Who Do You Think You Are? Live 2013 – An Ancestry Advocate’s view
For me and my fellow Ancestry Advocates, the thrill of discovery isn’t just connected to our own family trees. Many of us have also researched the trees of our spouses as well as friends and near neighbours. Some have even offered their research skills as a charity auction item for strangers! Whoever we are researching,… Read more
Who Do You Think You Are? Live: Ancestry Academy Livestream
Who Do You Think You Are? Live is now upon us (22nd – 24thFebruary) and as always, there are lots of exciting and interesting things to see and do this year, so we wanted to let you know what we’ve got happening at the show then you can plan you day. So, grab your candy floss… Read more
Roll up, roll up! For all the fun of the fair!
Who Do You Think You Are? Live will soon be upon us (22nd – 24thFebruary) and as always, there are lots of exciting and interesting things to see and do this year, so we wanted to let you know what we’ve got happening at the show then you can plan you day. So, grab your candy… Read more
Guest blog: Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue…
Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue… With Who Do You Think You Are? Live coming up from 22 February, it was time last week for the Ancestry Advocates to receive our latest briefing. The Advocates are a group of volunteers who help visitors to the Ancestry.co.uk stand at the show to… Read more
Guest Blog: What’s in a name? ARROWSMITH
Authored by David Spencer. David started research in to his family tree over 10 years ago and after collecting lots of names he decided to start looking to the Surnames it contained when he was thinking about what to give his parents for Christmas so he came up with the idea of a book of… Read more
Manchester Parish Records – how do they appear online?
Authored by Clare Connolly. Clare is one of a team of Ancestry.co.uk camera operators who have been working on the digitisation of the new Manchester Parish Registers, 1541-1985. We’ve just launched onsite the new Manchester Parish Records, 1541-1985. These crucial records are the result of months of work behind the scenes to digitise the original… Read more
Who Do You Think You Are? Live 2013 22-24 February
Who Do You Think You Are? Live 2013 22-24 February Who Do You Think You Are? Live is truly the biggest family history event in the world. That means it has more experts to help with your discoveries than any other show; more enthusiasts with which to share your experiences; and quite simply more entertainment… Read more
Guest Blog: What’s in a name? Fitzhenry
Authored by Jo Fitz-Henry. Jo Fitz-Henry is the co-ordinator of the Fitz(-)henry One Name Study at the Guild of One Names Studies, and the Fitz(-)henry DNA Study, trying to link the various Fitz(-)henry families around the world when the paper records run out. If you have any enquiries about the surname, or the DNA study, she… Read more
Interactive Image Viewer – Coming Soon to More Collections!
Last year, we launched the Interactive Image Viewer as an interactive tool to help you view and interpret information from many of the Census records available online. We’re excited to announce that the Interactive Image Viewer will now be available for several more collections in the coming weeks. Finding and understanding historical records is one… Read more
Guest Blog: Fate, Hope & Charity: a token tale.
Guest Blogger: Stephanie Chapman I am the Curator of Exhibitions & Displays at the Foundling Museum in London. My job involves looking after the wonderful collection at the Museum as well as organising the exhibition programme. For the past six months I have been working on an exhibition which looks in detail at the collection… Read more
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