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Genealogy news roundup: Ancestry DNA tests uncover unexpected results in Cotswold village
Plus: Antique centre appeals for help finding owner of wedding gift; Archivist nominated for award after 40-year career; Mark Rylance condemns plans to dredge Godwin Sands
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Top 10 websites for tracing your circus ancestors
Circus historian Steve Ward reveals the best resources for finding your ancestors who ran away with the Big Top
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Lulu
News and research guides relating to Lulu's episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, broadcast on Thursday 17 August 2017
TV Series
Five things you might not know about WDYTYA? star Lulu
Sixties singer Lulu traces her Glaswegian ancestry on Thursday 17 August 2017. Here’s five things you might not know about the star…
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This week's top special offers and discounts for family historians
This week, we've got free access to billions of MyHeritage census records, discount DNA tests, a special offer on directories and army lists and more
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Genealogy news roundup: FreeCEN website undergoes revamp
Plus: TheGenealogist releases Nottinghamshire parish records; Northamptonshire Archives revises cuts plans; Property records website launches
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Northamptonshire Archives revises plans to cut opening hours
The council has now said it will offer free access in the afternoons as well, but will conduct a review of the service in the coming months
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Genealogy news roundup: WDYTYA? to return on 17 August
Plus: Protests over ‘dangerous precedent’ of access charges at Northamptonshire Archives; Fold3 adds 1918-1940 RAF records; Dorset and Birmingham archives receive grants
TV Series
WDYTYA? key documents: Emma Willis's episode
Emma Willis's episode of WDYTYA? was filled with a fascinating mixture of English and Irish sources. We look at some of the most important documents seen on screen...
TV Series
WDYTYA? location guide: Emma Willis
Emma Willis's family history journey took her from the heart of the West Midlands to rural Ireland. Discover the locations that she visited with our handy guide
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