Posts by Audrey Collins VideoWebinar: Using Discovery for family historyTuesday 8 November 2016The Discovery webinar was delivered on 30 September 2016 by Audrey Collins. Audrey is...VideoWebinar: Using the 1939 Register, recording the UK population before the warWednesday 13 January 2016The preparations had been made well in advance. Now Britain was at war, and...AudioUsing the 1939 Register: Recording the UK population before the warTuesday 22 December 2015The preparations had been made well in advance. Now Britain was at war, and...AudioPutting it all together: using archives to discover your community’s involvement in the First World WarTuesday 18 November 2014The names of the First World War dead are there for all to see,...AudioThe civil service in the First World WarFriday 14 November 2014The First World War affected every sector of society, as the nation’s resources were...AudioEarly civil registrationMonday 7 April 2014Everyone researching 19th century English or Welsh ancestors is familiar with birth, marriage and...AudioScandals in the familyMonday 9 December 2013This talk explores the deeds and misdeeds of one family, using documents in The...AudioThere and back again: going away doesn’t mean staying awayTuesday 3 September 2013It is easy to think of emigration as a one-way process, but not everyone...AudioThe Will Forgeries: a forgotten sensationFriday 8 February 2013These infamous crimes were headline news when they came to trial at the Old...AudioThe War of 1812: from the British sideFriday 24 August 2012The War of 1812 features prominently in the history of the United States, especially...AudioBehind the scenes: two centuries of census-takingFriday 3 June 2011The census has been described as a ‘snapshot in time’, recording the nation as...AudioCounting the peopleFriday 19 March 2010Census returns are among the most popular records used by family historians and other... 1 2 »