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Losing the land of our ancestors
Wayne Shepheard
Figure 1: Frontispiece from
The Lost Towns of the Yorkshire Coast
showing locations of lost towns offshore Holderness Peninsula, (Sheppard, 1912)
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New RAF Stories digital resource
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Free Great War centenary coin
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Stories from the crypt
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To tell or not to tell ?
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The mother line
After his granddaughter was born, Bernard Barker decided to research two centuries of women on her family tree so she can know about her female British ancestry in the years to come. In doing so he realised just how far these incredible women have come from their humble roots…
A tailor’s life for me
From bespoke garment-making in London’s well-to-do West End to the poor clothing sweatshops of the East End, Melody Amsel- Arieli investigates the working lives of tailor ancestors
RESEARCH ZONE
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Join the Family Tree Academy & become a skilled family historian
Running all through 2018, the Academy learning experience will help you discover more about the records, resources and research skills you need to become the best genealogist you can be. We have case studies for you to pit your wits against, documents for you to decipher, old handwriting for you to tackle, and more…
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Improve your palaeography skills
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Research thinking skills
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Dig deeper online!
Chris Paton explores how to find advanced resources on the web that can help to push your research beyond the basics using a mixture of free and paid-for resources
Twiglets
Diarist Gill Shaw charts the rollercoaster ride of researching her family history
Your ancestors & the Black Death
How did the Plague affect our families in London? Simon Wills interviews a historian who examines its impact and all the new evidence in his latest book
Pinpoint your ancestors’ property
Explore the details found in the Valuation Office survey records and maps with Nick Thorne – and consider how you can use this new online map collection for your own research too
Taken a DNA test? Now what?
DNA tests are becoming ever more popular but the results can seem bewildering can’t they? Help is at hand, however, with family historian Karen Evans’s practical advice for making sense of your DNA test results for your family history research
Books
Karen Clare reviews a new book offering insight into how climate change, disease and natural disasters impacted on the lives of our British ancestors in centuries past
TECHY TIPS for family historians
Make the most of digital devices, websites, apps and gadgets, with genealogical web guru Paul Carter
Your questions answered
With our panel of experts Jayne Shrimpton, Mary Evans, Simon Fowler, Christine Wibberley and Anthony Marr
The lunch hour genealogist
Being busy doesn’t mean you have to neglect your favourite hobby, you can still learn in your lunch break! Squeeze just 60 minutes of family history into your daily routine and you’ll soon start to see your tree blossom. It’s time to tuck into Rachel Bellerby’s genealogy treats
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Your LETTERS
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When I was maybe six
Diane Lindsay recalls the day as a young girl when she learned a valuable lesson or two about life – and horses – from her WW1-veteran grandfather
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