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Caroline Roberts explores the history of the almshouses that provided housing for the poor before the welfare state

Discover how to trace the historic records of nurses and military nurses in the UK online

Discover how to research Sephardic Jewish family history with tips from family history expert David Mendoza

Although many have been destroyed, Irish census records and their substitutes are still essential tools for anyone researching their Irish roots

Discover the notorious bodysnatchers - including Burke and Hare - who stole corpses to sell to anatomy schools

What is a one-name study, how do you start one and what resources are out there to help? Genetic genealogy expert Debbie Kennett answers your questions

In Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine, Walsall Archives share a secret love letter by Sister Dora, a 19th century nun and nurse

Actor Patrick Stewart discovered his violent father's service in the Second World War on Who Do You Think You Are?

Get discounts on Ancestry DNA tests and more with our roundup of the best special offers for family historians

Discover how to learn family history skills with our pick of the best online and correspondence genealogy courses

London was set ablaze in the first raid of the Blitz on 7 September 1940. James Hoare looks back on the eight months in the Second World War that proved that Britain had the Blitz spirit

Margaret McGregor explains how to find Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC) wills for family history research

Military Lives tells the stories of soldiers who died in the First World War

Discover the traditional surnames that could reveal Suffolk family history

Discover everything you need to know about the 1901 census, including where to find records for the UK and Ireland

Naval history expert Simon Wills explains how to find Royal Marines records for your family history research

Sally George found old letters revealing how her husband's grandparents fell in love and married in England in 1926 despite racism

Discover which surnames, first names and clan names are Scottish and how to tell if you have Scottish family history

Discover the origins of exercise and fitness, from 'muscular Christianity' to Second World War Britain

Discover if you have Irish ancestry with the help of our list of the best Irish ancestry websites

Trace your family history in print with these online collections of old newspapers from Britain, America, Australia and more

The British Home Children Memorial Committee is campaigning for a memorial to the children who were sent to Canada in Liverpool

Researchers at National Museums Scotland have recreated the face of a man whose skeleton was found at a Roman archaeological site

Big Brother presenter Davina McCall discovered connections to royalty and French ancestry on Who Do You Think You Are?