Inside the February 2021 issue:

• Sharing your family history online

Chris Paton shares the many ways to share research and collaborate online

           

• Gathering evidence of disease & disaster in our forebears’ times

Wayne Shepheard looks at some very familiar records and reveals how to read them for evidence of epidemics, environmental catastrophes & more in order to better understand our ancestors' lives

 

• Tracing the coastal trades of our ancestors

With a 19,491 mile long shoreline around the British Isles, many of our ancestors worked at the coast. Adèle Emm explores what they got up to

           

• The Family Tree Academy

Learn all about wills for England and Wales, with David Annal's insightful, practical advice

 

• Are you ready to connect with the world?!

RootsTech Connect is just weeks' away. We take a look at the awesome organisation behind this global genealogy event, with tips on how you can start growing your worldwide family tree today

           

• Parish registers: a mini timeline history

Helen Tovey takes a looks at the evolving collection of parish registers and sees how they can help us trace 5 centuries of family history

 

• The lunchhour genealogist

This month Rachel Bellerby's snack-size learning includes Post Office Appointment Books
 

• Twiglets

A new year, and a new branch of genealogy diarist Gill Shaw's tree is just waiting to be investigated

 

• Dear Paul & Tom

This issue Paul Chiddick's crop of genealogical quixotities include some Cupid-inspired ancestral names

 

• Books

New year, new books - what will you treat your bookshelf to in 2021?

 

• Your DNA workshop

Karen Evans helps reader Peter work out whether his DNA results match up with his family tree

 

• Your questions

Our experts help to solve some puzzling research predicaments

 

• Subs club

Exclusive subscriber offers and the new Family Tree Study Club – there's still time to join!

 

• New year resolution #1

A rueful reminder from Diane Lindsay about something we really all should be doing with our family history