FROM YOUR FAVOURITES: 

• Family Tree Academy tutor David Annal is here with a case study to teach valuable surname sleuthing skills and a valuable reminder: Do not make assumptions about surnames
• In Twiglets, Gill Shaw unfurls the next scene in her screen-worthy family history
• Dear Paul sees genealogical miscellanist Paul Chiddicks look at a selection of census records that are either telling us too little... or too much
• Thoughts on... 
• Diane Lindsay remembers the home of her youth and the family members who were always coming and going

PLUS:

• A tale of two Elizas: Family Tree reader Alan Dance shares his long-standing family mystery involving two family members named Eliza who simply disappeared from his family tree.
• Intergenerational trauma: Professional genealogist Emma Jolly looks at the impact of war, famine and genocide on the generations that ‘come after’
• Sampler: their stories & creators: Pro genie & passionate embroiderer, Michelle Patient unpicks the clues found in our forebears' artefacts
• Record them in style! Audio engineer Thomas Blakemore shares a wealth of experience to help you interview your family members with ease – and great results
• Have I got the right ship? Dr Simon Wills has tips to help ensure that you have

REGULARS

• DNA Workshop: DNA advisor Karen Evans helps a reader trace her donor father’s family
• Photo corner: Jayne Shrimpton sheds light on the pictures of the past
• Your questions: Our experts pit their wits to help
• & diary dates, news, reviews, and readers’ letters.