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The festive season is the perfect time to connect and share stories. That’s why we’re thrilled to offer you a FREE 'Collect Your Family Stories' Interview and Resources Kit!
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The festive season is the perfect time to connect and share stories. That’s why we’re thrilled to offer you a FREE 'Collect Your Family Stories' Interview and Resources Kit!
👉 Sign up to the Family Tree email and claim now: https://bit.ly/ft-resource-kit
Join us as professional genealogist Kathie Ross takes us for a tour of Reunion for Mac in her presentation on Tuesday 25th November. Book your place today (link in comments)
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Join us as professional genealogist Kathie Ross takes us for a tour of Reunion for Mac in her presentation on Tuesday 25th November. Book your place today (link in comments)
Fun Fact Friday! In 1888, Queen Victoria became the first British monarch to have her voice recorded! It was captured on a wax cylinder - Before that? Everyone was just guessing what royalty sounded like! 👑🎙️
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Fun Fact Friday! In 1888, Queen Victoria became the first British monarch to have her voice recorded! It was captured on a wax cylinder - Before that? Everyone was just guessing what royalty sounded like! 👑🎙️
Not everyone can have an ancestor who operated the acoustic aircraft detection horns, but what is the most interesting occupation you've found for a family member on a census?
On 8 December we are hosting a webinar on old, obscure occupations - Don't miss it! (Link below)
On 8 December we are hosting a webinar on old, obscure occupations - Don't miss it! (Link below)
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Not everyone can have an ancestor who operated the acoustic aircraft detection horns, but what is the most interesting occupation you've found for a family member on a census?
On 8 December we are hosting a webinar on old, obscure occupations - Don't miss it! (Link below)
On 8 December we are hosting a webinar on old, obscure occupations - Don't miss it! (Link below)
This week on the podcast, Helen & Nathan ask: If you could leave a selection of songs that represent who you are for your descendants, what would they be? 🎶 They also share the goals they want to hit before year’s end. Tune in for inspiration, reflection & fun! Link in comments
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This week on the podcast, Helen & Nathan ask: If you could leave a selection of songs that represent who you are for your descendants, what would they be? 🎶 They also share the goals they want to hit before year’s end. Tune in for inspiration, reflection & fun! Link in comments
✍ Tree Tip Tuesday: Don’t give up after one spelling! Our ancestors’ names were often written how they sounded. What’s the most unusual spelling you’ve found?
November 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
✍ Tree Tip Tuesday: Don’t give up after one spelling! Our ancestors’ names were often written how they sounded. What’s the most unusual spelling you’ve found?
Newspaper archives are a goldmine for family historians - millions of digitised pages filled with notices, court reports and local stories that add colour and context to your tree. Read our guide to the best (free and paid for) archives, with expert tips to search smarter...
November 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Newspaper archives are a goldmine for family historians - millions of digitised pages filled with notices, court reports and local stories that add colour and context to your tree. Read our guide to the best (free and paid for) archives, with expert tips to search smarter...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Join us, 19 November, for the Family Tree DNA Club webinar, at which Donna Rutherford will be tutoring us in the topic of the unexpected information that can come to light from our DNA results. Book your place today (link in comments)
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Join us, 19 November, for the Family Tree DNA Club webinar, at which Donna Rutherford will be tutoring us in the topic of the unexpected information that can come to light from our DNA results. Book your place today (link in comments)
🗞️ In this week’s podcast we covered a lot, but here’s the big takeaway - Helen advises that now’s the time to order your will documents before the prices increase! Don’t wait on this one.
🎧 Catch all the details, and more, on this week’s episode!
🎧 Catch all the details, and more, on this week’s episode!
November 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
🗞️ In this week’s podcast we covered a lot, but here’s the big takeaway - Helen advises that now’s the time to order your will documents before the prices increase! Don’t wait on this one.
🎧 Catch all the details, and more, on this week’s episode!
🎧 Catch all the details, and more, on this week’s episode!
Want to know more about your military ancestors? Now’s the perfect time to explore their stories and discover what they did during the war. We’ve rounded up the best resources - including some free record access - to help you get started. (Link in comments)...
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Want to know more about your military ancestors? Now’s the perfect time to explore their stories and discover what they did during the war. We’ve rounded up the best resources - including some free record access - to help you get started. (Link in comments)...
We will remember them - those whose lives were cut short, those who sacrificed their health and well-being, to serve their country and hope for a better world. Remember them and tell their story. Lest we forget.
November 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM
We will remember them - those whose lives were cut short, those who sacrificed their health and well-being, to serve their country and hope for a better world. Remember them and tell their story. Lest we forget.
NEW! Trace Your Military Ancestors
Introducing our brand new 52-page guide to researching your family’s Armed Forces history.
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Introducing our brand new 52-page guide to researching your family’s Armed Forces history.
https://bit.ly/4r72QnR
📘 Buy the print edition
💻 Or read the digital edition for free
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4r72QnR
November 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
NEW! Trace Your Military Ancestors
Introducing our brand new 52-page guide to researching your family’s Armed Forces history.
https://bit.ly/4r72QnR
📘 Buy the print edition
💻 Or read the digital edition for free
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4r72QnR
Introducing our brand new 52-page guide to researching your family’s Armed Forces history.
https://bit.ly/4r72QnR
📘 Buy the print edition
💻 Or read the digital edition for free
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4r72QnR
During the “Little Ice Age,” the River Thames sometimes froze solid — and Londoners turned it into a party! ❄️⛸️ Frost Fairs popped up on the ice with stalls, games, food, and even printing presses. Imagine shopping and skating on the Thames itself! 🏰☕ #FunFactFriday
November 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
During the “Little Ice Age,” the River Thames sometimes froze solid — and Londoners turned it into a party! ❄️⛸️ Frost Fairs popped up on the ice with stalls, games, food, and even printing presses. Imagine shopping and skating on the Thames itself! 🏰☕ #FunFactFriday
Watch this exclusive webinar, presented by Findmypast's expert genealogist Jen Baldwin, including case studies, an insight into using WW1 records, and viewers' questions. Also don't miss the free access to Findmypast's military records, until 13 November 2025. (Link in comments)
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Watch this exclusive webinar, presented by Findmypast's expert genealogist Jen Baldwin, including case studies, an insight into using WW1 records, and viewers' questions. Also don't miss the free access to Findmypast's military records, until 13 November 2025. (Link in comments)
🎧🌳 Nathan is 99% sure that Private A Hearn, who died in 1918, is his relation. But he can't quite see how his Albert Hearn matches the poor young man MIA in that final year of the First World War. Tune in as Nate and Helen try to piece together the true story of the past.
November 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
🎧🌳 Nathan is 99% sure that Private A Hearn, who died in 1918, is his relation. But he can't quite see how his Albert Hearn matches the poor young man MIA in that final year of the First World War. Tune in as Nate and Helen try to piece together the true story of the past.
🗂 Tree Tip Tuesday: Try to keep documents in the order you originally found them in - it can reveal hidden links between records. #ArchivalTips #FamilyHistory #GenealogyTips
November 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
🗂 Tree Tip Tuesday: Try to keep documents in the order you originally found them in - it can reveal hidden links between records. #ArchivalTips #FamilyHistory #GenealogyTips
Long before pumpkins lit up Halloween, people in Ireland carved creepy faces into turnips and set them by their doors to scare off evil spirits 👻✨ #FunFactFriday #HalloweenHistory
October 31, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Long before pumpkins lit up Halloween, people in Ireland carved creepy faces into turnips and set them by their doors to scare off evil spirits 👻✨ #FunFactFriday #HalloweenHistory
We all have that one go-to record that makes our family history research extra exciting 🕵️♀️📜 — is it census records, old letters, ship manifests, or something else? Tell us: what’s your favourite document to dig into? 👇 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #ResearchFun
October 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
We all have that one go-to record that makes our family history research extra exciting 🕵️♀️📜 — is it census records, old letters, ship manifests, or something else? Tell us: what’s your favourite document to dig into? 👇 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #ResearchFun
🎧🌳 From short walks down the lane, to voyages across the world, when doing family history we discover that our ancestors sometimes moved about more than we might think. What was it that made them move though? Podcast cohosts Nathan and Helen chat about push-pull factors...
October 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🎧🌳 From short walks down the lane, to voyages across the world, when doing family history we discover that our ancestors sometimes moved about more than we might think. What was it that made them move though? Podcast cohosts Nathan and Helen chat about push-pull factors...
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We're delighted to be working with @findmypast to bring you a special webinar on researching your WWI ancestors.
👉 Sign up: http://bit.ly/4hF6ile
Presented by Findmypast's Jen Baldwin, this exclusive webinar takes place on 6 November 2025, 7pm.
We're delighted to be working with @findmypast to bring you a special webinar on researching your WWI ancestors.
👉 Sign up: http://bit.ly/4hF6ile
Presented by Findmypast's Jen Baldwin, this exclusive webinar takes place on 6 November 2025, 7pm.
October 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🆓 FREE WEBINAR - SIGN UP NOW!
We're delighted to be working with @findmypast to bring you a special webinar on researching your WWI ancestors.
👉 Sign up: http://bit.ly/4hF6ile
Presented by Findmypast's Jen Baldwin, this exclusive webinar takes place on 6 November 2025, 7pm.
We're delighted to be working with @findmypast to bring you a special webinar on researching your WWI ancestors.
👉 Sign up: http://bit.ly/4hF6ile
Presented by Findmypast's Jen Baldwin, this exclusive webinar takes place on 6 November 2025, 7pm.
📆 Tree Tip Tuesday: Use timelines to put your ancestor’s life in historical context - timelines can reveal patterns you might miss. #GenealogyTips #FamilyHistory #AncestorStories
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
📆 Tree Tip Tuesday: Use timelines to put your ancestor’s life in historical context - timelines can reveal patterns you might miss. #GenealogyTips #FamilyHistory #AncestorStories
🥃 Fun Fact Friday: After his death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, the body of Admiral Horatio Nelson was preserved in a large barrel of brandy for the journey home #FunFactFriday #GenealogyTips
October 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🥃 Fun Fact Friday: After his death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, the body of Admiral Horatio Nelson was preserved in a large barrel of brandy for the journey home #FunFactFriday #GenealogyTips
🎧🌳 In this week's podcast Nathan tries to justify why he is still ignoring his DNA results! Plus we chat about everything from census records to the sisters of King Henry VIII. Available wherever you listen to your podcasts.
October 23, 2025 at 11:03 AM
🎧🌳 In this week's podcast Nathan tries to justify why he is still ignoring his DNA results! Plus we chat about everything from census records to the sisters of King Henry VIII. Available wherever you listen to your podcasts.
🌳🖥️ Want to learn how to use Treeview? Join our webinar today at 1pm (GMT) as expert genealogist, Jude Rhodes, takes us on a guided tour of family tree program. Get your ticket now! (Link in comments below)
October 23, 2025 at 6:02 AM
🌳🖥️ Want to learn how to use Treeview? Join our webinar today at 1pm (GMT) as expert genealogist, Jude Rhodes, takes us on a guided tour of family tree program. Get your ticket now! (Link in comments below)
Join us tomorrow for our Brickwalls, Skills & Solutions Club webinar, at which Jude Rhodes will be taking us on a guided tour of family tree program, TreeView. Sign up below or join Family Tree Plus and get this webinar, and many others, as a part of your membership!
October 22, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Join us tomorrow for our Brickwalls, Skills & Solutions Club webinar, at which Jude Rhodes will be taking us on a guided tour of family tree program, TreeView. Sign up below or join Family Tree Plus and get this webinar, and many others, as a part of your membership!