March 2010

THE MARCH issue of Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine is on sale now. As ever, we have all the best expert advice, most in-depth features and latest news from the world of family history – here's a look at what's on offer...

Wills made easy
Find out how to make the most of these valuable documents, from the new resources available online to the best ways to search the archives

Missing dates?
If you've ever struggled to track down the precise date of birth, marriage or death of one of your ancestors, we may have a solution

Local newspapers
Once you've established the major events in your family tree, using press accounts can help bring your ancestors to life

WDYTYA? goes global
As Britain's favourite genealogy show takes the world by storm, we take a look at how the series has been translated for family historians overseas

PLUS: Learn more about your legal ancestors, track down orphanage records, uncover Victorian squalor with public health reports and much more...

 

On Sale Date: 
Tuesday 23rd February 2010
Issue Number: 
32
Availability: 
Available
London ancestors, part one: East

Our London ancestors series kicks off with a collection of data records worth £59.99, including:

Docklands Ancestors vols. 1-20
Over 100,000 transcriptions from docklands parish registers, including Southwark, Shadwell, Wapping, Limehouse, Isle of Dogs, Stepney and Whitechapel

Victoria Park cemetery
An index to the cemetery register covering the years 1853 to 1856, courtesy of East of London FHS

Settlement examinations
Indexes to settlement examinations in Middlesex from the Old Artillery Ground (1792) and Bromley St Leonard (1778-91).

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Blogs

Sarah Jessica Parker launches the US series

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.

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Dramatic architecture

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

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Can genealogy make it in mainstream America?

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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