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AASLH Introduces new council leaders and members

The American Association for State and Local History’s new Council members, elected by AASLH membership, have begun their terms

The Family Tree Academy PICTORIAL QUIZ

Welcome to the Family Tree Academy Christmas Quiz! In this issue, Family Tree Academy Tutor David Annal has devised an end-of-year genealogical pictorial quiz for you.

GLIMPSES OF A FORGOTTEN LONDON COMMUNITY

This month, Gill Shaw walks in the footsteps of her 2x greatgrandfather John Anthony Riboldi, as she visits the east London docklands area where he lived and worked, finding tantalising glimpses of the places he would have known

Who Would Be King? (Or Queen?)

Are you of royal descent? Diane Brook is, as are, she suspects, most of you, even it you haven’t proved it yet. Read on for insights into her research into royal roots

TRACING GENTLEMAN’S SERVANTS

Tracing ancestors who worked as gentleman’s servants can be difficult. They moved all over the country and are rarely located in the same place for consecutive censuses. But they can also offer a richness of information about their lives through a variety of sources. Virginia Silvester focuses on servants of the Victorian era

THE YORK FEVER HOSPITAL

In the mid-late 1880s fever hospitals were built in many towns and cities across the UK. The York Fever Hospital, later known as The Yearsley Bridge Hospital, housed patients from its opening in 1880 until it was demolished around 1976. Here Sue Greenwood relates its history

DOUBLE TAKE: My ancestor’s alias

It can be frustrating to lose the trail of your ancestor, but what if they adopted an alias? Dr Simon Wills explores the murky world of secret identities

YOUR DNA WORKSHOP

This month, Karen Evans helps a reader try to identify a missing man, but sometimes a lack of testers thwarts a satisfying outcome ... for the moment

An Ancestor Living In Sin - SURELY NOT!

Family Tree reader Pam Stevens traces the story of her ancestor William Phillips, who was widowed 3 times, married 4 & broke the law once in the process

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GENEALOGY GADGETS & APPS FOR ALL OCCASIONS!

What tools do you use to help your genealogy life run more smoothly? In this series Helen Tovey shares tools enjoyed by Family Tree readers

PHOTO CORNER

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SHOULD SHE, SHOULDN’T SHE?

Diane Lindsay has a long-time niggle in the form of her maternal grandmother’s unknown father... but would an Mt-DNA test actually shed any light on the matter?

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