Discover Your Ancestors
Issue 054
Welcome to the October issue of Discover Your Ancestors Periodical, your trusty digital family and social history magazine.
It was great to see the new Family History Show in Esher, Surrey, last month proving such a roaring success – do put next year’s date in your diary (see page 30) as there are already plans to make this a significantly larger event, with the convenience of being near London. Thanks to everyone who came along and kept the hall packed and busy all day, and indeed to all the excellent exhibitors there.
I confess I hadn’t realised that British soldiers had played a part in the events of the Russian Revolution, the second part of which took place 100 years ago this month – I’m pleased to say Colin Ellson has written on the subject to enlighten us. Plus we have a fascinating study by Denise Bates of how a trial invented by Dickens had a notable influence on real history, Jayne Shrimpton’s history of hand-knitting, and more! I hope you enjoy the issue.
Andrew Chapman, Editor.