CWGC TO CARE FOR BRITISH NORMANDY MEMORIAL

You’re 1 (or 2) in a million (or more)...

Well I’m just blown away by the excellent

SEE BRITAIN THROUGH THE EYES OF YOUR ANCESTORS

UK’s largest collection of historical local photographs now available to search on Findmypast

NEW APPOINTMENTS AT AGRA

The Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives (AGRA) has made two new appointments to help develop their online presence

New study sees a surge of Brits return to handwriting

A new study by Ancestry of 2,000 British adults has revealed some surprising results about the use and popularity of handwriting versus digital writing

THE FUTURE OF FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETIES

The new President of the Family History Federation,

WYAS CREATE ONLINE MEDICINE EXHIBITION

West Yorkshire Archive Service (WYAS) has created a new exhibition that explores the changing nature of medicine in Yorkshire from 1700 through to World War Two

1.6M Poor Law records for Middlesex, England, added to FamilySearch

FamilySearch has recently announced the addition of more than 1.6 million Poor Law records, covering the years 1539 to 1883 to its free-to-use database

ADD CONTEXT AND COLOUR TO YOUR CENSUS FINDS

Three of the UK censuses at FindMyPast now have a tool that automatically matches a location to relevant content from the Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales 1895

MyHeritage reach 15 billion milestone with two new collections

MyHeritage has announced the release of two ‘significant’ new collections, taking the number of historical records on their database to 15.1 billion

New records available for the 'queen of the suburbs'

TheGenealogist has announced the release of more than 50,000 Lloyd George Domesday Survey records for the Borough of Ealing in west London

ALCOHOL INSANITY: VICTORIAN ATTITUDES TO MENTAL HEALTH

Victorian attitudes to mental health and the long-reaching consequences on our families

HOW ACCURATE ARE ETHNICITY REPORTS?

DNA Story for Sue Sue’s Scottish ethnicity estimate

AUTUMN READING

Histories, biographies & more

DIARY DATES

DISCOVER LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO ENJOY FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, PLUS ON-SITE AND HYBRID EVENTS

ONLINE EVENTS

Portraits, biographies and public history, 2 November This

IRISH LAND RECORDS

Family historian Chris Paton provides an overview of some of the key resources available for Irish based land research

STARTING OUT ON YOUR FAMILY TREE

Welcome to the wonderful world of genealogy. We’re so pleased that you’re curious to start learning more about your family’s story. To follow are a few simple tactics with Helen Tovey to help you begin

Twiglets

RIBOLDI RIDDLES

SOLDIERS DISCHARGED AS ‘LUNATICS’

Whilst researching the Royal Victoria Military Hospitals, Brenda Findlay came across numerous instances of soldiers being discharged from medical care and thrown on the mercy of the parish. Here she recounts her findings and the light that they shed on the treatment of former servicemen in times gone by

Seeking that incontrovertible link...

Improve your family history search skills with the Family Tree Academy. This issue, David Annal takes us through a case study that highlights the value of viewing original records

In search of a FAMILY LEGEND

Clare Kirk goes in search of a 120-year-old family legend of a royal affair and a love-child who became a silent movie star. After untangling a mind-boggling tree and sifting through unreliable evidence, has she finally uncovered the truth?

WHAT ARE THE chances?

What are the chances? This is the question that professional genealogist and educator Chris Broom asks when reflecting on the unique set of ancestral lucky breaks and fateful moments that have led to each of our own existences

Your DNA WORKSHOP

Making DNA work FOR YOU

YOUR ANCESTORS & EUROPE’S WORST EARTHQUAKE

Many British people were caught up in the Messina earthquake in Italy in 1908. Simon Wills helps you find out if your ancestor was there

Your questions answered

Comparing likenesses across time Q Please could you

Spotlight on...

Cumbria Family History Society

Your LETTERS

Tales of an unidentified soldier father, surname sleuthing and the sorry story of a ‘bad’ servant

Richard Veesy My Regency Hero

Diane Lindsay has been dreaming of her ancestors once again, and stumbles on a delightful little coincidence of family birthday dates... as you do