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How to find your South African ancestors

Who Do You Think You Are? genealogist Sara Khan explains how you can trace your South African ancestors – just like Shirley Ballas does in the latest series of the programme

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Can you help identify the names on Hardingstone's war memorial?

The village of Hardingstone will be honouring its local heroes listed on the war memorial at a weekend event on the 15-16 September.

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Genealogy news roundup: Findmypast adds Lancashire parish records

Plus: FIBIS indexes 1842 Bombay Times arrival and departure notices; International Bomber Command Centre seeks volunteers to help with UK memorials database

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WDYTYA? episode summary: Shirley Ballas

The Strictly judge traces the lives of a forebear who headed to the USA and an ancestor who came to the UK from South Africa

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Where does Shirley Ballas visit in her episode of WDYTYA?

Shirley Ballas began her journey at Birkenhead Central Library before following the trail to South Africa. Here are the places she visited...

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Five things you might not know about Shirley Ballas

Ballroom dancer Shirley Ballas traces her family history on WDYTYA? on 30 July 2018. Here are five things you may not know about the Strictly head judge...

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Where does Boy George visit in his episode of WDYTYA?

Boy George's journey to uncover his family history took him to Ireland. Here are the places he visited...

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How do you trace ancestors who fought in the Irish War of Independence?

In his WDYTYA? episode, singer Boy George traced his ancestors to the Irish Revolutionary War. Here the show's Irish expert Nicola Morris shares some of the records you can use to trace your family's involvement