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Your family history is the story of your ancestors, from their day-to-day experiences to the milestones of their lives. You can discover these stories using genealogy records and old newspapers, digitally accessible on family history websites.

Turning your family tree into a book is a fantastic way to preserve your family history and share it with others – here's how to turn your genealogical research into a meaningful keepsake.

Starting a family tree is the easiest way to begin making exciting discoveries about the lives of your ancestors – here's how.

Genealogy is the study of your family, from the distant past right up to the present day. Genealogy records are the historical sources that make this study possible, providing key details about your ancestry which allow you to piece together stories of past generations.

When you’re tracing your family tree, it can be confusing keeping track of your relatives and their relationship to you. Find out what it means to be someone's second cousin and how to work out who yours are.

Whether your relative moved across the country or embarked on an epic journey overseas, here's how to trace their footsteps using historical immigration and emigration records and old newspapers.

It’s easier than ever to trace your Scottish roots – use digitised family history records, old newspapers and handy online tools to trace back generations of your family in just a few simple steps.

In the dressing stations of the Western Front, Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) medics worked by lamplight, sleeves rolled as they fought to save men carried in from the trenches. Stretcher-bearers hauled the wounded across cratered ground, moving under fire with only red-cross armbands for protection. For the Medical Corps, every second counted. With military records, you can uncover the stories of these brave servicemen.

Birth records are a key starting point for tracing your family history. They provide essential details about an ancestor’s early life, such as their full name, birth date, and parents' names.

Whether your ancestor's first cry echoed across the olive groves of southern Italy or the snow-lined streets of Montreal, international birth records can help you bring their earliest chapter back into focus.