Issue Detail
Issue 180
March 2010
Fraud and forgery in family history
This month we look at some historic cases of forgery being discovered in family trees, and give some advice on how not to be caught out or ripped-off in your research. We also investigate the story of a famous 19th century Shakespearean forger.
FEATURES
A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO…
This month: Navy records
THE GALLOGLASS CLAN
Investigating the warrior clan
SPOTLIGHT ON BOURNEMOUTH
The town’s history and resources
FAMILY HISTORY SECRETS
Murder in the family tree
MURDER IN THE BLOOD?
A reader discovers two murderers in his research
SUITCASES AND SANCTUARY
A museum of immigration in London
TRACKING A HORSE THIEF
One reader’s criminal ancestor
CHESHIRE FHS
Find out more about the society
Competition
We are offering the exciting opportunity to win ten new books that we have reviewed over the last year. They include Forgotten Voices of Dunkirk by Joshua Levine, The Oxford Companion to Family History by David Hey, and Nick Barratt’s Guide to Your Ancestor’s Lives among others. To be in with a chance of winning simply send you answer to the following question with your name and address to fhm@metropolis.co.uk by 23rd August.
Q Which wartime prime minister was the only British PM to receive a Nobel Prize in Literature?