Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 5 (September 2013)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 5 (September 2013)

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Issue 5 features: * Light industry: Jayne Shrimpton focuses on the fast-growing trade of photography from the 19th century onward * Round up the black sheep: Resources newly online will help track down ancestors with a shady past * Forced from home: Chris Paton offers guidance on tracing ancestors who moved or emigrated in the Highland Clearances * Books: A round up of recent publications * Place in focus: Explore and research Herefordshire roots * Jack and the Jews: We explore the history of prejudice against London’s Jewish community in the 1880s * Break the brick walls: Wills before 1858 More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 45 (January 2017)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 45 (January 2017)

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* London's burning: Sharon Brookshaw tells the story of the Silvertown explosion, a century ago this month, and the dangerous world of munitions workers * The man who built Parliament: Nick Thorne traces the rise of the architect Sir Charles Barry * The myth of the Mayflower: John Wade reveals the full story of the Mayflower's origins - and how Plymouth was not really its home * Fears and despondencies: Sharon Brookshaw delves into how our ancestors thought about and treated what we now call depression * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on jackets More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 46 (February 2017)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 46 (February 2017)

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* The migrant miners: Melvyn Jones investigates the movement of mining families into the South Yorkshire coalfield * The oldest debate? Lorraine Schofield explores the conflicting attitudes to prostitution in Victorian Britain * In search of the Chief Scout: Nick Thorne looks at a man from a large family who grew up to be a national hero * The Scottish courts: Family historian Chris Paton explores the Scottish judicial system and the records it has kept * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on bodices More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 47 (March 2017)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 47 (March 2017)

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* The ultimate 'be prepared': Sharon Brookshaw explores the roles of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides during WW1 * A true pioneer: To celebrate Women's History Month, Nick Thorne explores records of a pioneering professional woman * 'The thermometer in the vestibule': Ruth A Symes on what we can learn from our ancestors' weather diaries * Building the ivory towers: What was it like to study at university in the early modern and medieval world? Harry Cunningham has been swatting up... * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on sleeves More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 48 (April 2017)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 48 (April 2017)

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* 'Warm stuff of diverse colours': Jayne Shrimpton explores the history of Scottish plaids, kilts and tartans * Puzzles of multiplication: Sharon Brookshaw explores the rites and superstitions adopted by our ancestors when trying to conceive a child * Plimsoll's line: Nick Thorne explores the life of Samuel Plimsoll, from bankrupt coal merchant to renegade MP * Life in miniature: Nicola Lisle delves into the history of dolls' houses and what they tell us about our ancestors' lives * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on skirts More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 49 (May 2017)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 49 (May 2017)

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* Your ancestor's voice: Ruth A Symes wonders what it would be like if we could hear our ancestors speak - and in fact there are online tools which can help * Going into Labour: Harry Cunningham investigates the Victorian roots of the British Labour Party and the road the very first Labour government in 1924 * Pillars of the establishment: From a Governor of the Bank of England to a grandson killed by Indian Tigers - Nick Thorne explores an interesting Huguenot family * Fleeing in terror: Eighty years ago this month, the UK welcomed nearly 4000 child refugees from the war-torn Basque region of Spain. Nicola Lisle tells their story * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on dresses More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 50 (June 2017)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 50 (June 2017)

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* A nice cup of tea: Jayne Shrimpton sits down with a biscuit and a cuppa to explore the history of this British institution * The marvellous Mitfords: Nick Thorne finds that an inheritance may divert sideways on a family tree * 'Take cover!': Sharon Brookshaw explores the early history of air raids in Britain and how warning systems were developed during WW1 * From Hanover to Hackney: Corinna Meiß explores the life and journey of a German gardener from 18th century Hanover to a world-famous nursery in Hackney * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on pockets More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 51 (July 2017)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 51 (July 2017)

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* Jane Austen and Regency fashion: Jayne Shrimpton explores Regency style and how it has become intimately associated with the novelist who died 200 years ago * Courting success: Nicola Lisle delves into the history of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships, which celebrates its 140th anniversary this year * The case of the author's family: Nick Thorne manages to explore Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's family line despite the variation in names used in the records * Full steam ahead: Harry Cunningham goes for a ride into Britain's steam-filled past as he discovers the impact of the railway on our Victorian ancestors' lives * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on shifts, petticoats and slips More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 52 (August 2017)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 52 (August 2017)

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* 'Put it in the diary': Ruth A Symes looks at what our ancestors' appointment diaries can reveal * What's in a name?: Denise Bates explores the trends and traditions of Victorian forenames * Changing names: Nick Thorne unravels a family of name changes and finds a black sheep exiled for his crime * Here is the news: Margaret Powling surveys the history of newspapers, and remembers her own family's role in the trade * Woodcuts and witches: Jon Crabb explores how developments in publishing influenced the early modern fixation with witches * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on underwear More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 53 (September 2017)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 53 (September 2017)

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* The mystery of Branwell's death: Ruth A Symes explores why Branwell Brontë's death certificate doesn't fully explain his death * New records from the 'Far North': Keith Gregson explores the Northumberland parish records recently added to TheGenealogist website * A touch of glass: Daniel Hewitt explores the glass etching trade through the prism of a talented ancestor * A bloody history: Life in the Caribbean could be brutal and extremely gruelling for our ancestors and far worse for the original native tribes who lived there, writes Harry Cunningham * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on underwear More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 54 (October 2017)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 54 (October 2017)

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* Britain and the Bolsheviks: Colin Ellson traces the North Russian Expeditionary Force's contribution to the civil war in support of the White Russians * Dastardly attack on Her Majesty: Nick Thorne investigates the most successful of the numerous attempts to harm Queen Victoria * Cosy comforts: Jayne Shrimpton's history of hand-knitting * The trial of the century? 180 years ago this year, a trial was held which has resonated through history. And yet, as Denise Bates explains, it was entirely fictional * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on underwear More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 55 (November 2017)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 55 (November 2017)

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* Dressed to drive: Jayne Shrimpton explores the sartorial history of early motoring * Bringing opera to the masses: When theatre manager Richard D'Oyly Carte asked Gilbert and Sullivan to compose some music for him, it led to the creation of an entire opera company, as Nell Darby explains * Grandpa never mentioned that!: Nick Thorne discovered an unexpected literary connection to his family * History's forgotten workers: The 19th and early 20th centuries saw a great rise in clerical work. Richard Willis explores the largely overlooked work of legal clerks * Family fireworks: We explore actor Kit Harington's links to both the Gunpowder Plot and the king it tried to kill * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on underwear More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 56 (December 2017)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 56 (December 2017)

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* Poacher vs gamekeeper: Maybe your agricultural ancestor had another side to him? Simon Wills explores the secretive but risky life of the poacher and his arch enemy * Crackers about Christmas: Nick Thorne looks at some of the Victorian people behind the Christmas traditions we enjoy to this day * Painting the nation blue: Harry Cunningham investigates the 17th century origins of one of the oldest and arguably most successful political movements in the world: the Tories * The forgotten soldier: Daniel Hewitt explores the life of his great-great-uncle, who saw long years of military service * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on crinoline More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 57 (January 2018)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 57 (January 2018)

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* Emigration of the poor: Barbara J Starmans explores the role and work of emigration societies in the 19th century * The Victorian beat: Gaynor Haliday investigates the policeman's lot in the 19th century * The ultimate 'Bentley Boy': Nick Thorne follows the family records trail for the glamorous Captain Woolf Barnato * A night at the circus: Sharon Brookshaw celebrates the 250th anniversary of the British circus with a historical flight across the big top * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on hose, stockings and socks More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 58 (February 2018)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 58 (February 2018)

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* Vinegar Valentines: Valentine's Day hasn't always been a box of chocolates - Denise Bates explores the dark side of the festival of love, as well as its commercial history * Across the sea to Ireland: Melvyn Jones reveals the details of an early business trip between South Yorkshire and County Wicklow in Ireland * The birds without eggs: Nick Thorne investigates the family behind a favourite British brand * Safety first - or not at all: The Victorian era saw several disasters occur in theatres - caused by poorly built or cramped buildings, as Nell Darby explains * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on men's headwear More Info

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