Spotlight on… the romany and traveller family history society

Reins in hands, three young sisters ride the coils of an enormous blue snake. Waving a rattle and smiling happily, the fourth, a baby, is held around her plump middle by its tail. Passers-by dive out

Bob Cooper of Macclesfield, Cheshire remembers: From an early age, I have always loved reading and writing. My best subject at school was English to the detriment of maths, and I managed to become top

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Like most family historians, I often encounter questions about migration, both within this country and overseas. My tree demonstrates that the claim we still hear often, that “Of course in those days

When Chris and Marianne Fisher left their five-bedroom home in Telford in January 2020, they thought they were heading off on a 20-month world tour. They never imagined they’d be returning four and a

1 DECEMBER, 6.30 PM Brick walls, Skills & Solutions Club: ‘Software focus: Reunion 14 & Reunion Touch’ A Family Tree Plus online event, with Kathie Ross. Take a tour of this Mac-user family history pr