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January 27th, 2012
The soldiers persecuted for daring to help Britain fight Hitler: How the Irish Defence Force troops were blacklisted when they came home
The young airman was desperate to be back with his family and friends at the end of the war. He had done his bit to see off Hitler and make the world a safer place. His one wish now was to be home with ‘my people’. But, instead of a hero’s welcome, what Irishman Martin [...] Read more...January 27th, 2012
Search for your ancestors in the 1881 Scottish census
The 1881 Scottish census on findmypast.co.uk. Read more...Regular posts
January 27th, 2012
New Cheshire parish burial records published
Search 3,749 new Cheshire parish burial records on findmypast.co.uk. Read more...January 27th, 2012
Search new London Docklands baptism records
16,696 new London Docklands baptism records on findmypast.co.uk – excellent news for all of you with Docklands ancestors. Read more...January 27th, 2012
Family history advice
Genealogy is a fascinating pursuit – once you’ve been bitten by the bug you’ll find it hard to stop. Read these articles to discover expert research techniques and enjoy the hobby even more... Read more...January 27th, 2012
Who will you discover?
Search our records, start your family tree and we’ll help you uncover your ancestors’ stories. Read more...January 27th, 2012
Photo Archive App Shoebox Fills In Your Facebook Timeline, Starting At Birth
Starting today, the app from 1000memories lets users conveniently start digitizing the world’s 4 trillion paper snapshots and slapping them on Facebook. Genealogy freaks, swoon. Read more...January 27th, 2012
JRR Tolkien’s Middle-earth gets a complete genealogy
Tolkien’s densely populated fictional world is now the subject of a minutely-detailed ‘family tree project’ Read more...January 26th, 2012
The heroic sewer rats of the Somme: Truly humbling stories of the horrors of tunnel warfare 80ft underground as seen in BBC1′s Birdsong
The weary soldier in the World War I trenches of northern France left his own poignant memento for posterity. ‘If in this place you are detained,’ he scratched on a wall, a labour of love that must have taken him days if not weeks, ‘don’t look around you all in vain/ But cast your net [...] Read more...
