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
The Edwardians is an eight-part British mini-series from 1972 that looks at nine influential personalities from the ‘Belle Epoque’ period in British history. The DVD explores the lives of some who helped define this era, the inventors, artists, writers, performers, soldiers, politicians who would shape a nation in their own fields, in their own lifetime, in their own way. We have a copy of The Edwardians to give away to three lucky readers who sends a correct answer to the following question to fhm@metropolis.co.uk by 4th March.
Q: What was the first name of Mr Rolls of Rolls-Royce fame?