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Immigration

Chris Paton looks at some of the motives for migration to the British Isles and provides useful leads to track down the records to trace our family histories

INTRODUCING the Six Hats method (Discover why you need it)

Do you feel as though you’re juggling many balls when doing your genealogy? If so, you’re not alone. However, introducing a sound methodology can dramatically improve your genealogical thinking, and enable you to more effectively assess the historical records that you encounter time after time.To that end Dr Sophie Kay is here to help you master the Six Hats method!

94% EUROPEAN & 6% AFRICAN DNA TRACING MY AFRICAN ANCESTOR

Many of us are aware that over the centuries, there have been inter-racial relationships between Africans and Europeans and recent advancements in consumer DNA testing further confirms this. Genealogist Yetunde Abiola reflects on our shared history and the unique stories that we may come across in the course of researching our family’s history.

ALL ABOARD FOR THE DOLPHIN DETOUR!

There’s no happy ending sadly, but Gill Shaw thinks she may have found a silver lining, and learned a little about the kindness of Joseph Dolphin in helping others

INVESTIGATING CLANDESTINE Marriages

CASE STUDY: A DEMONSTRATION OF DETECTIVE SKILLS

Who were you?

The utility clothes, the curly hair. Smiling. Enjoying the outdoors… mucking about in a boat. Helen Tovey reflects on a photograph of her grandmother and the story it tells

The Soundtrack of our Lives

WHAT SOUNDS WOULD OUR ANCESTORS HAVE HEARD?

Researching the fate of the SS Baron Erskine

DONKEY MAN THOMAS PARKER WHITE

WHERE WILL YOUR READING TAKE YOU?

The Yorkshire Coiners: the true story of the

THE LOST GARDENERS OF WORSLEY

THE WORSLEY HALL GARDENERS

WRITING A GENEALOGY ARTICLE

Simon Wills has over 30 years’ experience of writing for magazines, books and websites. Here, he shares some tips on the right approach to help get you published

GENEALOGY GADGETS & APPS FOR ALL OCCASIONS!

WHAT DO YOU HAVE PACKED IN YOUR ‘KIT BAG’?

YOUR DNA WORKSHOP

This month, Karen Evans helps reader Mark use DNA techniques to delve into the mystery of who the father of his maternal great-grandmother was

QUICK & DIRTY TREES TASK OF THE MONTH

You've found a promising DNA match, but they have no tree. What's the next step? Learn how to create a 'quick & dirty' tree – to help identify how you and your DNA matches may be related

SPOTLIGHT ON… The Airedale & Wharfedale Family History Society

Stanley Merridew introduces a society that marks its fifth anniversary this year, showing how the merging of two separate societies created a stronger group

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SAYING NO TO NOTIFICATIONS

This month, Diane Lindsay urges us to take a step back from those tempting online family history hints that seem to promise the world – or a new ancestor at the very least – and instead go back to basics with our older research

What made them move?

This summer sees the 75th anniversary of the

MUSEUMS + HERITAGE AWARDS 2003 -WINNERS ANNOUNCED

The Awards, which are judged by an independent

Sustainable Project of the Year Award: SS Great Britain & Food Museum

Two museums whose campaigns have highlighted sustainability and

Bletchley Park’s shop wins prestigious Shop of the Year Award

Bletchley Park has announced its win as Shop of the Year at this year’s Museum and Heritage Awards

New genetic study illustrates Canada’s unique links to England and Ireland

A new study has demonstrated a unique ‘founder population’ structure that could be used for the identification and study of health-related genetic variants, and which sheds a fascinating light on Canada’s English and Irish links

French museum capilalises on Gen Z’s interest in World War I

An initiative by French museum Historial de la Grande Guerre, in Peronne, France, has sparked curiosity among young audiences, inviting them to dive into World War I history

New Oxfordshire centre aims to safeguard rural skills

The National Trust has launched a Heritage and Rural Skills Centre at Coleshill in Oxfordshire, which aims to safeguard traditional building skills and declining rural crafts

Major study into role of WW2 conscientious objectors

The stories of the British men who chose not to fight in the Second World War due to their moral, political or religious beliefs are to be explored by a Northumbria University historian

Land survey gives a snapshot of 19th-century land ownership

Return of Owners of Land for England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales is new to FindMyPast

FindMyPast and National Trust partnership

The National Trust has entered into a partnership with FindMyPast to research more about its historic properties and people, in order to discover new stories to share with visitors

EXPLORE READING CEMETERY RECORDS

Two cemeteries from Reading are now available to

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