Issue Detail
Issue 159
August 2008
Sporting ancestors
SPORTING CHANCE
How to find your athletic ancestors
LONDON 1908
The Olympics of a century ago
BECOMING BRITISH
Uncovering the emigrants in your family history
'MY ANCESTOR WAS MURDERED'
A reader's true story
STENCH AND THE CITY
How The Big Stink affected London life 150 years ago
CUPBOARD LOVE
The life and work of cabinet makers
THE IHGS LIBRARY
Using the archives of this important centre
THE GLORIOUS GLOSTERS
Were your ancestors in this famous regiment?
WARWICKSHIRE
A spotlight on Shakespeare's county
HOLMES
What's in a name
BORDERS FHS
Local focus
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