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What are the stories of your ancestors’ homes?

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

MYHERITAGE ACQUIRE FRENCH GENEALOGY COMPANY FILAE

US and Canada newspaper removed from FindMyPast

OLDEST STONEHENGE FAMILY PHOTO DISCOVERED IN COLLECTION OF QUEEN ROCK LEGEND DR BRIAN MAY • Stonehenge’s oldest family photo has been discovered in the collection of Dr Brian May, guitarist of rock band Queen, English Heritage has announced

New online tree design at MyHeritage

1.1M ENGLAND FAMILY HISTORY RECORDS ADDED TO FAMILYSEARCH

3 million Ireland prison records added to FamilySearch

ISRAEL GENEALOGY ASSOCIATION REACHES 2 MILLION RECORDS LANDMARK

1M pages of historical British newspaper free to explore online • 158 historical newspapers spanning 1720 to 1880 are now free to search and explore online, with 2.7 million more pages to be added by 2025

300,000+ individuals added to parish records collection at TheGenealogist • TheGenealogist has added a further 322,894 individuals to its parish records collection with the release of a set from the English county of Suffolk.

4.7 million New Zealand records added to MyHeritage • Millions of birth, marriage and death indexes have been added to the MyHeritage database recently

Discover the Freedmen’s Bureau record collection • Containing more records than the 1880 United States Census, the Freedmen’s Bureau record collection is a must-search on the research list of any family historian with ties to America

Four new counties added to Map Explorer at The Genealogist

New documentary explores the photography of ordinary life • Picture Stories celebrates the wide-ranging influence of Picture Post, the magazine that shaped perceptions of British life during and after World War II

REDEMPTION SONG: THE TRANSFORMATIVE NATURE OF CARIBBEAN GENEALOGY • What wasn’t said? It was the gaps in his family story that sparked Kyle Ring’s research into the lives of his ancestors. In piecing together the stories he reflects on the often painful chapters in his family’s past, but celebrates the resilience and strength evident, generation after generation

A HOUSE THROUGH TIME’:BEHIND THE SCENES • With series 4 of ‘A House Through Time’ airing on our screens this September, Helen Tovey caught up with Executive Producer Mary Crisp and Series Producer Caroline Miller, keen to hear more about the latest installment of this much-loved history TV series

STARTER FOR 10: Useful records for house history • Kathryn Feavers has worked on the house history research team from series 1 of ‘A House Through Time’. Here she shares the top 10 go-to records that, series after series, help to reveal the clues that tell the stories of the homes

TURN OVER A NEW LEAF

HOW TO KEEP YOUR HOUSE HISTORY ORGANISED • We know – your time is precious – and one of the best ways of making the most of it, is to keep organised. As with genealogy, house history research is much better undertaken with a solid system to keep your findings recorded well. Here are a few suggestions to help you do just this

Dear paul • In the latest instalment of his ‘Dear Paul series, Paul Chiddicks presents the theme,...