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19 December 2025Using New Ancestral Journeys to Explore Your Latin American and Iberian5 MIN READ
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12 December 2025Family Traditions and Musical Expression3 MIN READ
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29 October 2025Ancestry and Wrexham AFC Team Up to Discover the "Story" in Your History5 Minutes
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21 October 2025Introducing Custom Clusters: A Smarter Way to Find “Matches That Matter”6 Minutes
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09 October 2025Deep Dive: AncestryDNA 2025 Origins Update5 Minutes
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11 September 20252025 Ancestral Origins Update Coming Soon4 MIN READ
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01 July 2025DNA Matches by Cluster4 MIN READ
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03 January 2025Use AncestryDNA + Traits to Inspire Lasting New Year's Resolutions4 MIN READ
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12 April 2024How National DNA Day Celebrates the Secrets of Our Past3 MIN READ
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20 June 2019Launch of 73 new and updated AncestryDNA® regions for the UK4 MIN READ
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09 January 2019Launch of new DNA regions in Ireland4 MIN READ
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26 February 2018Knitted Together: Jigsaw discover diversity is in the very fabric of who they are3 MIN READ
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05 December 2017Why AncestryDNA is the best last-minute Christmas gift3 MIN READ
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29 November 2017Why an AncestryDNA kit is the perfect holiday gift2 MIN READ
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28 November 201760 thoughts I had watching The Secrets In My Family: Episode 46 MIN READ
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21 November 201745 thoughts I had watching The Secrets In My Family: Episode 35 MIN READ
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15 November 2017Diary of a DNA test5 MIN READ
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15 November 20179 wild things you can discover from a DNA test5 MIN READ
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15 November 2017Who’s more Irish, you or your sibling?4 MIN READ
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14 November 201765 thoughts I had watching The Secrets In My Family: Episode 26 MIN READ
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08 November 2017Why an AncestryDNA kit is the perfect holiday gift2 MIN READ
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07 November 201761 thoughts I had while watching The Secrets In My Family: Episode 16 MIN READ
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26 October 2017Coming soon to the W Channel: The Secrets In My Family2 MIN READ
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26 October 2017The new full English breakfast is a toast to our heritage1 MIN READ
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23 October 20175 things you need to know about taking an AncestryDNA test3 MIN READ
Entertainment & Culture See All
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08 September 2025Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Family History Discoveries3 MIN READ
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11 July 2025Ancestry Explores Pope Leo XIV’s Martínez Heritage5 MIN READ
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16 May 2025Inspiration from Who Do You Think You Are?5 MIN READ
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15 May 2025Ancestry Discovers Pope Leo XIV’s Sicilian Roots6 MIN READ
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23 September 2024Dolly Parton & Miley Cyrus Are Related - Ancestry3 MIN READ
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03 March 2021It started with her name | The backstory to Ancestry’s new TV ad series2 MIN READ
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10 January 2020Exploring the stories behind Sam Mendes’ WWI film, 19173 MIN READ
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03 April 2019Oh, baby! Ancestry genealogists take a royal guess at the royal baby name3 MIN READ
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30 November 2018Behind the Scenes of My Family Secrets Revealed5 MIN READ
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29 November 2018My Family Secrets Revealed: the new Ch4 show you didn’t know you needed2 MIN READ
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13 December 201740 thoughts I had watching The Secrets In My Family: Episode 65 MIN READ
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05 December 201752 thoughts I had while watching The Secrets In My Family: Episode 55 MIN READ
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03 November 2017What to expect from watching The Secrets In My Family2 MIN READ
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24 October 2017Breathe: the inspiring story of Robin Cavendish2 MIN READ
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29 March 20175 things you must do at Who Do You Think You Are Live 20174 MIN READ
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04 January 2017The surprising link between Benedict Cumberbatch and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle1 MIN READ
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01 January 2017The Family Historian’s List of New Year’s Resolutions3 MIN READ
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15 December 2016Cheryl Cole’s amazing discoveries about her family’s past on “Who Do You Think You Are?”2 MIN READ
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14 September 2016How Donald Trump’s immigrant family made it in America
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08 September 2016The incredible story behind ‘The Immigrant’ – Charlie Chaplin’s most touching film2 MIN READ
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15 July 2016Season 13 of Who Do You Think You Are? is coming…
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12 December 2015Online wills and probate records of the rich and famous4 MIN READ
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23 October 2015You won’t believe who Abraham Lincoln’s relative is2 MIN READ
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08 July 2015The Final Episode of Long Lost Family Airs Tonight at 9pm on ITV. (UK)2 MIN READ
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01 July 2015Two sisters kept and two brothers given away. Heart breaking stories on tonight’s Long Lost Family.2 MIN READ
Family History See All
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20 August 2025Discovering New and Updated Ancestry Record Collections3 MIN READ
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08 January 2025Exploring the Impact of WWI in the 1921 Census7 MIN READ
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07 January 20251921 Census of England & Wales Now Available2 MIN READ
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07 January 20257 Amazing Discoveries in the 1921 Census5 MIN READ
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01 October 2024Tips for Black British Family History Research6 MIN READ
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14 March 20245 Summer Desserts to Celebrate Your British Heritage4 MIN READ
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20 March 2023Ministry of Defence records to be digitised and made available on Ancestry from 20242 MIN READ
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15 October 2021Exploring the Freedmen’s Bureau and Freedman’s Bank Records
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02 July 2021Seven new Irish collections for discovering details about your Irish family7 MIN READ
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12 May 2021A guide to researching adopted ancestors3 MIN READ
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01 April 2021Understanding more about the Census Search Forms and Church of Ireland Parish Search Forms5 MIN READ
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04 February 2021Understanding Birth, Marriage and Death Records
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27 January 2021Exploring your Jewish family history
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25 January 2021Burns Night: Discover Your Scottish Heritage5 MIN READ
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23 October 2020Discovering the Welsh Parish Registers with Rhona Murray4 MIN READ
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09 October 2020New and Updated Collections for October
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28 May 2020Exploring Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry
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20 May 2020Local and Community History Month: Exploring Trade Directories5 MIN READ
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13 February 2020Deciphering the WWII Royal Artillery Tracer Cards5 MIN READ
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13 November 2019Pension Records of soldiers killed in the First World War5 MIN READ
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16 August 2019Making discoveries in the North Lanarkshire Poor Law records7 MIN READ
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05 June 201975 years on: Ancestry remembers the Normandy Landings with a special D-Day collection2 MIN READ
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08 May 201910 stunning photos of nurses throughout history4 MIN READ
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05 April 2019Why I started my family history research with Ancestry
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04 October 2018WWI Pension Ledgers: Exploring the role of Merchant seamen in WWI6 MIN READ
Military Records See All
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11 November 2024Newly Released UK Ministry of Defence War Records3 MIN READ
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06 November 2017We have not forgotten you4 MIN READ
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14 April 2015Revealed: 1 in 3 WWI British naval heroes were underage4 MIN READ
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18 February 2015Seven British “Firsts” from World War I3 MIN READ
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31 December 20144 British WWII heroes you’ve never heard of
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03 July 20145 new ways to trace your military ancestors
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02 July 2014King George’s answer to the White Feather: World War I’s Silver War Badge
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Names See All
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15 November 2017Do you have royal blood? Your surname may tell you.3 MIN READ
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15 November 2017A history of Irish surnames: Is yours here?5 MIN READ
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23 October 2017Italian surnames: 6 facts to know3 MIN READ
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23 October 20174 types of Spanish surnames: Which one is yours?4 MIN READ
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23 June 2016What does your German surname say about you?1 MIN READ
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13 January 2016What does your surname say about you?3 MIN READ
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27 July 2015A history of Irish surnames: Is yours here?4 MIN READ
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14 April 2015Do you have royal blood? Your surname may tell you.3 MIN READ
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26 February 2015There are four common types of German surnames. Which one is yours?3 MIN READ
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14 November 201410 rare English surnames about to go extinct2 MIN READ
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08 September 20144 types of French surnames: Which one is yours?4 MIN READ
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18 August 2014What does your surname say about you?4 MIN READ
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18 August 2014It’s all his fault! Traditions behind your family’s weird names3 MIN READ
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02 July 2014Traditional choices top list of most popular middle names
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01 July 2014What can your surname tell you?4 MIN READ
Customer Stories See All
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16 October 2024Comedian Darren Harriot Learns His Ethnicity Through Food13 MIN VIDEO
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17 September 2019Immigration Challenges: Tracing Eastern European Jewish family to England4 MIN READ
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06 September 2019Find famous names and family members in the Bristol Parish Registers4 MIN READ
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01 August 2019WDYTYA: Exploring the Grenadian and Jamaican roots of Naomie Harris9 MIN READ
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22 February 201910 ways to get kids involved in history these school holidays4 MIN READ
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15 December 2017Keeping it secret: revealing the secrets in your family history6 MIN READ
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22 May 2017The couple that said ‘I do’ to family history6 MIN READ
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13 March 20179 resources for researching your Canadian ancestors4 MIN READ
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06 March 20177 marketing secrets every genealogy blogger should know5 MIN READ
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28 February 2017New staff registers explore the heart of Transport for London4 MIN READ
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08 June 2016Ancestories: telling the tales of our ancestors
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05 April 2016Explore the history of The Royal Female Orphanage, Beddington3 MIN READ
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30 November 2015Exploring the Scottish Calendar of Confirmations5 MIN READ
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12 November 2015Second World War Home Front Heroes5 MIN READ
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30 October 2015Keeping Tabs On Suffragettes: The Official Watchlist3 MIN READ
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07 May 2015How the sinking of The Lusitania & the battlefields of WWI took an immeasurable toll on one Irish family.9 MIN READ
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24 April 2015AncestryDNA Gives Me a Sense of Self5 MIN READ
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23 April 2015AncestryDNA is a Team Sport3 MIN READ
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17 April 2015Member Spotlight UK & Ireland: Mysteries solved and relatives discovered using Ancestry5 MIN READ
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10 April 2015Exploring our DNA – Europe West5 MIN READ
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18 February 2015William Thomas Swift – Gloucestershire’s Answer to Samuel Pepys4 MIN READ
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24 January 2015Tracking the Service of a World War I Veteran for our UK Branch Out Winner3 MIN READ
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17 November 2014WWI Honour Roll – Guest post by Archivist Karyn Stuckey from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers3 MIN READ
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22 July 2014Short Film ‘Nan’ Explores the Beautiful Lifelong Friendship Between Grandma and Grandson
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25 November 2025The Infinite Explorer: New Series on the Secret Threads that Shape Our World2 MIN READ
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21 November 2025Virtual Travel as a Holiday (or Anytime) Gift2 MIN READ
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13 November 2025Two New Podcast Series: “Behind the Headlines of History” and “Unclaimed”2 MIN READ
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10 December 2024Updated Results to Four Ancestral Subregions5 MIN READ
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10 October 2024Largest AncestryDNA Update with Enhanced Precision and Granularity4 MIN READ
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29 August 2024Introducing Genetic Genealogy for Teachers3 MIN READ
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08 June 2023Ancestry® expands AncestryClassroom™ access to educators in the United Kingdom2 MIN READ
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10 November 2021Ancestry Launches Genetic Traits For UK Customers
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26 July 2021Remembering John Richard Archer 1863-19323 MIN READ
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03 June 2021Uncovering the backstories of two football favourites5 MIN READ
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30 April 2021The Kenney Sisters and their Fight for Women’s Suffrage11 MIN READ
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18 November 2020A Historian Reacts: Exploring the records of WWII
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09 September 2020Answering your WWII questions with Progenealogist, Simon Pearce2 MIN READ
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03 July 2020Celebrating 72 Years of the NHS3 MIN READ
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29 April 2020The Value of Parish Registers in the 1800s
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29 April 2020Extra Extra! Tips for researching on Newspapers.com
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21 August 2019WDYTYA: Katherine Ryan goes in search of her English heritage4 MIN READ
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01 July 20198 historic photos of Wimbledon through the years2 MIN READ
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09 November 2018Soldiers’ hidden details in the WFA PRC Ledgers7 MIN READ
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21 April 2017Extra! Extra! Explore The Guardian and The Observer on Newspapers.com2 MIN READ
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29 September 2016Exploring historical London with the London Picture Map1 MIN READ
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09 September 2016Ancestry launches brand new podcast series, ‘It’s About Time’3 MIN READ
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26 August 2016Workhouse records can lead to other avenues of research5 MIN READ
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01 July 2016Remembering The Somme: 100 years on3 MIN READ
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30 June 2016Remembering the Somme and our ancestors who served
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History See All
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06 May 2025Ancestry VE Day 80 Exhibition in London5 MIN READ
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28 February 2025Women’s History Month: Incredible stories of immigration5 MIN READ
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08 January 2025What life was like for families in 19215 MIN READ
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11 November 2024Finding Heroes Podcast: A New Series on the Ancestry YouTube Channel55 MIN VIDEO
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15 April 2021Marking 125 years of the modern Summer Olympic Games6 MIN READ
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14 April 2021Remembering the Titanic with Simon Pearce4 MIN READ
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05 March 2021Remembering the Café de Paris with Simon Pearce5 MIN READ
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07 March 2019International Women’s Day: Celebrating the pioneers of change7 MIN READ
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