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4:04 Researching Family History Can Be So Tragic (The Lighter Side) by aghadowey
3:56 Re: Diary summary week ending 21st December 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
3:54 Letterfrack Industrial School (The Common Room) by aghadowey
3:50 Ronald F K Salmond (Surrey) by *Sandra*
2:56 Meaning of "de" in 16th century names (England) by Latchfordian
2:52 Helen's Corner Shop, Portmarnock, Dublin (Dublin) by Runner55
2:17 Clements, Hugh. 1825-1900, and the many wives of. (Durham) by Millmoor
2:05 Ulster King of Arms? 1849 (Ireland) by Wexflyer
1:58 National Archives -problem with FOI forms submitted 9th & 10th Dec (The Common Room) by Tickettyboo
1:38 Sealey Street Manchester. (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by smnlvr
1:32 Wiese family (Australia) by davecapps
12:51 View the 1881 Scotland Census? (Scotland) by Kiltaglassan
12:37 Can you identify ONE WORD in a 1918 letter? (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by queencorgi1
12:30 Looking for George Coomber before 1855 (London and Middlesex) by worth
12:14 Ure Westall, 1939 Register (Kent) by sugarfizzle
11:36 1934 BANCo cigarette case signature search (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Crabbit24
10:45 Ministry of Defence Fiasco (The Common Room) by BushInn1746
10:42 SA Electoral Rolls - WHITE Ralph (Australia) by hanes teulu
10:22 Marriage St. Nicholas Church, Galway, 1818 - Brandish to Toomey (Galway) by Sinann
10:10 NewZealand grandfather (New Zealand) by manukarik
9:57 James the Dryster - female name or error? (Family History Beginners Board) by hanes teulu
9:40 Cause of death on Belgium death certificates (Europe) by joger
4:24 Is it Still "Early 2019"? (Ireland) by Jon_ni
3:41 Am I on the right thinking here. (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Essnell
1:40 Connor Marriages (Down) by Jon_ni
10:52 Will of William Stonehewer, 1593 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by mezentia
8:53 Missing lines on Non-Conformist Baptism records ? (The Common Room) by Steve3180
8:00 Diary summary week ending 14th December 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
7:02 Lolit Kumar Roy (Berkshire) by *Sandra*
6:20 BMD (Family History Beginners Board) by mudmonster
5:19 Military Medal WW1 (World War One) by Ryhopelad
5:11 Missing: Elizabeth and Joseph STEWART, also their son Roy at birth. (New Zealand) by jonwarrn
5:09 Ancestry Thrulines connects to the aunt of same name (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by alan o
4:56 Baptism in Gordon home: Bushvale Presbyterian Church Co Antrim 22nd April 1926 (Family History Beginners Board) by Sandel1
4:53 Jabez Britton, Grenadier Guards 22408, WW1 medal cards (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by Melton
4:52 Marriage 1918 Rowles to Jones Monmouthshire (Monmouthshire) by louisa maud
4:45 Woodbridge: St John's churchyard inscriptions (1846-1914) (Suffolk Resources & Links) by gobbitt
4:26 1901 Census London (London and Middlesex) by steve62

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