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Sue Perkins Who Do You Think You Are?

Sue Perkins and Richard Osman to star in Who Do You Think You Are? 2022

Findmypast pricing structure

Findmypast’s pricing structure explained

DNA Family Secrets

When is DNA Family Secrets on TV?

Who Do You Think You Are?

Five things you didn’t know about Frances de la Tour

Unknown

Nominate your favourite archive for an ARA Excellence Award

Ancestry SideView

Ancestry introduces new DNA tool that reveals the DNA you inherited from each parent

Moreley Street in Rochdale

Find old photos of your house online

Army Form B.103 Service and Casualty Form

First tranche of military service records added to The National Archives’ catalogue

US president Joe Biden in the 1950 US census

1950 US census goes online

The National Archives' collection of Aliens' Registration Cards, 1918-1957 was an attempt to keep an eye on foreign inhabitants who might pose a threat. Here Austrian Wilhelm Lewinter is recorded.

Haunting faces from the past revealed as more records go online

Adam Harland at the scene where the woman's body was found

Family history researchers could help police unlock 1981 cold case mystery

Anne Hegerty and Shaun Wallace in the new series of DNA Journey

When is DNA Journey on TV?

Bristol's Victorian Cemetery Arnos Vale, which opened in 1839

Victorian cemeteries: When were they founded, and where can you find online records?

The 1919 article on Lady Astor's election to the House of Commons from Newspapers.com

Over 12 million UK newspaper pages added to Newspapers.com

Nathalie Pithers

#HistoryForUkraine livestream event to raise funds for Ukraine