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Post your beginners genealogy questions on how to search your family history and post your local history questions here! Also, if you can think of things to help a budding local history or family history beginner, then please post your tips here!
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on Yesterday at 15:13

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Latest post by Little Nell
in MOVED: Illegitimate chil...
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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering

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Need help deciphering old handwriting on wills, certificates and other FH documents ?
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Latest post by jimbo50
in Re: More help please
on Yesterday at 03:28

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Get your Photographs restored or dated completely for free by the generous people on RootsChat. Please Include Family Names and Country in Titles of Photographs if known, or how the image relates to your family history. Posts without any details will not be allowed to be posted.

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Latest post by Top-of-the-hill
in Re: Approx date for para...
on Tuesday 23 June 26 15:41 BST (UK)

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General

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Join in and discuss more general genealogy and local history things here. If you can't think of what category, country or county your message should come under, then perhaps you could put your message here!

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No New Posts Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing

Discuss your DNA results successes, questions or concerns.

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in Re: How do I know if DNA...
on Yesterday at 23:13

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Links to other local history or genealogy websites of interest

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in After 30 years of geneal...
on Thursday 28 May 26 23:11 BST (UK)

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on Monday 22 June 26 11:55 BST (UK)

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on Yesterday at 13:00

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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901)

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Scottish family history not specific to a county.

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Latest post by trevalyn
in Re: JAMES JOHNSTONE A...
on Yesterday at 18:21

Sub Boards: Scotland (General), Aberdeenshire, Angus (Forfarshire), Argyllshire, Ayrshire, Banffshire, Berwickshire, Buteshire, Caithness, Clackmannanshire, Dumfriesshire, Dunbartonshire, East Lothian (Haddingtonshire), Fife, Inverness, Kincardineshire, Kinross-shire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire, Midlothian, Moray (Elginshire), Nairnshire, Orkney, Peeblesshire, Perthshire, Renfrewshire, Ross & Cromarty, Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire, Shetland, Stirlingshire, Sutherland, West Lothian (Linlithgowshire), Wigtownshire
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Resources for research in Scotland: Links, Books, Archives, etc.

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in Gàidhlig aiseirigh!
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All those great Irish resources for family history and local history.

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on Friday 29 May 26 00:59 BST (UK)

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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901)

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Latest post by trish1120
in Re: Mathry Parish census...
on Sunday 21 June 26 13:55 BST (UK)

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on Monday 23 December 24 19:30 GMT (UK)

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England (Counties as in 1851-1901)

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Latest post by Elliven
in Re: William H Croasdale
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Isle of Man Genealogy

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on Saturday 20 June 26 23:49 BST (UK)

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in Re: Marriage of William ...
on Thursday 11 June 26 15:12 BST (UK)

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Research in Other Countries

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Emigrants, Immigrants and others: Family History research in Australia.

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Latest post by Neale1961
in Re: Mary Ellen Kerr also...
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on Friday 19 June 26 18:56 BST (UK)

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Emigrants, Immigrants and others: Family History research in New Zealand.

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Latest post by Eyesee
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on Tuesday 23 June 26 08:53 BST (UK)

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Emigrants, Immigrants and others: Family History research in South Africa.

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Latest post by softly softly
in Re: William Michael Dani...
on Sunday 21 June 26 15:31 BST (UK)

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Emigrants, Immigrants and others: Family History research in the United States.

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in Re: obit James Rankin, J...
on Sunday 21 June 26 18:46 BST (UK)

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General queries and discussions about Immigrants, Emigrants, Expatriates, Exiles and people who worked 'abroad'.

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Latest post by dotty
in Re: obtaining a birth ce...
on Monday 22 June 26 14:41 BST (UK)

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Immigrants, Emigrants, Exiles, Expatriates and others:
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Latest post by indigo78
in Re: Anybody know anythin...
on Sunday 21 June 26 20:28 BST (UK)

Sub Boards: Other Countries - Resources

Census Lookups General Lookups

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Discuss your findings, links, problems or triumphs of your Census searches here - please no "lookup requests" in this one. NOTE: Offers must NOT breach the licence agreement or copyright of the source.

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Latest post by stockton
in Re: Marriage Eileen Tipp...
on Tuesday 09 June 26 18:30 BST (UK)

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Some Special Interests

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Your Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) Family History board. This board set up for you do discover and discuss your quaker genealogy for Quaker Family History Society

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Latest post by tonepad
in Re: Date Query
on Thursday 11 June 26 05:56 BST (UK)

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Latest post by charlesmkeenan1
in Re: Keenan/Berry/Knowles...
on Saturday 06 June 26 17:25 BST (UK)

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Latest post by tornado
in Re: Steelton steel mill ...
on Wednesday 10 June 26 15:57 BST (UK)

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For all your queries about crests, coats of arms, and whether your ancestor was an armiger.

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Latest post by David Nicoll
in Re: Did use of Esq signi...
on Tuesday 09 June 26 07:00 BST (UK)

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Latest post by EmSmith01
in Dreger/Dredger Family
on Sunday 07 June 26 09:47 BST (UK)

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Family History Documents and Artefacts

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Ask here if you have questions about family history documents and artefacts ...
Or if you need help and advice on how to conserve your precious family history mementos ...

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Latest post by nanny jan
in Re: How do I keep the ba...
on Wednesday 04 February 26 17:48 GMT (UK)

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Discuss your family bibles here - how to start them, how to update them, etc.

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Latest post by aghadowey
in Re: Schopffel/Shepley Fa...
on Wednesday 06 May 26 19:21 BST (UK)

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Latest post by tornado
in Re: find a grave for my ...
on Monday 23 March 26 17:32 GMT (UK)

No New Posts Unwanted Certificates & Artefacts

Not too sure what to do with a whole box of things of family items that were found in the attic? Discuss them here!
Post in here items that might be special to another family (such as medals, photographs, letters etc..)

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Latest post by Kieran jordan
in Re: ALFRED BAILEY JORDAN...
on Thursday 05 March 26 19:15 GMT (UK)

Sub Boards: Unwanted Birth, Marriage, Death Certs A to G, Unwanted Birth, Marriage, Death Certs H to M, Unwanted Birth, Marriage, Death Certs N to S, Unwanted Birth, Marriage, Death Certs T to Z
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