Who Do You Think You Are – Rupert Everett goes from riches to rags
Many of you will have heard stories of wealth and prestige in your family. These are great fun to follow up, and often take you in quite unexpected directions. Few of you, though, will have been quite as surprised - and disappointed – by what you found as Rupert Everett, who seemed positively heartbroken to discover he… Read more
Hurrah for Perthshire records – and for a man called Ken!
Having ancestors from the Scottish county of Perthshire is what I like to think of as an inalienable human right. Despite my dodgy Northern Irish accent, in my own tree I am positively tripping over them, and within the last decade I have found all sorts of drama concerning my Perthshire relatives. For starters, my… Read more
Who Do You Think You Are? – Bruce Forsyth digs up success and controversy
On last night’s Who Do You Think You Are?, Bruce Forsyth experienced that rare mix of pride and shame that only family history can provide. His story was unusual, though, in that both the good and the bad came from a single ancestor – the landscape gardener Joseph Forsyth Johnson, who rose to the top… Read more
Who Do You Think You Are? returns!
Who Do You Think You Are? returns to our screens tonight, with an episode dedicated to the nation’s favourite octogenarian, Bruce Forsyth. This Brucie Bonus marks the start of a full series of UK programmes – indeed, the 2010 Who Do You Think You Are? run will be the longest for six years, as nine… Read more
Has British folklore doomed our summer?
I felt a sense of apprehension yesterday when I looked out of the office window to see the sheets of rain hitting the Thames. Not only did I wonder where such rain had come from, but I remembered the old British folklore of Saint Swithun’s day. Sitting at work, I had a vivid recollection of… Read more
Link photos to sources in your family tree
AUTHORED BY KENNY FREESTONE (FROM ANCESTRY.COM) You’ve likely heard that a picture is worth a thousand words, and when it comes to creating source citations in your family tree, it is so true. We have recently added the ability to associate pictures and scanned documents to source citations you have created in your family tree,… Read more
Australian roots?
A colleague told me an amazing statistic today. Apparently 1 in 3 people in Britain has a link to Australia in their family. I know that British people played a huge part in populating the former colony through the 19th and 20th centuries. Even so, I thought this was astounding – it just shows how easily your roots… Read more
Updated new search homepage, place pages, recent searches & recently viewed collections
AUTHORED BY LAURA DANSBURY (FROM ANCESTRY.COM) We listened to your feedback and we are updating our search pages (New Search only). We gathered input from members through many sources and consolidated your feedback. You asked for improved navigation, maps, shortcuts to your favorite data collections, easier access to recent searches and more browsing options. You… Read more
Our volunteer day at Osterley park
Yesterday was our inaugural Ancestry.co.uk volunteer day where the UK office decamped to Osterley Park, a National Trust property in west London, to provide our fence painting services. We have been working with the National Trust since March and hope to combine our historical resources and expertise to raise awareness of conserving our shared UK… Read more
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