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UNIQUE AERIAL ARCHIVE SHEDS LIGHT ON LIFE IN 1930S AND 40S BRITAIN
Rachel Bellerby reports on the latest genealogy news. Got a story to share? Email editorial@family-tree.co.uk
Census Helper from MyHeritage now includes England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and more
MyHeritage have announced that their Census Helper tool, which initially covered just the US, has been expanded to include the censuses of many more countries
# everynamecounts project uses artificial intelligence to help uncover information on Nazi persecution victims
A team of volunteers from Accenture has built an artificial intelligence (AI)-based solution that helps extract information – on victims of Nazi persecution from documents in the Arolsen Archives 40 times faster than previously possible
Less than a quar ter of Brits display photos at home, new research from Ancestr y reveals
The findings come as Ancestry calls on the nation to submit family photos to The Nation’s Family Album – asearch for undiscovered portraits of everyday British people
Society of Genealogists welcomes members to its temporar y home
The Society of Genealogists has announced that its library will once again be open to members every Wednesday at its temporary office on Holloway Road, London
UK garden launches appeal for information abouts its French founding father
Heritage attraction Levens Hall and Gardens has issued an appeal for more information about its founder, Monsieur Guillaume Beaumont
47,000 non-conformist church records for Lancashire added to FamilySearch
Discover new details about the lives of your Lancashire ancestors with the addition of 47,795 free to access records at FamilySearch
Free to view photos of early 20th-century England and Wales released by FindMyPast
Discover remarkable pictures of England and Wales in a time gone by with a new collection from FindMyPast
150,000 Oldham workhouse records published online
More than 150,000 records from Oldham workhouse, Lancashire, have been published by FindMyPast, offering an insight into the diet, religion, appearance and eventual reason for discharge of inmates, 1800 to 1936.
Heritage Open Days celebrates astounding inventions
England’s largest festival of history and culture returns from 9 to 18 September, with an ‘astounding inventions’ theme
Was Your Ancestor a Reservist?
Naval strength in reserve
Was your naval ancestor actually a reservist? Simon Wills looks at what this means and how to find out more
The Birth of Modern Clothes Retailing
A ‘RETAILING REVOLUTION’
Dress historian Jayne Shrimpton looks at the radical retail transformation of the shopping scene in Britain between the wars, and the impact on how our families at the time shopped for their clothes
Become a Better Family History Sleuth
DEATH DUTY REGISTERS: A MASTERCLASS
ESSENTIAL SEARCH SKILLS TO MASTER
Ww2 International Air Force Trainees
WAS YOUR ANCESTOR SCHOOLED IN THE BCATP?
Scroll back to the time of the Second World War and the contested skies above Britain were no place for neophyte pilots and aircrew. Thus a safer learning zone was required. John D. Reid explores the role of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Seeking Significance & Stories
WHAT MIGHT A RING SIGNIFY?
Charlotte Soares reflects on the rings that our ancestors may once have worn, and the significance, sentiment and stories behind them
Tracing Branches
SETTING UP BUSINESS STATESIDE
TWIGLETS
Create an Awesome Home Photo Archive
PHOTOGENEALOGY: AN INTRODUCTION
Genealogist Ann Larkham is passionate about preserving and sharing her family photo collections. In this introductory piece, Ann provides an overview of a set of five steps for you to follow. Over the coming 5 months she will be covering each step in greater detail so that you can follow alongside, and create your own awesome home photo archive too
The Twort-Austen Families
A novel connection
It’s a truth universally acknowledged* that tracing your family history can be time consuming and lead to blind alleys and dead ends. In Julie Norton’s case it took 40 years before her family could say with certainty that they were related to the novelist Jane Austen. To be precise, she is fifth cousin, six times removed
Unlock The Story of Your Genes
YOUR DNA WORKSHOP
ENLISTING DNA ON YOUR FAMILY HISTORY QUEST
Remembering The Pioneer of The Package Holiday
Remembering the pioneer of the package holiday
Nicola Lisle recalls the achievements of travel pioneer Thomas Cook, who died 130 years ago this month, and looks at the rise and fall of the company he founded
Photo-Dating Advice
Photo corner
Costume historian & photo-dating expert Jayne Shrimpton shares advice to help you date your unidentified pictures and so put names to the faces of the past
Your Family Mysteries Solved
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
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