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RootsTech roundup 2024

Helen Tovey repor ts on news from the

Mapping the Development of a Place Through Time

Chris Paton discusses how more specialist records can add additional context to a family history, enabling you to research the locations your ancestors once lived and worked, and demonstrates how you too can undertake such a project with a case study

HOW SHOULD WE DEAL WITH OUR family secrets?

An emotional account in the Wiltshire Times and

FAMILY HISTORY IN THE AI ERA

AI Generated Image, 27 February 2024, using Microsoft

BOGUS COATS OF ARMS

There used to be advertisements in the press for little wooden shields painted with coats of arms to hang on your wall, asking the question: “Is there a coat of arms associated with your name?”. Richard Morgan makes a cool appraisal of the historic record of heraldry and the enduring popularity of bogus coats of arms

Pull -out & keep bow-tie chart

There’s nothing like a family tree chart for visualising your family history research so far. Turn the page to find a bow-tie chart to pull out, keep and – most importantly – fill in!

DNA TEST comparison guide

DNA advisor and avid family historian Karen Evans compares the pros and cons of the autosomal DNA tests on the market. Read on to learn which test is best for you; and if you’ve already taken a test, read on to ensure you’re getting the most from your DNA test results

CENSUS

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THE ULSTER HISTORICAL FOUNDATION

Conleth Mullan introduces a unique organisation that combines genealogical research with the publication of historical and family history texts

STRANGER THAN FICTION

Researching her 2x great-aunt Catherine and her adoptive French family, Gill Shaw finds you can’t believe everything you read in the papers

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YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

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