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D iane Lindsay’s piece this month (if you’re

International Bomber Command pays tribute to supporters

A new Supporters Story project from the Lincolnshire visitor attraction allows donors to make a financial contribution to the centre’s ongoing work and in return, have their name carved onto a unique piece of stone laid at the front of the attraction

FAMILYSEARCH HQ REOPENING

The FamilySearch Library at Salt Lake City, Utah, began a phased reopening that started on 6 July and will see a number of new initiatives for visitors

Early British Census project online

The Early British Census project is now online

Thousands of new County Kerry records to explore

Researchers with ancestors from County Kerry in Ireland now have thousands of new online records to explore with the latest addition to the Roots Ireland database

FORCES WAR RECORDS JOINS THE ANCESTRY FAMILY

Ancestry is acquiring UK military records website Forces War Records, to bring millions of military service records to its members

REPAIR OLD PHOTOS WITH A SINGLE CLICK

MyHeritage’s latest innovation allows you to fix scratches, tears and holes on old family photos, without altering your precious original images

Launch of new video platform

A range of family history videos are now available via the on-demand Family History TV platform

600,000 baptism, marriage, burial and congregational registers added to Catholic Heritage Archive

FindMyPast has added 646,933 new registers to its exclusive Catholic Heritage Archive

24 million Scotland census records added to TheGenealogist database

TheGenealogist has announced its largest ever addition of Scottish records, with the release of millions of census records for 1841-1901

Jump back in time with new image feature from The Genealogist

TheGenealogist has announced a new feature on its Map Explorer that allows users to see what their ancestors’ towns and surrounding areas once looked like

‘How to plan a reunion post pandemic’

Planning a family reunion is a logistical task,

Enjoy free family history guides at MyHeritage Knowledge Base

With over 13 billion historical records to explore at MyHeritage, it can be difficult to know where to begin tracing your ancestors. Experts at MyHeritage have chosen three Knowledge Base starting points that give a flavour of what’s on offer

New President at the Family History Federation

Dr Janet Few is honoured to become the new President of the Family History Federation

FAMILYSEARCH GEDCOM 7.0 - NOW RELEASED

FamilySearch International has recently announced the release of GEDCOM 7.0 in May 2021

Society of Genealogists’ new premises announcement

The Society of Genealogists has announced it has given notice to the landlords at its current premises, with the details of the final days available to visitors released

KEY 20TH CENTURY SCOTTISH RESOURCES

HAVE YOU TRULY CONSULTED THEM ALL?

DEAR PAUL

The theme to this month’s ‘Dear Paul’ is ‘The Name Game’ as we delve into a variety of name-related Genealogy Gems

20 things you NEED to know about FamilySearch.org

Alison Spring shares her Family Search Top 20, to help you make the most of the wealth of records and features available at the home of the world’s biggest online family tree

THE LIFE, TIMES & MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF JOSIAH HENRY HARRIS

Collaborating cousins Ann Crichton- Harris and John Pollard have put the past 18 months of lockdown to very good use, investigating the life, times and horrific death of much-respected author and journalist Josiah H. Harris, uncovering numerous surprises as they pieced together his story. Some questions remain unanswered, however …

A TIMELINE OF THE LIFE OF JOSIAH HENRY HARRIS

1847 Born Plymouth; eldest son of Josiah Harris,

What we learned on the DNA Bootcamp

Michelle Leonard reflects on the first DNA Bootcamp – and we share details of the new Bootcamp starting soon. Hands-on experience is the best way to learn, so if you’ve been meaning to get to grips with DNA for a while, read on

Royal Navy service records

Improve your family history search skills with the Family Tree Academy. This issue, David Annal explores a useful range of Royal Navy service records

Putting it into practice

Challenge

JOIN THE FAMILY TREE STUDY CLUB

Since December 2020 we’ve been holding an online

Books & co

Summer reading

EXPLORE MILLIONS OF RECORDS with the Online Genealogical Index

The Online Genealogical Index (OGI) is a free-to-use database for places in England, Wales and the Isle of Man, the result of a seven-year project to create one site from which you can discover all the records that mention your ancestor

YOUR DNA WORKSHOP

Making DNA work FOR YOU

DNA TOOLS IN ACTION

Karen Evans talks to Jonny Perl, founder of DNA Painter, about some of the things that make DNA such a fantastic research tool in our family history journey

TASK OF THE MONTH

DOWNLOADING YOUR RAW DNA: STEP-BY-STEP You have taken

DISCOVER THE FREE

SVG FAMILY-TREE GENERATOR

Twiglets

LIFE IN LIMERICK

Your questions answered

A late Victorian enlargement Q This particular photo,

DIARY DATES

DISCOVER LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO ENJOY FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, PLUS ON-SITE AND HYBRID EVENTS

HOW TO ADD SOURCES TO YOUR FAMIL YSEARCHTREE

Online family trees provide an ideal way for

Trade directories

Although often not a first line resource, trade directories can be extremely valuable for discovering what your ancestor did for a living and where they were based

To prune or not to prune?

This month, Diane Lindsay ponders on her wonderously growing family tree. Is it all getting out of hand? Or should she just revel in her remarkable tree?