Local History

Take a closer look at your local area and have your say on the musings of our local history expert Alan Crosby.

02 March 2010

Alan Crosby pays a visit to Leeds' Grand Theatre, and lifts the curtain on what such buildings can reveal about the cultural lives of our ancestors

24 February 2010

Alan Crosby celebrates the work of Edwardian and Victorian librarians in preserving valuable documents in borough record offices around the country

Family History

Let our expert genealogists keep you up to date with latest news and views on all things family history.

27 August 2009

Those with Irish Catholic ancestors should welcome a recent aquisition by the Society of Genealogists, says Else Churchill

07 August 2009

Family history has become a very competitive business in the last few years – and it seems to me the big players are getting ready to square up to each other.

Magazine Team

Led by editor Sarah Williams, the WDYTYA? Magazine team offer their thoughts on the wonderful world of family history.

06 March 2010

While the first episode could have squeezed more genealogy out of its hour-long slot, if it encourages people to start uncovering their own family history, then it will have fulfilled its purpose.

02 March 2010

US genealogist Kimberly Powell wonders if Who Do You Think You Are? will make genealogy as popular a hobby in the US as it is in Britain.

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