Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 70 (February 2019)

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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.* It's behind you! Nicola Lisle delves into the history of that great British theatrical institution, the pantomime
* The pilot, MP and communist pioneer: Nick Thorne discovers the early aviator and first British communist MP Cecil L'Estrange Malone
* A good word for Dr Johnson: Nell Darby looks at the history of dictionaries, and the pioneering work of Dr Samuel Johnson
* Saving lives at sea: The RNLI's orange-and-blue lifeboats are a familiar sight on our coastline. Its brave crews have saved lives at sea for almost two centuries, writes Sue Wilkes
* The village lock-up: They can still be seen in various locations around the country. But what was the village lockup, and why did they exist? Nell Darby peers through the bars
* History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on men's jewellery