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The latest news from the world of family history
“The man is stupid”: newly-opened files reveal shocking treatment of Scottish veterans after First World War
The First World War military pensions appeal tribunal records are now available on ScotlandsPeople
What do the British call their grandparents?
What do the British call their grandparents - Nan, Granny, Grandad, Grandpa or something else? A new survey reveals the answer
Leading family history website offers free access to over two billion records in major Remembrance Day deal
Don't miss this fantastic special offer from Ancestry
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1935 Amelia Earhart radio broadcast restored by AI
A 1935 radio broadcast by famous aviator Amelia Earhart has been restored by speech restoration company Diffio AI
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
Findmypast launches new war memorial tool
Military Lives tells the stories of soldiers who died in the First World War
Campaigners call for memorial to British Home Children in the UK
The British Home Children Memorial Committee is campaigning for a memorial to the children who were sent to Canada in Liverpool
Reconstruction reveals face of man who died in Roman Scotland 2000 years ago
Researchers at National Museums Scotland have recreated the face of a man whose skeleton was found at a Roman archaeological site
From James Blunt's skiing success to Joe Lycett's Christmas play, old newspaper clippings reveal The Celebrity Traitors contestants before they were famous
Newspapers.com has revealed The Celebrity Traitors contestants in old newspapers
Derren Brown to present podcast about the life of Harry Houdini
The podcast will explore the life of the famous escapologist on the 100th anniversary of his death
UK hospital records database relaunches
The UK National Archives has relaunched HOSPREC in an updated format
What baby names are banned in the UK?
What baby names are banned in the UK, and what can you do if your chosen name is challenged?
Ten days of free online history talks to start tomorrow
All About That Place, offering hundreds of free online history talks, starts on 7 October
Nearly four million records of slaves in the British Empire go online
Ancestry has launched a new free collection of slave registers
New database of 13,000 British slave traders goes online
The Register of British Slave-traders is the result of a five-year project researching Britain's slave trade
Nazis may have burned Bayeux Tapestry with cigar ash, conservators say in new documentary
A new BBC documentary looks at the transfer of the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum for the new exhibition
Four million Berkshire family history records go online
Ancestry has added sets of Berkshire parish records dating from 1538 to 1998
David Olusoga to investigate Britain’s slave traders in new documentary
Finding Britain's Slave Traders with David Olusoga will feature new research into individuals and institutions involved in the transatlantic slave trade
The National Archives accused of ‘celebration of murdering Scotland’s national hero’ over William Wallace letter announcement
A 1300 letter found on William Wallace will be returned to London for display
Ancestry offers free access to 326 million wartime family history records
Don't miss free access to Second World War records on Ancestry this week
These classic 90s names are at risk of going extinct, baby expert warns
Baby brand Nuby has revealed the steep decline of classic 1990s names such as Courtney, Shannon and Danielle
Ancestry reveals Pressure actors’ families’ wartime experiences
Researchers from Ancestry have revealed the family history of Andrew Scott and Damian Lewis ahead of their new D-Day film Pressure
What is Dolly Parton’s ancestry?
What is Dolly Parton's ancestry? We take a look at the county music legend's American, English, German and Welsh ancestry
Historian hopes for nuance in new Peasants' Revolt film The Uprising
We spoke to a historian about what we can expect from new Peasants' Revolt film The Uprising
