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Watch Secret Agent Selection: WW2
Jonathan Wright finds out about the new TV series recreating secret agent training from WW2, airing now on BBC Two
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England and Wales electoral registers for 1920 go online
Over 6.7 million records of people living in England and Wales in 1920 can be searched on Findmypast with newly indexed electoral registers
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6 best websites for tracing medical history
As the NHS celebrates its 70th birthday, Jonathan Scott picks the top sites for researching health professionals 
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Genealogy news roundup: Findmypast adds Prerogative Court of Canterbury documents
Plus: Finding ancestors could be key to saving a 10-year-old boy; New Dordogne collection on FamilySearch; MyHeritage adds American newspapers and more
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Finding ancestors could be key to saving a 10-year-old boy
An American boy suffering from a rare disease could be saved by the bone marrow of an ancestor’s modern family
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Forces War Records adds Victorian army indexes
The military genealogy website now allows members to explore the 1851 and 1861 Worldwide Army Indexes
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Genealogy news roundup: TheGenealogist marks RAF centenary with new release
Plus: Ancestry to offer free access this Easter; Forces War Records adds Victorian army indexes; Deceased Online publishes Norfolk photographs and more
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Past in pictures: Our ancestors at Easter
From swimming in chilly lakes to scoffing chocolate eggs, we've dug into the photo archives and picked out the best pictures of bygone Easter celebrations...
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Genealogy news roundup: Findmypast adds new Irish collections
Plus: Millions of soldiers listed on first national war memorials database; Appeal for information about mother and baby homes after woman's DNA discovery
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Is your surname Cornish?
New research to mark the latest Man Engine tour reveals the spread of the Cornish diaspora across Britain
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