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WDYTYA Live 2017

I have been attending WDYTYA Live for many years, but this year was the first time that I’ve given a ...

A missing ancestor

The First World War has always fascinated me – not only because of the tragic loss of human life – ...

An awareness of the past

After several years’ research and countless hours of scribbling I’ve just taken delivery of an advance copy of a book ...

The importance of death records

How many of us order death certificates to enhance our family research? I suspect that more birth and marriage certificates ...

Is madness contagious?

I have spent the last few years researching the rich archive of case notes for patients admitted to asylums in ...