Another Postcard Poser!
Can you guess the location of this Postcard Poser? The building in the picture below was built in the late 15th Century and it has seen many historic events over the years. In 1648 it played a very important role during one of the towns most important historical events. The building remains to this day… Read more
1911 UK Census on the Interactive Image Viewer
AUTHORED BY LAURA DANSBURY (FROM ANCESTRY.COM) In January, we began testing a new version of our image viewer to improve consistency and reliability for many different types of browsers, with a cleaner look and interactive features. It is a Flash based experience that provides tools to help you get the most out of census documents. … Read more
The Postcard Poser is back! – May 2012
Can you guess the location of this Postcard poser? The picture below dates from around 1902 and the building remains to this day but has latterly changed its use. For those who are new to this feature on our blog, we share a postcard-style photo taken somewhere in the UK. It could be a particular property, a… Read more
Introducing Hint Notifications and Preferences
Ever wonder if there are new hints you haven’t seen hiding in your family tree? Now it’s easy to see when they come your way— we’ve just released a feature to notify you when new hints are waiting. You may have noticed when you last visited Ancestry.co.uk that the menu bar in the top-right corner… Read more
Live Facebook chat with National Army Museum curators
We’re very excited to be sponsoring War Hero In My Family on Channel 5. In the second episode of the series, former politician Ann Widdecombe, and motoring journalist Quentin Willson both uncover the Heroes in their family. Tune in to channel 5 from 8pm tonight. It’s all very well these celebrities having experts on hand… Read more
War Hero in my Family
A new family history TV programme is running on Tuesday nights at 8pm on Channel 5. War Hero in my Family puts a new spin on the idea of celebrities tracing their trees, as famous names discover the emotive stories of their relatives in World War II. TV host Chris Tarrant, politician Ann Widdecombe and… Read more
New Irish records
Last month we celebrated St Patrick’s Day by releasing two brand new collections of Irish records. We’ve also made some of our older collections from Ireland far more useful – which adds up to great news for anyone with roots on the Emerald Isle. Our first new release contains over 200,000 pages from the Belfast Newsletter, created over… Read more
“God Himself couldn’t sink this ship”
The sinking of the RMS Titanic is one of the best-known events in British history. Indeed, the disaster has become so shrouded in myth and legend that it’s easy to forget that it directly affected over 2,000 real people. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the accident, we’ve released five new record collections that reveal… Read more
Let the journey into Sarah’s past commence
Avid blogger and lover-of-all-things-vintage Sarah Hurley came to us recently, letting us know that she was on the verge of starting to research her family history, using Ancestry.co.uk, and was going to document her journey into her past on her blog. We were intrigued! We wanted to know more because, not only do we always… Read more
Secrets of A Suffragette: How a Fleet Street Journalist Discovered All About Emily’s Secret Past
David Randall is senior news writer at the Independent on Sunday, author of five books, and partner in Black Toad Books. He is also a passionate family historian and Ancestry.co.uk member. One of life’s small pleasures is discovering that a thing designed for one purpose is rather good at something completely different. As a boy,… Read more
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