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BRITISH SERVICE RECORDS ON THE MOVE • The National Archives has announced that the first tranche of Ministry of Defence service personnel records will go on to its catalogue, the first of 9.7 million records that will be transferred from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) over a six-year period

WAYS TO SUPPORT UKRAINE • Mackiev, the owners of Family Tree Maker software, have issued a list of ways that anyone can help the people of Ukraine

History for Ukraine • Rachel Bellerby reports on the latest genealogy news. Got a story to share? Email editorial@family-tree.co.uk

Lancashire Parish Register Society seeks new treasurer

Middlesex MIs • The new additions to Findmypast cover seven parishes across the county, spanning 1485-2019

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QUEEN ELIZABETH TIMELINE

Jubilee events at the UK National Archives • The UK National Archives is running a programme of events exploring the history of the British monarchy and the life of the queen, as seen through the archival material cared for at the archives

NEW CENSUS HELPER TOOL FROM MYHERITAGE • MyHeritage’s new Census Helper tool has been developed for those working with the 1950 US Census

1950 US Census free on Ancestr y & FamilySearch • With the recent release of the 1950 US Census online, Helen Tovey takes a look at why this census is so important

Join the US Census Community Project • Progress on making the 1950 US Census fully searchable is well underway, as more volunteers are invited to get involved

Nominate your favourite archive, record keeping service or recordkeeper for an ARA Excellence Award • The Archives and Records Association Excellence Awards return for 2022 after a two-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic

50 million newspaper pages now digitised at The British Newspaper Archive • Findmypast and their partner, the British Library, have hit a milestone of digitising 50 million pages

New DNA innovation: Sideview, from Ancestry • A new innovation from Ancestry DNA allows you to view DNA inheritance by parent, without the need to test a parent

Mother Nature’s impact on family migration & relocation • Wayne Shepheard takes us back across the millennia to explore the many different reasons why our ancestors might have left their home village, region or even country

Gone but not forgotten • This month, Paul Chiddicks presents a ‘gone but not forgotten’ theme, as he takes a look at some unusual family headstones that reveal more details than you might expect…

SORTING YOUR VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY • Genealogist and former librarian Alison Spring recommends a collection of indispensable reference works that every self-respecting family historian should know about – and use!

GENEALOGY GADGETS & APPS FOR ALL OCCASIONS! • What tools do you use to help your genealogy life run more smoothly? In this new series Helen Tovey will investigate some of the software & hardware that’s out there to help you research your family history more efficiently and enjoyably

How to find out more about your HAIRDRESSER ANCESTORS • Mish J. Holman explores the various resources for finding out more about what it was like to work as a...