Category: Family history VideoWebinar: Tracing your ancestors – women in the military services during the First World WarFriday 26 June 2015Emily Stidston hosts this webinar which introduces women’s service and other records from 1914...AudioTracing railway ancestorsFriday 27 March 2015The National Archives holds a vast collection of railway related material, a legacy passed...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,...Archives and archivistsFrom British bobby to Hong Kong copperFriday 3 October 2014This year marks the 170th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Police....AudioWebinar: Why did people fear the Victorian workhouse?Wednesday 3 September 2014The workhouse was a major feature in the lives of the poor, whether or...AudioWebinar: An introduction to emigration sources for family historiansMonday 1 September 2014This webinar looks at passenger lists and other records for the popular destinations for...AudioWebinar: An introduction to medieval and early modern sources for family historiansFriday 29 August 2014Medieval and early modern records can be very informative, although they are often harder...AudioWebinar: Army musters – more than just accountsFriday 29 August 2014This webinar looks at how the army accounted for the money it spent on...AudioFinding my father in MesopotamiaThursday 19 June 2014Jenny Lewis’s father fought as a young man in the First World War campaign...AudioBritish nationality: subject or citizen?Monday 14 April 2014Mark Pearsall looks at the status of immigrants and the concept of nationality over...Audio‘…we may lie and die in a land of plenty…’: The Victorian poor in their own wordsTuesday 1 April 2014In all but the most specialist accounts of Victorian histories the poor are often...AudioSpies like us: The secret life of Ernest OldhamFriday 14 March 2014The security service files held at The National Archives in series KV 2 reveal... « 1 2 3 4 … 12 »