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MPs call for apology to mothers who suffered ‘unimaginable trauma’ of forced adoption
The House of Commons Education Committee has published a new report into the practice of forced adoption
Will of pioneering 18th-century businesswoman is among millions of historic Yorkshire records now released online
Family history website Ancestry has digitised the Prerogative Court of York records
Toby Jones and Zoe Ball among celebs to uncover family secrets as new series of Who Do You Think You Are? offers "social history that brings us all together"
A new line-up of eight celebrities, including Toby Jones, Zoe Ball and Amy Dowden will trace their family history in the 2026 series of Who Do You Think You Are?
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Your chance to save a historic newspaper for just £10
Historic Newspapers is selling off its 1910-1930 stock before removing it from circulation
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
Lucy Worsley investigates her family history in new podcast
Lucy Worsley will trace her grandmother's life in a new podcast from Findmypast
Four billion historic records are free to access for International Women’s Day
Ancestry is offering free access to record sets including census records, First World War pensions and old newspapers
“My ‘methodology’ was a series of errors”: Gemini generates false records and fake screenshots of TNA website
The Gemini LLM generated fake records and screenshots when Lyn James asked it for help tracing Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills
Old newspapers reveal real Peaky Blinders
As the Shelby family returns to our screens with a Netflix film, historic newspapers reveal the real 'Peaky Blinders' who inspired the TV series
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Five million East Riding of Yorkshire family history records go online
Ancestry has added nearly five million parish records
Pass it on: how a cancer diagnosis inspired one man to consider his legacy
Small acts of kindness make an enormous difference during the most difficult times, as one son and his mother discovered
New online records can help you uncover more about your Royal Navy ancestors
Tracing Royal Naval records often leads to stories of courage, service and sacrifice. A new, exclusive and growing archive on Findmypast means you can now uncover more tales of your seafaring forebearers
6.5 million nonconformist records added to MyHeritage
MyHeritage has added two major new collections of nonconformist records
Ernie Wise and June Whitfield among celebrities in newly-opened WW2 records
Records of famous Brits are among those newly opened to the public on the 1939 Register
Over 100,000 Royal Navy WW2 casualty records go online
Findmypast has added over 150,000 Royal Navy records
This is the last-minute Christmas gift they'll actually remember
What secrets will your family and friends uncover?
Titanic Sinks Tonight: What is it, when is it on TV and who are the characters?
BBC Two's new docudrama Titanic Sinks Tonight recreates the sinking of the Titanic
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I research celebrities' family trees for Who Do You Think You Are? - here's what I want you to know about tracing your family history
Who Do You Think You Are? genealogist Sara Khan shares behind-the-scenes tips on how to research your family history
‘Britain’s first letter to Santa’ discovered
Old newspapers online reveal the long history of children's letters to Santa
Substantial new cost announced for WW2 service record access
The National Archives has announced a new ordering system for Second World War service records
Ancestry adds over two million Doncaster records
Ancestry has added a major collection of historic baptism, marriage and burial records from Doncaster
Findmypast to offer free access to military records for Remembrance Day
Findmypast is offering free access to millions of military records to commemorate the end of the First World War