Trace the history of your house

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Melanie Backe-Hansen from BBC Two’s A House Through Time shares her

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine

19 September, 2023

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Who Do You Think You Are?

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Old, out of the ordinary occupations

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How does family history fit into history?

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Place markers

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Lost and found: historical assets

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Strange days folklore findings

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Who Do You Think You Are?

Merseyside

Family Tree

Old, out of the ordinary occupations

Family Tree

How does family history fit into history?

Writing Magazine

Place markers

Rail

Lost and found: historical assets

So much of Britain’s diverse wealth of historic railway infrastructure still exists in one shape or another -if you know where to look. TIM DUNN goes exploring

Fortean Times

Strange days folklore findings

Trace the history of your house

Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine

19 September, 2023

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