Discover Your Ancestors
Issue 017
Welcome again to Discover Your Ancestors Periodical – your monthly mix of social history, research advice and both personal and public heritage.
This month sees the referendum on Scottish independence. We’re steering away from the politics, but anyone with roots in Scotland will be interested in Jayne Shrimpton’s feature about photography and photographers there; plus we have details of a new heritage plaque scheme in Scotland.
And of course we have more material relating to WW1. Following on from our last issue, featuring women who were awarded medals for their bravery, in this issue we look further at the role of women in wartime – both at home, in a time of great social change, and in active service. We also have details of yet more online WW1 records which will help family historians with their research.
A world away from those subjects, we also look at the status of ‘freeman’ from medieval to modern times and the history of blazers! Meanwhile do write to us and tell us about your own family history research or let us know what subjects you’d like to see covered – we welcome your emails and letters.
Andrew Chapman, Editor.