Digital guides
In addition to our popular magazine Family Tree, we also publish a growing range of digital family history guides, available to download for your device. Choose from the selection below and be sure to sign up to the Family Tree e-newsletter to receive the latest news on new digital guides direct to your inbox!
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How to Trace Your Victorian Ancestors: Everything you need to know to get started
The Victorian period is rich in genealogy records for lovers of family history and this exclusive guide from the experts behind Family Tree magazine will help you start tracing your 19th century ancestors online from scratch, and learn about their lives in depth.
With census, civil registration records, newspaper archives, occupation records, passenger lists, your own collection of family photographs and memorabilia and much more, you can begin delving into this golden era of family history when Queen Victoria sat on the throne.
So don your detective hat and get stuck in; there's plenty to learn about your Victorian family in the past in this special guide. Happy researching!
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Note: Apple and Google – History Guide available as an in-app purchase. Download the History Scotland app and select the relevant issue to download.
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Your Guide to DNA
The Family Tree guide, in association with MyHeritage has everything you need to know about DNA and family history.
Discover fascinating facts about using DNA to enhance your family tree, with expert content exploring the major DNA tests and the latest DNA projects.
Highlights include:
• Why you need a DNA test for family history
• Spotlight on the major DNA tests
• MyHeritage DNA tests
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Note: Apple and Google – History Guide available as an in-app purchase. Download the History Scotland app and select the relevant issue to download.
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How to Start your Family Tree
This collected edition of beginner features is packed full of expert tips, how-to advice and lots of ideas for starting your family tree from scratch and writing up your family history.
With this guide, you could soon trace your ancestors back to the Victorian era and beyond.
• Exploring birth, marriage & death records
• How to use the census
• Caring for your precious documents & photos
• How to write up up the story of your family
• Why join a family history society?
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Note: Apple and Google – History Guide available as an in-app purchase. Download the History Scotland app and select the relevant issue to download.
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Trace Your Scottish Ancestors
Our selection of resources will help you piece together a rich picture of your family’s past in Scotland.
The key records you need to start searching are available online, so you can jump right in. Following this guide, you’ll gain a solid understanding of how to research family in Scotland – and we’ll show you some historic resources to really stretch your skills too.
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Note: Apple and Google – History Guide available as an in-app purchase. Download the History Scotland app and select the relevant issue to download.
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