Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 7 (November 2013)
Issue 7 features: * The back-up brigades: The largest collection of militia records online has just been released – here’s the background * Petty crimes?: Nell Darby continues her series on the courts with a look at the Petty Sessions * Grande dame of the seas: We explore the history and heritage of the legendary steamship SS Great Britain * Ladies with many layers: Lucy Adlington discusses women's fashion on the eve of World War One * Place in focus: Explore Lancashire history and records * Books: A round up of recent publications * Break the brick walls: Jenny Jones on parish birth records * What's new in November: Key history-related events More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 64 (August 2018)
* Life and work at the beach: Jayne Shrimpton dips a toe into the history of bathing machines, changing tents and beach huts * Murder in the rookeries: Nick Thorne investigates a gruesome death in St Giles, London * Sniffing out the past: Ruth A Symes considers some olfactory routes into family history * Going for gold: The 19th century saw gold discovered in America and Canada - and people flocked from Britain to find their fortune in the goldfields. Nell Darby digs deeper * The two clairvoyants who failed to tell their own fortunes: An Edwardian trial used legislation from larceny to witchcraft to prosecute a husband and wife palm-reading team, writes Nell Darby * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on watches More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 65 (September 2018)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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 71 (March 2019)
* Gardeners at the 'big house': Melvyn Jones investigates the work of the gardeners who worked in the past in large numbers at the country houses of the rich and titled * Salt of the earth: Nick Thorne uses resources at TheGenealogist to add flavour to the family story of manufacturer and philanthropist Titus Salt * Invaders on the street: Denise Bates explores the colourful history of street furniture * Unusual crimes for a woman? The newspapers, throughout time, have detailed the 'unusual crimes' of women: but if they were so unusual, why do there appear to be so many? Nell Darby investigates * Institutions of improvement: Lorraine Schofield tells the story of the creation of public libraries * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on belts and braces More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 72 (April 2019)
* Changing landscapes: Wayne Shepheard explores the creation of new lands for human habitation through a specific family example in East Yorkshire * The Tale of a Family Tree: Nick Thorne uses online resources to explore the family history of Beatrix Potter * The business of crime at sea: Gregory Parker explores the world of England's smugglers and their support network * Why we like crime: For centuries, we have been both attracted and repelled by crime - but what is the attraction, and what does it say about us? Nell Darby speculates * We love to go a-wandering: Jayne Shrimpton steps out with a social history of walking for leisure and pleasure * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on laces, ribbons and garters More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 73 (May 2019)
* Mischief and merriment: Hannah Spencer celebrates May Day, and the many other rural festivals * Guardians of the shores: Gregory Parker follows last month's exploration of the world of smugglers with a survey of the history and work of Customs and Coastguard officers * Remembering the victims of crime: A new book on Jack the Ripper seeks to put his victims firmly in the spotlight - despite a lack of information about them. Nell Darby reports * A village heroine: Nick Thorne traces the family records of a redoubtable Victorian woman, who nursed royalty and many others * Happy (200th) Birthday Your Majesty: Ruth A Symes celebrates Queen Victoria's bicentenary * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on buckles, buttons and zips More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 74 (June 2019)
* The clerk's tale: Richard Willis looks at the growth of the white-collar workforce in the 19th century * The Theatre Girls' Club: Nell Darby explores how actress Virginia Compton helped out-of-work female performers busking on the streets of the capital at the start of WW1 * From one type of bank to another: Nick Thorne looks at the records for Wind in the Willows author Kenneth Grahame * Women and crime: What kind of crimes have women committed, and what sort of women were they? Nell Darby offers some suggestions for further reading * What do we really know about our families? Heather Welford looks at family myths and the need to research them carefully to establish what really happened * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton introduces a new series of columns about civilian occupational uniforms More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 75 (July 2019)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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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