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How to start tracing your Victorian ancestors

Posted Wednesday, November 23, 2016   |   0 views Discover the key records to trace your Victorians in this, the golden era of family history, and see how these historic documents enlighten our view not just of individual ancestors, but of the world they lived in, created and transformed. It seems to Helen Tovey that our Victorian folk were anything but stuffy!

Free websites to learn about Victorian lives

Posted Wednesday, November 23, 2016   |   0 views Step into your Victorian ancestors' world digitally as Emma Jolly tours a host of wonderful free websites that will add colour and depth to your knowledge and understanding of their lives in the 19th century.

A weekend in Prague

Posted Tuesday, November 22, 2016   |   0 views By Hannah Nepil

Getting Started; Early harps

Posted Tuesday, November 22, 2016   |   0 views Frances Kelly takes us through a brief history of the early harp in western culture, and the basic fundamentals of playing.

How to research from your armchair

Posted Tuesday, November 8, 2016   |   0 views Now that the nights are drawing in and it’s getting more chilly outside, make the most of these winter hours to explore your family history from the comfort of your own cosy chair. June Terrington has been conducting home-based genealogy research for many years now, and the results are as intriguing as they are inspiring. Read on, and find out how you too can trace the lives of your ancestors online and uncover your family’s story

5 steps to rock-solid research

Posted Tuesday, November 8, 2016   |   885 views Get to grips with the Genealogical Proof Standard with no further delay – Barbara J Starmans shows just how useful it is for sturdy research (like her, you’ll probably wish you’d learned it years ago)

Life with my voice: Roderick Williams

Posted Wednesday, October 26, 2016   |   1724 views This has been a fulfilling year for British baritone Roderick Williams, who is currently appearing with Opera North in his debut as Billy Budd. He explains why he is so drawn to the music of Benjamin Britten, and how his opera career is flourishing in an easy-going sort of way

Within Reach

Posted Tuesday, October 25, 2016   |   0 views Opera and ballet are not top of most teachers’ lists for school visits, but a new initiative at the Royal Opera House aims to change that, reports Femke Colborne

Good Friday

Posted Friday, October 21, 2016   |   0 views How did an initiative to keep a restless class of children engaged at the end of a school week end up involving thousands of children at an international level? Helen Cocks reports

Lost and found

Posted Thursday, October 20, 2016   |   0 views A previously unissued studio recording made in 1968 has turned out to be a vivid and compelling account of the creative genius of Bill Evans at the height of his powers. Andy Hamilton is enthralled by this newly discovered snapshot from jazz history