Q & a

ANTHONY ADOLPH is a professional genealogist and the author of 11 books DAVE ANNAL is a genealogist, author and lecturer KATHERINE COBB is a member of AGRA based in Somerset ROGER KERSHAW is migration

For many years, my existence was a true case of “Who do you think you are?” I was born in 1952, and grew up thinking that my mum’s first husband was my father. His surname was Cassidy. Mum died in 198

Covid-19 has had a lasting impact on all our lives in one way or another, but when Gemma Duggan (née Lupton) developed long Covid after contracting the virus in 2020, she was forced to give up her job

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