I am the privileged custodian of hundreds of family photos. Most of the people featured my mother was able to name and therefore date approximately, but two have eluded me for many years, and I would be extremely grateful if you could please help wit

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By delving into a single document you can extract information that produces facts and a springboard that provide the opportunity to connect anecdotes, objects and pictures, and to create a unique story of your ancestor. The single source in this exam

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To help you on your way with our festive brain-teaser, here are some sites that you might want to use: General Register Office: https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/ or on FreeBMD: https://www.freebmd.org.uk/ FamilySearch: https://www.fami

On Wednesday the 30th of October, Helen the editor and I attended The National Archives for the launch of their post 1921 military record collections. This includes of course, the Second World War, which will be of particular interest to family histo

Sooner or later, every family history researcher is likely to hit a brickwall. If you are a beginner, this can be pretty daunting. The answer may simply be to find out more about the “standard” sources – civil registration, parish registers and the c

By Sue Harper, an Emeritus Professor of Film History. Spanning the 20th century, the book covers the story of her own family. (DB Publishing, 2024). Paperback £9.99; kindle £6.99, available from Amazon. By Helen Doe, foreward by the Duke of Kent, Pre

After years of frustration for those attempting to research their WWII service person’s record, which are 100% complete, but have only previously been released to proven descendants or under FOI application, The National Archives (TNA) have some good

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Ancestry ProTools have a new sorting facility. You can now sort based on your match details and the person you are viewing. A great way to spot the closest relations of the person you are looking at. Very much in its infancy, 23andMe are offering lin

Forty years of family history research has involved long and serious hours in libraries and archives. The days of hauling ledgers off the shelves in St Catherine’s House and the Family Record Centre, are long gone: quarter after quarter of not findin

I talk a lot about DNA. If you’ve ever been lucky enough (or unlucky enough) to be in a room with me and I am chatting about family history you probably know I can talk about it for a very long time! Once people know how avidly interested I am in DNA

George Robinson, a platelayer for Great Eastern Railways, came across a scene that left him deeply disturbed. On a chilly morning in late March 1914, George was walking between two adjacent train stations when he stumbled across a non-descript paper

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And here she is … My 2x great-aunt, Catherine Mary Riboldi. This is the one and only known photograph of her, kindly sent to me by the Maison Ruinart Archives. I’ve been sitting staring at her picture for ages, wondering if she reminds me of anyone i

‘The Town That Vanished: “The Rise and Fall of The Town That Vanished, Bolton Lancashire’s Biggest Mill Town” In 1937’. Speaker Ian Robinson Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society event Wednesday 8th January, 7.30-9.00pm (welcome from 7pm) Fr

I’m regularly asked by fellow genies about the software I use to organise my family tree. They’re usually curious as to which brand I use or would recommend, particularly when they’re beginning either to research their tree, or to transfer their pape