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10:51 1690 French burial (Europe) by goldie61
10:33 More on Hiding in Tasmania (Australia) by TasTyger
10:32 My post keeps disappearing... (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Wexflyer
10:30 John "jack" Ogilvy Arbuthnott & Dorothy Oxley (Angus (Forfarshire)) by CaroleW
10:25 Ships passenger lists (The Common Room) by Top-of-the-hill
10:17 Rowe on census 1891 (Surrey) by sigrid7
10:09 Family of John Torr of Etna Furnace near Philadelphia West Jersey, yeoman (Immigrants & Emigrants - General) by BushInn1746
9:57 Louisa Harriett Hazell (Australia) by sparrett
9:57 WALTER MAJOR WW1 1920 (Yorkshire (North Riding)) by trevalyn
9:57 Looking for more info - Samuel Hendren (Armagh) by Andrew Brown
9:54 Mullis, worth (Devon Lookup Requests) by ciderdrinker
9:31 Henry R. COWAN - Wheelwright, Eastwood, Essex - Seeking Photos please?? (Essex) by hanes teulu
8:45 Henry Willis steel manufacturers of Sheffield (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by MollyC
8:34 Diary summary week ending 22nd June 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by BushInn1746
8:18 Elizabeth Coverley (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by LizzieL
8:10 Hannah Fenney born abt 1841 (Durham) by gemcy
7:52 3 Central Buildings, Llandudno Junction (Denbighshire) by AlanBoyd
7:45 Help with five names on Free Franklin letters from 1832 1837 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by ShaunJ
7:37 John Moulton and Ann Bride (Cheshire Lookup Requests) by Tall Al
7:02 Jack Richards, obituary, San Francisco, 1930 (United States of America) by Erato
6:53 Assistance in deciphering marriage certificate (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Milliepede
5:51 Online parish registers (Dublin) by Jillity
4:39 half cousin matches -- how reliable are these? (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Essnell
12:38 DNA for everybody? (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Glen in Tinsel Kni
11:40 Elon Musk's Liverpool Ancestors (Lancashire) by UKgirl
11:31 Henry Percy son of Algernon Percy the Diplomat (Northumberland) by Bruce609
11:27 "Who sate in Judgement upon the Late Kings Majesty" ... (The Lighter Side) by BushInn1746
11:23 DNA shared matches verses paper trail. (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Wexflyer
11:19 Marriage: Ralph KETTLE and Margery HASSALL (Cheshire Lookup Requests) by amondg
10:01 How to get the correct name in a diagram (Technical Help) by GrahamSimons
9:59 Father of John Edward Brown. Birth 18 FEB 1917 Death 26 OCT 1994 (Armed Forces) by Mabel Bagshawe
9:43 How to find Irish resources (Ireland) by Jon_ni
9:24 Place name in Keith **Complete** (Banffshire) by Forfarian
8:57 Who Do You Think You Are (UK) - series 22 announced (The Lighter Side) by brigidmac
8:30 Arthur Crabtree born 12 October 1892 (New Zealand Completed Requests) by mckha489
7:38 Robert Sanys of Rottington (Cumberland) by 0191alex11
7:11 1787 Constables Census of Westmorland (Westmorland) by Susan Blackstone
7:04 Thomas BELL (1799-1873) Allenheads, Northumberland - Seeking old photos please (Northumberland) by Rena

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