Family Tree magazine June 2012

Family Tree June 2012Family Tree June 2012 is on sale now, bringing you the best of British genealogy. Inside this issue… Our diamond guide – 60 unbeatable sources and sites for family history; free online resources for wills & probate; essential websites for Ulster; great reasons to join a family history society; the Internet Archive; your stories; & more…

60 right royal family history sources Use our 60 key sources to build a family tree fit for a queen
Archive.org: a digital treasure trove Introducing the Internet Archive, a surprisingly useful web resource for family historians
Wills & probate records online – for free! Find free online resources for researching your ancestors’ wills and probate records
Helping hands We share the benefits of joining a family history society
Inside story: Ireland’s genealogical journey Charting the changes in Ireland’s family history resources
Ulster folk Track down your ancestors in Ireland with our 125 essential websites for Ulster
FREE covermount CD includes: Falmouth area, Cornwall ancestors in the 1871 Census, Samuel Lewis’s Topographical Dictionary of Ireland for 1839 (extract), burial registers for Falmouth, Cornwall 1664-1714, plus software, charts, back issues & how-to guide.

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God save the Queen! – how our ancestors celebrated Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897
Flint knappers – discover the ancient skilled trade of flint knapping
Game, set, match – as Wimbledon beckons, we look at the evolution of tennis clothing
The dawn of a new age – how the Queen’s coronation in 1953 revolutionised broadcasting
Reader story – Hot-blooded ancestors: home grown rebellion is nothing new
Vagrants & vagabonds – evidence of harsh punishments in the 18th century
Long-forgotten archives – what The National Archives’ newly-released colonial files hold in store for family historians
Twiglets – diary of a family tree first-timer
Thoughts on… a night of fish, chips and family history beckons

Regulars: Genealogy news; Dear Tom – genealogical miscellany; Your Q&A, plus photo-dating & military advice; Reviews of the latest books, CDs & apps; Mailbox – your letters; Diary dates

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Family Tree magazine May 2012

Family Tree May 2012Family Tree May 2012 is on sale now, packed with expert tips to help you get the most from your research. Inside this issue… Spring challenge – follow our step-by-step research guide and you could grow a family tree to be proud of in just 31 days; free online resources for tracing military ancestors; film archives; free data on one-place study websites; ‘Baedeker Blitz’ 70th anniversary; get creative with writing up your family history; your stories; & more…

A better tree in 31 days Spring into action to make your family history research more productive
One-place studies Discover the wealth of free data on one-place study websites, with Roy Stockdill
Find your military ancestor online – for free! Find free online resources for researching military forebears
Baedeker Blitz We mark the 70th anniversary of the ‘Baedeker Blitz’ on Britain’s historic cities
Viewing your history Explore the film archives that can bring your ancestors’ experiences to life
Key websites for South Wales We continue our online genealogical tour of Wales
FREE covermount CD includes: Crickhowell area, Brecknockshire ancestors in the 1901 Census, Pigot’s Directory of Wales for 1844 (extract), parish registers for Caerwent, Monmouthshire 1568-1710, plus software, charts, back issues & how-to guide.

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Think outside the box – get creative when writing up your family history
Inside story: Crowdsourcing – the latest methods for generating indexes to digitised records
Fashion in early colonial India – what our female ancestors wore in the early decades of British India
Reader story – a tragic twist of fate
Reader story – the Middleton Luddite Riot, 1812
Reader story – ‘Norman the Mormon’
Twiglets – diary of a family tree first-timer
Thoughts on… it is a great relief when an elusive female ancestor can at last be identified

Regulars: Genealogy news; Genealogical miscellany; Your Q&A, plus photo-dating & military advice; Reviews of the latest books & CDs; Mailbox – your letters; Diary dates; Family names

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*Offer applies to new UK direct debit subscribers only and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Offer closes 31 May 2012.

Family Tree magazine April 2012

Family Tree April 2012Family Tree April 2012 is on sale now, packed with expert tips to help you get the most from your research. Inside this issue… Looking forward – what’s coming up in the world of family history; free church records online; Titanic’s centenary; how to use tithe maps; 100+ websites for Wales; free education & occupation resources online; Spanish Flu; your stories; & more…

Looking forward A sneak preview of what we can look forward to from societies, websites and other experts in the year to come
FamilySearch & you We look at the rapidly changing world of the FamilySearch project
Online Parish Clerks We salute the UK’s hardworking, unsung heroes of the world of family history
Disaster that rocked the world Where to find documentary evidence of the Titanic
All aboard! Find out what life was like for our ancestors on board luxury liners like the Titanic
Key websites for North Wales Join us for the first part of our online genealogical tour of Wales
FREE covermount CD includes: St Asaph area, Denbighshire ancestors in the 1891 Census, Pigot’s Directory of Wales for 1844 (extract), baptism, marriage and burial records for Conway, Carnarvonshire 1541-1630, plus software, charts, back issues & how-to guide.

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Payment in kind – we examine tithe maps and explain how to use them
School days & old trades online – Discover free online resources for researching your ancestors’ education and occupation
Spanish Flu – did any of your ancestors fall victim to the global pandemic of 1918?
Newsreels: history in action – Between 1910 and 1979, many of our relatives watched newsreels at the cinema. We delve into the film archives
An invitation to dine – discovering documents: we examine an 1894 invitation to a banquet
The Special Constable: part 2 – the story of the Special Constabulary in England & Wales
Reader story – hunting for Heinreich: a family connection to the Titanic
Twiglets – diary of a family tree first-timer
Thoughts on… self-confessed family history hoarder Diane Lindsay is running out of space…

Regulars: Genealogy News; Genealogical miscellany; Your Q&A & photo-dating; Reviews of the latest books & CDs; Mailbox – your letters; Diary dates

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Family Tree magazine March 2012

Family Tree March 2012Family Tree March 2012 is on sale now, packed with expert tips to help you get the most from your research. Inside this issue… Trace your living relatives; social media for family history; enclosure records; British soldiers at Kew; ethics in the archives; Special Constables; Spanish Civil War; your stories; & more…

FREE covermount CD includes: West London area ancestors in the 1851 Census, the Post Office Directory of London for 1931 (extract), baptism records for Bishopsgate St Nicholas Acons 1539-1653, plus software, charts, back issues & how-to guide.
Trace your living relatives We explain the how, where and why of tracing living family members to grow your tree
Your virtual family
We look at the pros and cons of social networking sites for genealogical researchers
Law of the land Understand the enclosure movement & look for ancestors in the surviving records
Goodbye & thank Kew Before he retires as FT’s military expert, Iain Swinnerton shares his secrets for those researching British soldiers at Kew
The Special Constable
We unlock the story of the Special Constabulary in England & Wales
Ethics in the archives The ethical considerations for archives bequeathed controversial records

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A day at the SOG – we have top research tips following FT’s prize winner’s day in the archives at the Society of Genealogists
Reader story – once a draper, always a draper
Reader story – a nurse in the family
Spain in turmoil – explore digitised records of British volunteers who fought in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War
Plotting the dead – a project to rescue and record a neglected Manchester cemetery
Older mums – we investigate the incidence of women having children later in life
A toast to temperance – discover temperance history & raise a glass to the last teetotal bar in England
Twiglets – diary of a family tree first-timer
Thoughts on… Diane Lindsay embroiders colourful tales about the lives of her ancestors

Regulars: Genealogy News; Genealogical miscellany; Your Q&A & photo-dating; Reviews of the latest books & CDs; Mailbox – your letters; Diary dates

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Family Tree magazine February 2012

Family Tree February 2012Family Tree February 2012 is on sale now, packed with expert tips to help you get the most from your research. Inside this issue… Trace your RAF heroes; Remember the Fall of Singapore 70 years ago; explore free online maps to help your research; Learn the value of your ancestors’ money; Charles Dickens’ bicentenary; & more…

FREE covermount CD includes: Ashby-de-la-Zouch district, Leicestershire ancestors in the 1871 Census, Pigot’s Directory of Leicestershire for 1835 (extract), marriage records for Barkston 1574-1837; Plungar 1695- 1837; Knipton 1562-1837; and Croxton Kerrial 1558-1837, plus software, charts, back issues & how-to guide.
Trace your RAF ancestors We reveal how you can trace air force relatives
Fall of Singapore
The story of the noble British Division that defended Singapore 70 years ago
Maps & gazetteers online free Build up a better picture of where your ancestors lived
Farthings, groats & guineas We ask a timely question, ‘what was your ancestors’ money worth?’
Writing about Dickens
The famous writer’s 3x great-grandaughter considers the implications of writing about family
Howes that? We peek behind the scenes of a one-name study
Key websites for the Highlands & islands Join us for the final leg of our online genealogical tour of Scotland

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Inside story: Austere times – we consider the role of WDYTYA? Live in the current economic climate
Reader story – Did your ancestor die in an epidemic?
Reader story – Sid’s story: The evacuation of Singapore
Skills for life – tracking down charity schoolchildren
The redoubtable Miss Rosie Newman – colour films from WWII let us view our ancestors’ world with new eyes
Head & shoulders above the rest – weighing up the size of our ancestors
Discovering documents – we lift the lid on sacrament certificates
Delights & terrors – a young nurse’s work in war-torn Britain
Who do you think you are? Live 2012 – find out what’s happening at the world’s biggest family history show – last chance to buy two tickets for £25, visit www2.seetickets.com/whodoyouthinkyouare and enter code FTM2425.
Twiglets – diary of a family tree first-timer
Thoughts on… family history howlers happen to the best of us…

Regulars: Genealogy News; Genealogical miscellany; Your Q&A & photo-dating, including military; Reviews of the latest books & CDs; Mailbox – your letters; Diary dates

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