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To some of us, post-1945 seems like yesterday – but if you are a younger researcher, this era could encompass several generations of your ancestors. More recent research is an important part of everyo

The first series of WDYTYA? aired in 2004, and I started working on the programme two years later. My first episodes were broadcast in 2007 and featured rower Matthew Pinsent and actor John Hurt, and

1 AUGUST, 2PM ‘Photogenealogy Advice Hour’ Ann Larkham will be on hand to answer questions big or small, about all areas of photogenealogy, including gathering, organising and backing up digital image

It’s not all doom and gloom, says James Walshe

‘Plink’ – another sugar lump is precariously dropped into a little glass bowl. I’m aged about 10 and my grandfather is patiently and precisely teaching me how to use chopsticks. How he came to use the