ABM Publishing Limited 2008

May-08
Ancestors at work: Shell-shocked - WWI munitions girls
From debtors… to Army mutineers, the history of Northallerton Gaol
Irish roots: piecing together your Irish ancestry using new online resources
Discovering documents: from grand to humble…
The City of London's churchyards
Terror of the seas - researching seafaring ancestors may actually reveal a privateer or even a pirate in the family
Tuning into the past by using the phone books online at Ancestry
Tracing the Upper Ten Thousand - land ownership, including small parcels of land which our ancestors lived on
Teething problems: some family legends
A military family: a reader's story of identifying family members from a remarkable newspaper article
A life in limbo: a reader's poignant journey to piece together the life of a displaced person
How our ancestors lived in 1900
World War II: The Home Front online resources
Unstable times: a family bankrupt
The Human Cost of War: an emotional journey
The role of the Heavy Cavalry in history
Regulars: Geanealogical news from around the globe; Diary Dates; Readers' letters; Genealogical miscellany; Book and CD reviews; Q&A (our expert comes to the rescue with practical advice); Reader to Reader incorporates Can You Help, Pas it On, 18th Century Links, Family Names

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Parish records for Irby-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire; 1871 Census for Worcester (part); BONUS: The Children's Story of the War; RootsMagic software demo; Back issues: FTM May 2003, PFH May 2001

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Jun-08
The Midwife: exploring the often controversial midwifery profession
A look back at the unpleasant but essential work of the night-soil men
A visit to the newly refurbished National Archives
The Royal Artillery: the four main corps of the Royal Artillery have fought in every conflict in which the British Army has served since 1662
An elusive ancestor: a reader's search for her grandfather helped solve a family mystery
100 Years of funerals explored
Finding dead 'uns in Salt Lake City - the family history capital of the world
Parish records - a Q&A special
Family History Quiz - a readers' challenge
Web resources - South East England
Landowning ancestors Part 2
Bring out your dead: the pest fields of old London
Readers' research: Ancestors found in the Scottish Borders; how relatives joined forces to help produce a family tree for a bridegroom's family; Listener beware! Don't believe everything you hear; A mini one-name study for Micklethwaites
Plus regulars: News, Diary Dates, Readers' Letters, Genealogical Miscellany, Q&A, Book & CD Reviews, Reader to Reader, Family Names

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Parish Records for Lesbury, Northumberland; 1901 Census for Warminster, Wiltshire; Back Issues: FTM May/June 1985, PFH June 1999; Legacy 6 demo; Bonus special: Illustrated London News 12 July 1862; Bonus software: PagePlus 8 PDF edition

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Sum-08
Free: Family history days out booklet
The Air Raid Warden: exploring the role of those who helped protect Britain's wartime civilian population.
I was the family skeleton: A reader's journey to find his natural family.
Memories and Memoirs: How a reader turned to an elderly uncle to begin her family research.
In and out o the limelight: the life and family of an actress from the early 19th century.
Tea and temperance: an investigation into how to find out about your Methodist forebears.
Looking for pauper ancestors? Find out how to search online for them in almshouses, workhouses, children's homes and more.
A humorous trip down memory lane with Diane Lindsay.
Key London records pre-1841.
Settlement examination and removal orders explained by our expert.
DNA Latest - Q&A Special
Private burial grounds in 18th and 19th century London.
Don Steel remembered: Obituary.
Step-by-step research back to the 1700s
Specialist Corps: The history and roles of British Army corps which still provide essential support to soldiers today.
Could your ancestor write?
How archaeology can help you learn about your family of old.
Plus the regulars: Family History News; Readers' Letters; Diary dates; Genealogical Miscellany; Q&A; Book and CD reviews; Reader to Reader; Family Names.

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Jul-08
Crab and lobster fishermen: their tradition, their communities, their working days
Researching London Ancestors before 1841: Part 2
Officers & seamen in the East India Company: How to research the records
The King's shilling - recruitment in the Army
Born a foundling, died a pauper
New lands, new lives: where did your ancestors migrate from and why?
Smugglers… and the law - online resources
Parish constables: who maintained law and order in the village?
Twists and turns in the past - find out which interested 1879 death roll a reader uncovered in her search for a birth certificate
Scrapbooking your family history
Crypt and cellars: Nonconformists and where to find the records, Part 4
Novice beware! Warning for the family history novice online
Discovering documents: Manorial rentals examined
Boatswain's adventures: a readers voyage back to 1812 to find his seafaring ancestor
Birthday books - an unusual heirloom that can reveal so much
Family conundrum - Did the registrar make a mistake 90 years ago?
Surname solutions - what does your name mean?
Tales of the riverbank - finding a grandfather missing from the 1871 Census
Your tree? Your family? Make sure you've got your ancestors on your tree
Plus regulars: News, Diary Dates, Readers' Letters, Book & CD Reviews, Genealogical Miscellany, Q&A, Reader to Reader

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1901 Census for Warwick
Parish Records for Broseley, Shropshire
Back issues: FTM July/August 1986, PFH July 2002
Software: Custodian Demo
Special bonus: Mr Punch's History of the Great War (extract)
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Aug-08
Apprentices & Freemen: researching livery company records
A New World: 19th century immigrant ancestors in New Zealand online
Battlefield tour: Somme and Vimy
Stories of life and death: a reader's voyage of discovery
Green-fingered forebears: allotment holders after the Enclosure Acts
Acts of charity: a look at the history of charity
Triumphs and tribulations of a family historian: Hats off to our ancestors
20 Expert online census search tips - it's worth experimenting
Herring heydays: fishermen and lassies
Researching early Hutchisons: a lucky break
Deciphering bookplates - the answers
London's lost burial grounds Part 5: burial places of foreigners
Indian Army pensions: find out more
The British in Lausanne, Switzerland 1814-1850
Lists of landlords - Somerset
Seize the day: top tips for people who have little time
Regulars: Family History News, Readers' Letters, Diary Dates, online bookshop, Book & CD reviews, The Napoleonic Wars, Genealogical Miscellany, Q&A, Reader to Reader, Family names

On your Free Cover CD
Parish records for Ingham, Suffolk
1901 Census for Romsey, Hampshire
Back issues: FTM August 1987, PFH August 2003
RootsMagic demo version
BONUS: Wesley's Journal (extract) 1735-1790

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Sept-08
Using our new forum www.familyhistoryforum.co.uk is the ideal place to post queries and air your views
The Lifeboatmen: the conclusion of our series looking at fishermen and the fishing industry
The Uniform: NEW SERIES on how army uniforms have altered over the last few hundred years to help you date your military portraits or photographs
Finding family - using free sources
A chilling discovery: a real skeleton in the cupboard
Ellis Island experiences: exploring the first experiences of immigrants arriving on Ellis Island
Emmposium reunited: One name, one family reunion
Family history research in Canada: an investigation into the online resources available
A eureka moment! A startling revelation made whilst cataloguing an ancestor
The Princess Alice Disaster: the sinking of a paddle steamer off Woolwich in 1878
Hidden histories: nursery rhymes
Where our ancestors lived: clues ot the lives of our ancestors are all around us if we look closely enough
Top 10 records… The National Library of Wales NEW SERIES
On his deathbed: the final hours of our Victorian family members
Churchyards outside the City of London - final part of this series
German relatives: Did your ancestors come from Germany?
Viking in the veins: DNA testing for family historians
Newspapers and periodicals: all human life is there…
Drinkers and teetotallers: a continuing series which examines antique documents
Suburban living: Metro-land
Seize the day: top research tips for busy people
Regulars: News, Diary Dates, Readers' Letters, Genealogical Miscellany, Books and CD Reviews, Q&A, Reader to Reader

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Parish records for Windlesham, Surey (1677-1783)
1871 Census for Ramsgate, Kent
Back issues: FTM September 1988, PFH August/September 1997
Legacy 7 (full program)
Bonus: Deeds that Thrill the Empire (Part 2)

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Oct-08
FREE GIANT FAMILY HISTORY CHART - 10 generations

Italian relatives: a look at the key sources for finding ancestors in Italy
Burnt as a Witch: 60,000 people were put to death in 16th & 17th century Europe
Grand Old Age: finding records of Scottish centenarians of days gone by
Army Hats & Helmets: Part 2 an examination of military headgear
Convict to Capitalist: the pioneering world of Australia's early settlers
British transport Police Officers: finding out more
The Importance of Finding Ernest: Solving a family mystery
Divorce Records at The National Archives
Irish Blood, English Heart? - looking beyond the obvious records
The Sexton: Gravedigger, bell-ringer and scribe!
Stalin's Signature: Explore the Great Terror of Soviet-era Ukraine and track down the records to help trace lost family
Telling Times: switch off your computer and talk to the older generation
How to Find Workers on the Move
Papermaker Ancestors
18th Century Horror: searching a burial register
Top 10 Records held at The Mitchell Library in Glasgow
Army in Canada: records covering the British Army soldiers who fought during the American Revolutionary War 1775-1783
Scouts & Guides: online resources to aid your research
Seize the Day: however little time you have
Pew Rents: Discovering Documents concerning renting church pews and what they might tell you about your forebear
When Baby Came: what can baby books tell you about your family history?
Butterfly Minds: a lighter look at genealogy
Regulars: News; Diary Dates; Readers' Letters; Books & CD Reviews; Genealogical Miscellany; Q&A - Your Questions Answered; Reader to Reader; Family Names

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Nov-08
News - What's happening in the world of family history?
Return to Civvy Street: what happened to the demobbed soldiers of the Great War?
Military Burials: a tour of pre-world war military graveyards in foreign lands
How to order WWI service records
Colin Chapman gives first hand experience on the Isle of Man sources
Confined to the bin: lost family heirlooms and those that survived
Top 10 records held at Manchester Archives & Local Studies
Pals Battalions: a whole generation of young men perished in World War I
Postcards for your Family History
Parochical Miscellany: Discovering Documents, an examination of three parish records
The Art of War: artists who became hospital orderlies in WWI and produced unique records of their experiences
Eliza's Story: a soldier's wife in the 19th century
A Russian Hero from Liverpool: tracing a great-uncle's real wartime tale through photos, diaries and service records
Legal Eagle: how 19th century legal documents vividly evoke the lives of a Scottish farming family
Two Walters, Two Wars: research took a reader on a poignant journey into her WWI ancestor's past
Foundling Hospital: how to trace your foundling forebears and the history of the London Foundling Hospital, set up in 1739
Illiterate or just Plain Drunk? Why were some of our ancestors unable to sign their names on the marriage or baptism register?
Seize the Day: top research tips for those with very little time
Identify your Grandpa's Cap Badge: Part 3 - examining military hat and cap badges
Polish Ancestry: a look at Polish genealogy in the latest part of this series on tracing European roots
Regulars: Readers' Letters; Diary Dates; Genealogical Miscellany; Book & CD Reviews; Q&A- Your Questions Answered; Reader to Reader

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Dec-08

How to trace your Freemasons in the family
A Treasure Trove of documents from the Parish Chest
Triumphs & Tribulations: Dolls houses
Researching ancestors involved in disaster
The Chaundy family gathering to celebrate 500 years of family history
Online resources for finding ancestors in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Identifying anonymous Victorian ladies on tour
Ancestors at work: the ancient trade of the solitary shepherd
Top 10 records held at Tyne & Wear Archives Service
The Italian Connection: tracing down unknown cousins
Understanding the 17th century Gazettes
A family suicide just 30 feet from the Senate steps in Washington
Historians' heirlooms: Court Baron records examined
Identifying your soldier from collar and shoulder badges
Tracing European relatives: exploring Spanish ancestors
Regulars: Family History News; Diary Dates; Readers' Letters; Books & CD Reviews; Genealogical Miscellany;Q&A; Reader to Reader; Seize the Day; Family Names
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Xmas-08

Ancestors at work: A look at the trade of the chimney sweep
The value of Tudor and Stuart documents
School uniform through time
Between a rock and a hard place: the life and times of Charlotte Bennett
Printed perfection: beautiful family trees
Child migration: Innocents abroad
Letter from Chile James Coke's adventurous exploits
Mould in the archives: a serious problem
Calculating cousins: working out Who's who
Which website should I pay a subscription to?
Bloodlines: A knock on the door opened a new world of family ties
Russian genealogy and the challenges
Identifying your soldier from buttons and sleeve badges
Historians' heirlooms: parochial miscellany examined
Top 10 records… PRO Northern Ireland
Making tracks: abandoned on a train as a baby - a foundling's tale
Stocking filler Quiz - lots of prizes for grabs
Surname info - Fellow/es and derivatives
Seize the day: Research tips for busy people
Checking out the folklore from log books and newspapers
Regulars: Family History News: Readers' Letters; Genealogical Miscellany; Books & CD reviews; Q&A; Can You Help?; 18th Century Links; Pass it on;

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