The second of the AGRA Family History Question Time podcasts goes live in 4 days

The second in a series of six Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives podcasts is to be streamed via www.agra.org.uk on 1st October.

The theme of this second podcast is 'Getting started on your ancestral research, including understanding BMD and Census records'.

Expert discussion panels of AGRA members will be joined by authors and historians such as Gill Blanchard, Dr. Geoff Swinfield, Les Mitchinson and Simon Fowler and led by moderators such as Sarah Williams of 'Who Do You Think You Are?' and Helen Tovey of 'Family Tree Magazine'.

The final four themes will be broadcast on the 1st of each of the coming months:

November 2020 - Research before 1837

December 2020 - Military research including British service in India

January 2021 - DNA testing and use in conjunction with genealogical research

February 2021 - Using land records such as maps and tithe maps to further research

Submit any questions now by emailing  askagra@agra.org.uk

The first podcast in the series went live on September 1st 2020 at https://www.agra.org.uk/podcasts

During the 2020 Covid lockdown, many people took the opportunity to begin researching their family history, but the closure of archives and libraries has not made that easy.

AGRA members and associates are still very much available to undertake commissions and resolve family history challenges, and in the current absence of face to face family history events this is another way in which we can offer advice and information to the public.