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A military hospital, 1914

The best websites for finding military hospital staff

Ag labs pitch hay into a cart on a farm near Whitby, c. 1880

What is an agricultural labourer?

British prisoners of war at Dunkirk.

How to find prisoner of war records

A governess and her charges

Governesses: Who were they, and what were their lives like?

Engraving depicting Prince Rupert of the Rhine during the Storming of Bristol in the English Civil War, under the reign of Charles I, England, July 26th 1643. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

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How to research English Civil War soldiers

An early photograph of a baptism ceremony, c. 1860 baptism records

How to find baptism records

Old photographs

Old photographs: Your complete guide to cleaning, storing and displaying your family photographs

Nurses at the Sir William Hospital treat shell shock victims during the First World War with experimental medical equipment

What is shell shock?

Black and white photograph of a sugar cane farmer in New South Wales, Australia

Overseas ancestry

Australian ancestry: How to find your Australian ancestors

Irish ancestry. Farmers in Glenshesk, County Atrim, c. 1900

Overseas ancestry

Irish ancestry: How to find your Irish ancestors

FamilySearch free genealogy websites

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The best free genealogy websites

Newspaper boys with old newspapers, London, c.1910

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How to read old newspapers online

Prime minister Winston Churchill inspecting Home Guard volunteers

What was the Home Guard?

Shop front 1829

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Where to find historical trade directories online

Switchboard operators, c. 1918 genealogy forums

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What are the best UK genealogy forums?