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How to start a family tree
Who Do You Think You Are? family history expert Laura Berry shares her tips on how to start a family tree
How to find birth, marriage and death records
We explain how to easily find birth, marriage and death records in the UK for family history research
What UK census records are available online?
UK census records are a crucial family history resource, but when was the census taken and where can you find census records including free census websites?
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Find old photos of your house online
Jonathan Scott shares some of the best websites for finding old photographs of your house or street including aerial photographs
Irish civil records: Where to find them
Genealogist Nicola Morris of Timeline Research shares her expert tips on how to find Irish birth, marriage and death civil records
Scottish ancestry: How to find free Scottish records online
Discover your Scottish ancestry with the help of these free Scottish ancestry records online
The Victorians with Rob Rinder & Ruth Goodman: What is it, and when is it on TV?
Rob Rinder and Ruth Goodman will investigate railway mania in 1840s Britain in a new Channel 5 documentary
How old is my house? The best house history websites
Inspired by BBC Two's A House Through Time? Jonathan Scott shows you how to trace the history of your house
Stuck on a common name in your family tree? Expert tips on how to identify your ancestors
Do you know your Joneses from your Smiths? Don't miss these expert tips on how to trace ancestors with frustratingly common names
Hidden histories: uncovering the forgotten heroes behind England's historic places
Discover the ordinary people behind England’s extraordinary historic places as Heritage Open Days once again opens the doors to the UK’s past
The Highland Clearances: What were they, why did they happen and when did they happen?
What were the Highland Clearances, when did they happen and why did they happen? Chris Paton on the mass expulsion of Scottish crofters
What is a lunatic asylum?
We look at the history of lunatic asylums, and how to trace records of your ancestors who were held in them