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 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 60 (April 2018)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 60 (April 2018)

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* Northern lights: 150 years after the first fully public meeting on women's suffrage, Sue Wilkes explores the pioneering work of suffragists in Manchester * Through adversity to the stars: Nick Thorne celebrates the April centenary of the birth of the Royal Air Force * Penitent women: Female penitentiaries were designed to make new women of the €˜fallen', as Nell Darby explains * Raiders on the sea: Did your ancestor earn a living by plundering enemy ships? Simon Wills explores the world of privateers, and how to research them * Food of the gods: Margaret Powling offers a delicious history of chocolate * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on bags and purses More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 63 (July 2018)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 63 (July 2018)

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* Women in schooling: Gaynor Haliday takes a look at the history of women teachers and the challenges they faced * The Wills Forgery Trials: Nick Thorne considers a case of forged records that had a lawyer wrongly transported for life * Huskar: a mining tragedy: Denise Bates tells the sad story of one of Victorian Britain's worst (and least known) disasters * Reconstructing Sarah Ann: The bare bones of an individual's life, as recorded in the census, can hide the three-dimensional character, explains Nell Darby * Boom, bust and Balfour: In the late 19th century, an economic crisis exposed the unscrupulous business practices of MP Jabez Balfour. Harry Cunningham investigates * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on fans More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 65 (September 2018)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 65 (September 2018)

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* A merry dance: Felicity Day takes to the floor for a history of dancing and how it played a crucial role in society * The sport of kings? Horse racing has been popular with criminal opportunists, as Denise Bates reveals * Our survey says... Nick Thorne shows how records from the Lloyd George Domesday Survey can aid researchers * A voluntary transportation: Nell Darby reports on the odd case of a thief who transported himself to Tasmania in 1885 * Why research local history? Will Hazell offers a passionate and reasoned argument for the value of exploring local history * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on rings More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 66 (October 2018)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 66 (October 2018)

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* Stories of the Wey: Archives relating to one of Britain's historic waterways have yielding fascinating insights into centuries of history, as Caroline Roope explains * Life lived back-to-back: Who were the people who lived in Victorian cities' back-to-back housing, and what happened to them? Nell Darby investigates * Squaring the stone circle: With the centenary of Stonehenge being gifted to the public this October, Nick Thorne explores the families who had once owned it * Old cruelties in the New World: Phil Wood explores indentured servitude in the American colonies * Criminal reporting: When Mary Sheming was hanged for murder in 1845, the press was unexpectedly sympathetic towards her crime, writes Nell Darby * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on necklaces More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 67 (November 2018)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 67 (November 2018)

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* Armistice at home: Ruth A Symes looks at how our ordinary ancestors celebrated the end of the First World War away from the front * Armistice: a sparkie's eye view: Andrew Chapman found a remarkable diary written by his grandfather, offering an eyewitness account of the surrender of the German fleet at the end of WW1 * Missives of war: Jayne Shrimpton looks at how contemporary postcards reflect various aspects of the First World War * The search for Mr Vinneycombe: Keith Gregson shows how he has used The Genealogist and allied sites to solve one particularly challenging WW1 research problem * Two lucky escapes: Ross Gowland tells the story of William Gordon Mitchell, survivor of two world wars * A policeman's lot: A notebook in a London archive gives a very personal insight into the life of a policeman. Nell Darby reports * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on brooches More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 68 (December 2018)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 68 (December 2018)

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* Accidents and emergencies: The Victorian era witnessed a high rate of mortality compared to our own, but death wasn't just down to disease, as Nell Darby explains * Crowning glory or mark of the devil? Denise Bates explores the history of people's attitudes towards red hair * Christmas with the Georgians: Phil Wood celebrates the season, pre-Victorian style * Doyenne of the Razor Gang Wars: Nell Darby explains how a digital archive has helped bring to life two women's criminality - and animosity - in pre WW2 Australia * The search for Mr Nesbit: Keith Gregson brings his WW1 researches to a close with the help of online resources * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on bracelets More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 69 (January 2019)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 69 (January 2019)

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* Rinking: an Edwardian craze: Roller skating as a leisure activity has a surprisingly long history. Jayne Shrimpton investigates this pastime, which peaked in the Edwardian age * La Belle Sauvage: Nick Thorne visits a coaching inn where the printing presses disturbed the guests * 'Dollar Princesses': Ruth A Symes looks at what our ancestors made of visiting American women in the late 19th and early 20th centuries * Nursing the nation's heroes: Royal Victoria Hospital was Britain's largest ever military hospital. Simon Wills investigates its history and its patients * The Ratho Murder: When the 'respectable' George Bryce suspected that a local servant had told his fiancee to break off their union, he exacted a horrible revenge, says Nell Darby * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on hair ornaments More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 70 (February 2019)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 70 (February 2019)

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* It's behind you! Nicola Lisle delves into the history of that great British theatrical institution, the pantomime * The pilot, MP and communist pioneer: Nick Thorne discovers the early aviator and first British communist MP Cecil L'Estrange Malone * A good word for Dr Johnson: Nell Darby looks at the history of dictionaries, and the pioneering work of Dr Samuel Johnson * Saving lives at sea: The RNLI's orange-and-blue lifeboats are a familiar sight on our coastline. Its brave crews have saved lives at sea for almost two centuries, writes Sue Wilkes * The village lock-up: They can still be seen in various locations around the country. But what was the village lockup, and why did they exist? Nell Darby peers through the bars * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on men's jewellery More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 75 (July 2019)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 75 (July 2019)

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* Secrets from the grave: Simon Wills explores the genealogical value of our ancestors' headstones * Number One London: TheGenealogist's Map Explorer shows London landmarks in changing environment, writes Nick Thorne * Messing about on the river: Jayne Shrimpton sets sail in the first of two articles about leisure activities associated with water - this time, our rivers and canals * George, the habitual criminal: Nell Darby lays down the law about the history of repeat offenders * Drinking with the Georgians: Phil Wood enjoys an 18th century tipple * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton looks at male servants' livery More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 76 (August 2019)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 76 (August 2019)

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* Unreliable records: Kim Fleet gets to the truth about why our ancestors lied on official documents * The plight of old age: Denise Bates explores how older workers eventually obtained state support: the old-age pension * The changing fortunes of a workhouse: From scandal to modern hospital: Kate Hollis tells the fascinating story of Bromley's Farnborough workhouse * Finding my earliest home: Keith Gregson reports on a personal discovery made thanks to TheGenealogist's landrelated records * A foreign affair: The crimes of €˜foreigners' have always titillated the British reading public, as Nell Darby reports * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on maids' uniforms More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 77 (September 2019)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 77 (September 2019)

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* Tracing the turnkeys: Stephen Wade explains the challenges of tracking down ancestors who worked in our prisons -many of whom were women * All the fun of the fair: Fairs have been a part of society since medieval times. Caroline Roope takes us on a spin through their history * Looking after policemen's children: The Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage helped home and educate the offspring of dead police officers, as Nell Darby explains * The wrong side of the blanket? Nick Thorne finds new Norfolk parish records on TheGenealogist can reveal illegitimate children and who their parents had been * Full steam ahead: Jayne Shrimpton returns to the water to give us a history of steamboats * History in the details: Firefighters' uniforms More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 78 (October 2019)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 78 (October 2019)

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* League v Union: Gaynor Haliday looks back 150 years to October 1869, when men who sought to introduce a new system of elementary education for the working classes clashed with the groups who already provided it * Educating women: This month marks the 150th anniversary of Girton College, Cambridge - the first women's college at the university. What can the census tell us about the college and those associated with it? Nell Darby explores * A walk through the history of Eel Pie Island: Nick Thorne takes a ramble through records relating to this Thames island * Disciplined until death: Corporal punishment was part of school life until relatively recent times - despite proof that it could kill those it was inflicted on, writes Nell Darby * History in the details: Police uniforms More Info

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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 79 (November 2019)

Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 79 (November 2019)

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* Celebrating 150 years of Cutty Sark: Nicola Lisle explores the history of the much-loved tea and wool clipper Cutty Sark, which was launched 150 years ago this month * Mr Elston's artistes: Stephen Wade describes an unusual source available when researching theatrical ancestors * A rich resource for the regiments: Nick Thorne uses the Regimental Records on TheGenealogist to learn more about a brave officer's war * The Thorncliffe riot: Denise Bates tells the story of an early miners' strike which was remembered long afterwards * Travel, tourism and theft: Nell Darby takes us on a journey through the new types of crime which grew with the changing transport network * History in the details: Bus crew uniforms More Info

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