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How do I find probate records online?
Paul Blake explains how to use online Probate Calendars to track down your family's wills and research your family history
What are the best Canadian genealogy sites?
Discover the best websites for researching Canadian genealogy
Irish ancestry: How to trace Irish ancestry
Discover if you have Irish ancestry with the help of our list of the best Irish ancestry websites
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How to find hat-makers in your family history
Nell Darby picks the best online resources to find your hat-making ancestors
How to tell if you have German ancestry
With a long history of German immigrants coming to Britain, many family historians may find they have some German ancestry. There are plenty of ways to find out more, as Peter Towey explains.
Where to find death records
From death certificates to wills, there are many different family history resources you can use to find your ancestors' death records
Where to find historical trade directories online
Historical trade directories are a crucial tool in family history - luckily, there are plenty available online
How many people died building the Forth Rail Bridge?
Discover how genealogists proved that the official number of men killed building Edinburgh's Forth Bridge is underestimated
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
Who were the British Home Children?
For decades, huge numbers of poverty-stricken British children were sent overseas to start a new life amid strangers
Archives to reopen 'September at the earliest'
The head of the Archives and Records Association warns that family historians should expect a 'much different service' when archives reopen later this year
MyHeritage offers free access to a different record collection every day in June
MyHeritage is offering free access to over two billion family history records, including the 1939 Register
Start Your Family Tree: Week 4
This week in our week-by-week coronavirus course on starting your family tree, our editor Sarah Williams explains how to find your ancestors in census records
Start Your Family Tree: Week 3
Find out how to search for your ancestors' birth, marriage and death certificates for free with our editor Sarah Williams' coronavirus family history course
Start Your Family Tree: Week 2
Have you started your family tree during the coronavirus lockdown? Our editor Sarah Williams explains how to take it further and discover more ancestors
Are there metalworkers in your family tree?
Jonathan Scott surveys the impressive range of resources for researching metalworker ancestors
Transcription Tuesday Weekly Challenge: Who was interned at Stobs Camp during WW1?
Help uncover the story of Stobs internment camp and its German detainees during the First World War by scouring Red Cross records for references to Stobs prisoners
Tickets go on sale for The Family History Show Online
As family history shows close due to coronavirus, The Family History Show has launched an online replacement
Start Your Family Tree: Week 6
In the final week of our step-by-step guide to starting your family tree, our editor Sarah Williams explains how to discover marriage records
Start Your Family Tree: Week 5
This week in our step-by-step guide to starting your family tree, our editor Sarah Williams explains how to trace your ancestors' Second World War stories
The 6 best free websites for London family history
Many of our ancestors came to London at some point - and you can trace them with these free websites
Was your ancestor a domestic servant?
Jonathan Scott picks the best family history websites to find out if your ancestors worked in service
The 14 best websites for shopkeeper records
From national supermarkets to small businesses, Jonathan Scott explains how to find shopkeepers in your family history
Before the coronavirus, there was Russian flu
From 1889 to 1892, our Victorian ancestors lived in fear of a deadly pandemic, says James Hoare