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How to get started if you're new to the forum & more advanced tips for existing users

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How I got started in Family History103 Where should I post this message?1 Using the forum - advanced tips5

LostCousins

Latest Newsletter can be found here

Comments on the latest newsletter226 Latest news133

Ongoing discussions

1921 England & Wales Census1 Newsletter challenges0 Kate Luard1 GRO5 Arthur Daly1

Find living relatives

How to make the most of the LostCousins site

Key features of the LostCousins site19 threads

New or updated features9 Useful features you may have missed.....1

Members offer their top tips

How to decide who to enter16 How to save time when entering data4 Advanced techniques for experienced users21

Meeting my 'lost cousin'25 Any questions?91 Ask Peter56

Research techniques

Improve your own research skills - or help others improve theirs!

Search techniques

Search tips - online Search tips - offline Search tips - discussion84

Researching at other genealogy websites5 threads

Ancestry85 Findmypast23 FamilySearch5 The Genealogist2 England & Wales BMD indexes2

How to record information

Paper records1 Digital records23

Family tree programs2 threads

General discussion11 Family Historian2 Family Tree Maker39 Roots Magic2 Legacy1 Genopro2 Old discontinued programs1 Mac programs3

Online family trees19 Family Tree Analyzer95 Utilities to download5

DNA

If you have tested your DNA or are thinking of doing so, you'll find DNA-related discussions here

DNA testing resources DNA Questions and Answers179

No boundaries

Topics that are not specific to a particular locality

Wills and probate36 General Genealogical Queries319

Occupations

Occupations39 Apprentices1 Travellers1

More Resources40 Workhouses and the Poor Laws5

Migration and Travel6 threads

Resources More resources6

Non-conformist ancestors3 Roman Catholic ancestors5 Quaker ancestors4

Jewish ancestors3 threads

Resources More resources2

Military records52 threads

Resources More resources14

Adoption Medicine9

British Isles

More British Isles Resources30

England13 threads

English Resources More English Resources36

Bedfordshire1 threads

Bedfordshire Resources More Bedfordshire resources5

Berkshire2 threads

Berkshire Resources More Berkshire Resources1

Buckinghamshire2 threads

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Cambridgeshire2 threads

Cambridgeshire Resources More Cambridgeshire Resources4

Cheshire9 threads

Cheshire Resources More Cheshire resources2

Cornwall8 threads

Cornwall Resources More Cornish resources3

Cumberland4 threads

Cumberland Resources More Cumberland resources4

Derbyshire6 threads

Derbyshire Resources More Derbyshire Resources2

Devon4 threads

Devon Resources More Devon Resources7

Dorset1 threads

Dorset Resources More Dorset resources6

County Durham2 threads

County Durham Resources More County Durham Resources13

Essex19 threads

Essex Resources More Essex resources12

Gloucestershire4 threads

Gloucestershire Resources More Gloucestershire resources5

Hampshire (including the Isle of Wight)1 threads

Hampshire Resources More Hampshire Resources11

Herefordshire2 threads

Herefordshire Resources More Herefordshire Resources1

Hertfordshire4 threads

Hertfordshire Resources More Hertfordshire Resources9

Huntingdonshire2 threads

Huntingdonshire Resources More Huntingdonshire Resources1

Kent7 threads

Kent Resources More Kent Resources8

Lancashire5 threads

Lancashire Resources More Lancashire Resources6

Leicestershire5 threads

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Lincolnshire18 threads

Lincolnshire Resources More Lincolnshire Resources7

London10 threads

London Resources More London Resources18

Middlesex6 threads

Middlesex Resources More Middlesex Resources3

Norfolk4 threads

Norfolk Resources More Norfolk Resources34

Northamptonshire4 threads

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Northumberland0 threads

Northumberland Resources More Northumberland Resources6

Nottinghamshire0 threads

Nottinghamshire Resources More Nottinghamshire Resources4

Oxfordshire1 threads

Oxfordshire Resources More Oxfordshire Resources1

Rutland0 threads

Rutland Resources More Rutland Resources1

Shropshire0 threads

Shropshire Resources More Shropshire Resources9

Somerset5 threads

Somerset Resources More Somerset Resources12

Staffordshire1 threads

Staffordshire Resources More Staffordshire Resources7

Suffolk1 threads

Suffolk Resources More Suffolk Resources17

Surrey5 threads

Surrey Resources More Surrey Resources2

Sussex10 threads

Sussex Resources More Sussex Resources5

Warwickshire6 threads

Warwickshire Resources More Warwickshire Resources3

Westmorland0 threads

Westmorland Resources More Westmorland Resources3

Wiltshire3 threads

Wiltshire Resources More Wiltshire Resources7

Worcestershire4 threads

Worcestershire Resources More Worcestershire Resources6

Yorkshire2 threads

Yorkshire Resources More Yorkshire Resources3 East Riding1 North Riding4 West Riding12

Wales2 threads

Welsh Resources More Welsh Resources10 Anglesey0 Breconshire0 Caernarvonshire0 Cardiganshire0 Carmarthenshire0 Denbighshire0 Flintshire1 Glamorgan1 Merionethshire0 Monmouthshire1 Montgomeryshire0 Pembrokeshire0 Radnorshire1

Ireland25 threads

Irish Resources More Irish Resources8

Isle of Man2 Channel Islands6

Rest of the World

Canada44 threads

Canadian Resources More Canadian Resources7

New Zealand5 threads

New Zealand resources More New Zealand Resources13

USA13 threads

US Resources More US Resources9

India5 threads

Indian Resources More Indian Resources1

Africa6 West Indies, South and Central America2 Middle East0

Australia18 threads

Australia - Resources Australia - More resources37

Europe12 threads

Europe - Resources Europe - More resources7

General4 Asia3

Reviews

NON-FICTION Genealogy-related books0 FICTION - Genealogy mysteries0 Technology0 Everything else0

Peter's Tips

How to get better value for money

Peter's Tip of the Day10 Peter's Genealogy Tips Best of the Rest My favourite tip0

My family history

In these forums you can tell others about the people in your family tree and what makes them special

Why I'm proud of....15 Skeletons in my closet15 Inherited physical characteristics2

My memories

Growing up before the War1 Growing up during the War13 Growing up in the 1950s12 Growing up in the 1960s8 Growing up in the 1970s8 Growing up in the 1980s1 The day that I'll remember as long as I live6

Anything BUT genealogy

Well, not quite anything - no religion or politics, please!

Coronavirus Corner22 My other life13 Gardeners Corner4 Food and Recipes0 Whinge of the week56 Meaningless conversation of the week22 Tech tips53 Anything else184

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