Family Tree Magazine: October 2024

Below is the “INSIDE THIS ISSUE …” content from the latest Family Tree magazine (UK), including ads, sponsored content and all.

6 FAMILY HISTORY NEWS
Read up on new family history-related projects, appointments & developments.

10 PROJECT: RESEARCHING AN UNRELATED COHORT
Paul Bingham and Paul Robinson share the findings of their project to celebrate the lives of 106 pioneer female doctors.

12 A GUIDE TO TRACING MARINER ANCESTORS
Nicholas Dixon provides a tour of the must-search records and how to interpret them.

18 DEAR PAUL
Tuck into Paul Chiddicks’ latest selection of genealogical novelties sourced from the family history scene.

24 ACADEMY: TRACING ARMY ANCESTORS
Family Tree Academy tutor David Annal advises on pre-1914 military research.

30 TWIGLETS
The latest chapter in Gill Shaw’s enchanted family fairy tale.

33 YOUR 6-STEP PLAN TO BRICK-WALL SMASHING RESEARCH
Phil Isherwood demonstrates the value of using a Research
Methodology to make progress on even the toughest of cases.

46 HOW ANCESTRY’S ‘ENHANCED SHARED MATCHES’ CAN HELP YOU
DNA Workshop advisor Karen Evans is on hand to explain to
benefits to your research.

52 CHOOSING THE BEST DNA TEST FOR YOU
Michelle Leonard advises on the key points to consider.

56 SPOTLIGHT ON
Read about the latest society in our series (The York FHS).

58 JOIN FAMILY TREE TODAY & SAVE
Save on your family history learning with Family Tree.

60 Q&A
Our experts pit their wits to solve reader puzzles.

63 WHICH ANCESTRY MEMBERSHIP IS RIGHT FOR YOU?Find the one to suit your research needs and your pocket.

64 PHOTO CORNER
Jayne Shrimpton helps to put dates to pictures from the past.

66 DIARY DATES
Your round-up of the latest genealogy events.

68 YOUR LETTERS
Readers share their views.

70 CLASSIFIED ADS
Professional researchers, and more. Be sure to mention Family Tree when responding to adverts!