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CONTENTS
November 2012 Vol 29 No 1
Belinda Griffin has the latest family history news, including the launch of the English National Football Archive online, and more digitised records.
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12 Researching British Army ancestors
Stand to attention as Tim Lovering explains all you need to know about how to trace your soldier ancestors.
20 An All-in-One search
Discover a clever new search tool to boost your research at TheGenealogist.co.uk.
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22 Inside story: Their wars, our stories
As we prepare for the WWI centenary, Chris Paton explores how the telling of stories from the world wars has become increasingly democratised.
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26 Journey of discovery
Find out what happened when Steve Ward went in search of his missing grandfather... and found an unexpected branch of the family.
Cover images: original silk ‘Flanders poppy’ © Neil Storey; soldier © FJ Mortimer, Hulton Archive/Getty Images; illustration © Mansell, Time & Life/Getty Images.
30 10 unbeatable brickwall solutions
Follow Jeremy Palmer’s top tips and tricks to break down your brickwalls and build up your family tree.
36 Secrets & lies
Ruth A Symes looks at why our ancestors may have been less than candid on census returns and certificates.
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40 Free subscription gift
Subscribe, save ££s and claim your free CD, The Queen’s Empire (worth £19.95), with this issue’s great offer.
42 Tracing your errant ancestors Discover how kirk session records can open up intriguing information about your Scottish ancestors’ lives with Caroline Makein.
48 Healing wounds
Rhodri Clark reports on an incredible true-life tale of a son’s search to find out how his airman father died in World War II.
Their wars, our stories: research & honour your family heroes.
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6 Genealogy news
CONTENTS 52 Historic Still Birth Register Helen Tovey finds out about a new project to create a Historic Still Birth Register for family historians to acknowledge lost little ones.
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54 Street life
Join Jennie Gillions as she tours the streets of her home town through the eyes of her 5x great-grandfather.
57 Dear Tom
Explore the serious, sublime and ridiculous facets of family history with Tom Wood’s genealogical gems.
60 Reviews
Karen Clare reviews the latest genealogy products.
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63 Family History Bookshop Treat yourself at our bookshop.
64 Fur & feathers
Jayne Shrimpton shines a light on the darker side of fashion, looking at how human exploitation of animals has been used to fashion effect throughout the centuries.
69 Family Tree digital magazine
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70 Free digital data
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72 Your Q&A: advice
David Frost and Barbara Dixon answer your family history queries.
76 Your Q&A: photo-dating
Jayne Shrimpton offers expert dating clues for old family photos.
78 Your Q&A: military
Tim Lovering helps readers to solve military family history mysteries.
82 Family names
Are your names of interest featured?
83 The last invasion
Neil Storey marks the centenary of the last great military manoeuvres before World War I began.
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86 Mailbox
Your news, stories, views and tips, and a great new competition.
90 Diary dates
What’s on in November.
92 Twiglets
Keep up to date with Gill Shaw’s diary of a family tree first-timer.
93 Your adverts 98 Thoughts on...
Diane Lindsay pays tribute to the many women who lost men at war and educated the next generation.
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