Forum Genealogy Topics Right Now

8:01 Could Eliza ever be short for Elizabeth? (The Common Room) by stevelord65
7:53 Help with some words, please (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Vance Mead
7:14 Privacy Settings on Ancestry trees (The Common Room) by Essnell
5:58 CHARLES WILLIAM CLARK (1841-1921) -- pics and Parramatta asylum details. (Australia) by GeoffTurner
3:14 Who are the cousins? (Ireland) by jrmrea
2:43 Alice Glover to New Zealand 1865 (Ireland) by shanreagh
2:33 help with William Owen and his ancestors, of Glan-y-Gors, (Anglesey Lookup Requests) by bleddyn31
2:06 Another Cause of Death (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by shanreagh
1:54 Ancestry DNA update (The Lighter Side) by frostyknight
1:52 What became of Emma Senior - born 1851? (Durham) by Elliven
1:51 Looking for the birth location of Barbara M Auld b1796/7 (Midlothian) by Leashl
12:27 Burgher Church, Pollokshaws ca 1817-1849 ??? (Lanarkshire) by DamonC
12:25 O'Sullivan/Morey (Cork) by Neale1961
11:52 Bridget Cullen b.1883 lived in Barnacullia (Dublin) by nannyj
11:51 Mary Innis, Lanchester (Durham) by Elliven
11:49 Eleanora Margaret Burn born 1910 Edinburgh, Scotland (Other Countries) by scotmum
11:38 Missing Elsie Annie Rufey b. 1914 Wokingham, Berkshire (Berkshire) by CaroleW
11:34 Death by Poison Covered Up? (Australia) by sparrett
11:22 Death George Allen Macdonald, May 12, 1948 (United States of America) by Peggy13
11:19 Mort cloth records (Fife) by nellie d
10:27 Ancestry Ethnicity Update (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by aghadowey
10:22 (O.S.Minister) Clement Moscrip Pollokshaws (Renfrewshire) by Forfarian
10:07 Diary summary week ending 19th October 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Viktoria
9:27 Clerical error in marriage register? (Somerset) by Vasquez109
9:18 Hugo Kurt Alfred Lormes (Europe) by Hopefulone
9:06 Passenger Lists Liverpool to Buenos Aires, Argentina (Family History Beginners Board) by rosie17
8:24 Seeking record of New York (Manhattan) marriage of LADIS-MIKULANINECZ (US Lookup Requests) by Mrs.Whatsit
8:20 Agnes Mafis m. William Evans 1713 Plymouth St. Andrew (Devon) by jonwarrn
7:52 ISRAEL MILLIKEN, Belfast (Antrim) by jonwarrn
7:34 MARKS surname throughout Ireland (Ireland) by LH
7:27 Holborn Marriages 1841 (London & Middlesex Lookup Requests) by ollieandjas
7:24 Julian and Gregorian Calendars, problems (The Common Room) by g eli
6:14 Mill House, Thakeham. Where is it please ? (Sussex) by JOOBLES
5:31 Handwriting on old photograph (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by oldohiohome
5:27 A real conundrum (Family History Beginners Board) by Spelk
5:26 THADE CARR ex-Royal Navy (Kerry) by trevalyn
4:33 Cecily M. Boler (Canada Lookup Request) by *Sandra*
4:32 Don't know where to start (Family History Beginners Board) by heywood

immigration and emigration

Emigration

Australia : New Zealand : South Africa Europe : United States of America : Canada : Immigration & Emigrants - General : Other Countries
irish and british genealogy

British Genealogy Irish Genealogy

 England : Ireland : Scotland : Wales Cymraeg : Isle of Man : Alderney Guernsey Jersey Sark
technical help

Technical Help

Need help with your computer, tablet some software, or phone gone bonkers?
Promote your family history event

Family History Events

Let everyone know about your local Family History events and Family History Society meetings.
Genealogy for beginners

Piecing it Together

[ Beginners ]
[ How to use RootsChat ]
Common Room : The Lighter Side

Census & Resources : Census Lookups : Record Office Lookups Gravestone & Cemetery Records
photograph restoration for free

Date and Restore Photographs

Ripped faded photo? Yellow teeth? Need an estimate of the date of the photo? Have your photographs dated, restored and perhaps hand coloured. Just upload them as best you can.
Get help with armed forces

Armed Forces WWI WWII & More

 Armed Forces : Resources
World War One : World War Two

Romany & Travellers
Family Bibles : Document Artefacts Heraldry Coats of Arms
Occupations : One Name Studies
handwriting recognition and help

Interpret Handwriting

Get help to interpret and understand difficult to read handwriting and old terms that you find in census records, birth, death, marriage certificates BMD, wills or antique documents. Simply upload the bits that you cannot read.