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Issue 140 Boy Soldiers of the Great War Land Of Opportunity - finding forebears who migrated to America, Plus Was your ancestor a founding father? Introducing new columnist Nick Barratt Was Your Ancestor A Methodist-...

April 2007 No. 142 Demobbed - Tracing the records of those who fought. Plus ! The life of a Chelsea Pensioner Lost Boys - Finding WW1 soldiers online Hocktide Kiss - A forgotten Easter tradition Ancestral Amigos -...

Women in Uniform doing their duty during WWII Right Royal Bastards: Find connections to kings Ag labs at harvest time Seeking out stonemasons Spotlight on Lancashire Following the female line Richardson...

Ghosts of Christmas passed- our ancestral traditions. Tracing old wine and cider makers. Spotlight on Jersey. the surname COX. The Top 10 Books of 2007 Bonus CD Create your own great family trees with Family Tree Factory ...

SENT AWAY! Evacuees OPERATION PIED PIPER The evacuation of Britain's children GALLANT WARRIORS Part two of our medals special BROWN'S ROOTS The Prime Minister's tree THE WIENER LIBRARY Holocaust records PLUMB LUCKY Do you...

April 2008 No.155 Scottish Roots? In Military service Was your forebear a batman? Rub the right way. Taking good monumental records Architects of Empire How shipwrights shaped the world Sunday School Records Plus BONUS CD...

June 2008 Issue 157 What were they hiding? DEAR DIARY Discover the truth about your ancestors SECRETS AND PLOTS Was there a spy in your family? POPISH PERSECUTION The hidden lives of 17th century Catholics SMUGGLER'S...

Issue 159 August 2008 *Sporting ancestors* SPORTING CHANCE How to find your athletic ancestors LONDON 1908 The Olympics of a century ago BECOMING BRITISH Uncovering the emigrants in your family history 'MY ANCESTOR...

Issue 161 October 2008 Welsh roots WELSH RESEARCH Your guide to finding forebears in Wales NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES How to use the country's largest archives MILITIA LISTS AND MUSTERS Military censuses from before civil...

Issue 163 December 2008 Find WWI Soldiers WWI SOLDIERS Find and remember those that died PLUS! Top 20 websites for tracing WWI veterans OUR WORSHIPFUL ANCESTORS Find your forbears’ guilds and livery...

Issue 165 January 2009 SAVE THE PENNIES! FAMILY HISTORY FOR FREE Don't let the credit crunch get you down. FHM's top 20 money saving tips! MEMENTO MORI The Victorian Cult of Death examined LIONS OF ENGLAND Were...

Irish Roots IRISH RESEARCH Your complete guide to starting out, including a research directory The Plantation of Ulster  How the seeds of the Troubles were sown back in the 17th century UPPIES AND DOWNIES  ...

Issue 169 May 2009 Eastenders LONDON RESEARCH Your complete guide to finding cockneys and your ancestors in the East End CABBIES Was your ancestor a cab driver? KING AND COUNTRY Snapshots of the Edwardian...

Issue 171 July 2009 Crime and Punishment  CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Did your forebears ‘get nicked’? We look at the horrific privations of life for those in the Victorian prison system. Was your black sheep...

September 2009 Find Your Ancestors in Print Using Newspapers in your research Is there a journalist in your tree? Tracing Army Children Investigating Chartists Using Parish records Expert Advice Dating Photos Old...

Issue 175 November 2009   Ancestors in Parliament Papers in Parliament Have you ever wondered if you might have links to the Gunpowder Plotters? We revisit the story of the 5th November and look at what happened to...

Christmas 2009 Christmas Crackers! In case you hadn’t noticed, this issue is all about Christmas! To get you in mood, we are starting off the magazine with a big prize giveaway with 30 prizes on offer. Then we take a...

All at sea In this month’s issue we revisit the story of the Titanic and find out what characters were on board its last fateful journey. We also have a flick through the diary of one of only three third class...

A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO - This month: Criminal Records INSIDE THE ASYLUM - What was life really like for the inmates? INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS - A 19th century phenomenon ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL ARCHIVES - A day at the...

Military Extravaganza! A beginner's guide to tracing your Great War ancestors Few of us do not have ancestors who fought in the First World War. Jeremy Palmer's article should help anyone who is taking their first steps in...

Tracing the Female Line Women workers in an industrial world: Many women were involved in the new trades of the Industrial Revolution, but how do you go about researching them? Keith Gregson looks at some of the key...

Faith in the family A beginner’s guide to Nonconformist records Patterns of religious practice in Britain have varied from century to century, and it can be difficult to keep track. Roy and Lesley Adkins explain the...

Ancestors who built Britain ‘Those Despicable Men who Built Britain’ Joe O’Neill investigates how hundreds of thousands of navvies changed the lives of all their fellow countrymen forever., building...

A London Link Trace a London link A beginner’s guide to tracing London ancestors One in three British genealogists can trace a London branch in their tree, whether is consists of a relative who lived in the city or...

Preserve your past Stopping the rot Most family historians have a mountain of paperwork to preserve, and working out how to store and repair genealogical artefacts can be confusing. Deborah Phillips, a professional...

Country ConnectionsA Beginner’s Guide to Researching Railway AncestorsThousands of our forebears worked on the tracks, footplates and platforms of Britain's railway network, but their working lives are often overlooked...

Support your local archivesUK RECORD OFFICE DIRECTORYIf you're yet to delve into your local record office, or one where your ancestors lived, use our handy directory to discover exactly what's on offerGET INTO YOUR LOCAL...

Your family's dark secretsOur October issue delves into the dark secrets lurking in many family trees. BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO BLACK SHEEP Simon Fowler looks at the history of debtors, criminals, bigamists and deserters, before...

Our December issue travels back in time to help you break through earlier branches of your family tree.FLESHING OUT THE VICTORIANS  In the first part of a new series researching 19th century social history, Simon Fowler...

Servants, Seamen & SuffragettesOur February issue sets the record straight on servants' lives, discovers single-minded suffragettes of the late Victorian era and delves into the Royal Marines Museum's archives.COUNTRY...