Forum Genealogy Topics Right Now

7:18 Mawgan-in-Pydar, Police Station (Cornwall) by AlanBoyd
7:12 Marriage of Augusta Frederike Mammen to William L Digby 1911-1921 (Family History Beginners Board) by Comberton
7:01 HELP TO FIND A DEATH PLEASE (Durham Completed Look up Requests) by Petef1973
6:59 Reeves family of Fareham (Hampshire & Isle of Wight) by Lgugg
6:56 William Senior's map 1616 (Derbyshire) by MollyC
6:51 Old Military Men, Need some help with info (Armed Forces) by Andy J2022
6:23 Re: Diary summary week ending 26th October 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Jebber
6:17 Common name William Matthews brick wall (Derbyshire Lookup Requests) by amondg
5:50 GedMatch (The Common Room) by SouthseaSteel
5:40 Maiden name? (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by oldohiohome
5:35 Look-up request Attestation Record (Caithness) by Ladyhawk
5:30 Albert Pope 1890 in California (United States of America) by polarbear
5:17 Baptisms Records For Chapel at Newton in Bowland Lancashire (Formerly Yorkshire) (Family History Beginners Board) by BumbleB
5:06 A very old photo, needs work for sure (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by hepburn
5:05 inverclyde intimations (Renfrewshire) by kafdxb
4:35 brown family (Monaghan) by WILLIAM 1
3:52 Help Finding Marriage and Death Record, Ellen Hughes Jones Owen (Lancashire) by rosie17
3:29 HELP finding: BRETT, John & SMITH, Mary Priscilla (Family History Beginners Board) by LizzieL
3:18 Mary Jane Myers (Antrim) by lucybella
2:37 Charles Rolfe Mammen 1939 census, Brighton. (Family History Beginners Board) by Higpoidius
2:22 Unless I'm the last to find out... (The Common Room) by MollyC
2:11 Eliza Reeve born 1883 Great Canfield (Essex) by nestagj
2:01 Help - SMITH, Mary Priscilla (Family History Beginners Board) by Comberton
1:57 Elizabeth Rippingall (Norfolk) by petey22
1:53 FRANKLIN and SELF, Gloucestershire Regt, 1921 (Gloucestershire) by softly softly
1:04 Identifying a Matthew Lynch, Nottinghamshire death, 1965 (Family History Beginners Board) by ClareDeepTies
12:20 William and Louisa MITCHELL (London and Middlesex) by jonwarrn
11:44 1840 will (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Eyesee
11:03 Gordon Alexander Valentine. b Girvan 21/05/1889 (Armed Forces) by patval
10:16 Royal Marines and ships' bands (Armed Forces) by overlandermatt
9:40 Thomas J. Morgan 1875-1933 (Carmarthenshire) by softly softly
9:33 William Henry Fisher b abt 1822 Somerset, Bristol (Gloucestershire Lookup Requests) by Neale1961
8:57 What Newspaper covers Allerton Bywater (The Common Room) by bearkat
8:32 Marriage for Mary Cahill and David Kelly (Louth) by Wexflyer
7:18 Can anyone help? (Lanarkshire) by dixie6
10:53 blankets (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by goldie61
10:32 Edward George Smith (Other Countries) by Neale1961

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.