Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 73 (May 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.* Mischief and merriment: Hannah Spencer celebrates May Day, and the many other rural festivals
* Guardians of the shores: Gregory Parker follows last month's exploration of the world of smugglers with a survey of the history and work of Customs and Coastguard officers
* Remembering the victims of crime: A new book on Jack the Ripper seeks to put his victims firmly in the spotlight - despite a lack of information about them. Nell Darby reports
* A village heroine: Nick Thorne traces the family records of a redoubtable Victorian woman, who nursed royalty and many others
* Happy (200th) Birthday Your Majesty: Ruth A Symes celebrates Queen Victoria's bicentenary
* History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on buckles, buttons and zips