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January 2005
No 85
Other than those mentioned on the cover,
subjects in this issue include:
British graves in India
On-line investigations
RootsWeb mailing lists
72 pages Cover price £2.80
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February 2005
No 86
Other than those mentioned on the cover,
subjects in this issue include:
A visit to Greenwich heritage centre
How female forebears improve their lovelife
Finding ancestors graves in London
72 pages Cover price £2.80
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March 2005
No 87
Other than those mentioned on the cover,
subjects in this issue include
Conflicting information for newcomers
Sweeping chimneys in the past
Shots in the dark
72 pages Cover price £2.80
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April 2005
No 88
In this issue you can find:
Our new style six-page questions and answers feature
Love token: clues on coins
The 1915 Quintinshill rail disaster - Britain's worst
Tracing Italian ancestors
Roy Stockdill explores four interesting names
The stories of six Victoria Cross recipients
The life of an early flyer
Walking stick making
Was your ancestor at Trafalgar?

Plus in our computer section, Network:
IT support, with John Hanson
Bygone furniture
Scrapbooking your family history
How to trace your ancestor on the internet
Your home archives on CD-ROM
Tree tutorial.

All of these and much much more

And on the cover disc:
The Oxfordshire 1823/24 Pigot's Directory
Brother's Keeper 6.1 shareware
The Great War - How the wounded were brought home
Practical Family History Magazine April/May 1998
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May 2005
No 89

In this issue can be found:
Genealogy scams - don't be a victim
Records of cops and robbers in Manchester
The life and times of one well-known Labour MP
How to find the history of your house, with Dr Nick Barratt
The tenacity of family names
Rough justice; old-time punishment for child criminals
Dating old photographs

Plus in our computer section, Network:
Victorian records
Toys and games
Ancestors' artefacts
IT support, with John Hanson
Scrapbooking your family history

All of these and much much more

And on the cover disc:
The Universal British Directory 1793-1798 volume 1, part 2 (London).
Part 138 of The Great War (7 April 1917) covering 'Everyday life on the Western Front'.
A back issue of Practical Family History magazine (May 1999)
The Cumberland Family Tree Shareware program.
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June 2005
No 90

In this issue can be found:
Whitby's lifeboat disaster
Free information at your fingertips
The last hangings in Great Britain
Meet the parents
Rook pie, ASC and a mighty honour
Land surveys for house historians
About the 17th century diarist John Evelyn
At home on 3 April 1881
Dating old photographs

Plus in our computer section, Network
Georgian records
IT support and Tree tutorial with John Hanson
Ancestors' artefacts
Scrapbooking your family history

All of these and much much more

And on the cover disc:
The Universal British Directory Volume 2 Part 1 A-B
Lower Deck Life in War Time
Kith and Kin (shareware

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July 2005
No 91

In this issue can be found:
Whitby's lifeboat disaster
Free information at your fingertips
The last hangings in Great Britain
Meet the parents
Rook pie, ASC and a mighty honour
Land surveys for house historians
About the 17th century diarist John Evelyn
At home on 3 April 1881
Dating old photographs

Plus in our computer section, Network
Georgian records
IT support and Tree tutorial with John Hanson
Ancestors' artefacts
Scrapbooking your family history

All of these and much much more

And on the cover disc:
The Universal British Directory Volume 2 Part 1 A-B
Lower Deck Life in War Time
Kith and Kin (shareware
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August 2005
No 92

Finding Welsh forebears
Bradford's worst industrial disaster
Horrors of bankruptcy
Worst days of their lives
Burning ambititions
On a Turkish hillside
Occupancy records for house historians

Plus in our computer section, Network
IT support and Tree tutorial with John Hanson
Ancestors' artefacts
Letter: from my scrapbook
The census online
Hot of the press

All of these and much much more

And on the cover disc:
The Universal British Directory Volume 4 Part 1 N-S
Women's supreme work in the war
Genbox 3.4 (shareware)

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September 2005
No 93

Fairground attraction
Finding Cornish ancestors
Title deeds for house historians
An apothecary in the family?
From Northamptonshire to New Zealand
No pasta for me, thanks
My childhood home in Egham
God's treasure house in Scotland
Finding Private Lyon
Plus all our regular features

IN NETWORK, OUR COMPUTER SECTION...
Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0.
Hot off the press
Family Historian review
Web news
Tree tutorial

On your cover disk:
The Universal British Directory 1793-1798 volume 5 part A-Y;
Scotland's share in the war
Practical Family History (September 2003) issue.
WinGenea 1.7g(shareware).

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October 2005
No 94

Fifty-foot waves & hundreds lost
Labour of love
Westward to Zion Part 1
Finding Cornish ancestors Part 2
Title deeds for house historians: Part 6
When Paula met Harry
Bring the stones to life
Seeking hired hands
Wife-selling
Through the mill
Plus all our regular features

IN NETWORK, OUR COMPUTER SECTION...
Censuses on CD
Hot off the press
Tried and tested
Web newTree tutorial

On your cover disk:
Buckingham Kelly's Directory 1907
The Great War - The impact of the Zeppelin (13 May 1916)
Practical Family History (October/November 1997) issue, and Family Tree Magazine (October 2004)
Brothers Keeper 6.2 (shareware).

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November 2005
No 95

Atlantic crossing
Tales of the unexpected
A more unusual source
Family history leads in Leeds
Stalkin', shootin' & fishin'
In search of a better life
I remember when... Mum had no underwear
Brothers unknown
'It would make a good book...'
Title deeds for house historians: Part 7

Plus all our regular features

IN NETWORK, OUR COMPUTER SECTION...
BMD records on the internet
Hot off the press
Tried and tested
Tree tutorial and IT support

On your cover disk:
Cassell's 1893 Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - Volume 1
The Demobilisation of the British Army
Practical Family History (November 1998) issue, and Family Tree Magazine (November 2003)
Five Family History Favourites

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December 2005
No 96

ALSO FREE 1837 COUPON, and on Page 10 £4,500-worth of prizes to be won! Looking for a perfect present for Christmas, check pages 25 to 27.

Saving voices from the attic
What's in a name
Diplomatic relations
My ancestor was... a master mariner
'Suffer little children'
The man with two names
Journey's end
In search of Granny Kerslake
River of tears
Plus our regular features

IN NETWORK, OUR COMPUTER SECTION...
BMD records on the internet
Hot off the press
RootsMagic version 3 UK edition.
Women at war
LifeThemes v1

On your cover disk:
Kelly's Bedfordshire 1885
British Propaganda and How it Helped the Final Victory
Copies of back issues of Practical Family History (December 1999) and Family Tree Magazine (December 2002)
Cumberland Family Tree Pro 3 (shareware)
Price: £0.75

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January 2006
No 97

Finding your ancestors
Law & Order
On the ball
Roll call
Waifs & Strays
Black Diamonds
I remember... Researching in the old days
Ancestors with attitude
A French connection
All 4 corners of the world

In NETWORK OUR COMPUTER SECTION

Tree tutorial and Web news
Family history programs
Online resources

On your cover disk:
Kelly's Directory of Cornwall 1893
The Great War: How the troubles began
Copies of back issues of Practical Family History (January 2000) and Fmaily Tree Magazine (January 2003)
11 Shareware and Demo Programs

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February 2006
No 98

Prisoners & prostitutes
It all comes out in the wash
Looking for Clara
Race to the death
A burial vault yields its secrets
Law & order part 2
Finding your ancestors
Cider, soot & a self-made man
Pharmaceutical forebears
Lost treasure

In NETWORK, OUR COMPUTER SECTION...
Family history software workshop: part 1
Hot of the press
Web news and online resources
plus tree tutorial

On your cover disk:
Kelly's Gloucester 1906
How the Boer War prepared us for the Great War
Kith and Kin Pro 2
Copies of back issues of Practical Family History (February/March 1998) and Family Tree Magazine (February 2004)

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March 2006
No 99
On your cover disk:
Pigot's 1830 Berks,Bucks, Glos, Hants, Oxon
First impressions under fire
Back issues: Practical Family History March 1999 and Family Tree Magazine March 2002.
Tree Draw 3

Skeletons in the cupboard
A colourful past
Greasing the wheels of progress
Women's problems
Finding your ancestors
I remember... Games we used to play
Treasured inscriptions
Portrait of an ag lab
The Assington Experiment
Keeping up with the Joneses
Plus our regular Features

IN NETWORK, OUR COMPUTER SECTION...

Family history software workshop
Tried and tested
Hot of the press
Web news
Tree tutorial

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April 2006
Our Big Bumper 100th Issue With Over £1,500 Worth Of Brilliant Genealogical Products To Give Away Plus A Free Pull-Out Guide To 100 Top Tips

On your cover disk:

Pigot's 1828-9 Directory: Cheshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Salop

The War Illustrated: The Insatiable Hunger of the Guns

Back issue: Practical Family History April 2000

Henbox 3.6

Plus, as a bonus, a 20 million name index

The Contents Of This Month's New Look Bumper Issue Includes:

Who was Irene Bleasdale?
Christine Morris gets her teeth into the case of a mystery mother and separates fact from fiction. Plus your chance to have your research done free of charge!

Recording precious memories
Vivien explains what oral history is and offers advice on how to record relatives' recollections of people and their past.

How to write your family's story
Essential advice and tips for those of us contemplating putting our family history in print.

Dead in the water
To lose one ancestor through drowning is tragic enough, but for three to meet their makers in the Leeds-Liverpool Canal, in separate incidents, both shocked and intrigued Ruth.

Finding Uncle Albert
A poignant tale of how Brian and his wife traced a 'Home Child' with help from some very generous Canadians.

Solving a music hall mystery
How actor Roy Hudd helped Carole trace her actress great-grandaunt.

Finding your forebears in Gloucestershire
A new series in which we begin a tour of the UK's archives.

Heroes on horseback
A fascinating account of two cavalrymen who were awarded the Victoria Cross during World War I.

Tracing brass banders
According to David, a million of our ancestors were involved with brass bands during the 1800s, so the chances of you having a musician in the family are better than winning the Lottery.

Genealogist's-eye view
All things genealogical - topical and nonsensical: this month a transatlantic race is on to find a Canadian marriage certificate.

Somethings hardly ever change
What were the 100 most popular children's names a century ago? Find out what they were then and what they are now. You may be surprised.

... the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
A prime example of recording recollections of family history events before they are lost forever.

IN NETWORK, OUR COMPUTER SECTION...

How to use your cover CD-ROM

Twelve pages of FREE 100 useful websites A selection of gems that anyone tracing their roots will find invaluable

Price: £0.75

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May 2006
No. 101
Bands of brothers and sisters
Finding your forebears in County Durham
Seeking activist ancestors?
Irish research made easier
Paving the ways
On the Wigton circuit
Great-aunt Edith's exercise books
How to write your family's story
From the source's mouth
Yorkshire born & bred
Plus all our regular features

In e-resources you will find:
Web news
How to use a forum
Website focus
CD reviews

On the cover disc:
Pigot's 1839 Directory of Kent, Surrey, Sussex
The Great War Illustrated: The tactics of the Great War
Back issues: May 2001 Practical Family History, May 2004 Family Tree Magazine
Shareware: WinGenea 1.7

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June 2006
No. 102
A John Kay connection
How to write your family's story
Irish research made easier
Finding your forebears in Suffolk
Daughters of Eve
Is your keepsake the key
The making of My Famous Family
100 years of an island family
POWs near our village

In e-resources you will find:
Web news
How to use the research guides at The National Archives
Website focus
CD reviews
Books to buy to assist you in researching online

On your cover disc:
Pigot's 1835 Directory: Herefordshire, Leicestershire, Monmouthshire, Rutlandshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and N & S Wales
The War Illustrated: Out with the Dover patrol
Back issues: June/July 1997 Practical Family History, June 2002 Family Tree Magazine
Shareware: Brother's Keeper 6.2

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July 06
No. 103
Cornwall's own Vicar of Dibley
Finding your forebears in Lancashire
Genetics and family history
Dales gone by
'O soldier, soldier...'
Irish research made easier
Tweed weavers and wool gatherers
Meet the ancestors
A wealth of William Keasts
Dating old photographs

In eRources there is
Web news
How to use the online catalogue at The National Archives
Website focus
CD reviews
Software review: Family Historian 3

On the cover disc:
Pigot's 1839 Directory of London
The War Illustrated: Sea power and the submarine
Back issue of June/July 1998 Practical Family History/July 2003 Family Tree Magazine
Software: Cumberland Family Tree Pro 3.14

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August 06
No.104
Tracing your First World War soldier
Finding your forebears in Dorset
Rorke's Drift - the aftermath
Irish research made easier
What's the score with electoral registers?
Researching a reader's family tree
Gone, but not forgotten - mourning jewellery
I was a teenage in wartime

In eRources
Web news
How to instant message
Website focus
CD reviews
Your chance to win CD-ROMs

On your cover disc:

Pigot's 1828-9 Directory for Cumberland, Lancashire, Westmorland
The War Illustrated: Who fired the first shot?
Back issues: August 1999 Practical Family History/August 2000 Family Tree Magazine
Software: Kith and Kin Pro 2

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September 2006
No.105
Famous names: A foot in both the Red & White Rose camps
Tracing your First World War sailor
GBH at Edlingham vicarage
Irish research made easier
All the way back to Domesday
Finding your forebears in Glamorgan
The silver darlings: Scotland's herring fishing industry
Medicine man
A letter from the Somme
Marketplace
Dating old photographs

In eRources
Web news
How to use mailing lists
Website focus
CD reviews
Win CD-ROMs

On your cover disc:
Kelly's Directory of Middlesex 1898
The War Illustrated: Blowing up the bridges
Back issues: Practical Family History September 2000/Family Tree Magazine September 2001
Software: TreeDraw 3
Price: £0.75

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October 2006
No.106
Tracing your First World War airman
The Mafeking medics
Irish reseach made easier
A-Z of old occupations: bakers, blacksmiths & butchers
Finding your forebears in Lanarkshire
Grave allegations
An emotional journey
A most unsavoury secret
I remember... being a land girl
Dating old photographs
PFH Marketplace

In eRources
Web news
How to reunite relatives
Website focus
CD reviews
Compact disc giveaway

On your cover disc:
London Post Office Directory 1846
The War Illustrated: The Historic Armistice
Back issues: Practical Family History October 2001/Family Tree Magazine October 2002
Software: MediaPlus 1 and Genbox 3.6

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November 2006
No.107
M's people (actress Judi Dench's family tree)
Fruits of the loom
Needle in a haystack
The Italian job
100 cousins I didn't know I had!
Harts of Durham
The propeller
Finding your forebears in Derbyshire
Tracing your First World War officer
The Mafeking medics
Genealogist's eye-view
News and other items of family history interest
Dating old photographs
Marketplace

In eRources
Web news
How to find 'lost cousins'
Website focus
CD reviews
Win CD-ROMs

On your cover disc:
Dorsetshire Kelly's Directory 1899
The War Illustrated: Why Britain went to war
Back issues: Practical Family History November 2002/Family Tree Magazine November 1986
Software: WinGenea 1.7g Shareware
Bonus: Essential web links

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December 2006
No.108
Wedgwood potters and the elusive Boyes Jones: a reader's family tree
Dedicated resources
Dating old photographs
Finding your forebears in Kent
Tracing a sailor in the Georgian Navy
A-Z of old occupations: Carpenters, coopers & curriers
Genealogist's-eye view
News and other items of family history interest
Less of the guilt trips, please! Political correctness in family history
An admirable connection
The tragic life of Beatrice Offor
... a traditional family Christmas
Marketplace and your research questions answered

Freebies: Christmas giveaways - Over £1,000 worth of gifts up for grabs!!

In eRources
Web news
How to use the UKBMD indexes
Website focus
CD reviews

On your cover disc:
Kelly's 1858 Post Office Directory: Cambridge
The War Illustrated
DrawPlus 5/Brother's Keeper 6.2 Shareware
Back issues
Essential web links
Price: £0.75

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February 2007
No.110
Home Front warriors: Part 2 In the line of fire
Finding your forebears in Perthshire
Brickwall solutions: Solid graft and lucky breaks
Last will & testament
Tracing 19th century soldiers
A-Z of old occupations: drapers, dressers & dyers
Who's the daddy? Illegitimacy need not be a problem to your research
Genealogist's-eye view
News and other items of family history interest
Three medals & a horse thief - reader's article
An occupational journey - reader's article
I remember... growing up in the Big Smoke - reader's article
Would you Adam & Eve it? Always check things out for yourself - or you may end up with a fake family tree
Dating old photographs
Old occupations: Pride of the Clyde - Glasgow's shipbuilders
Marketplace and your research questions answered

In eRources
Web news
How to search Historical Directories
Website focus on surnames
CD reviews

On your cover disc:
Kelly's 1937 Post Office Directory: Norfolk
The War Illustrated
Kith and Kin Pro
One back issue each of Practical Family History and Family Tree Magazine
Essential web links

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March 2007
No.111
Home Front warriors: Part 3 Fighting the flames
Finding your forebears in Yorkshire
Ancestors abroad: Portuguese pedigrees
Children of the regiment - how to track an Army family who moved around a lot
Tracing Royal Marines
Britain's worst coal mining disaster: Senghenydd, 1913
A family on the move - reader's article
A suffragette in the family - reader's article
'It's prison or the Army!' - reader's article
Key in with caution - advice on how you can stay safe in the cyber envrionment
Genealogist's-eye view
News and other items of family history interest
Dating old photographs
Old occupations: Big cloth - an insight into the Harris tweed industry
Marketplace and your research questions answered

In eRources
Web news
How to use the Old Bailey online
Website focus on crime
CD reviews

On your cover disc:
Kelly's 1923 Post Office Directory: Wiltshire
The War Illustrated
TreeDraw (shareware)
One back issue each of Practical Family History and Family Tree Magazine
Essential web links

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April 2007
No.112
Tracing Forces' families
Continental connections - Huguenot ancestors
Brickwall solutions for one reader
Granny Leicester's lost girls
Dating old photographs
Family history fairs and why you should go to them
Home front warriors: British Red Cross during World War II
A-Z of old occupations: engravers, earthenware manufacturers & excisemen
Finding your forebears in Buckinghamshire
Case history: Leonard the spurious son
32 Killed on the Midland railway
Pilgrimage to Greece - finding a soldier 62 years on
How a family keepsake led to a meeting with unknown American and German relations
I remember… 'the wail of air raid sirens'
How to use Cyndi's List
Website focus on the Channel Islands
Plus news, reviews, competitions and Q&As

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June 2007
No.114
Workhouse waifs
Home Front warriors: Civil Defence volunteers
Worn with pride: medals and awards
A-Z of old occupations: fire agents, flour dealers and fruiterers
Finding your forebears in Lincolnshire
Skeleton in the workhouse: an account of how a reader uncovered dark secrets in her family history
Remembering the fallen: A visit to the Somme battlefields
For freedom & honour: how a reader found out information about her unknown uncle
I remember... the Coronation Review: A memory of a royal occasion
Genealogist's-eye view: Finding unknown relatives is a challenge...
Genealogy today: news and other items of family history interest
Ring any Bells?: A reader asks 'are we related to Mary Hayley Bell?'
Cornish roots revealed: a step-by-step account on West Country family history
True grit: the life and times of the men who built Yorkshire's drystone walls
Experiencing the past: Why not explore a 'living interest' event?
Web news: keeping you up to date with online resources
How to use FreeCen: search the online census returns for free
CD reviews: The latest genealogy CD-ROMs
Family history detective: Solve this month's genealogical puzzle
Relative values: How www.192.com can open up a whole new world for your research
Dating old photographs: bringing your photographic heirlooms to life.
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July 2007
No. 115
Cover CD
Kelly's Directory of Oxfordshire 1891
The War Illustrated
Shareware: Brother's Keeper
Back Issues : PFH July 1999, FTM July 1994

Contents
Finding your forebears in Aberdeenshire
To Russia with hope: A reader's search for ancestors in the former Russian republic of Ukraine
Tough justice: Court martial
Outcast dead of Cross Bones: when London Transport workers discovered human remains
Myths of time
Dedicated followers of fashion: Paisley's skilled shawl weavers
Genealogist's eye view: interpreting birth and baptism entries
Dad's Army during World War II
Children in care
Prizes for the poor: tracing land workers before 1841
Our ancestor was murdered
Died of a broken heart
How to use the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website
Website focus on confectionery
A surname coincidence?
Down there: Life as a coal miner
All at sea: Tracing naval ancestors
Taste of the high life: researching a royal chef
Regular items: Readers' letters; PFH answers; Dating old photographs; Web news; CD reviews; Family history detective; Genealogy today; Marketplace - incorporating: My great-grandparent were…; Diary dates; Information wanted; Unwanted certificates; Family names; Shots in the dark

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August 2007
No. 116
On the cover disc:
Kelly's Directory of Shropshire 1917
The War Illustrated: 'The week of destiny'
Back issues: PFH August 2000/FTM August 1995
Software: Shareware: Cumberland Family Tree Pro 3
Bonus: Essential web links

Contents
Home Front warriors 8: Digging for victory, The Women's Land Army
Brick wall solutions: A Victorian melodrama
Fortunes of war: Daily routines and events that affected our military ancestors
The prisoner photographer
Dating old photographs
Genealogist's eye view: Is online genealogy resources making us lazy?
Expert assistance: Secrets from the grave
County Series 17: Finding your forebears in Cumbria
The Knight who should have been a Pitt
Raised by the workhouse
Ready and willing: Irish Church Lads' Brigade heroes who served in WWI.
Captured in Germany, died in France?
A-Z of old occupation: Gardeners, glovers and glaziers.
I remember: A WWI childhood
Regular features: Marketplace, for Information exchanged, Family names, Diary dates, Unwanted certificates, Shots in the dark, etc. PFH answers; Readers' letters; Genealogy today
eResources: Web news; How to use… Ancestry's British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 Release One; Website focus on 'the law'; CD; Family History Detective

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September 2007
No.117
Ancestors on the wrong side of the law
Tracing descendants of three criminals
Proving or disproving a connection to Captain James Cook
Using probate inventories to discover what money and possessions our ancestors left behind
Knobstick weddings and Glebe Terriers are weird and wonderful genealogy terms
What life is like when you spend your whole time researching other people's family trees
Making sure you are prepared before embarking on a research trip
London's Auxiliary Ambulance service
Finding a dedication listing the names of Hackney Scouts who died while serving in the First World War
An interesting insight into tracing Chinese ancestry
What resources does Essex have to offer?
Dating Old Photographs
Using census returns, BMD certificates and photographs
Name survey from West Yorkshire's Upper Calder Valley
How to use the Moving Here website
Websites focussing on education
Pit your wits against Dr Chris Goodwin's monthly family history puzzle and win 100 credits from 192.com.

On your cover CD this month: Kelly's Directory of Dorsetshire 1923; The War Illustrated: 'What is the British Navy doing?'; Shareware: Kith and Kin Pro 2 demo and back issues of Practical Family History and Family Tree Magazine.
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October 2007
No 118
Seeking ancestors who worked on the railways?
St John Ambulance Brigade during World War II
Finding your forebears in Herefordshire
Heraldic visitations: records can provide a wealth of information
Using newspapers to 'kill of your ancestors'
A-Z of old occupations: hairdressers, hatmakers/hatters
The 19th century yuppie
The twists and turns when searching for Auntie Beattie
Family history research across the continents
Reuniting old documents
A reader looks back on her childhood post WW II
Brick Wall solutions with Roy Stockdill
Trying to find a tricky trio
Dating old photographs
Leaving family historians high and dry - facilities in London closing
How to use the Canadian Genealogy Centre
Website focus on bargemen
Who was the best known man in Leicester?
Plus news, reviews and your questions answered
Plus FREE: Your handy Q&A guide to: Tracing your military ancestors

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November 2007
No 119

PFH's expert genealogist, Jeremy Palmer, discovers information on an elusive rifleman
Incarcerated in 1841: a transcription of selected census returns for prisons in England & Wales
Help for a reader from the Northamptonshire Record Office
A sisterhood of shop assistants
How a reader put names to faces
Dating old photographs
Roy Stockdill explains parish registers
How wills can tell us far more about our ancestors' personalities
Finding your forebear in Leicestershire & Rutland
Finding forebears who worked on Britain's railways in the 18th & 19th centuries
Hearth tax records can provide crucial evidence
The Women's Voluntary Service during WWII
A reader traces his Yorkshire ancestors back to the 14th century
King's shilling a reader's update
Names from an unpublished WWI sergeant's platoon roll book
I'm related to Mickey Mouse! says a reader
Trade secrets of where to search for more recent research pickings
Bringing the past to life by attending 'living history' re-enactment events
How to use the Australian Archives
Website focus on railways
Plus regular items with Readers' letters, Genealogy today, Web news, CD reviews etc

On your FREE cover CD
Bulmer's Directory of Lancashire 1912
The War Illustrated: How long will the war last?
TreeDraw 3 shareware
Back Issues: PFH November 2001, FTM November 1998

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December 2007
No.120
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Home Front Warriors: Women's Auxiliary Police Corps
A reader's voyage of discovery to find out if she really was related to a film star.
What does the 'white horse county' of Wiltshire has to offer the family historian?
The story of www.allthecotswolds.com - a visual tapestry
Help with navigating your way around the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild's website.
NEW FEATURE: PFH Album starts this month with a selection of readers' pictures with a family story to tell.
Steve Thomas reflects upon the past year and voices his fear for the New Year
Maggie Loughran asks 'Who's kidding who?' when it comes to safeguarding the nation's newspaper collection.
Brick Wall Solutions:bigamy on a grand scale
Jeremy Palmer helps us interpret divorce records.
A man in torment - a horribly fascinating account of an inmate of Berrywood Lunatic Asylum
Top 20 websites for finding out our more about patients and staff in lunatic asylums in the 19th century.
A reader's progress despite encountering a family that proves hard to locate
Lost ancestors in 1851 who were incarcerated in prisons in England and Wales
Regular features: Readers' Letters, PFH answers, Useful addresses, Web news, CD reviews, Family History Detective, Dating old photographs, Genealogy today, a reader's 'I remember…' and PFH Marketplace.

This month's free cover CD:
The Little London Directory of 1677; The War Illustrated: Christmas in the trenches (1915); Back issues and shareware GenBox 3.

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January 2008
No.121
Which genealogy course? Are family history courses good value for money?
Who's the mother? Illegitimacy and missing workhouse records make research difficult.
Dating old photographs with our costume dating expert.
Screen searchers: Maggie Loughran weighs up the pros and cons of research via online communities and social networking.
Voyage of discovery: A reader provides useful tips on picturing the past and photographing the present.
Fate plays a hand: Missing OPRs and how they came to light.
'Some people are on the pitch…' A reader reveals that football hooliganism is no modern phenomenon.
Worth less than £1 per head: 146 years ago this month, 204 men and boys died 600 feet below the Northumbrian countryside in one of Britain's tragic mining disasters.
Finding your forebears in Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Youthful spirit: The Girls' Training Corps.
Incarcerated in 1861: finding ancestors on the 1861 Census.
Aliens' records: tracing immigrant ancestors.
Outlandish names in the late 19th century census returns.
How to use the Ellis Island website.
Website focus on medical ancestors.
Genealogist's-eye view: a visit to the Land of the Long White Cloud.
Plus Genealogy Today; Letters; Marketplace; Web News& CD reviews.
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The Manchester Directory of 1772; The War Illustrated: Earl Kitchener: A Memoir; Back issues PFH January 2002, FTM January 2000; Shareware WinGenea;

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February 2008
No.122
Finding your forebears in Cheshire
Family history courses - are they good value for money?
10 Top tips to help you identify a military ancestor's rank & regiment
Dating old photographs
PFH Answers - six pages of Q&As
Brickwall solutions - an ancestral home is at the bottom of a reservoir
2 FOR 1 Ticket offer for Who Do You Think You Are LIVE event
Girls in grey - the Women's Junior Air Corps
Transcriptions from the 1871 Census returns - prisoners
Quarter sessions - what are they and where will you find them?
West meets East- immigrants to the UK
Genealogy Today from around the world
Bliss woollen mills
A readers collection of signatures of Girl Guides from the 'Roaring Twenties'
A connection to Jack the Ripper
A reader's memories of 'the bombing field'
Web News - keep up with the latest news and resources on the World Wide Web
How to use Access to Archives
Top 20 websites on entertainers
CD reviews
Family History Detective - solve our puzzle and win a prize
Marketplace

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Kelly's Suffolk Directory 1912
Back issues: PFH February 2000 & FTM February 2001
Software Brother's Keeper (shareware)
Bonus Essential web links

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April 2008
No.124
100 Years of the Territorial Army: find out more online
Genealogist's Eye View: organising your research can make a big difference to our results
Finding your forebears in Gwynedd: What north-west Wales has to offer the family historian
Whose history is it anyway? The trials of finding the truth in history
The Air Transport Auxiliary: an essential unit during WWII
Incarcerated in 1891: transcriptions from a selection of census returns for prisons in England and Wales in 1891
Where did the butterflies come from? A helping hand from our expert genealogists helps a reader discover the truth about a Doubleday connection
In the Hot Seat! eBay's TopLots auction winner spends a day as editor on PFH and interviews the Chairman of the Federation of Family History Societies, who was the selected charity for the successful bid
PFH answers: Five pages of expert advice and a useful address list
Life and death in the workhouse: helping a reader with a brick wall solution
What's new at the Federation of Family History Societies
How to use the British Library www.bl.uk
Website focus on east coast fishermen, top 20 websites
Chancery records: how to use the records
Dating old photographs
Anastasia & a secret mission: a reader tells how his father took part in a top-secret mission
The Thames gun forts - where the Army was all at sea
Plus regular items: Genealogy today, Readers' letters, Web news, CD reviews, Marketplace incorporating diary dates

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White's Hampshire Directory 1878
The War Illustrated: with the Scots in France
Back issues: PFH April 2002, FTM April 1986
Shareware: Kith and Kin Pro 2

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May 2008
No.125
The armies of the Honourable East India Company
Finding your forebears in Norfolk
Glimpse inside the new ScotlandsPeople Centre
Readers' trees: Our expert helps in finding a father's family and overcome an Irish stumbling block
17th century Stuart oath and tax records
It's in print… so it must be true!
Making the most of your day at The National Archives
Steeple stunts: A risky pastime for thrill seekers
How to use… Online parish clerks, search thousands of parish records for free!
Website focus on watchmakers
CD selection and giveaways
Join the family history club!
Incarcerated in 1901: a selection of census returns for prisons transcribed
Dating old Photographs: this ever popular feature bring your photographic heirlooms to life
Notable Names: an investigation into the curious trend of naming children after famous battles
Genealogy today - news and updates in the world of family history
Love letters: a reader's story
Plus regulars: PFH answers (your genealogical questions answered by our team of experts) Readers' letters; Genealogist's Eye View (the most efficient way to search for ancestors online); a list of useful addresses; Web news with new online guide; Family History Detective: solve this month's puzzle and win 100 credits from 192.com; Marketplace - our free reader service plus diary dates, book giveaways and prize winners

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Buler's East Yorkshire History, Topography and Directory 1892; The War Illustrated: How the gunners saved the day; Shareware TreeDraw 3; Back issues: PFH May 2003, FTM May 1987; Bonus weblinks

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Summer 08
No.127
Celtic commerce: Some of the most common old Welsh occupations and how to trace them.
Finding your forebears in Devon.
Farewell to a family historian: Don Steel.
Newspaper research and where to begin.
Stretch your imagination: a reader could not resist researching someone else's family.
Trace an emigrant's passage to Canada.
Dissenters in the family: Where to look for Nonconformist ancestors.
Lay subsidy rolls: What are they and how do you use them?
Coroners' inquests: What can be found?
A description of brewery workers and where to find the records.
Forging friendships through adversity: a reader's father's World War II experiences.
Readers' trees: A diverting pseudonym - did a reader's grandfather assume an alias and leave his family to become an actor?
As I see it… 'If it's to be, it's up to me'
Focus website on rope makers.
How to use… British History Online.

Plus the regulars: PFH Answers; Dating old photographs; Genealogist's Eye View; Genealogy today; Readers' letters; PFH Marketplace CD reviews and giveaways; Family History Detective.

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Nottinghamshire Post Office Directory 1881
The War Illustrated: The First Sea-fight of its Kind
Back issues: PFH June 2002, FTM June 1990
Software shareware WinGenea
Bonus Essential Web Links

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July 2008
No.128
Battlefield tours: How they can add to your family history
Finding your forebears in Northumberland
Confessions of a collector: shortcomings when recording information
Birth, marriage and death records: back to basics
More than just a name: how to use local history to enrich your research
Newspaper reports: exploring records of death
School days: school logbooks, social and family history
I remember… Memories of wartime London
Probability and family history: will our expert succeed where a reader did not
Brickwall solutions: a tale of two names
As I see it… How the family history world has evolved in recent years
How to use… www.workhouses.org.uk
Website focus on the cost of living
Dating old photographs
Genealogist's Eye View: should we rethink our data protection and security procedures?
Plus regulars: PFH Answers, Genealogy Today, Readers' Letters, Laugh Lines, Web news, CD selection, Family History Detective, PFH Marketplace.

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Alphabetical Directory for Bath, Somerset 1916
The War Illustrated: the Brain of the Fighting Man
Brother's Keeper, shareware
Back issues: PFH July 2003, FTM July 1991

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August 2008
No.129
Census returns: a major resource for family historians. How can they help you?
What's in a name? the problems that arise when our ancestors don't stick to their given name
Read all about it! Company magazines or in-house staff journals
Lost in OZ: a readers search for an Irish ancestor
When did that happen? Understanding Calendar changes
London's underground railway: Did your ancestor work on the world's first underground railway?
Finding your forebears in Monmouthshire
Ancestors at the polls: In the 18th & 19th centuries the votes cast in elections were made public
The battle of Cinderloo: an event that rocked mining communities surrounding Dawley in Shropshire
Treehouse: NEW pages just for kids!
Readers' Trees: Proving a family story
Web focus on memorial inscriptions
Family History Detective: over the sea to France
Memorial inscriptions and burial records
Famous Names: from humble beginnings…
The patient who became a nurse
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Regulars: PFH Answers, Dating old photographs, Genealogist's Eye View, Readers' letters, Genealogy today, PFH Marketplace, Web news, CD selection and giveaways, Family History Detective

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1895 Post Office Directory for Derbyshire
The War Illustrated: The Great Push - and After
Back issues: PFH August 2004, FTM August 1992
Kith and Kin Pro 2 shareware

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September 2008
No.130
Free Magnifying Glass on the cover of this month's issue
An introduction to dating and identifying your military photos
Back to basics guide to using parish registers
Child migrants to Canada - how to trace British Home Children sent to live and work in Canada
Find ancestors who worked on London's Underground
Finding your forebears in Oxfordshire
Discover ways of finding your ancestors on electoral registers
Our expert investigates Tory leader David Cameron's family tree
A reader's Irish ancestry and how they were forced to leave Ireland during the Great Famine
Memories of being a Land Girl in 1941
Readers' trees: our expert untangles a family story
Treehouse: a new, exciting space for kids
How to use the ships list online
Web focus on the textile industry and its workers
Regulars: PFH answers, Dating old photographs, Genealogist's eye view - storage, Genealogy today, Readers' letters, Marketplace, Web news, CD selection, Family History Detective
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October 2008
No.131

Discover WWI Service Records
Life on the ocean waves: records that reveal the journeys of our merchant navy ancestors
Finding your Forebears In Cambridgeshire
The 16th Century: a guide through the history of England
Your History on Screen: how to preserve precious home movies
Following a paper trail: delving into diaries and letters -our ancestors' innermost thoughts
Meet the ancestors: Precious Memories - using family photographs to tell a story
Dating old Photographs
Readers' trees: illegitimate ancestors
Brick wall solutions: informal adoption
As I see it: Back to the source
Treehouse: PFH's exciting space for kids
How to use: Booth's Poverty Maps online
Web focus on pottery
Regulars: Web news; PFH Answers; CD selection; Genealogy today; Readers' letters; PFH Marketplace; Family History Detective; Genealogist's eve view: take a break!
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November 2008
No.132

Emigration from Britain and Ireland: find out which sources are available to help you trace your emigrant ancestors.
Genealogist's Eye View: Mind the gap - strategies for bridging a gap in your family history.
A beginner's guide to heraldry
Dating Old Photographs with our expert Jayne Shrimpton
Finding your forebears in Dundee & Angus
Patrolling the coast: continuing on from last issue's article, this time on the coastguard service
The easy way to extend your family tree
Treehouse: family history for kids - this issue is on Remembrance Day
Readers' Trees: Filling the gap
How to use Naval-history.net for free
Web focus on shipbuilding - more top websites
Chronicles: 1600-1650, a period that shaped modern Britain
A foundling father: Roy Stockdill researches actress Josephine Tewson's family tree
Family roots at Borough Market on London's South Bank
CD giveaways & Books to win
Regulars: Genealogy Today: News & other items of interest from around the world; Readers' letters; PFH answers & useful addresses; Web news; CD selection; Family History Detective; Marketplace

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December 2008
No.133
Extra Pages and a new look
Genealogy News: includes information about UK inbound passenger lists and Scottish heraldry records online
Mailbox: Your letters, tips and stories
Back to basics: What did you do in the war, Grandad? Find out how to do the research
As I see it… a personal opinion
Discover why social history matters
How to trace your forebears in Nottinghamshire
Canal and river people - who were they and what did they do?
How to date old photographs with our costume dating expert
Christmas past: full of information and activities for kids.
Help! I'm too young for family history: There are great rewards for starting young, find out how
Searching adoption records - how to do it
Preserving your documents and treasures
Roy's ramblings: our regular contributor Roy Stockdill's unusual and amusing family history snippets
Readers' trees: smashing through readers' brick walls with the help of our expert
How to track down your Irish ancestors
Chronicles 1650-1700: discover how historical events affected the lives of our ancestors
A home from home: a short-lived but memorable Wiltshire haven for young unmarried mothers
Regulars: PFH answers; Genealogist's eye view- the best free websites; PFH Marketplace with over 30 books, CDs and software giveaways this month
Take a break: try out your history and family history knowledge with our crossword puzzle
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January 2009
Where there's a will, find out where to find wills and what they reveal
How to write your family history
History on your doorstep: how to research a house history
Trace your forebears in Sussex
As I see it: the benefits of attending family history conferences
Genealogy in the news
The records of the Customs and Excise service
How to date old photographs
Web resources for maps
Research down under: what Australian records are available to family historians?
PFH answers: your genealogical questions answered by our experts
I remember… My granny's house
How to smash brick walls - expert tips to chip away
Echoes from the past: a reader's tale that entwined a new life and the cottage her grandparents lived in
Chronicles 1700-1750: What was life like for our ancestors during this period?
Roll out the barrel: the tales of casks and coopers
Marketplace: free reader service
Genealogist's eye view: research fees
For Kids: Check out the church, making your own stained glass window
CDs, DVDs and books galore to give away
Book your tickets for 2009 Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE and get 2 for 1

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February 2009
Tracing ancestors who worked in the Staffordshire potteries
How to publish your family history
How WWI defences were developed to play a vital role in WWII anti-aircraft defences
How to trace your forebears in Clwyd
Discover web resources for surnames
How to date old photographs
Discover Scottish homes and heritage
Research in New Zealand
Kids - bring out your dead! Taking a look at the bubonic plague and make your own nosegay
Discover investigating officers. Was your ancestor in the police force?
Chronicles 1750-1800 - changing technology and social change
Grow your family tree - with our expert's personal help
A reader discovers a tragic murder and a suicide in her family
Roy's ramblings: Roy Stockdill takes a journey of genealogical discovery seeking out the unusual and sometimes, amusing, family history snippets
Win CDs and books in a bumper give away
Regulars: Genealogy in the news: PFH answers; As I see it…; PFH Marketplace; Genealogist's eye view

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March 2009

Badges of honour - researching medals
Tracing your forebears in Birmingham & the West Midlands
How to date old photographs
Chronicles 1800-1850 - the changing world of our ancestors
Discover the lost villages of Britain
As I see it… a 'festival of the dead'
Irish ancestry: out of the ashes, first of a two-part series
For the kids: escape to the country - evacuation during WWII
Readers' trees: Let our expert help you to grow your family tree
Web resources for migration the USA
Tackling the Civil War 'black hole'
The birth of the Co-op
Look to the future - recording our lives and times for the future
Genealogist's eye view - a genealogist's opinion
Competitions & giveaways
Regulars: Genealogy in the news, mailbox - your letters, PFH Marketplace, PFH Q&A,

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April 2009
New six-part series: Treasures from the Parish Chest
New Series: The A-Z of genealogy - A is for Administrations
A tale of two trinkets - how two ornaments led to discoveries about the lives of great-grandparents
Trace your forebears in the Scottish Highlands and Western Isles
Web resources for researching Scottish ancestors
A little polished plaque that brought a reader closer to her grandmother
Readers' trees: The search for Joe Wilson, the elusive great-grandfather
For Kids: SOS - About the Titanic
How to Date Old Photographs
Discover Irish ancestry: Part 2, branching out
Roy's ramblings: Join Roy Stockdill on a genealogical discovery of the unusual and amusing snippets
As I see it… Maggie Loughran confesses her addiction
Discover the history of the Church Scouts
Discover Chronicles 1850-1901: a look at the Victorian era
Common rights and privileges: Ancient grazing rights
Huguenot blook in the veins
Down on the farm before and during WWII
Genealogist's eye view: buying credits on pay-to-view websites
Try our tea break crossword
Win books and CDs, all you have to do is email or write in
Regulars: Genealogy in the news, Mailbox, PFH Answers, PFH Marketplace, Diary Dates

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Spring 2009
Discover the craft of cutlery and how to find the records of workers
Web resources for immigration to the UK
Discover records of the vestry minutes and their glimpses into the past
As I see it… recollections of best genealogical moments
How to date old photographs
A stylish send-off: funeral bills and other death records
Find your forebears in Somerset
How to scrapbook your life for future generations
For kids: I don't like Sundays! The Victorian Sunday
Readers' Trees: Which William Preston is mine?
How to turn history detective
Censuses before 1841 - advanced sources for genealogists
A-Z of genealogy: B is for Bishops' Transcripts
Meet the ancestors: The Beebees of Bilston
Take a break: prize crossword
Regulars: Genealogy in the news; Mailbox - your letters; PFH Answers; Diary dates; Marketplace/ Genealogist's eye view

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May 2009
The nanny state - the role of nannies
How to trace your 'boring' ancestors
Web resources for World War I - British Army ancestors
A-Z of genealogy: C is for cemeteries and crematoria
Chronicles of crime: New series looking at criminal records
The churchwarden's tale - parish chest records
Trace your forebears on the Isle of Man
Educating the people - 19th century adult education
How to date old photographs
How to interview your relatives
Roy's ramblings: seeking out the unusual and amusing snippets
For Kids: Queen of the May
How to design your own photo book online
The joy of making connections with long-lost relatives
Readers' trees: The elusive migrant
As I see it… Serendipity and family history
Books, CDs & DVDs to give away and a prize crossword
Answering the call of the sea: tracking a merchant seaman
Genealogist's eye view: getting the message
Regulars: Genealogy in the news; Mailbox; PFH Answers; Calendar; PFH Marketplace

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June 2009
Mail of the century: A look at the role of postmen and women
Working the black seam: Tracing coal mining ancestors
Discover Tudor law and order: finding your criminal ancestor's records
How to decipher names
Opinion: As I see it… What happened to English heritage and culture?
Discover web resources for pre-World War I British Army ancestors
How to trace your forebears in Surrey
How to use record offices from home
The poor and the parish and their records
The A-Z of genealogy: D is for divorce records
Discover the D-Day landings: the turning tide
For kids: I spy school, finding the history of your local school
How to Date old photographs
Advanced sources: pre-1841 Census and other records
Readers' trees: Whatever happened to the Ashford brothers?
DVDs, CDs and Books galore to give away and a prize crossword
Telling Tales: Ellen's secret - a reader's story
Opinion: Genealogist's eye view: Keeping records of domestic life for the future
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August 2009
Didn't we have a lovely time… Britain's love affair with seaside holidays
The parish and the law
Web resources for RAF ancestors
How to date old photographs
Trace fractured families
Discover the iron age and the workers
The A-Z of genealogy: F is for family history societies
How to trace your forebears in Hampshire
Advanced sources: Dade registers
Tracing ancestors who worked abroad in the British Empire
Discover Chronicles of crime in the 18th century
Starting out: Twiglets - the diary of a family tree first timer
How to unravel Welsh names
As I see it…Archives for the 21st century
Swiss peaks and Irish roots
For kids: School's out! Holidays
Discover Community archives online
Adventures of a war hero
Genealogist's eye view: remembering those who fought for freedom
Plus: Giveaways, prize draws and discount vouchers and a prize crossword
Regulars: Genealogy in the news; Mailbox; PFH answers; Calendar

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October 2009
When cotton was king: researching mill workers
Web resources for Irish research
How to do your family history in a weekend
Tracing African-Caribbean ancestors
A-Z of Genealogy: H is for Hearth Tax
How to Date Old Photographs
Reader's story: Anatomy and ancestry
19th Century Volunteer Regiments
How to trace your forebears in Central Scotland
Finding Friends: The Quaker movement and its records
How to use county record offices
As I see it… muses on the popularity of genealogy on TV
Twiglets: the diary of a family tree first timer
The glamour of the great ocean liners
When workhouses went under cover
Readers' Trees: The life of Ada Roughton
Chronicles of crime - the 20th century
A wartime wedding
Genealogist's eye view: financial records are a great resource
Lots of prize draws, giveaways and a crossword
Regulars: Genealogy in the News; Mailbox; PFH Answers; Calendar; Family Names

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November 2009
Do your family history for free!
Web resources for… newspapers
A Woman's work in wartime Britain
How to date old photographs
As I see it… decline in genealogy conferences
Trace your forebears in the Royal county of Berkshire
How to create a time capsule
Decipher old handwriting
Mourning quilts
Reader's story: My ancestor was a World War I sniper
Discover a new place called home
Discover the Western Front Association
The A-Z of genealogy: I is for inventories
Starting out: Twiglets -the diary of a family tree first timer
Tracing ancestors: Gold fever
Readers' trees: The hunt for Richard Daggers
Discover the Militia
Roy's ramblings: an apparent mystery 'Down Under'
Meet the ancestors: A parcel from the past
Genealogist's eye view - childhood memories
Win DVDs, CDs and books galore on our giveaway pages, plus a prize crossword
Regulars: Genealogy in the news; Mailbox; PFH answers; Calendar

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December 2009
Upstairs Downstairs: What was Christmas like for servants?
Discover National Service: 'Get fell in!'
Discover web resources for criminals
How to date old photographs
Discover all that glitters…
Artistic occupations for women
Discover the Yeomanry
Tracing your forebears in Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire
The A-Z of genealogy: J is for Justices of the Peace
DNA, the first of a two-part series explaining what DNA testing can reveal
A restoration drama and the time-travelling tales
In the footsteps of wandering émigrés
Twiglets: the diary of a family tree first timer
Discover your Romany ancestry
Readers' trees: The importance of being Ernest
The Shackleton connection - true or false?
As I see it… the ever-changing nature of communication and record keeping
Meet the ancestors: treading on Granda Henry's trail
Genealogist's eye view how names can help and hinder research
Plus, win book and CD giveaways in our bumper prize draw and crossword
Regulars: Genealogy in the News; Mailbox; PFH answers; Calendar; Free reader service Family Names;

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January 2010
Discover Stones and symbolism - a guided tour of Christian motifs and their meanings
Web resources for: Occupations
DNA: A prologue to genealogy
How to track down transportees
The A-Z of genealogy: K is for Kelly's Directories
Trace your forebears in Orkney and Shetland
Purpose-built villages: how they improved the lives of our ancestors
How to trace missionary ancestors
Roy's ramblings: seeking out the unusual and amusing family history snippets
Reader's story: A horseshoe for luck
Twiglets: the diary of a family tree first timer
As I see it… taking control
Workhouses - a gruel life?
Readers' Trees: A family in Singapore
Discover the mighty Samuel Pepys 350 years on
How to date old photographs, incorporating All that glitters
Telling tales: Turkey tales during World War II
Genealogist's eye view: the virtues of the internet
Lots of giveaways and prizes to win, including a prize crossword
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February 2010
How to study a surname
Discover web resources for tracing Welsh ancestors
How to interpret manorial records
How to organise a family tree day
The A-Z of genealogy: L is for Latin
How to trace workhouse ancestors
Votes for women! Discover how to search suffragette ancestors
How to trace your forebears in the Channel Islands
Discover medals of the Second World War
Reader's story: Turn off the computer and get on the plane!
Useful addresses
Starting out: Twiglets - the diary of a family tree first timer
Reader's story: What's in a name?
Readers' trees: Behind the family folklore
Discover superstitious ancestors: rituals linked with death and the afterlife
Opinion: As I see it… digitisation of civil registration records
How to date old photographs
Investigating 19th century jewellery: Part 3, All that glitters
Telling tales: Royal connections?
Genealogist's eye view: inaccessibility of records
Plus loads of giveaways and competitions for books and CDs
Regulars: Genealogy in the news; Mailbox; PFH Answers; Calendar

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March 2010
Researching 'ag labs': Soil and toil
Discover Scottish church records
Web resources for British India
All that glitters: Part 4, 19th & 20th century adornments
As I see it… words of Indian origin still in use today
How to start a one-place study
The Z-A of genealogy: M is for maps
A road less travelled: ancestors who migrated for work
Roy's ramblings - this is it's juicy names!
Back to your roots: a journey to the Scottish Borders. Win a break in the Borders!
With this ring… wedding photo revelations
Medals of the Second World War
Starting out: Twiglets - researching from scratch
Readers' trees: In search of Tudor origins
A corner of home: The British Cemetery at Corfu
Trace your forebears in Hertfordshire
How to write a family biography
How to Date old photographs
Telling tales: a brief encounter
Genealogist's eye view: home made wills
Win loads of prizes - maps, books & CDs or tackle our take a break Prize Crossword
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April 2010
Discover - Taking the pledge
How to share your family tree online
Discover web resources for… Australia
How to Date old Photographs
Beautiful ancestors Part 1: cosmetics
Pastimes for past times: Green-fingered ancestors
The A-Z of genealogy: N is for Nonconformity
Female spies - women who have spied for - and against - Britain
Trace your forebears in West Scotland
Reader's story: A policeman's lot…
Life as a TB patient
Medals of the Second World War
As I see it: tracing living relatives via Facebook
Starting out: The diary of a family tree first timer
The chase is on - heir hunting
Readers' trees: The elusive Mr Gibbons
Discover Footsteps to Gallipoli
Free reader service - Family names
My American cousins - reader's story
Tellling tales: Letters from the Founder
Genealogist's eye view: Home history in a rather unusual - if chilly- way
WIN books and CDs galore plus a prize crossword
Genealogy in the news; Mailbox; PFH Answers; Calendar

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May 2010
Discover life as a Greenwich Pensioner
Web resources for house history
Cover to cover: Insurance records
The A_Z of genealogy: P is for Protestation Returns in the 17th century
Pastimes for past times: the silver screen
How to avoid the top 10 pitfalls
Discover medals of the Second World War - final part of this series
Trace your forebears in Huntingdonshire
How to save private papers
Reader's story: Grace's story told when she was in her 90s
Soldier women of the American Civil War
Discover Nursing ancestors
As I see it… Consultations and implementation
Readers' trees: Facts and fiction
Living under German rule - The Channel Islands
Reader's story: Present from the past
Genealogist's eye view: Don't believe everything you're told
Twiglets - the diary of a family tree first timer
Do you remember VE Day? Why not contribute?
How to Date old photographs
Beautiful ancestors: Part 3, 17th & 18th century cosmetics - the grim truths
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June 2010
How to use TheGenealogist.co.uk Part 2
All aboard: Did your ancestor work on the trams?
Web resources for… Blogs for genealogy
Drawing a pension: researching pensioners
Voices from the past - oral history
Resers' trees: Land of my fathers
As I see it…A skeletons in the cupboard dilemma
A-Z of genealogy: Q is for Quarter Days and understanding dates
Reader's story: Finding Jerry
The memorial man - a lifelong interest in military history and war memorials
Roy's ramblings: unusual and amusing family snippets
How to trace your forebears in Dumfries and Galloway
Twiglets: the diary of a family tree first timer
Discover your US Civil War ancestors
Discover pastimes for past times - put on your dancing shoes
My great-gran the suffragette
Telling tales: In search of a memory
Genealogist's eye view: why did families move?
How to date old photographs plus Part 4 of Beautiful ancestors
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July 2010
An A-Z of genealogy: R is for Record Offices
Fighting the flames - a look at the development of the fire service
How to find your missing ancestor Part 1
Web resources for passenger lists
How to analyse your ancestor's handwriting
New series on archives: Part 1, The National Archives
How to make the most of your UK holiday - incorporating research
Pastimes for past times: Gaslight & greasepaint
Discover what's in a forename
The Guinea Pig Club: WWII and plastic surgery for airmen
Scotch churches in England
Patriotism in song and verse
As I see it…a Salt Lake City conference
Readers' trees: A tale of two wives
Now listen here, Napoleon… The Whitby Volunteers of the late 1700s
Reader's story: History in a box
How to date old photographs
Discover Beautiful ancestors Part 5: The history of cosmetics
Starting out: Twiglets - the diary of a family tree first timer
Frank's war - an extraordinary tale of an ordinary man
Genealogist's eye view - why emigrate?
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September 2010
***NEW***
COVER CD CONTAINING £45 WORTH OF FREE CONTENT FOR: Buckinghamshire, Liverpool & Nottinghamshire, as well as charts, back issues and software and a money-off voucher

Back to School - Victorian schools & education records
Discover web resources for hospitals, medical records and causes of death
University archives
How to Date old Photographs
Crowning glory Part 2: hairdressing habits of our medieval and Tudor ancestors
A-Z of genealogy: T is for tithes
Around the Archives: The Society of Genealogists and the LDS Family History Centre
How to tell the story of your photo album
Reader's story: To my long home
The Scottish Domesday
Britain's child migrants
Pastimes for past times - Howzat!
Twiglets: the diary of a family tree first timer
How to Find 'The Few'
Readers' trees: Researching Richardsons
Bill's our boy…1066 and all that!
As I see it… the future of the UK Census
Reader's story: A sailor's life
Seeking Mr Hancock
Genealogist's eye view - how genetics influence what we look like
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November 2010
Free resources on cover CD include: 1851 Census for East Yorkshire, Baptisms for Wedmore in Somerset 1561-1680, Kelly's Directory for London suburbs 1905, Who's Who of the Great War, Back issues, Charts, Essential links & Web tree builder, plus a FREE software program

How to make sense of the census
Reader's story: Meet the neighbours
How to Decipher military job titles Part 1
How to date old photographs
Discover crowning glory Part 4
An A-Z of genealogy: V is for the Valuation Office records
Beginner's Guide to Family History - Search BMD records
Web resources for… Graveyard, cemetery and cremation records
Lunatics and asylums
As I see it… government cuts and precious records
Furnishing the past - furniture clues to your family's past
Pastimes for past times: Hooked on fishing
Tough as old boots - the footwear trade
How to trace Merchant Navy seamen
Readers' trees: John Lockhart - a double life?
Discover Polish spirit - a fascinating account of a military career in the Polish forces during WWII
The British Library, National Maritime Museum & The Museum of London
I do - again! Missing from the census? Have you considered bigamy?
Telling tales: A letter from the enemy
Genealogist's eye view: can signatures be evidence of descent?
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