019s ancestor rose from convict to the richest man in the colony \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 93 NOVEMBER 2014<\/strong>On the record WW1 medical records revealed for the first time; Adoption rule change to aid researchers \u2013 P10Off the record Battles between England and France \u2013 P14Feature Wills \u2013 P17Feature Booth\u2019s Poverty Survey of London \u2013 P25Past in Pictures Sport in London \u2013 P30Reader Story Lorna Conaghan\u2019s family member went from football legend to convict \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Police charge book, 1881-96 \u2013 P46Best websites Navy in the First World War\u2013 P49Focus on School records \u2013 P52How to First World War trench maps P58Focus on Trade directories \u2013 P61Social Story Conscientious objectors \u2013 P64Your Projects Tilty during the Second World War \u2013 P70Local Industries Needle-makers of Redditch \u2013 P71Eureka Moment \u2013 A newspaper article helped Amos Bannister solve the mystery of a tragic death \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1871: Dr Livingstone found \u2013 P77Around Britain Staffordshire \u2013 P81Reviews Including Census: The Family Historian\u2019s Guide (2nd edition) and Secrets of The National Archives \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Irish Bureau of Military History \u2013 P94My Family Hero Peter Clarke\u2019s uncle took part in the world\u2019s first carrier strike, the Cuxhaven Raid \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 92 October 2014<\/strong>On the record Millions of school records hit Findmypast; New boost for Herefordshire munitions campaign \u2013 P10Off the record Glasses \u2013 P14Feature Subscription websites tried and tested \u2013 P17Feature Celebrating 10 years of WDYTYA? \u2013 P29Past in Pictures The First World War in Colour \u2013 P32Reader Story Both of Dave Hutchings\u2019 grandfathers met tragic ends \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Military Service Tribunal Records, 1916-1918 \u2013 P48Best websites British in India \u2013 P51Focus on First World War PoWs \u2013 P54Focus on Thames Marine Police \u2013 P61Social Story Milk \u2013 P64Your Projects Bath Abbey oral history \u2013 P70Local Industries Calico printers of Lancashire \u2013 P71Eureka Moment \u2013 The WDYTYA? Forum solved Marlene Dance\u2019s mystery \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1929: The Wall Street Crash \u2013 P77Around Britain Somerset \u2013 P81Reviews Including Ancestors on the Move \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Irish newspapers \u2013 P94My Family Hero Carole Lewis\u2019 ancestor was born into poverty and suffered cruel punishment, but turned his life around \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 91 SEPTEMBER 2014<\/strong>On the record Prisoners of the First World War revealed; New Zealand service files go online \u2013 P10Off the record Ancestors on the move \u2013 P14Feature Researching Scottish ancestors \u2013 P17Feature The Post Office Rifles in WW1 \u2013 P25Feature Get more from local archives \u2013 P31Past in Pictures Edinburgh in the 1950s \u2013 P34Reader Story Blair Southerden\u2019s Parsi ancestor was a celebrated engineer in India \u2013 P36Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P42Gem from the Archive Air raid lost and found book \u2013 P50Best websites Territorial Army \u2013 P53Focus on WW1 RAF \u2013 P56Focus on Parish emigration \u2013 P61Social Story Child chimney sweeps \u2013 P64Your Projects The 1910 Domesday project \u2013 P70Local Industries Whisky distillers of the Highlands and Islands \u2013 P71Eureka Moment \u2013 Beryl Robinson uncovered the tale of a mysterious Victorian death \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1707: The Act of Union \u2013 P77Around Britain North Yorkshire \u2013 P81Reviews Including Who Do You Think You Are? The Genealogy Handbook \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist 19th-century photographers \u2013 P94My Family Hero James Phillip-Evans\u2019 ancestor was a great social reformer \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 90 Summer 2014<\/strong>On the record Findmypast reveals flying forebears; Isle of Jura project scoops award \u2013 P10Off the record Flint \u2013 P14Feature WDYTYA? Series 11 preview \u2013 P17Past in Pictures Preston in the First World War \u2013 P26Reader Story Anne Perkins uncovered a suspicious death in an asylum \u2013 P28Feature Oxford Dictionary of National Biography \u2013 P33Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Jewish refugee casebook, c1938 \u2013 P46Best websites 18th-century ancestors \u2013 P49Focus on Canal boat ancestors \u2013 P52Focus on Teachers \u2013 P59Social Story Adulterated food \u2013 P62Your Projects The Great Fen project \u2013 P68Local Industries Tobacco workers of Bristol \u2013 P71Eureka Moment \u2013 Canadian photos broke down Lesley Grundy\u2019s brick wall \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1851: The Great Exhibition opens \u2013 P77Around Britain Mid and West Lothian \u2013 P81Reviews Including The First World War on the Home \u2028Front \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Tasmania convict index \u2013 P94My Family Hero Denise Ward\u2019s ancestor was a groundbreaking feminist lawyer \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 89 AUGUST 2014<\/strong>On the record Imperial War Museum reopens; Call to update marriage certificates \u2013 P10Off the record Norfolk\u2019s best churches \u2013 P14Feature New WDYTYA? celebrities revealed \u2013 P17Feature WDYTYA? Live Scotland preview \u2013 P21Feature Making the most of family photos \u2013 P25Past in Pictures WW1 in Bradford \u2013 P32Reader Story Maureen Musson\u2019s ancestors had a dramatic change of fortune \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Inspector of the Poor\u2019s letter books 1864-76 \u2013 P48Best websites Railway ancestors \u2013 P51Focus on WW1 Merchant Navy \u2013 P54Focus on Medical ancestors \u2013 P61Social Story Board schools \u2013 P65Your Projects Library of Innerpeffray \u2013 P70Local Industries Tinplate workers of South Wales \u2013 P71Eureka Moment \u2013 A chance search on a maritime website helped Tony Berry find an ancestor \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1910: Dr Crippen apprehended \u2013 P77Around Britain Birmingham \u2013 P81Reviews Including Peace and War: Britain in 1914 \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Royal Navy officers \u2013 P94My Family Hero Patsy Trench\u2019s 4 x great grandmother emigrated to the Australian wilderness \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 88 JULY 2014<\/strong>On the record Record sets reveal West Yorkshire rogues; Exhibition to tell Bannockburn story \u2013 P10Off the record Legacy of a global conflict \u2013 P14Feature Find WW1 ancestors \u2013 P16Feature Your favourite WDYTYA? episode \u2013 P26Feature Visit WW1 battlefields \u2013 P29Feature 10 hidden resources not to be missed \u2013 P35Feature Women in India \u2013 P41Past in Pictures Postal workers of WW1 \u2013 P46Reader Story A letter revealed a poignant human story behind the Western Front for Dr David Moore \u2013 P48Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P54Gem from the Archive Guild minute book, 1600s \u2013 P62Best websites Jewish ancestors \u2013 P65Focus on Asylums \u2013 P68How to… Use Lives of the First World War \u2013 P74Focus on Literary ancestors \u2013 P77Social Story Canary girls \u2013 P80Your Projects Oxfordshire FHS wins journal prize \u2013 P86Local Industries Walsall saddle-makers \u2013 P87Eureka Moment \u2013 Paul Kelly solves a name problem \u2013 P90Behind the Headlines 1864: The Great Sheffield Flood \u2013 P93Around Britain Essex \u2013 P97Reviews Including Tracing Your Jewish Ancestors \u2013 P10530-minute Genealogist Scottish directories \u2013 P110My Family Hero David Mervin\u2019s WW1 kin \u2013 P114<\/p>

ISSUE 87 JUNE 2014<\/strong>On the record Manchester nonconformist records hit Ancestry.co.uk; Top-secret WW1 files revealed \u2013 P10Off the record Help from the Home Front \u2013 P14Feature Apps for family historians \u2013 P17Feature 10 tips for finding death records \u2013 P23Past in Pictures London buses during WW1 \u2013 P28Reader Story Glynis Markham\u2019s research revealed the actual car her ancestor raced in the early 1900s \u2013 P30Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P36Gem from the Archive Almshouse register, 1586-1866 \u2013 P44Best websites Theatre records \u2013 P47Focus on Criminal records \u2013 P50How to… Use Evernote to organise your files \u2013 P56Focus on Trinity House petitions \u2013 P59Social Story London\u2019s dustmen \u2013 P62Your Projects Muslim burial ground \u2013 P68Local Industries Clyde ship-workers \u2013 P71Eureka Moment \u2013 Sarah Taplin Walker unravelled the mystery of her shipwrecked ancestor \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1895: Oscar Wilde convicted \u2013 P77Around Britain Cambridgeshire \u2013 P81Reviews Including My Ancestor was in the Royal Navy \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Clergy database \u2013 P94My Family Hero Janet Jones\u2019s ancestor emigrated to the US to join the Mormons \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 86 MAY 2014<\/strong>On the record Northern Ireland BMDs go online;\u2028Ordnance Survey maps go digital \u2013 P10Off the record Victorian genealogists and cricket \u2013 P14Feature Get more from free websites \u2013 P16Feature First World War projects \u2013 P23Past in Pictures The Emerald Isle in turmoil \u2013 P28Reader Story Derek Penrose\u2019s ancestor survived a \u2028brutally cold winter in Canada \u2013 P30Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P36Gem from the Archive Servants\u2019 wages book, 1800s \u2013 P44Best Websites Police ancestors \u2013 P47Focus On Parish records \u2013 P50How to… Back up and share with OneDrive \u2013 P56Focus On Absent voters \u2013 P59Social Story Lodging houses \u2013 P62Your Projects Dukesfield Smelters project \u2013 P68Local Industries Macclesfield silk weavers \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Tom Hayes\u2019 discovery reveals a tragic family story and some heroic acts \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1814: Napoleon exiled to Elba \u2013 P77Around Britain West Yorkshire \u2013 P81Reviews Including Tracing Your Air Force Ancestors (second edition) and Glasgow: A History \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Welsh newspapers \u2013 P94My Family Hero John Swynfen lived through the Great \u2028Fire of London and a king\u2019s execution \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 85 APRIL 2014<\/strong>On the record Tithe records added to TheGenealogist; Family historians unite for WDYTYA? Live \u2013 P10Off the record Black sheep in the family \u2013 P14Feature 10 tips for finding missing ancestors \u2013 P17Feature Tithe maps \u2013 P24Past in Pictures The North West during WW1 \u2013 P30Reader Story Linda Brookes solves the mystery of a relative\u2019s curious career change \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Prosecution papers, 1870 \u2013 P46Best websites Coal mining \u2013 P49Focus on Scottish marriages \u2013 P52How to… Add sources to your family tree \u2013 P58Focus on War diaries \u2013 P61Social Story Morality in the dock \u2013 P64Your Projects Experience Ashbourne \u2013 P68Local Industries Dundee jute makers \u2013 P71Eureka Moment \u2013 Jenni Dobson\u2019s breakthrough revealed her grandfather\u2019s WW1 experiences \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1956: The invasion of Suez \u2013 P77Around Britain West London \u2013 P81Reviews Including Tracing Your Family History on the Internet (Second Edition) \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Find out whether your ancestor owned slaves \u2013 P94My Family Hero Nancy Atkinson\u2019s grandfather was one of Jamaica\u2019s finest sons \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 84 March 2014<\/strong>On the record Over 2.5 million British India records go online; Unit diaries reveal WW1 experiences \u2013 P10Off the record House history \u2013 P14Feature Crowdsourcing \u2013 P17Feature British India \u2013 P22Feature Home Front heroes \u2013 P28Past in Pictures 150 years of the Co-op movement \u2013 P30Reader Story Angela Aldridge-Tucker\u2019s ancestor survived \u2028a shipwreck and an earthquake \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Pauper\u2019s letters, early 1800s \u2013 P46Best Websites Nonconformists \u2013 P49Focus On Freemasons \u2013 P52Focus On Foundling Hospital \u2013 P61Social Story Spa Fields Burial Ground \u2013 P64Your Projects Mill Road History Project \u2013 P70Local Industries Kidderminster carpet-makers \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Myra Lawson\u2019s African adventure \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1900: The Relief of Mafeking \u2013 P77Around Britain East London \u2013 P81Reviews Including Tracing Your Coalmining Ancestors \u2028and Heredis 2014 for Windows \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Criminal registers \u2013 P94My Family Hero The grandfather of Barry Rees survived Gallipoli, the Somme and the Blitz \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 83 FEBRUARY 2014<\/strong>On the record Website reveals Wales during WW1; British Library uploads images to Flickr \u2013 P10Off the record The cost of cuts to archives \u2013 P14Feature 25 Expert Search Tips \u2013 P17Feature Jewish Bradford \u2013 P23Feature Sudden Death \u2013 P28Past in Pictures Coalmining \u2013 P30Reader Story Stephen Lally discovers a tale of murder and insanity in his family \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Land Tax Assessments, 1786-1831 \u2013 P46Best Websites Royal Air Force \u2013 P49Focus on Apprentices \u2013 P52Focus on Youth Movements \u2013 P61Social Story Friendly Societies \u2013 P61Your Projects St Helens Pals \u2013 P70Local Industries Wycombe chairmakers \u2013 P71Eureka Moment How a single newspaper clipping solved a 15-year mystery for Trevor Escott \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1840: New Zealand is annexed \u2013 P77Around Britain Leicestershire & Rutland \u2013 P81Reviews Including Tracing Your Ancestors through Family Photographs and London\u2019s Rubbish \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Overseas passenger lists \u2013 P94My Family Hero Steve Taylor\u2019s great grandfather gave his life to save a drowning girl \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 82 JANUARY 2014<\/strong>On the record Explore Your Archive campaign launches; The Keep opens doors to researchers \u2013 P10Off the record How far back can you go? \u2013 P14Feature 50 websites to watch in 2014 \u2013 P17Feature Get more from the WDYTYA? Live \u2013 P26Feature Get started on your family tree \u2013 P29Past in Pictures Hampshire\u2019s coastline \u2013 P32Reader Story Antonia Alexander\u2019s chilling link to the \u2028final victim of Jack the Ripper \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Sexton\u2019s notebooks, 1802-1933 \u2013 P48Best Websites Newspapers \u2013 P51Focus on Births in Scotland \u2013 P54Focus on Hearth Tax \u2013 P59Social Story Illegitimacy \u2013 P62Your Projects Clipstone Camp \u2013 P68Local Industries Gloucestershire wool \u2013 P71Eureka Moment – Aidan Goodall and the mystery of the missing census page \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1720: The South Sea Bubble Bursts \u2013 P77Around Britain Cornwall \u2013 P81Reviews Including Fighting on the Home Front and Ate the Dog Yesterday \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Irish census records \u2013 P94My Family Hero Graham Seymour\u2019s ancestor risked his life for famine victims \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 81 Christmas 2013<\/strong>On the record FamilySearch launches new collaborative projects; London\u2019s Pulse goes live \u2013 P10Off the record Christmas pudding \u2013 P14Feature Getting the most from Parish Registers \u2013 P16Feature Get more from the WDYTYA? Forum \u2013 P25Past in Pictures The whalers of Dundee \u2013 P30Reader Story A mystery wedding led Michael Burke on an astonishing family history journey \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Workhouse journal, 1870s \u2013 P46Best Websites Gypsy and Traveller Records \u2013 P49Focus on Postcards from the past \u2013 P53Focus on School Registers \u2013 P59Social Story Christmas A-Z \u2013 P62Your Projects Castleton and Hope societies join forces \u2013 P68Local Industries Worcestershire potters \u2013 P71Eureka Moment \u2013 Anne Grimshaw\u2019s links to the celebrated Rochdale Pioneers includes an ancestor named after a political figure in Italy \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1894: Blackpool Tower opens \u2013 P77Around Britain Oxfordshire \u2013 P81Reviews Including Family Tree Maker 2014 and Great Britain\u2019s Great War \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Find out whether your ancestor went bankrupt in the London Gazette \u2013 P94My Family Hero Sue Moorcroft and her links to the Thornton family of chocolatiers \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 80 DECEMBER 2013<\/strong>On the record Birmingham Collection added to Ancestry.co.uk; Genealogists join the census debate \u2013 P10Off the record Memories of my grandfather-in-law \u2013 P14Feature Family History Centres \u2013 P17Feature WW2 GI Brides \u2013 P22Past in Pictures Great War Fashion \u2013 P28Reader Story Heather Campbell\u2019s ancestor carved out a new life on the American frontier \u2013 P30Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P36Gem from the Archive Congregationalist minute book, 1800s \u2013 P44Best Websites Nelson\u2019s Navy \u2013 P47Focus on Death in Scotland \u2013 P50How To Family Tree Mapping \u2013 P56Focus on Lying-in Hospitals \u2013 P59Social Story Prostitution \u2013 P62Your Projects Castleton Lanterns \u2013 P68Local Industries Stockport hatters \u2013 P71Eureka Moment – How I broke my brick wall thanks to the marriage of a single mother and a vagabond \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1832: The Great Reform Bill \u2013 P77Around Britain Hampshire \u2013 P81Reviews Including Tracing Your Ancestors Using the Census and Nanny Knows Best \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Probate Calendar \u2013 P94My Family Hero Was David Brown\u2019s ancestor the inspiration for Frankenstein? \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 79 NOVEMBER 2013<\/strong>On the record WW1 wills go online; Society for One-Place Studies launches \u2013 P10Off the record Britain\u2019s worst coal mining disaster \u2013 P14Feature Migration \u2013 P16Feature Series 10 in 10 documents \u2013 P23Feature Surnames \u2013 P29Past in Pictures 100 years of Sheffield stainless steel \u2013 P32Reader Story Alan Harrington\u2019s family research reveals the differing fortunes of an asylum inmate and an apothecary \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive First World War telegrams, 1916 \u2013 P48Best Websites Northern Ireland \u2013 P51Focus on Library of Birmingham \u2013 P54Focus on Manorial rolls \u2013 P59Social Story 150 years of the Co-op \u2013 P62Your Projects Balsall Heath Family History Society \u2013 P68Local Industries Devon lacemakers \u2013 P71Eureka Moment – Rosemary Hannah used a family bible to help trace her ancestors \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1861: The death of Prince Albert \u2013 P77Around Britain North Wales \u2013 P81Reviews Including Tracing Your Ancestors\u2019 Childhood and Georgian London \u2013 P9030-minute Genealogist Merchant Navy crew lists \u2013 P94My Family Hero Jessica Markwell\u2019s ancestor was a pioneer for racial equality in Africa \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 78 OCTOBER 2013<\/strong>On the record Library of Birmingham unveiled; Lowestoft Living Archive launches \u2013 P10Off the record The benefits of parchment \u2013 P14Feature 100 free websites \u2013 P17Feature Minnie Driver \u2013 P24Past in Pictures BT Digital Archives \u2013 P30Reader Story Sarah Smith\u2019s German ancestry \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Clerkenwell Relief Books, 1860s \u2013 P46Best Websites Canadian resources \u2013 P49Focus on Causes of death \u2013 P52Focus on Soldiers\u2019 wills \u2013 P59Social Story Victorian charities \u2013 P62Your Projects Raglanpedia \u2013 P68Local Industries Black Country chainmakers \u2013 P71Eureka Moment Anne Sherman discovers why her ancestors seemed to disappear from all records \u2013 P74Behind the Headlines 1824: The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is founded \u2013 P77Around Britain Suffolk \u2013 P81Reviews Including Empire of the Deep, How to Trace your Family Tree and What\u2019s in a Surname? \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist National Register of Archives \u2013 P94My Family Hero Beverley Eikli\u2019s ancestor was the only British prime minister to be assassinated \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 77 September 2013<\/strong>On the record London cemetery records available online; Free folk music and dance digital archive \u2013 P10Off the record Ancestors\u2019 accents \u2013 P14Feature 10 best family tree builders \u2013 P17Feature Una Stubbs \u2013 P24Past in Pictures West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum \u2013 P30Reader Story Kate Mears\u2019 maritime chest\u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Policeman\u2019s notebook, 1892 \u2013 P46Best Websites Poor Law records \u2013 P49Focus on The National Archives \u2013 P52Focus on Naval next-of-kin claims \u2013 P57Social Story Victorian industrial schools \u2013 P60Your Projects Redditch local history \u2013 P66Local Industries Kent hop pickers \u2013 P69Eureka Moment Lauren and Karen Godfrey\u2019s family Bible helped break down a brick wall \u2013 P72Behind the Headlines 1951: The Festival of Britain \u2013 P75Around Britain East Lothian \u2013 P79Reviews Including Who Do You Think You Are? Series Nine and Iron, Steam and Money\u2013 P8830-minute Genealogist West Yorkshire Marriages \u2013 P92My Family Hero… Was England\u2019s first female doctor and a pioneer of medicine \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 76 AUGUST 2013<\/strong>On the record Engineers\u2019 records now available on Ancestry.co.uk; Irish geneologists present Obama research \u2013 P10Off the record Alan Crosby catches up with long-lost relatives from overseas P14Feature New series preview \u2013 P17Feature 50 military websites \u2013 P23Feature Royal Births \u2013 P33Past in Pictures Making cars at Cowley\u2013 P38Reader Story Peter Soulsby uncovers a criminal dynasty of his past \u2013 P40Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P46Gem from the Archive Consett Iron Company Pension Records, 1918-1960 \u2013 P54Best Websites Coroner\u2019s reports \u2013 P57Focus on Free online libraries \u2013 P60Focus on Irish valuation revisions\u2013 P65Social Story The history of wash-houses \u2013 P68Local Industries Welsh slate miners\u2013 P73Behind the Headlines 1755: The year that saw the publication of Johnson\u2019s English Dictionary \u2013 P77Around Britain Cumbria \u2013 P81Reviews Including Jewish Lives: Britain 1750-1950 and Steaming to Victory \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Australia\u2019s National Archives – P94My Family Hero… Took part in the real Great Escape from Stalag Luft III \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 75 July 2013<\/strong>On the record Lives of the First World War website; Plymouth researchers crack wartime code \u2013 P10Off the record Scots in the American Civil War P14Feature Finding wills \u2013 P17Feature Inside the workhouse \u2013 P25Past in Pictures American servicemen in Britain during WW2 \u2013 P36Reader Story Laura Doyle uncovers a scandal involving emigration to New Zealand \u2013 P38Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P44Gem from the Archive Library borrowers\u2019 book from Quarry Bank Mill, 1900s \u2013 P52Best Websites Women\u2019s suffrage \u2013 P56Focus on Nonconformists \u2013 P58Focus on Scottish Retours \u2013 P63Social Story Sewing Bees \u2013 P66Your Projects Pembroke and Monkton LHS \u2013 P72Local Industries Framework knitters \u2013 P73Behind the Headlines 1873: The year that Girton College, Cambridge, opened \u2013 P77Around Britain Gloucestershire \u2013 P81Reviews Including How Our Ancestors Died and Deserter \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Search for your Trafalgar ancestors- P94My Family Hero… Braved a house fire saving lives and met Gandhi \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 74 June 2013<\/strong>On the record FamilySearch unveils new web features; Irish property records go online \u2013 P10Off the record Visitors on census returns \u2013 P14Feature Breaking down brick walls \u2013 P17Feature Crime and punishment \u2013 P25Past in Pictures Railway workers \u2013 P32Reader Story Debbie Box discovers similarities between her ancestors and the characters of Les Mis\u00e9rables \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Ipswich Prison register, 1897-99 \u2013 P48Best Websites Slavery \u2013 P51Focus on The Second Boer War \u2013 P54Focus on The National Farm Survey \u2013 P61Social Story WRVS in the Second World War \u2013 P64Your Projects Anglo-Italian Family History Society \u2013 P70Local Industries Burton-on-Trent Brewers \u2013 P71Making History The canine wartime adventures of Airedale Jack \u2013 P75Behind the Headlines 1856: Britain attacks China \u2013 P77Around Britain Devon \u2013 P81Reviews Including Tracing your Irish Family History on the Internet, England and the Aeroplane and Tracing Your House History \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Kresy-Siberia Foundation \u2013 P94My Family Hero… Made a daring escape from Hong Kong during the Second World War \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 73 MAY 2013<\/strong>On the record Welsh newspaper website launches; IWM sound recordings go digital \u2013 P10Off the record Exploring unusual forenames \u2013 P14Feature Missing BMDS \u2013 P17Feature Modern records \u2013 P25Past in Pictures The fishing heritage of the Exe Estuary \u2013 P32Reader Story John Gardiner discovers that his ancestors were born on a tropical island into slavery \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Letters from Regency Bath, 1790s-1800s \u2013 P48Best Websites Youth movements \u2013 P51Focus on German ancestors \u2013 P54Focus on Estate Duty registers \u2013 P61Social Story Habitual drunkards \u2013 P64Your Projects The Mills Archive \u2013 P70Local Industries Irish peat cutters \u2013 P71Making History The reality of life in Bedlam \u2013 P75Behind the Headlines 1953: The year of the North Sea flood \u2013 P77Around Britain Norfolk \u2013 P81Reviews Including Tracing Your West Country Ancestors and Air Force Lives \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Singaporean newspapers \u2013 P94My Family Hero… Was a pioneering trick cyclist \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 72 APRIL 2013<\/strong>On the record Millions of criminal records go online; Festival to explore Huguenot lives \u2013 P10Off the record Felonious forebears \u2013 P14Feature World family tree \u2013 P17Feature The forgotten PoWs of WW2 \u2013 P24Past in Pictures 75 years of HMS Belfast in pictures \u2013 P30Reader Story Simon Last discovers his mother is adopted and reveals his family story involving Polish persecution in WW2 \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Assisted emigrant\u2019s letter, 1839 \u2013 P46Best Websites Metal Miners \u2013 P49Focus on Passenger Lists \u2013 P52Focus on Criminal Petitions \u2013 P59Feature How to Turn your iPad into a scanner \u2013 P62Social Story Child Migrants \u2013 P64Your Projects A Kent Archaeological Society project \u2013 P70Local Industries Glasgow paper makers \u2013 P71Making History A shocking reaction to news of WW2 \u2013 P75Behind the Headlines 1688: The Glorious Revolution \u2013 P77Around Britain Derbyshire \u2013 P81Reviews Including Roots Magic 6 and Understanding Documents for Genealogy & Local History \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Search Australian newspapers \u2013 P94My Family Hero… Was a courageous firefighter \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 71 March 2013<\/strong>On the record Manx records online; Richard III discovery\u2013 P10Off the record Asking questions of older relatives\u2013 P14Feature Welsh newspapers \u2013 P16Feature 10 things you didn\u2019t know about newspapers \u2013 P19Feature William Roache \u2013 P26Now Find Your Ancestors in business \u2013 P30Past in Pictures See your Chester ancestors at work \u2013 P32Reader Story Paul Baker finds a family tale of a rich farmer whose descendants fought the system \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Surveyor\u2019s account book, 1780s \u2013 P48Best Websites Hospital archives \u2013 P51Focus on Tracing Irish forebears \u2013 P54Focus on Masters and mates certificates \u2013 P61Social Story History of suicide \u2013 P 64Your Projects Houghton-le-Spring Heritage Society \u2013 P 70Local Industries Northants shoemakers \u2013 P71Making History A revolutionary era in Glasgow \u2013 P75Behind the Headlines 1884: The English earthquake \u2013 P77Around Britain Kent \u2013 P81Reviews Including Tracing Your First World War Ancestors \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Essex parish registers \u2013 P94My Family Hero… Developed top-secret tanks in WW2 \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 70 February 2013<\/strong>On the record Final countdown to WDYTYA? Live begins; Boer War records go online; Maps chart Manchester\u2019s history; Raglanpedia prepares for launch\u2013 P10Off the record Expanding your research and putting your ancestors lives into historical context\u2013 P14Feature Put your photographs in order \u2013 P17Feature Adoption \u2013 P24Feature Common names \u2013 P29Past in Pictures Temperance ancestors \u2013 P32Reader Story Anne Cook began researching her husband\u2019s servant ancestor, and uncovered a royal mystery \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Coventry schoolboy\u2019s letters, 1873 \u2013 P48Best Websites Customs, Excise and Tax \u2013 P51Focus on London archives \u2013 P56Focus on Inquisitions post mortem \u2013 P61Social Story Mechanics institutes \u2013 P66Local Industries Lancashire Glass \u2013 P71Behind the Headlines 1930: The year the UK\u2019s giant silver airship, the R101, crashed \u2013 P77Around Britain Berkshire \u2013 P81Reviews Including Tracing Your Aristocratic Ancestors \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Newspapers at findmypast.co.uk – P94My Family Hero… An ancestor who ran away with a travelling showman \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 69 January 2013<\/strong>On the record Funding enables All Our Stories to be told; Roll shines light on Irish kin; Hull\u2019s Home Front heroes revealed \u2013 P10Off the record A look into the number of societies soon to celebrate their centenaries \u2013 P14Feature Start your family tree \u2013 P17Feature Get ready for WDYTYA? Live \u2013 P20Feature 50 websites to watch \u2013 P22Feature John Bishop \u2013 P30Past in Pictures Transport workers\u2019 uniforms \u2013 P34Reader Story Jamie Beckford was shocked to uncover an ancestor on the Bounty during the mutiny \u2013 P36Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P42Gem from the Archive The Buckinghamshire Posse Comitatus, 1798 \u2013 P50Best Websites English Civil War \u2013 P53Focus on Enclaves and outposts \u2013 P56Focus on Gentleman\u2019s magazines \u2013 P63Social Story Convict children \u2013 P 66Local Industries Sheffield steel \u2013 P73Behind the Headlines 1870: The year education for all became a reality in Britain \u2013 P77Around Britain Highlands and Western Isles \u2013 P81Reviews Including Tracing Your Ancestors Through Death Records and Voices from the Workhouse \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Hertfordshire ancestors \u2013 P94My Family Hero… Dined at the White House \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 68 Christmas 2012<\/strong>On the record Court records uncover Warwickshire\u2019s past; Scottish wills hit the web; Project reveals conscription truths \u2013 P10Off the record An examination of holly, and its place in our festive celebrations \u2013 P14Feature Advent guide to the past 12 months \u2013 P17Feature Wartime Farm Christmas \u2013 P24Feature Marriage myths \u2013 P27Past in Pictures Do you recognise anyone in these post-war Swindon photographs? \u2013 P36Reader Story Mike Matthews must decide if his military ancestor was a hero or a lout \u2013 P38Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P44Gem from the Archive An 1890 navy journal tells of a young sailor\u2019s Christmas at sea \u2013 P52Best Websites Almshouses \u2013 P55Focus on Maps \u2013 P58Focus on Special constables \u2013 P63Social Story Christmas diaries \u2013 P66Local Industries London street traders \u2013 P73Behind the Headlines 1842: The retreat from Kabul saw a sole survivor \u2013 out of 16,000 \u2013 P77Around Britain Northumberland \u2013 P81Reviews Including The Wills of our Ancestors and Wings: One Hundred Years of British Aerial Warfare \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist TNA\u2019s wills collection \u2013 P94My Family Hero Brian Humphrey\u2019s ancestor was awarded the Victoria Cross by Queen Victoria herself \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 67 December 2012<\/strong>On the record Electoral rolls chart Midlands history; US census transcribed; Museum promotes Dorset past \u2013 P10Off the record How has the web improved research? \u2013 P14Feature Census online \u2013 P17Feature Patrick Stewart \u2013 P24Feature WW2 ancestors \u2013 P30Past in Pictures A Bolton childhood in 1937 \u2013 P32Reader Story Phillippa Lancaster was thrilled to find Jewish and gypsy ancestors in her tree \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive An Oxford coroner\u2019s record, 1875 \u2013 P48Best Websites Reform schools \u2013 P51Focus on The meaning of tattoos \u2013 P54Focus on Cremation records \u2013 P61Social Story History of baking \u2013 P64Your Projects Petworth Emigration Project \u2013 P70Local Industries Herring Girls \u2013 P71Making History Desertion and heroism in WW2 \u2013 P 75Behind the Headlines 1817: The Elgin Marbles displayed in London \u2013 P77Around Britain Wiltshire \u2013 P81Reviews Including Tracing Your Merchant Navy Ancestors \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Irish civil registration \u2013 P94My Family Hero WW1 soldier leaves behind diaries with tales of courage \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 66 November 2012<\/strong>On the record Home Guard records break down walls; Cemetery data goes online; Football database hits the web \u2013 P10Off the record Alan discovers what happened to his grandfather after he disappeared \u2013 P14Feature Parish records \u2013 P17Feature Annie Lennox \u2013 P25Feature Research Blitz sites \u2013 P30Past in Pictures Faces of the First World War \u2013 P34Reader Story William Turner\u2019s research turned up heroes and villains \u2013 P36Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P42Gem from the Archive Lincolnshire schoolchildren survey, 1849 \u2013 P50Best Websites WW1 Home Front \u2013 P53Focus on Dating early family photographs \u2013 P56Focus on Prison hulks \u2013 P61Social Story Fever hospitals \u2013 P64Your Projects Ormskirk & District FHS\u2019s canal project \u2013 P70Local Industries North Devon glovemakers \u2013 P71Making History A WW1 soldier\u2019s Russian odyssey \u2013 P75Behind the Headlines 1834: the Houses of Parliament burn \u2013 P77Around Britain Northern Ireland \u2013 P81Reviews Including Marriage and Death Records \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Medal Index Cards \u2013 P94My Family Hero… Drowned in a pleasure boat accident after a life in the Navy \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 65 October 2012<\/strong>On the record Merchant seamen collection goes online; Archive wins volunteer prize; Map reveals Georgian Winchester \u2013 P10Off the record Exciting stories in the new series of WDYTYA? \u2013 P14Feature 50 Hidden Online Gems \u2013 P17Feature Samantha Womack \u2013 P24Feature Find your orphaned ancestors \u2013 P28Past in Pictures British lives from 1930 to 1970 \u2013 P30Reader Story Ex-policeman Robert Bartlett investigates his family tree to find a real adventurer \u2013 P32Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P38Gem from the Archive Newspaper photos, 1914-1918 \u2013 P48Best Websites Dating photos using fashions \u2013 P51How to Get started with Family Historian 5 \u2013 P54Focus on Victorian wars \u2013 P56Focus on Child migration \u2013 P63Social Story Childbirth \u2013 P66Your Projects Lancashire roll transcriptions \u2013 P72Local Industries Welsh flannel makers \u2013 P73Making History England\u2019s first female motor racer \u2013 P76Behind the Headlines 1934: Gresford mining disaster \u2013 P77Around Britain Warwickshire \u2013 P81Reviews Including Tracing Your Servant Ancestors and The Fishing Fleet \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist RAF records \u2013 P94My Family Hero… Was a celebrated war hero in France \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 64 SEPTEMBER 2012<\/strong>On the record New features added to genealogy website; Pilot records now searchable \u2013 P10Off the record The Preston Guild \u2013 P14Feature New series preview \u2013 P16Feature Find Scottish poor ancestors \u2013 P22Feature Find living relatives \u2013 P27Past in Pictures Life on country house estates \u2013 P32Reader Story Jackie Phillips\u2019 research into her Jewish forebears unlocked new family connections \u2013 P34Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Gem from the Archive Glasgow poor law application, 1903 \u2013 P48Best Websites Mills and mill workers \u2013 P51How to Date beach photos \u2013 P54How to Get more from Rootsweb \u2013 P58Focus on Army lists \u2013 P61Social Story US pioneer trail \u2013 P64Your Projects Local History Society of Heanor \u2013 P70Local Industries Paisley shawlmakers \u2013 P71Making History The Klondike gold rush \u2013 P75Behind the Headlines 1847: the Ten Hour Act \u2013 P77Around Britain Cheshire \u2013 P81Reviews Including Tracing Your Prisoner of War Ancestors \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Lancashire parish records \u2013 P94My Family Hero… Was shipwrecked on a Canadian island \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 63 AUGUST 2012<\/strong>On the record New website offers discount census access; Worcester archive launches \u2013 P10Off the record The British Olympic Spirit \u2013 P14Feature Ancestors at work \u2013 P16Feature Family Matters \u2013 P24Feature Get more from TNA \u2013 P27Past in pictures Rural pastimes in the frame \u2013 P32Reader story Rosemary Cook reveals her research into the senseless murder of a nurse \u2013 P36Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P40Reader Story Henry and Jean Pelham uncovered the tragic tale of a policing ancestor killed on duty \u2013 P42Gem from the Archive A farm accounts book from 1881 \u2013 P48Best Websites Athletic ancestors \u2013 P51Focus on Land tax records \u2013 P54Focus on Jury lists \u2013 P61Social Story Sporting fashion \u2013 P64Your Projects Borders Family History Society \u2013 P70Local Industries Lancashire clog makers \u2013 P71Making History An evacuee who never returned \u2013 P75Behind the Headlines 1863: birth of the Underground \u2013 P77Around Britain Worcestershire P81Reviews Including The Genealogist\u2019 s Internet \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Parish registers at the SOG \u2013 P94My Family Hero Sheila Clarke\u2019s ancestor was Charles Dickens\u2019s (totally useless) business manager \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 62 JULY 2012<\/strong>On the record Major online Dorset collection grows; Royal staff data goes online; Site records wartime memories \u2013 P10Off the record Discussing the social stigma of finding illegitimacy in the family \u2013 P14Feature Court records \u2013 P16Feature Royal Household Archives \u2013 P25Feature My House, My Street \u2013 P30Past in Pictures Faces of the Second World War \u2013 P34Reader Story Lois Hopkins uncovers a dark secret concerning two brothers in her family of Yorkshire nailmakers \u2013 P36Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P42Gem from the Archive School punishment book \u2013 P48Best Websites Huguenots \u2013 P51Focus on Servant ancestors \u2013 P54Focus on Catholic registers \u2013 P61Social Story Gardeners of the past \u2013 P64Your Projects The Genealogical Society of Victoria and its award-winning magazine \u2013 P70Local Industries Bedfordshire Brickmakers \u2013 P73Making History Second World War Arctic convoy \u2013 P76Around Britain Glasgow \u2013 P81Behind the Headlines 1922: Opening Tutankhamun\u2019s tomb P77Reviews Including Tracing Your British Indian Ancestors \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist London Records \u2013 P94My Family Hero Stephen Lewis\u2019s forebear captured Napoleon\u2019s favourite general \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 61 JUNE 2012<\/strong>On the record Millions of voting records go online; Parish data collections grow; archives celebrate Jubilee \u2013 P10Off the record Examining royal occasions \u2013 P14Feature Find lost birth records \u2013 P16Feature Publish your family history research \u2013 P27Past in Pictures Diamond Jubilee special \u2013 P32Reader Story Chris Payne investigates a prodigious detective in the family, and uncovers a dark secret \u2013 P36Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P42Gem from the Archive Frontline War Diary from WW1 \u2013 P48Best Websites Asylums \u2013 P51Focus on Welsh Ancestors \u2013 P54How to TNA Discovery \u2013 P60Focus on Naturalisation \u2013 P63Social Story WW1 Nurses \u2013 P66Your Projects The restoration of Stockport\u2019s Plaza Cinema to its former glory \u2013 P72Local Industries Leyland Cars \u2013 P73Making History The unsung heroes of WW2 \u2013 P76Behind the Headlines 1897: The year of Queen Victoria\u2019s Diamond Jubilee celebrations \u2013 P77Around Britain Buckinghamshire \u2013 P81Reviews Including Tracing Your Ancestors from 1066 to 1837 and A Tommy\u2019s Sketchbook \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist FIBIS \u2013 P94My Family Hero… Was a pioneering missionary in Africa \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 60 May 2012<\/strong>On the record New Kent history centre set for launch; Westminster data digitised; M&S archive opens \u2013 P10Off the record Living with extended family \u2013 P14Feature Find your London-based ancestors \u2013 P16Feature Who Do You Think You Are? Live report \u2013 P26Feature Learn of your police ancestors \u2013 P30Past in Pictures Liverpool throughout the generations \u2013 P36Reader story Lisa Thackwell discovers a rags-to-riches story, a Waterloo war hero, and more in her husband\u2019s family \u2013 P38Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P44Gem from the Archive Soldier\u2019s effects records, 1901-1913 \u2013 P50Best Websites Chartist families \u2013 P53Focus on Scottish Old Parish Registers \u2013 P56Focus on Merchant Navy \u2013 P63Social Story Did your ancestor go to prison for debt? \u2013 P66Your Projects Grangetown LHS\u2019s online resources \u2013 P72Local Industries Fleet Street journalists \u2013 P73Making History Protestant pioneers in the New World \u2013 P76Behind the Headlines 1816: The year without a summer \u2013 P77Around Britain Lincolnshire \u2013 P81Reviews Including Tracing Your Service Women Ancestors and Blitz Kids: The Children\u2019s War Against Hitler \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Ellis Island website \u2013 P94My Family Hero… Saved hundreds of evacuees in the Fall of Singapore \u2013 P98<\/p>

ISSUE 59 April 2012<\/strong>On the record The world\u2019s largest transcription project; Welsh collection goes online; Website records rural memories \u2013 P10Off the record Travelling into the past \u2013 P14Feature 50 tips to get the most from FamilySearch \u2013 P16Interview Meet the Registrar General \u2013 P24Feature Research on the go \u2013 P31Past in Pictures Life growing up in Birmingham \u2013 P36Reader Story David Fredericks discovers how his great grandfather made it on and safely off the Titanic \u2013 P38Q&A Tips and advice from our experts \u2013 P44Gem from the Archive Kindertransport index card, 1939 \u2013 P50Best Websites Wills and probate \u2013 P53Focus on US Census \u2013 P56Focus on RAF combat reports \u2013 P63Social Story Barnardo\u2019s Children \u2013 P66Your Projects Worcestershire men that fell in WW1 \u2013 P72Local Industries Shipbuilders of Belfast \u2013 P73Making History A man on both sides of the Civil War \u2013 P76Behind the Headlines 1948: The birth of the NHS \u2013 P77Around Britain Hertfordshire \u2013 P81Reviews Including Tracing Your Huguenot Ancestors and Titanic Voices \u2013 P8930-minute Genealogist Locate the graves of servicemen \u2013 P94My Family Hero… Experienced the horrors of the Peninsular War \u2013 P98<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n

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