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Guides, tutorials, interviews, research and opinion pieces on family and social history
The best genealogy courses available now
Discover how to learn family history skills with our pick of the best online and correspondence genealogy courses
How the Victorians 'buried men alive' with the invention of solitary confinement in prisons
The history of the 'silent' and 'solitary' systems in Victorian prisons
Sprinkle urine on the mother and pass the baby through a hoop of cheese: history's strangest childbirth customs
Discover the strange historic customs used in childbirth
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Sin-eaters, corpse photography and telling the bees: the historic death traditions that helped us cope with grief
Discover the historic death traditions our ancestors would have known
The amazing story of an Arsenal goalkeeper who served his country in WW2
The true story of Arsenal goalkeeper George Swindin's experiences in the Second World War
Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine index
An index of past family history articles featured in back issues of Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine
Whitsun: What is it, and when is Whitsun 2026?
Discover the history of the rural tradition of Whitsun
Were Queen Victoria and Prince Albert both the result of paternity fraud?
What is paternity fraud, and how can you tell whether a child's legal father is actually their biological father?
How to discover your Irish family history during the Easter Rising and War of Independence
How to trace your Irish ancestors in the turbulent early years of the 20th century
I traced my Irish jeweller ancestor and discovered the tragic deaths of three of his children
Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine reader Loretta Lawrance explains how she traced her Irish great great grandfather
I found out the tragic truth about my grandmother's birth in the workhouse and proved my right to Irish citizenship
Steve Coggins explains how he used genealogical detective work to prove his right to Irish citizenship
How to trace your ancestors in Irish newspapers
You can break down brick walls in your Irish family history with the help of historic newspapers
From Brendan O'Carroll to Boy George, celebrities with incredible tales of Irish history in their family trees
Five of the most incredible tales of Irish family history from Who Do You Think You Are?
How to trace your Irish ancestors in online school records
How to find your Irish ancestors as children in the surviving records of National Schools
How to trace Irish ancestors who emigrated to America
Discover the five key family history records to trace Irish ancestors who emigrated to America
"During the Civil War, trains were ambushed": the history of Ireland's railways, and how to trace railway worker ancestors
Discover how to trace your ancestors who worked on Ireland's railways
Discover the stories of soldiers who fought for Irish independence in free online records
Discover how to trace ancestors who fought for Ireland's independence in online military pensions records
How the British government using Ireland as a 'testing laboratory' changed the course of Irish education
Find out the history of education in Ireland and how you can trace Irish teacher ancestors in surviving records
The best free genealogy websites
These free genealogy websites will help you start your British family history research without costing a penny
These hidden records could help researchers close the gaps in their Irish family trees
How to use the Irish Land Commission records in family history research
Why inherited trauma might be affecting your mental health and what you can do to break the cycle
How finding out more about your family history can help you with mental health issues
NAAFI in WW2: The true story
Discover how the women of the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes supported the British armed forces during the Second World War
How to find obituaries
Don't miss the family stories you can uncover in your ancestors' obituaries
Scottish wills: How to find them
How do Scottish wills work and where can you find them online?