Category: Family history AudioIntroduction to immigration recordsWednesday 1 April 2020Matt Norman talks to Roger Kershaw about records relating to people that came to...AudioIntroduction to willsWednesday 1 April 2020Matt Norman talks to Nigel Taylor about wills – the document used for centuries...AudioIntroduction to birth, marriages and death registers in England and WalesWednesday 1 April 2020Matt Norman talks to Keith Mitchell about civil registration – the system for recording...AudioIntroduction to the censusWednesday 1 April 2020The census documents information about the population taken every ten years. How and when...AudioIntroduction to Discovery – The National Archives catalogueWednesday 1 April 2020Matt Norman talks to Chrissy Peters about Discovery – the online catalogue for The...VideoWebinar: Missing from the census?Thursday 15 March 2018Census records are invaluable sources of information for all family historians. But what if...VideoWebinar: Using Discovery for family historyTuesday 8 November 2016The Discovery webinar was delivered on 30 September 2016 by Audrey Collins. Audrey is...Audio100 years of the WI: The acceptable face of feminismThursday 7 July 2016Professor Maggie Andrews discusses some of the key campaigns and concerns of the Women’s...AudioShell-Shocked Britain: Understanding the lasting trauma of the First World WarWednesday 25 May 2016Millions of soldiers were scarred by their experiences in the First World War trenches,...AudioHeidi Thomas: Researching Call the MidwifeWednesday 18 May 2016Screenwriter Heidi Thomas shares the process of transforming Jennifer Worth’s memoirs into the BBC period...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... 1 2 3 … 12 »