Virtual record treasury adds 175,000 irish records

This is part of a series of articles; the intention is to provide an overview of useful family and local history records in existence, covering the period 1066-1485. Each article can be enjoyed as a s

I have just read Diane Lindsay’s piece (FT June) about decluttering. That did ring a large bell. I have been doing family history for something like 65 years. I have managed to file a lot of the infor

If you’ve been researching family history for a while, you’ve already lived through one revolution, the shift from physical to remote research. Not so long ago, being a family historian meant spending

N ot so long ago ( January 10), ...

The Royal Air Force was formed in the last year of the First World War. And by the time that the guns fell silent at the end of the Second World War, it had grown to almost one million serving personn

It all started with an argument. One day in November 1951, Sir Hugh Beaver enjoyed a shooting session in County Wexford, south-east Ireland. The quarrel arose over a discussion which developed among S