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Our family history guides are tailored to your experience level. Track your progress, find out more about your ancestors and their lives, and unlock each and every guide with a free 7-day pass to Family Tree Plus.

Watch free webinar: using newspapers for family history

Family Tree recently worked with Findmypast to bring you a special webinar demonstrating how newspapers can help us understand the people behind the records – their voices, their choices, and the world they lived in.

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Researching Irish Ancestry with DNA

Find out how to unlock the secrets of your Irish heritage with DNA in this expert Family Tree Plus webinar.

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Get ready for the 1926 Ireland Census

The recording of the March Family Tree Brickwalls Club meeting, at which researcher David Ryan spoke about the steps to take, to ensure you are best-prepared to make the most of the forthcoming 1926 Census.

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The story of the Bayeux Tapestry with Professor Tom Licence

View the recording of the March Family Tree Study Club meeting, at which Professor Tom Licence spoke about the story the Bayeux Tapestry tells, the events which it depicts, and the people who feature in it, in an interview with Helen Tovey.

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Do's & don’ts of DNA testing

View the recording of the February 2026 Family Tree DNA Club webinar, at which Karen Evans tutored us in the topic of some of the key dos & don’ts when it comes to making the most of genetics in our family history.

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Behind the scenes of The Hop-picker murders: an interview with Nathan Dylan

View the recording of the February Family Tree Brickwalls, Skills & Solutions Club webinar, at which Nathan Dylan Goodwin took us behind the scenes of The Hop-picker Murders, in an interview with Helen Tovey, and spoke about both the nuts and bolts of doing thorough, research, and the skills needed to weave an evocative, exciting story inspired by real people, lives and events.

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From the time of King Alfred: a whistle-stop history of the royal lineage

View the recording of the February 2026 Family Tree Study Club meeting, at which Steve Roberts presented on the topic of the royals from the time of King Alfred the Great, through to recent generations.

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Making a great genealogy plan with Helen Tovey

View the recording of the January Family Tree Brickwalls, Skills & Solutions Club webinar, at which Helen Tovey will be sharing thoughts and tips on making a genealogy plan – so that, over the year ahead, we can each look forward to accomplishing those genealogy goals and dreams that are closest to our hearts.

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DNA Club – Get the answers to the big questions

View the recording of the January Family Tree DNA Club webinar, at which Dr Sophie Kay discussed the big topics when it comes to DNA and genealogy: the science, the ethics, what DNA can tell us about our deep history, and the light it can shed on precisely each of are today.

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Discover Family Tree Maker 2024

View the recording of the November Family Tree Brickwalls, Skills & Solutions Club webinar, at which Mandy Geary took us on a tour of Family Tree Maker 2024 for Mac.

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Fromelles: A WWI Story

View the recording of the December Family Tree DNA club webinar

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Old, Out of the Ordinary Occupations

View the recording of the December Family Tree Study Club meeting, at which Wayne Shepheard presented on the topic of occupations, once the employment of many, particularly in London, that are no longer practiced

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The Letter of the Law

View the recording of the December Family Tree Bonus webinar, The Letter of the Law, with David Annal

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Discover Reunion for Mac & iOS

View the recording of the November Family Tree Brickwalls, Skills & Solutions Club webinar, at which Kathie Ross took us on a tour of Reunion for Mac & iOS.

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DNA & the Unexpected

View the recording of Donna Rutherford's presentation to DNA Club on Wednesday 19th November 2025, in which she covered examples of case studies to help with understanding of DNA's unexpected stories.

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Speeding Up Family History with AI - Safely and Strategically

View the recording of the November Family Tree bonus webinar, at which Carole McCulloch tutored us in tutored us in how to use AI safely and strategically for family history purposes.

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Family history software review: TreeView

View the recording of the October Family Tree Brickwalls, Skills & Solutions Club webinar, at which Jude Rhodes took us on a guided tour of TreeView

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BanyanDNA: how & why to use it, with John Cleary

View the recording of the October Family Tree DNA Club webinar, at which John Cleary tutored us in BanyanDNA: how & why to use it.

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Tell their story. Ancestors in the workhouse

View the recording of the October Family Tree Study Club meeting, at which Julie Johnson tutored us in story-telling - using genealogical research and historical records, to bring to light the voices from the workhouse that history often overlooks.

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How to get started with AI for genealogy

Discover some of the many benefits of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for your genealogy research, and how you can use the technology carefully to avoid making mistakes.

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How to cluster your DNA matches

View the recording of the septemberFamily Tree DNA Club webinar, at which Michelle Leonard tutored us in how to cluster our DNA matches.

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Reframing roots: how family history helped me heal

View the recording of the SeptemberFamily Tree Study Club meeting, at which genealogical researcher and therapist Celia Heritage discussed how delving deeper into our family history can enable us to process ancestral trauma.

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Take a tour of Legacy software

View the recording of the September Family Tree Brickwalls, Skills & Solutions Club webinar, at which Wayne Shepheard took us on a tour of the free family history program, Legacy.

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Navigate Your DNA Results: A Live Learn-Along

View the recording of the August Family Tree DNA Club webinar, at which Karen Evans tutored us in finding our way around our AncestryDNA test results.

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Getting to grips with RootsMagic: a guided tour for family historians

View the recording of the August Family Tree Brickwalls, Skills & Solutions Club webinar, at which Claire Bradley took us on a tour of family history software, RootsMagic.

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In uniform: unlocking British military family history through old photographs

View the recording of the August Family Tree Study Club meeting, at which Graham Bandy tutored us in how to spot and decode the clues seen in old photographs of ancestors in British military uniforms.

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DNA Questions Answered: A Live Q&A

View the recording of the July Family Tree DNA Club webinar, at which top genetic genealogists Donna Rutherford and John Cleary hosted a relaxed, interview-style Q&A packed with expert insight and practical advice

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The Untold Story That Changed England's Burial Laws

View the recording of the July Family Tree Study Club meeting, at which Julie Johnson spoke about a little-known story ‘The Akhenam Burial Case’ and its wide-reaching impact on burial laws.

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Family Historian 7.0: a tour & a review

View the recording of the July Family Tree Brickwalls, Skills & Solutions Club webinar, at which Phil Isherwood reviewed and provided a tour of genealogy software, Family Historian 7.0.

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AI: Genealogy is Changing… Don’t Get Left Behind

Watch the recording of the June Family Tree Brickwalls, Skills & Solutions Club webinar, at which John Beaumont tutored us on AI for family history.

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