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Issue 70
► Sort your research
Digitise your old family photographs, spruce them up and share them with others – you could bring your research into focus
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inside this issue
► Adoption
The story of a family in which three generations saw adoption
► Common names
Are you stumped by an all-too-common surname? Read our expert tips and find out how to overcome the 'Smith effect'
► Reader story
Anne Cook began researching her husband's servant ancestor – and uncovered a right royal mystery
►Mechanics Institutes
The after-work school rooms that gave the working classes a much-needed leg up in the 19th century
► Plus... the best websites for researching customs, excise and tax; how to make the most of a trip to London; uncovering Inquisitions Post Mortem; the lives of Lancashire glass makers and much more...
Plus! Exclusive online datasets
► Berkshire ancestors
Research your links to the county with some of the region's best facilities for family historians
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