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Ancestry (ancestry.co.uk) has scored a partial victory in a long-running legal battle to publish family history records that are preserved by National Records of Scotland (NRS; nrscotland.gov.uk). On

This part of Scotland has historically been famous for agriculture and its associated trades – in particular skinners, dyers, shoemakers and glovemakers. But over the years a number of major manufactu

Dumfries And Galloway Heritage Service a Ewart Library, Catherine Street, Dumfries DG1 1JB t 030 3333 3004 e heritage@dumgal.gov.uk w dumfriesandgalloway. gov.uk/library-services/heritage-service Gene

Further to Dr Mike Esbester’s article “The Reign of the Railway” in the October issue, may I add another angle to the fascinating story of our railways and what they can tell us about family history –

There’s never been so many well-stocked sources of historic photographs online. We’ve tried to pull together some examples of regional image libraries, as well as useful nationwide resources. While ma

Leavesden Country Park in Hertfordshire was once the site of several institutions: Leavesden Asylum, later known as Leavesden Hospital (in operation between 1870 and 1995), St Pancras Orphanage (1870–