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16/06/2008
Exploring your family history is a hobby more and more people are discovering - tracing their family tree and learning more about their ancestors. The success of celebrity-driven television shows like 'Who Do You Think You Are' coupled with new records becoming available online has helped drive interest to record levels.
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Find out who you are
If you are one of the many thousands who tuned into the return of the BBC’s popular family history series ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ last month, you might like to know that you can now trace your own history, free, with Ancestry.co.uk.
First World War records now available online
Ancestry.co.uk in partnership with The National Archives is now offering key sets of First World War records on their website for the first time.
Time travelling to our Victorian pasts
Tony Robinson has done his share of time travelling over the years. Now he has turned his attention from digging up the past to digging up ancestors – metaphorically speaking that is. He talks to Tony Watts.