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Digitised newspapers as sources for family history Mar 19, 2012

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This talk gives listeners a demonstration, using practical examples, of the recently launched British Newspapers Archive (BNA).

Finding your family in Canada Mar 09, 2012

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Researching in Canada is vastly different than researching in the UK. This talk gives an overview of record keeping in Canada, how the records are organised, and where to find them.

Our ancestors and the fear of the Victorian workhouse Mar 06, 2012

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In 1834 the British government introduced the Poor Law Amendment Act (the introduction of the 'Workhouse System'). This was one of the most important pieces of 19th century social legislation and it touched the lives of millions of ordinary men, women and children.

Tithe tales: what the Tithe Survey records tell us about early Victorian place and society Mar 02, 2012

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Rose Mitchell shows how Survey maps and records can reveal a wealth of information about people and place in Victorian society.

The British Red Cross and its archives Feb 27, 2012

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This talk outlines the history of the British Red Cross and shows how this has left a record in the archive collection.

Prison hulks Feb 24, 2012

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Jeff James discusses the records that reveal the dreadful reality of life on board prison hulks for the men, women and children detained on them.

Necessity, the mother of invention: Britain's response to the demands of total war 1939-1945 Feb 20, 2012

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A discussion on British invention and innovation during the Second World War

MI5 file release February 2012 Feb 17, 2012

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Professor Christopher Andrew, official historian of MI5, introduces highlights from the 28th Security Service records release to The National Archives.

The last slave market: Dr John Kirk and the struggle to end the African slave trade Feb 15, 2012

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In the mid-19th century, the Zanzibar slave market was notorious as the last place on earth where human beings could still be bought and sold.

Nineteenth century merchant seafarers and their records Jan 31, 2012

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Specialist knowledge of merchant seafaring is a boon when identifying men and women and interpreting their lives in one of the most sophisticated 19th and early 20th century sources increasingly used by family history researchers.

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