Current Issue

A warm welcome to the December issue of Discover Your Ancestors Periodical, your regular mix of family and social history stories, explorations and advice.

The stories of Dickens are almost a Christmas cliché, but the fact that we enjoy them over 150 years after he died is a testament to the power of his imagination – in this issue, we celebrate that, his life and the influence he had upon the season.

Many of us also take the time over Christmas to burrow into our family history research – in this issue, I share a little adventure into 'microhistory' with an old friend, as a challenge to see how much local (and related family) history we could find out about a small settlement in just a couple of days. Perhaps you might like to take up a microhistory challenge for your area or a branch of your family too! (Let me know how it goes.) All that and more in another varied issue to keep you occupied over the winter period.

Don't forget our print editions too, packed with different articles: complete your set at the DYA website. And do start planning for next year's Family History Shows!

I hope you enjoy this issue, and have a wonderful Christmas.

Andrew Chapman, Editor.