Discover Your Ancestors
Issue 006
Welcome again to Discover Your Ancestors Periodical, packed with social history and family history research advice as ever. Remember, this is our monthly digital publication – we also have a larger, printed magazine which comes out once a year. We’re already planning some of the treats in store for early next year!
October is Black History Month in Britain, Canada and the USA. The roots of people of colour are often overlooked in the genealogy press, so we’re delighted to have an introduction to Caribbean roots in this issue, by Guy Grannum of The National Archives.
Also in this issue, you’ll find the first of our three-part series on Britain’s historic court system, beginning with the arena perhaps of most interest to family historians, Quarter Sessions. Some of these are coming online gradually, and we’d love to see more! Plus you can read about medieval pirates, apprenticeship records and more.
We now welcome your classified ads, too – turn to page 14 for more information. Enjoy the issue. Andrew Chapman, Editor.