Issue Detail
Issue 183
June 2010
Tracing Irish Roots
ROOTS IN THE EMERALD ISLE
This month’s issue focuses on family history research for those of you with Irish roots. We have a beginner’s guide to Irish research, an article which focuses on Irish emigration and where you can find records abroad, and another recommending the top ten websites for Irish genealogists.
PLUS:
BATH’S SPECIAL BUN
The history of a teatime treat
ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR
How to trace fairground ancestors
SIGN OF THE CHANGING TIMES
What pub signs can tell you
MEMENTO MORI
Interpreting mourning jewellery
A VETERINARY VOCATION
Was your ancestor a vet?
NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM
A useful Cornish resource
DOWN TO BUTTE
One American reader traces her roots
WEST COVENTRY FHS
Find out more about the society
Competition
Many begin tracing their family tree by investigating their male ancestors, after all it was the men who went off to war, were the breadwinners of the family and made the decisions. Or was it? We have five copies of The Female Line: Researching your Female Ancestors by Margaret Ward (worth £7.95), which uncovers the roles of our female forebears. To win, send your answer the following question and along with your name and address to fhm@metropolis.co.uk or to the usual postal address by the 14th October.
Q: Some women won the right to vote in 1918 but they had to over 30. In what year did women win the right to vote on equal terms with men (at 21 years old)?