How a family story, a single photograph, and a remarkable collection of military records combined to reconstruct the life of a young officer lost in the Great War.

Tracing the life of a Royal Navy officer through Admiralty records, muster rolls and original historical sources.

Investigating a family legend claiming Sir Francis Hawkins was an ancestor. How deeds, probate and manorial records can bridge the gaps left by parish registers.

From a village pub sign to parish registers, wills and published pedigrees, an investigation into how heraldry can illuminate family history.

How understanding Nonconformist records transformed the history of one Wiltshire family.