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How to date your family photos

Photo-dating super-sleuth Jayne Shrimpton shares her expertise to help you date and identify your old family photos…

New to family history – and stuck? Read on

So you’ve watched ITV’s Long Lost Family and seen how they’ve traced a family with even the scantest of details. Yet your own family history research has somehow got stuck. What can you do? Follow Katie Byrne’s simple steps for success to get you back on the road to discovery

NEWS

Karen Clare reports on the latest genealogy news. Got a story to share? Email editorial@family-tree.co.uk

Taking my great-grandmother’s suffragette story on the road...

Suffragette descendant Peter Barratt tells of an exciting year as he prepares to take his show about his pioneering great-grandmother to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer

D-Day, WW1 & divorce records among Ancestry’s new releases

D-Day, WW1 & divorce records among Ancestry’s new

DEAR KAREN

Karen Clare steps into the mighty shoes of Tom Wood in a brand new column of genealogical miscellany, starting this issue. Find out what stories your fellow family history addicts have to share this month, from a tree of watchmakers to the naming of tragic foundlings

Rise like lions From Percy Bysshe Shelley’s 1819 poem ‘The Masque of Anarchy’

The Peterloo Massacre of 16 August 1819 saw the cutting down of peaceful protesters in cold blood, shocking the nation and leading to a major turning point in British politics and society. Adèle Emm looks back at the horrific events as Manchester marks the 200th anniversary

Adoption Why do people from so many cultures make girls give up their babies? …

Adoptee and lecturer in ethics, psychology and genealogy, Dr Penny Walters, explores the reasons why babies and children have been ‘given up’ for adoption through history and the emotional issues surrounding the search for biological families today

Exploring the Wars of the Roses

Having a good background knowledge of history is a valuable tool for a family historian, and here Stephen Roberts helps you brush up your knowledge on this well-known, but often misunderstood, chapter of the past that’s littered with iconic snippets of history

Spotlight on... Airedale & Wharfedale Family History Society

On 1 January this year Wharfedale Family History Group and Keighley Family History Society joined forces to become Airedale and Wharfedale Family History Society, with a combined membership of 400. Susanne Young explains how the changes will benefit those with Yorkshire roots

Twiglets

Diarist Gill Shaw charts the rollercoaster ride of researching her family history

Books A Proper Person to be Detained

Karen Clare takes a look at some new titles of interest in the world of family history

The Family Tree SUBS CLUB EXCLUSIVE OFFERS!

Welcome to the Family Tree Subscriber Club. When you’ve joined Family Tree not only do you save money on your favourite family history read, you can also enter the ‘Subs Club’ competitions – only available to subscribers to Family Tree

DIARY DATES

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Your LETTERS

Finding homes for heirlooms, memorabilia & more...

When it doesn’t go to plan

As family history enthusiasts we love to share our knowledge. Here Diane Lindsay gives a sneak peek at her solutions to surviving the perils of addressing an audience – for those times when things go a little awry

Hidden gems in marriage registers

Delve into parish church marriage registers and you’ll be richly rewarded, as Claire Thompson reveals

The lunch hour genealogist

Being busy doesn’t mean you have to neglect your favourite hobby, you can still learn in your lunch break! Squeeze just 60 minutes of family history into your daily routine and you’ll soon start to see your tree blossom. It’s time to tuck into Rachel Bellerby’s genealogy treats

ONE-NAME STUDIES

In her ongoing series, Julie Goucher provides practical tips on how to start organising your one-name study

Your questions answered

With our panel of experts Jayne Shrimpton, Kirsten English, Kristina Bedford, Tim Lovering, and Mike Sharpe

Techy tips for family historians

This issue web guru Paul Carter looks at how to blog about a family history event – whether it’s a national show or a monthly talk at your local family history society...

Discove r th e answers to last issue’s chall enges How did you do?

Find out the answers to last issue’s Family Tree Academy challenges. Our Academy tutor David Annal explains all

Join he Family Tre Academy & become a skilled family historian

The Family Tree Academy is specially created to help you discover more about the records, resources and research skills you need to become the best genealogist you can be! Read on to join in with Family Tree Academy challenges

Taken a DNA test? Now what?

DNA tests grow ever more popular and can lead to fascinating new insights about your ancestry. There is a lot to learn, but help is at hand with Karen Evans’ practical advice for making so much more sense of your DNA