Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 64 (August 2018)

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Keep up to date with the genealogy world and learn more about your hobby with the critically acclaimed Discover Your Ancestors online periodical. Whether you are just starting out or have reached a brick wall in your research, this will help and inspire you on your family history journey. Receive guidance from experts, tips on the best sources for records, explore connections around the world and bring your ancestors to life.* Life and work at the beach: Jayne Shrimpton dips a toe into the history of bathing machines, changing tents and beach huts
* Murder in the rookeries: Nick Thorne investigates a gruesome death in St Giles, London
* Sniffing out the past: Ruth A Symes considers some olfactory routes into family history
* Going for gold: The 19th century saw gold discovered in America and Canada - and people flocked from Britain to find their fortune in the goldfields. Nell Darby digs deeper
* The two clairvoyants who failed to tell their own fortunes: An Edwardian trial used legislation from larceny to witchcraft to prosecute a husband and wife palm-reading team, writes Nell Darby
* History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on watches