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family tree embroidery

Family heirloom

| Blogs, Team blog | 05/09/2011 14:25pm

If you’re a crafty soul, you’ll love this stitched, customisable family tree embroidery pattern.

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Gearing up for Heritage Open Days

| Events, News | 24/08/2011 11:26am

This year’s Heritage Open Days, the last to be organised by English Heritage, are taking place on 8-11 September. Over 4,000 sites that are normally off-limits or who charge for access will opened to the public for free.

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Ask The National Archives a question

| Events, News | 06/06/2011 10:29am

This Thursday 9 June, you have the chance to raise your concerns or views about the management and future of The National Archives.

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tweak Family Tree Maker settings

Quick tip: Tweak FTM settings

| Getting started, Software, Top starter tips | 07/03/2011 09:00am

Family Tree Maker 2011 boasts many new features, but some of the more subtle ones can be missed if you’re not careful.

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Quick tip: Probate calender

| Regional, Research tips, Top starter tips, Uncategorized | 28/02/2011 09:00am

Want to search for wills and administrations for the British Isles from 1861-1941? You can do so at Ancestry.

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Scottish 1911 Census records to go live!

| New Records, News | 02/02/2011 17:19pm

The wait is over. The Registrar General for Scotland will release the 100-year old records on 5 April 2011.

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Expert QnA: Migrant merchant

| Overseas, QnA, Research tips | 26/11/2010 16:25pm

Can you help our reader, Kathy Millet with her migrant ancestors? Check back next Friday (Dec 3) for our expert opinion from Ian Waller.

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Quick tip: Calculate relationships

| Online resources, Software, Top starter tips | 15/11/2010 09:00am

Working out how two different individuals on your family tree are related can be a bind if you’re trying to do so by hand. Are you second cousins once removed or third cousins?

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Expert QnA: What’s in a name?

| QnA, Research tips | 09/11/2010 10:45am

You have till this Friday, 12 November, to have a crack at answering our reader’s query. Just leave a comment on this post! Our expert, Doreen Hopwood, will share her thoughts later in the week, so make sure you check back.

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Quick tip: 1901 Irish Census

| Census, Online resources, Regional, Top starter tips, Using the census | 08/11/2010 12:00pm

The 1901 Irish Census is now available online for free at www.census.nationalarchives.ie. Unlike the British equivalents, the original schedules survive and include significantly more details.

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