Being part of a bigger story

You have been thinking about researching your ancestry, your relatives are emptying out the cupboards to find old family documents to help, and the family stories are beginning to flow. But how should

Sitting on the sofa next to my dad as he tapped away on Ancestry, I was instantly drawn to the mass of names, dates and places. The colourful graphics caught my eye and I couldn’t possibly resist. I a

Technology has transformed sailing, but was the past better or worse? Andy Du Port shares his views

All family historians hit brick walls, and this is the story of the techniques (and luck) that enabled me to overcome a tough challenge. My 3x great grandfather Thomas Hoskin lived on the beautiful Go

Dear Simon, Reading Larry Brayshaw’s letter, A Knockout Visit, in the July issue, reminded me of the time I also met a British heavyweight boxer. Dick Richardson was based in Staines and we would meet

Q Dear Sue, I fell for a phone banking scam and I’m so embarrassed. They told me the ATM “Get Cash” code was a verifucation code. How can I avoid phone scammers? Sue says... A Please don’t feel embarr