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Back to Our Past will now be regularly updating our site with articles on genealogy from the experts. All articles are from participants to our RDS event each October.
Joining the Family History Community
Claire Santry advises
Family historians could be forgiven for thinking that resources – whether on-line or not – are the be-all-and-end-all of genealogy research. Certainly all the headline stories tend to
Read moreLooking North
People who have done no family history investigation don’t understand the pleasure you can get from a research trip. A genealogist is never too seasoned to get a kick out
Read moreIreland Remembers the Titanic
Eileen Ó Dúill recalls how the sinking of the Titanic affected people and communities from all over Ireland
On 2 April 1912, RMS Titanic took just sixty-two seconds to travel
Read moreA Beginners Guide to Using DNA in Family History
Margaret Jordan advises
When you hit the proverbial ‘brick wall’ in family history research, DNA testing can come to the rescue in many cases and it can help to solve
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