Is your name on the endangered baby names list?

Don’t overlook the more recent chapters of your family story

Our Second World War ancestors sit on the

BLITZ HEROISM CAPTURED IN NEW ART COLLECTION

To mark 80 yea rs since the start of The Blitz, Ancestry, has commissioned a new collection of art depicting life during The Blitz and World War II

Happy20thCheshireBMD

Cheshire BMD, established 20 years ago, was the first in the UKBMD stable and today UKBMD now provides links to more than 2,500 websites

WORLD’S LARGEST EVER DNA SEQUENCING OF VIKING SKELETONS MAY ’REWRITE THE HISTORY BOOKS’

Newly-released cutting-edge DNA sequencing of more than 400 Viking skeletons from archaeological sites scattered across Europe and Greenland has challenged what we thought we knew about Vikings and where they came from

RootsTech goes global

FamilySearch have announced that the RootsTech 2021 conference scheduled for February in Salt Lake City, Utah, will now be held as a free, virtual event online

Explore260,000recordsinnewpollbookscollection

The latest poll books release from TheGenealogist allows researchers to track ancestors in years not covered by the census

TheGenealogistDoublesthenumberofTitheMapsonMapExplorer™

The Genealogist has announced that it has doubled the number of tithe maps available on its Map Explorer, allowing users to see an ancestors’ land or property recorded on georeferenced tithe maps

NewfeatureforcollaborativeonlineresearchatFindMyPast

FindMyPast have released a new private messages feature that allows users of the website to contact anyone with common ancestors stored in their FindMyPast tree

Booking now open for the FHF Really Useful Family History Show

Participants for the Family History Federation’s virtual show on 14 November can now book their place online

‘A Picture Paints a Thousand Words…’

Have you got what it takes to identify an unknown sitter in a portrait? Here is your chance to pit your detective talents against the auction room clock, writes Susie Douglas

What did they do in the war?

Don’t let your family war stories get lost in the mists of time. Here Keith Gregson shares the steps he took to research his parents’ service records during the Second World War, and reveals ways to expand your research into your ancestors’ lives during the era too

Lost & Found – Things turn up

As family historians we learn not to give up on our search for clues about our ancestors. Here Dr Diane Brook considers: the stories of inspiring discoveries of documents that have come to light many centuries later; the reasons why some treasures haven’t survived the passage of time; and excellent projects to help us piece together the past – when previously it had been thought that no records survived

Everyday heroes who died at sea

With 6 billion searchable records worldwide, and 2 billion for the UK alone, Ancestry has an astounding wealth of online resources for us to explore to trace our family stories. These include a rich range of sources about our ancestors during wartime. Here we’re going to look at one particular under-sung hero of a collection – that of the Merchant Seamen Death Records

Your family history BMD self-help guide

The Family Tree family history BMD self-help guide is designed to help you begin finding the records and resources you need to look at next, in order to learn more about your ancestors’ births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials, with Helen Tovey

Twiglets

Diarist Gill Shaw charts the rollercoaster ride of researching her family history

Your DNA Workshop

TAKEN A DNA TEST? Now what? DNA DISCOVER

INVISIBLE PEOPLE

Some people are easier to trace than others in the records. Adèle Emm has found this in her research, and feels sure that you will have too. Here she mulls over why this might be, and offers solutions to help you shed light on their elusive existence…

Join the Family Tree Academy & become a skilled family historian

The Family Tree Academy is specially created to help you discover more about the records, resources and research skills you need to become the best genealogist you can be! Read on to find out how to join in with Family Tree Academy challenges

Discover tips to help you interpret documents written in Latin

To take your research back into the early 1700s and beyond the ability to interpret Latin will be an extremely useful skill to have mastered. Here David Annal shares some tips to get you started

Documents In Depth -#10 -Post-1813 marriage register

Printed marriage registers were introduced on 1 January

Your Family Tree Academy Document Challenges

Now it’s time to put your research skills

How did you do?

Discover how you got on with last issue’s challenges. Family Tree Academy tutor David Annal gives the answers below

In search of my errant grandfather

For a long time Jackie Robinson avoided researching her family history as she knew it would be addictive – but in 2008 she gave in and is now a very happy and self-confessed family history addict! Here she relates her quest to find out more about her elusive grandfather

BOOKS &co

AUTUMN READS!

Your questions answered

YOUR FAMILY MYSTERIES SOLVED

DIARY DATES

DISCOVER LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO ENJOY FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN SOFA!

The lunch hour genealogist

Being busy doesn’t mean you have to neglect your favourite hobby, you can still learn in your lunch break! It’s time to tuck into Rachel Bellerby’s genealogy treats

Your LETTERS

A mysterious diary, requests for help, shared memories, insights and more

BRICKWALLS TUMBLING & FIREWORKS OF JOY

DNA TO THE RESCUE