A gripping collection of Second World War Air Ministry operations record books (ORBs) for various Royal Air Force, dominion and Allied Air Force squadrons that came under British Command, are now available. These allow us a fascinating insight into a number of wartime RAF units.
What was a town or village like when your ancestors lived in it? If they were to jump into a time machine and come forward to today, would they still be able to navigate their way around their area, or would it be so different that they would be lost? Let's take a look at the Filton area north of Bristol, where the Family History Show is being held on the 8th February (UWE Exhibition and Conference Centre, Filton). Any time travelling ancestor is likely to be bemused by the changes.
The parish records for Norfolk on TheGenealogist have enabled us to see that the millers from the Windmill at Docking took on the mill after serving as grocers, butchers and farmers in their village community.
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