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A First World War grave in Cambridge City Cemetery, maintained by the CWGC

CWGC urges members of the public to ‘go local’ for Remembrance Sunday

The lobby of The National Archives with a one-way system in place due to coronavirus

“In essence, the archive is closed:” Historian protests access restrictions at The National Archives

Mudlarker Jason Sandy found the dog tag in the Thames

Mudlarker reunites dog tag with descendants of original owner

An 1872 register of baptisms from the parish of Holyhead, Anglesey, now available on Ancestry, TheGenealogist and MyHeritage

Welsh parish registers published on more family history websites

The entrance to The National Archives

The National Archives reopens family history records copying service

1877 Irish death register from Irish Genealogy

1871-77 Irish death record images added to Irish Genealogy

This 1849 land transfer record from West Sussex is an example of the manorial records held in The National Archives

The National Archives appeals for help with manorial documents survey

The Box in Plymouth (Courtesy Paul White Photography)

£47 million Plymouth archive and museum space opens

Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker on Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are? 2020 with Jodie Whittaker and David Walliams announced

Viking longship

World’s largest ever DNA sequencing of Viking skeletons reveals they weren’t all Scandinavian

Ancestry artworks Blitz

Ancestry creates art collection to commemorate 80th anniversary of the Blitz

Pay Sergeants of the Grenadier Guards c1860

Records of Grenadier Guards move to The National Archives

FamilySearch CEO Steve Rockwood

FamilySearch announces free global virtual genealogy event: RootsTech Connect 2021

1851 census

Why can’t I find my 4x great grandfather in the census?

The river Wenning flows past the front of the castle in the village of Hornby in the Lune valley

Historic England calls for stories of ‘everyday acts of heritage’