Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 67 (November 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.* Armistice at home: Ruth A Symes looks at how our ordinary ancestors celebrated the end of the First World War away from the front
* Armistice: a sparkie's eye view: Andrew Chapman found a remarkable diary written by his grandfather, offering an eyewitness account of the surrender of the German fleet at the end of WW1
* Missives of war: Jayne Shrimpton looks at how contemporary postcards reflect various aspects of the First World War
* The search for Mr Vinneycombe: Keith Gregson shows how he has used The Genealogist and allied sites to solve one particularly challenging WW1 research problem
* Two lucky escapes: Ross Gowland tells the story of William Gordon Mitchell, survivor of two world wars
* A policeman's lot: A notebook in a London archive gives a very personal insight into the life of a policeman. Nell Darby reports
* History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on brooches