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Discover ways to improve your family history research and get successful results... There’s always something new to learn in family history, and that’s what makes it such a fun and fascinating hobby. Often one discovery leads you on to another, but at times you can be left feeling a bit flummoxed. Jenny Thomas’ article on page 24, however, is full of ideas to help you build up your family history skills so that you are confident and equipped with the knowledge you need to keep going. Perhaps you want to explore new records, brush up on your map-reading, or even your Latin. We have plenty of ideas to help you find out the routes to your ancestors. The newly relaunched FamilySearch.org website is another valuable asset in family history, providing online access to millions of records globally, including the British Isles – and what’s more the site is completely free to use. See what Sharon Hintze, Director of the London Family History Centre, has to say about the revamped site, the new records available on it and how it will help family historians in the years to come (see page 56).