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7:39 WWII Auxiliary Fire Service (World War Two) by Romilly
7:29 Connor Marriages (Down) by ReJen
7:19 Hirst/hutchinson 1917 onwards (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by mckha489
7:02 Parents of Anna Nagy, born on April 27, 1907, in Chicago (US Lookup Requests) by hodialmi
7:01 New resources for Victorian research -- Sands & Mac, newspapers, & more (Australia) by mckha489
6:55 Clements, Hugh. 1825-1900, and the many wives of. (Durham) by softly softly
6:03 Edward Philip Collins - Marriage Date? (Sussex) by Kay99
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5:52 William Durack dancing master (The Common Room) by wilcoxon
5:18 Highland clearances (Sutherland) by Forfarian
5:15 Ancestry Thrulines connects to the aunt of same name (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by alan o
5:12 Ancestry DNA (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Biggles50
4:36 George Alder Logan (Northumberland) by mulberry-rose
4:34 Death Margaret Lumsden, Nov 27, 1906, New Edinburg, District of Russell (Canada) by Peggy13
4:30 Hartley Pit Disaster - Free talk event on 14 January 2026 Whitley Bay Library (Northumberland) by River Tyne Lass
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4:15 Re: Diary summary week ending 21st December 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by mare
3:53 Researching Family History Can Be So Tragic (The Lighter Side) by coombs
3:35 Mullan family (Antrim) by liver007
3:23 Marriage St. Nicholas Church, Galway, 1818 - Brandish to Toomey (Galway) by Magrat
3:11 The will of Francis Stonier, 1721 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by horselydown86
1:46 RAF Service record WW2 (World War Two) by Norfolk Nan
1:39 Sealey Street Manchester. (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by smnlvr
1:23 Ulster King of Arms? 1849 (Ireland) by ValJJJ
12:29 Marriage William Cattle & Elizabeth (London & Middlesex Lookup Requests) by CaroleW
12:23 Teaser (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by 4b2
12:15 Making peace with the unknown (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by 4b2
11:47 Indian marriages for Sophia Maria MAXWELL 1811-1835 • Calcutta, Bengal? (Other Countries) by trish1120
11:08 Mark Ellwood (born 1764 ) (Westmorland Lookup Requests) by ColC
10:33 Meaning of "de" in 16th century names (England) by Latchfordian
9:53 Have any McGoohans gotten tested? (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by SuckerForContinuity
9:51 Thomas & Jane Harper - Earsdon (Northumberland) by River Tyne Lass
9:35 GRO Site Not Safe (The Common Room) by Pheno
8:32 Else Family of Ashover (Derbyshire Lookup Requests) by aps1960
6:51 Ministry of Defence Fiasco (The Common Room) by Marianthompson47
4:59 Letterfrack Industrial School (The Common Room) by Jon_ni
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