A massive new website incorporating all aspects of military genealogy is to hit the internet in November.



Military-Genealogy.org.uk will include the largest collection of searchable British Armed Forces data for family historians on the web, with over one million service personnel and details of 4,000 units. Some of the records will date back to pre-1630.

You will be able to search records of those who were killed in action, or of participants who have since passed away, as well as histories of almost every regiments, service, ship, airbase and unit in the British Armed Forces. 

Forces Reunited Managing Director, Dominic Hayhoe, who are setting up the website, says, "Most of us will have had a relative who fought in either World War I or World War II and Military-Genealogy.org.uk gives people the opportunity to find out more about their military ancestors and their military careers."

Stay tuned to Your Family Tree for more on this exciting new development.

Issue 68 of Your Family Tree is on sale now! In the latest issue of Britain's favourite genealogical title we help you find your wealthy ancestros, revealing the best records to find out if there were any lords, landowners or successful businessmen in your tree. We also show you the best online sources for tracking your Scottish ancestors, and we help you find any ancestors who were affected by the Great Fire of London.

                       

Find money in your family – Investigate tales of wealth in your family, and trace details of your monied forebears

Records of charity – Track down details of the thousands who relied on hand-outs before 1948

Laying down the law – We look at the lives of our ancestors who brought criminals to justice

The Great Fire of London – Did your ancestors live through one of the capital's most horrific events?

Plus... find Scottish forebears online, how to get started with election records, our region guide to Fife, a free CD packed with family history software, including the brilliant Osk 4.6 and much, much more!

At 100 pages, and selling for £4.99, the new-look issue 68 of Your Family Tree is great value for money. Pick up your copy today, or subscribe online by clicking here and entering the code P038

In this month’s Your Family Tree n this month’s Your Family Tree competition we’re giving nine lucky winners family history storage packs from CW&S Parkinson worth £57 each.
 


These packs include an A3 hold-all, which will store all your family history memorabilia, a leather binder to keep you certificates in pristine order, and a host of acid-free pockets to ensure they don't deteriorate.

For your chance to win one of these great prizes, click here

Can you help trace this women's Welsh ancestors?
   
                   

Rosamond Mary Hope from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, was adopted only three months after she was born in Cardiff on 28 June, 1918. SHe is now trying to find family in Wales and the reasons for her adoption.

90-year-old Mrs Hope was originally called Rosamond Mary Campbell Jones by her biological parents were called John and Beatrice Jones.

For more information on Mrs Hope click here.

Ancestry.co.uk has joined the list of sponsors for the annual Cemetery of the Year Awards.





Now in its 11th year, the Cemetery of the Year Awards is an annual competition organised by The Memorial Awareness Board that aims to highlight the importance of cemeteries, and commends those who go that extra mile.

Family historians are aware of how important the preservation of graves and graveyards is, both as a mark of respect, and a crucial insight into our ancestors' lives, as Simon Harper, of Ancestry.co.uk explains: “Cemeteries are important resources for genealogical information and we see a natural link between the preservation and presentation of cemeteries in the UK.”

He added that, “Cemeteries can often fill in the missing pieces in a family tree, and in some cases, a grave is one of the last remaining links a family has to their ancestors.”

The winners of the Cemetery of the Year Awards 2008 will be announced at the annual ICCM Conference and Exhibition on Tuesday 30th September. 

The new series of Who Do You Think You Are? will premiere on BBC1 at 9.00pm on Wednesday 13 August.

The first episode will feature actress Patsy Kensit, who explores her father Jimmy, a close associate of the infamous Kray gangsters.
                      
                             


The other celebrities confirmed to explore their family histories in the sixth series are Esther Rantzen, Jodie Kidd, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Boris Johnson, David Suchet, Ainsley Harriott, and Jerry Springer.

SPOILER ALERT: If you want to check out some of the latest gossip from  the show, click here.

Issue 67 of Your Family Tree is on sale now! In the latest issue of Britain's favourite genealogical title we shed light on the records of your ancestors' employment, revealing the best sources to find out what working life was like for miners, publicans, policemen and many more. We also show you the best online sources for tracking your ancestors who moved to Australia, and we set the scene for the Olympic Games by telling the story of the London games of 1908.

                       

Records of employment – Find details of your ancestors' working lives from dockers to the clergy and more

Rate books – We examine the records of homeowners and tenants in your family tree

Travelling performers – The incredible lives of circus showmen and fairground workers, plus the records they left

The Edwardian Olympics – As the Olympics arrive once more, we look at those who competed in London 1908

Plus... find Australian family online, how to get started with newspapers, our region guide to Worcestershire, a free CD packed with family history software, including MAGIX Movie Edit Pro Silver and much, much more!

At 100 pages, and selling for £4.99, the new-look issue 67 of Your Family Tree is great value for money. Pick up your copy today, or subscribe online by clicking here and entering the code P037

Two German family historians have discovered links to their 120x great-grandparents.

DNA tests have proved that Manfred Huchthausen, 58, and Uwe Lange, 48, of Söse valleyin Lower Saxony, are directly descended from bones discovered in the same area, from the Bronze Age, some 3,000 years ago.

The results mean that Mr Huchthausen and Mr Lange have officially the oldest family trees in the world.

“I can trace my family back by name to 1550,” claimed Mr Lange. “Now I can go back 120 generations.”

After the bones of 40 people were discovered in the cave in 1993, thousands of people volunteered their DNA to find a possible match.

"We used to play in these caves as kids," addedd Mr Lange. "If I'd known that there were 3,000-year-old relatives buried there I wouldn't have set foot in the place."

Scientists believe that some of the skeletons may have been buried in the cave as a result of human sacrifice.

Now there’s a real skeleton in the cupboard!

Share your family photos and choose from thousands of fascinating images in this month's Your Family Tree competition.
 
     


Your Family Tree has teamed up with the people behind the Mary Evans Picture Library to give you something extra special.

We'd like you to share your images from the past as part of an exciting new project called The History Album, in which your photos can be part of a digital archive of the past.

In return, you could win one of 15 superb historical print from www.prints-online.com to put up on your wall.

Simply click here, upload your favourite old photos and send an email to competition@thehistoryalbum.com, including the name of your uploaded album, to enter the competition.

Your images will automatically be included in the album, and then a panel of judges will select the winners of: one 24x20 inch framed print; four 20x16 inch framed prints; and ten 16x12 inch framed prints.

The competition closes on 31 July.

Attendees at a number of family history events in the coming months will have the chance to win free subscriptions to Familyrelatives.com.

The records website is offering visitors to the Records of Death Day on 4 October, the chance to win of five free annual subscriptions.

Heritage Family History, host of the Familyrelatives sponsored event, will draw the winners from a raffle on the day.

In a similar vein, attendants of the free Bristol & Avon FHS Open Day on 27 September, will automatically be entered into a draw for subscriptions to Familyrelatives and Ancestry.co.uk.

The event at Thornbury Leisure Centre, South Gloucestershire, is also a perfect chance for you to find out more about your West Country ancestors.

Records of Death Day costs £25 and is held at Canterbury Christ Church University, Chatham, Kent. Find out more here.

Family historians are being urged to tell their best untold stories at Blenheim Palace on Friday 4 July.
 
 

To coincide with the stately home’s own untold story of the last 300 years, visitors will be encouraged to tell their own unreleased stories from their families’ pasts. Those unable to attend hcan tell their stories here.

The historic palace, home to the 11th Duke of Marlborough and birthplace of Winston Churchill, will then pick the most fascinating story and display it for all visitors to view as ‘Britain’s Greatest Untold Story’, and place more secretive tales in a time capsule in the grounds.

Find out more here.

This poem, sent in by Marion Gray, was letter of the month in YFT 66, and perfectly sums up why we all spend so much time in pursuit of out family history.

Issue 66 of Your Family Tree is on sale now! In the latest issue of Britain's favourite genealogical title we shed light on your relatives' childhoods, revealing the best sources to find out what life was like for them in their formative years. We also reveal the best online sources for old maps of your ancestors' communities and find out about the British who fought against the USA in the War of Independence.

                       

Records of childhood – Discover the fascinating records of your ancestors' early years

Prisoners of war – Find the amazing stories of your war heroes who were taken captive

Doctors – Medical marvels in your family tree, and the records they left behind

The war against independence – Find out what life was like for British soldiers in the American War of Independence

Plus... find old maps online, how to get started with gravestone inscriptions, our region guide to Clwyd, a free CD packed with family history software, including Serif WebPlus 8 and much, much more!

At 100 pages, and selling for £4.99, the new-look issue 66 of Your Family Tree is great value for money. Pick up your copy today, or subscribe online by clicking here and entering the code P036

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In this month’s Your Family Tree competition we’re giving three lucky winners the opportunity to have their ancestor immortalised in a portrait.
 
These oil paintings from Daniel John Bell Studios are worth £176 each and are a perfect way to remember a relative.


              

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