Issue Detail
Issue 174
October 2009
DNA testing in family history
Family History in the Genes
If you have been thinking about getting a DNA test done to further your research then you should read our beginner’s guide which will tell you everything you need to know about what you should and shouldn’t expect to get from a test, how to go about doing one, and how to get the most out of your results. We also discuss intriguing case of the Edwardian poisoner Dr Crippen following recent revelations from a DNA test that may prove him innocent after all.
SPOTLIGHT ON DEVON
The county’s history and resources
MY ANCESTOR WAS A…
This month: 19th Century War Heroes
DR JOHNSON’S LONDON
A tour round his beloved city
LIFE ON THE WARDS
A peek inside Victorian hospitals
LANCASHIRE RECORD OFFICE
What you can find there
FIRST STEPS
Education and employment records
THE POSTMAN POET
One reader finds links to a poetic past
LOCAL FOCUS
Eastbourne and District FHS
Competition
Now in paperback, The Oxford Companion to Family and Local History is an indispensible reference book for family historians. With essential advice for anyone wanting to research their English, Irish, Scottish or Welsh origins, this book is a must have and we have five copies to give away. To be in with a chance of winning just send your answer to the following question to fhm@metropolis.co.uk by 1st May 2010.
Q What year was the first edition of this book published?