Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 85 (May 2020)

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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.* Fashion after WW2: Jayne Shrimpton marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day from a sartorial point of view
* The archives: empty but still at work: Former archivist Mary Ann Davison celebrates Local and Community History Month amid the challenges of the coronavirus lockdown
* A home for the smack boys: Many workhouse boys were apprenticed to work on fishing smacks. Nell Darby explores
* The case of the charming man: Joshua Casswell was a barrister at 40 murder trials, with some strong views
* Unconventional lives: Nick Thorne delves into the archives to demonstrate that our forebears had complicated lives
* History in the details: Factory/mill workers' dress