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Learn how to trace your family tree! Every issue is packed with: family history research advice hands-on learning experiences to help you become an ancestor super-sleuth & step-by-step guides to show you the path to tracing the past. From vintage documents to the latest in DNA, we’re here to help you discover more! Get the latest in genealogy news, software, books, archives and expert answers. Plus enjoy those reader stories that remind what it means to trace your family story. Research & remember your roots with Family Tree!

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RECORD -BRE AKING 25,782 DAY REIGN • By the time Queen Elizabeth passed away on Thursday 8 September 2022 her 70-year long reign had become record-breaking for a number of reasons

Help wanted for DNA research into Long Covid • Living DNA has issued a call for people who have had Covid-19 to take part in a research project they are running with Sano Genetics to explore whether genetics affect the impact of the disease and the person’s recovery

1921 Scotland census release update • Genealogist and FT regular Chris Paton has been on the case of discovering more about the forthcoming release of the 1921 Census for Scotland

100,000 NEW HEADSTONE RECORDS ADDED TO THEGENEALOGIST • The International Headstone Collection at TheGenealogist has been boosted with 100,000 new records, bringing the total collection to nearly 400,000 records

NEW PATRON FOR HOME FRONT HISTORY • The non-profit Home Front History service and website has announced a new patron

AncestryDNA® expands to 54 new markets globally • Ancestry has announced it has expanded AncestryDNA® to 54 new markets across North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa

New Fellow announced by Society of Genealogists • The Society of Genealogists has announced that Roz McCutcheon was named a Fellow of the Society of Genealogists (SOG) at their AGM in July 2022

One million more newspaper pages free to access from British Newspaper Archive and British Library • The British Newspaper Archive in partnership with the British Library, has made a further one million historical newspaper pages available completely free to the public, reaching a new total of two million free pages

Archives and Records Association announce winners of the 2022 ARA Excellence Awards • The winners of the ARA Excellence Awards were announced at the gala dinner of the Archives and Records Association Conference in Chester

130M HISTORICAL RECORDS ADDED TO MYHERITAGE COLLECTIONS • MyHeritage has announced the addition of 130 million historical records to its collections, contained within 74 new collections

Appeal to find war hero’s family as his medals are discovered in secret desk compartment • An appeal to find the descendants of a ‘Battle of Balaklava’ war hero has been launched after the soldier’s medals were found in a secret drawer where they had lain hidden for 150 years

THE VALUE OF SEEKING EVIDENCE • The Family Tree Academy is here to help you grow your genealogy skills. The aim is to help teach more about the s earch skills and source know-how needed to step up your family history research. In this issue, Family Tree Academy tutor David Annal examines the importance of focussing on evidence, rather than fixating on tracing a particular record

BRITISH SEAFARERS OF BLACK & ASIAN ANCESTRY • If you have Black or Asian ancestry then you should not overlook the potential importance of seafaring records for researching your family’s history, writes Dr Simon Wills

A study of a Mediaeval family • Step back in time and read how Mike Maskrey has pieced together the lives of selected members of the Maskrey family in the 1400s, revealing intriguing insights to the era too.

WHO’S THE DADDY? • Imagine the scenario: you track down the...