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You can use online maps to get closer to the lives of your ancestors of your ancestors s an’s ut s and A’ couraged me to ‘walk’
Alan Crosby’s answer to Evan’s question about his forebear’s Northumberland home in ‘Q&A’ (page 44) encouraged me to ‘walk’ the street using Google Street View. Using old Ordnance Survey maps and Google Maps together, you can often track down and see the houses your family lived in. I was also excited by the release this month g Google Street View. Using was also excited by o m L ( w m 1 w c of more recent OS maps from the National Library of Scotland (‘News’, page 11). It was fascinating to see maps of Bristol from 1949 showing the wartime damage the city was still living with.
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For many of us researching our family history, we wouldn’t want to be without the wealth of records on the main paid-for genealogy websites, but subscription costs shouldn’t put anyone off this fascinating hobby. I hope our article on free websites (page 14) will inspire you all to explore what’s available.
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This month, we head off on a two-day genealogy jaunt to Dublin (page 19). This was inspired by a reader who wrote in asking for advice on how to get the most out of a trip to Ireland. Get in touch if you’ve got topics you would like us to cover.
I’m starting to get excited about the Olympics this summer (enjoy our short history of the event on page 52), so the ‘Best Websites’ article on page 35 was just what I needed to get me thinking about my sporting ancestors. I’ve got a champion tennis player and some jockeys in my tree, plus a handful of keen amateur cricket players whose successes (and failures) I have followed in local newspapers. Do tell us all about the sporting men and women you’ve uncovered, because we love to hear about and share your family stories.
And finally, we are super excited about the new series of Who Do You Think You Are? (page 10). Don’t miss next month when we go behind the scenes of upcoming episodes, and share some of our favourite moments from the past 20 series. Enjoy the issue!
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Sarah Williams Editor sarah.williams@ourmedia.co.uk
Contributors
Jonathan Scott A regular contributor to Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine and author of The Family History Web Directory, Jonathan shares some of his favourite free websites on page 14.
Nicola Morris Often busy doing Irish research for the TV series, Nicola is just the person to guide you on a research trip to Dublin (page 19) where she is a director of Timeline Research (timeline.ie).
Simon Wills Simon has been our maritime expert for over 10 years, and consults on the TV series. On page 29 he sets out on the high seas looking for treasure in the form of privateers’ records.
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