What’s in a name

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

As many of my roots are in Suffolk I was interested to read your recent article on Suffolk resources. I was not previously aware of the Suffolk Records Society so will look into their holdings with in

In this age of algorithms and ‘artificial intelligence’, when the major commercial genealogical websites are all trying to persuade us that the best way to trace our family trees is to follow their hi

After he slated his parents very publicly, are you team Brooklyn or team Becks? So, how’s your 2026 going so far? The month of love may be here already with the pink hell of Valentine’s just around th

Sally was on a mission – and she had her eyes on the prize

I was pleased to see you included the Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) (www. irishancestors.ie/) in your Family History Handbook 2026. However you have categorised us as only covering the Re