Category: Family history AudioThe War of 1812: from the British sideFriday 24 August 2012The War of 1812 features prominently in the history of the United States, especially...AudioCoroners’ InquestsThursday 16 August 2012Coroners’ inquests produce a wealth of information for family historians. Ancestors might have been involved...AudioColonial lives, careers and policies: researching printed papers of the British colonial governmentsFriday 27 July 2012The printed papers of colonial governments held by the Colonial Office, including government gazettes...AudioThe Silken Paper Trail: openness and the national collective memoryMonday 9 July 2012Distinguished historians Professor the Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield and Professor Lisa Jardine CBE explore...AudioLost in LondonFriday 22 June 2012Tracing ancestors before civil registration and the census presents a real challenge to family...AudioTracing merchant seamen, 1857-1918Thursday 14 June 2012A frustrating aspect of researching merchant navy ancestors is the ‘black hole’ between 1857...AudioDigging for diamonds: hidden histories at The National ArchivesFriday 27 April 2012From ‘parachuting’ to ‘truffle-hunting’, there are many ways to research at The National Archives....AudioWomen and Children FirstSaturday 14 April 2012This talk looks at the origins and social context of why women and children...AudioTitanic: The Last Night of a Small TownSaturday 14 April 2012It was Walter Lord in A Night to Remember (1955) who described the sinking...AudioFrederick Woodford, a crewman on TitanicSaturday 14 April 2012Much has been written about RMS Titanic, but this has tended to concentrate on...AudioThe Belles of BelfastSaturday 14 April 2012To many, the Titanic story started with the sighting of a dark mass on...AudioTitanic: Emigrant ship or luxury liner?Saturday 14 April 2012This talk was originally scheduled to be given by Aidan Lawes at the Titanic... « 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 … 12 »