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TV and Radio picks: Clare Balding's Secrets of a Suffragette and more...
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Two very different anniversaries are remembered on TV this week - 100 years since the famous 'Suffragette Derby' and 70 years since Allied forces stormed to victory at sea
Findmypast.co.uk adds WW1 records
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The family history website has added two new record sets to its military collections, enabling researchers to trace forebears who served on land and at sea during the First World War
Northumberland project wins funding
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A project to preserve the history of a Northumberland coastal town is set to receive a grant of up to £44,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund
TV and Radio picks: Secret Tunnel Wars, Perilous Question and more...
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A one-off programme explores the claustrophobic conditions endured by Britain's First World War tunnellers, while a Radio 4 series analyses one of the key political events of the 19th century
Interactive WW1 website to go live this year
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Brightsolid has joined forces with the Imperial War Museum to create a new website that will enable researchers across the globe to share their ancestors' First World War stories
Ancestry.co.uk improves directory collection
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Dozens of historic directories available via Ancestry.co.uk have been rescanned with improved text recognition software, meaning that family historians now have a better chance of finding their forebears
Wartime code finally cracked
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Researchers at Plymouth University have deciphered coded letters written by a British prisoner of war – 70 years after they were sent home to his family
TV and Radio picks: Dambusters - 70 Years On, Word of Mouth and more
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Dan Snow presents a live broadcast to mark 70 years since the Dambusters Raid, while Michael Rosen discusses baby names on Word of Mouth
Immigrants' records revealed online
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The National Archives has added thousands of immigration records to its online catalogue, giving researchers the chance to learn about foreign-born ancestors who settled in Britain during the 19th century
History Weekend tickets now on sale
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Packed with fascinating talks from leading historians, authors and broadcasters, find out how you can purchase tickets to the first ever History Weekend
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