Nathan knows nothing about his ancestors. Helen knows almost everything about family history. Join them as they delve into Nate’s family’s past. Will there be a...
Follow our quick guide to some of the key family tree tools on Ancestry, with Family Tree editor, Helen Tovey. Plus Family Tree designer Nathan Ward shares his research experiences of reading WW1 unit war diaries (it’s emotional). And a quick peek at Mitotree – the DNA tree that tells the shared story of our motherlines, going back 100,000 years!
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How to trace a WW1 soldier
Helen Tovey, editor of Family Tree, and Nathan Ward, designer (aka the Running Genealogist) chat family history, speaking of their recent discoveries including a First World War solider and the records that can help to trace the war years of a WW1 British soldier.
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Is family history difficult?
It can be… as Duncan discovers. This week on Family Tree Talk, editor Helen Tovey speaks with an old friend, Duncan Vessey, about his recent experiences as a newbie embarking on his family history journey. ‘Expected the unexpected’ are wise words of warning for the uninitiated, as he would learn all too quickly - finding answers to mysteries in recent generations can be challenging, sometimes even traumatic.
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Why genealogy ‘boots on the ground’ are so important!
In this week’s Family Tree Talk, Nathan Ward, aka the Running Genealogist, and designer of Family Tree, shares his new-found love of getting away from the screen to do some family history on foot. There really is nothing like visiting places related to your family history. In conversation with Helen Tovey, editor of Family Tree.
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Introducing the Running Genealogist!
Helen & Nate are joined this week by professional genealogist Jude Rhodes. She’s here to share a different perspective to help Nate on his family history journey. Plus Nate hits on an idea to combine two of his favourite past-times – running and genealogy…
Nathan knows nothing about his ancestors. Helen knows almost everything about family history. Join them as they delve into Nate’s family’s past. Will there be any skeletons in his cupboard?Join us for genealogical facts, figures and how-to information, heavily laced with speculation, surmise, stories and waffle as Family Tree Designer Nathan Ward embarks on his family history journey aided and abetted by Family Tree Editor Helen Tovey. 99% family history guaranteed.
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