Geneology Magazines

Residents invited to next meeting of Bromsgrove’s genealogy society – Bromsgrove Advertiser

Residents invited to next meeting of Bromsgrove's genealogy society Bromsgrove Advertiser BROMSGROVE'S branch of the Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry is inviting townsfolk to its next meeting. The event is taking place on Tuesday, March 9, at 7.45pm. The subject will be 'Court in the Act' by Harry Scharf.

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Sir Mick Jagger’s wink strikes a chord with nurse – Herts Advertiser

Herts Advertiser Sir Mick Jagger's wink strikes a chord with nurse Herts Advertiser While genealogy and archive sites have also provided no clues about Emma, Stella and Ian did discover that the Rolling Stones performed at the Odeon Theatre in St Albans in 1963.

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Birmingham woman traces family back to the Battle of Waterloo – The Birmingham Post

Birmingham woman traces family back to the Battle of Waterloo The Birmingham Post Mrs Atterbury unearthed her late father Adolphus' connection to soldier John Fletcher after going to only a couple of genealogy classes at her local library. The colour sergeant joined the 79th foot regiment as a 15-year-old on May 2, 1811, ...

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Watching Who Do You Think You Are? inspired Birmingham grandmother to uncover … – Birmingham Mail

Watching Who Do You Think You Are? inspired Birmingham grandmother to uncover ... Birmingham Mail But after just two genealogy lessons at her local library the 62 year old discovered that her great-great grandfather, John Fletcher, fought in the Battle of Waterloo

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Records of Victorian women murderers and thieves placed online – The Guardian

The Guardian Records of Victorian women murderers and thieves placed online The Guardian Nearly 130 years on, her portrait, attached to her prison record, is one of hundreds of Victorian female prisoners placed online for the first time by a genealogy website.

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One in twenty Brits now use MyHeritage to research their family history – The Next Web

The Next Web One in twenty Brits now use MyHeritage to research their family history The Next Web UK-based genealogy website MyHeritage has further staked its claims as the most popular family network on the web after announcing it has surpassed 3 million registered users in the UK, meaning that now one in twenty people in the UK now use the ...

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UK Takes its Census Online – PCWorld

UK Takes its Census Online PCWorld Following the popularity of the BBC show Who Do You Think You Are genealogy has never been more popular in the UK, which is perfect timing for the 2011 Census of England and Wales that takes place on March 27. ..

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DNA undermines notorious murder case – The Detroit News

DNA undermines notorious murder case The Detroit News He questions the expertise and methods of the genealogy , the relationships and motives of the researchers, and whether the tissue sample slide was contaminated.

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Win: Show tickets and hotel in London – News of the World (subscription)

Win: Show tickets and hotel in London News of the World (subscription) The event is a one-stop- genealogy -shop where visitors can discover the landscape of their past guided by over 200 exhibitors; ranging from The Society of Genealogists and The National Trust to The Royal Artillery Museums and Family Tree DNA.

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This week’s new events – The Guardian

The Guardian This week's new events The Guardian Stoneleigh Park Who Do You Think You Are Live, London, Fri to 27 Feb See if your family history is as interesting as any of the celebs featured on the TV show, with 100 workshops, genealogy stalls and stories from the likes of Monty Don. ...

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