Using records at The National Archives, this podcast examines the various Alien Acts that affected the status of foreigners resident in the UK from the 19th century, and the reasons why so many chose to become naturalised British citizens.
Finding company records
April 10, 2009 at 4:00 am (History, Podcast)
Tags: Alex Ritchie, National Archives
In this podcast from the National Archives, Historian Alex Ritchie looks at the distribution of business records and introduces the finding aids that are available to researchers, as well as revealing some of the less obvious resources that can be used to identify and track down business information
What can you learn from a DNA test?
April 4, 2009 at 4:00 am (Genealogy, Podcast)
Tags: Chris Pomeroy, DNA, National Archives
In this podcast from the National Archives, Chris Pomeroy, of the Pomeroy DNA Project, reviews the history of DNA testing and explains how it can be used by family historians, as well as discussing the experiences of leading family history projects that are using DNA testing to link and verify their family trees.
George Ives: queer lives and the family
April 1, 2009 at 4:00 am (Biography, History, Podcast)
Tags: George Ives, Matt Cook, National Archives
In this podcast from the National Archives, Cultural historian Matt Cook delves into the diary of George Ives, the early homosexual law reformer, and considers the issue of family, a pertinent and recurrent theme within Ives’ diary.
Locality, land and livelihood: sources for early local history
March 24, 2009 at 4:00 am (Genealogy, History, Podcast)
Tags: National Archives
An introduction to medieval and early modern sources relating to English and Welsh local history. In this podcast from the National Archives, Sean Cunningham and James Ross explore the vast collection of accounts, surveys, court rolls, inquisitions, deeds and taxation records held at The National Archives.
Tracing your ancestors: a case study featuring the Darwin family
March 17, 2009 at 4:00 am (Genealogy, Podcast)
Tags: National Archives
This podcast from the National Archives features a step-by-step guide to tracing your ancestors, using the Darwin family as a case study. Gerry Toop introduces researchers to the most important genealogical sources available at The National Archives and elsewhere, including birth, marriage and death indexes, census returns, wills and death duty records, as well as some of the main websites for family history research.
Tracing scottish ancestors
March 8, 2009 at 4:00 am (Genealogy)
Tags: National Archives
Holding records for Scotland from the union in 1707, The National Archives holds documents on many of our Scottish ancestors. Find out how to go about discovering them in this talk by Audrey Collins from the National Archives podcast series.
Dissecting and cataloguing medical officers’ journals
March 3, 2009 at 4:00 am (History, Podcast)
Tags: National Archives
In this podcast from the National Archives Bruno Pappalardo introduces the collection of medical officers’ journals found in AMD 101. These journals give a detailed insight into a ship’s daily activities, as well as the science and wildlife that was encountered by British Navy medical officers.
Irish land records
February 7, 2009 at 4:00 am (Genealogy, History)
Tags: National Archives
With the loss of the nineteenth century census returns for Ireland, Sharon Hintze guides us through the alternative sources for family historians researching their Irish ancestors in this podcast from the National Archives.
Civil registration and beyond
January 31, 2009 at 4:00 am (Genealogy, Podcast)
Tags: National Archives
In this podcast from the National Archives, Audrey Collins takes civil registration as her topic and reveals some of the little-known facts and stories behind the records.
