Sunday 20 October 2024

Happy fortieth birthday to Family Tree magazine!

The UK's Family Tree magazine (https://www.family-tree.co.uk) is celebrating its 40th year this month with the November 2024 issue - happy birthday!

In this month's issue:

A.I. & Genealogy
Chris Paton looks at the world of ‘Artificial Intelligence’. Is it here to help us?

Finding your way around Findmypast
Genealogy tutor Jude Rhodes guides beginners and more experienced users around Findmypast’s key tools

Free & frugal tips, tools & tactics for family historians
Useful family history tips from the Frugal Family Historian Alison Spring for saving time and money

The life of a 19th-century soldier
Family Tree Academy tutor David Annal explores the life of a 19th-century military man

Twiglets
Gill Shaw turns her attention to (quite a) house history… okay yes, it’s a bit of a palace… that her erstwhile orphan great-great-aunt came to own!

Are you getting all the details you can from the 1939 National Register records
Richard Holt digs deeper into the 1939 Register for England and Wales

Spotlight on Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society
Read about the latest society in our series, as they celebrate their 50th!

DNA Workshop
DNA Advisor Karen Evans helps readers with their DNA difficulties

Witch-hunts during the Little Ice Age
Were your ancestors accused of – or even executed for witchcraft? Wayne Shepheard and Karin Helmstaedt investigate

The life of George Smith, ARP warden
Janet Smith recounts the traumatic experience of her uncle George in his role as ARP warden

Photo Corner
Jayne Shrimpton helps to put dates to pictures from the past

And finally… Thoughts on…
Diane Lindsay has been thinking about her grandfather, and the many hats worn by this man who rarely spoke about the Great War

Comment: As noted above, in this issue I have written an article about the use of Artificial Intelligence in the genealogy world. It's not just about chatbots and art generating software, there is a lot of seriously interesting stuff going on behind the scenes!

For more on the latest issue, and to buy, visit https://www.family-tree.co.uk/store/back-issues/family-tree-magazine/family-tree-magazine-november-2024-issue-228/.


Chris  

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