National Archives Podcasts

[Peter Goodey]

This is rather hidden away on the National Archives website so I thought I'd bring it to the attention of anyone who hadn't found it.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/r...e=fom-podcasts

Some of the National Archives' series of talks, including several on family history topics, have been recorded and are available to listen online or to download.

Beginners may be interested in Sex, Lies and Civil Registration which brings out some of the reasons why you can't believe everything on a BMD certificate.

[yorkshirecath]

Just wanted to resurrect this Peter if that's ok.
Recently found they have all the podcasts on Itunes. What a little gem!!

Cath x

[Peter Goodey]

The nudge button has its uses, Cath

People often ask about finding BMD data for military families and the podcast called "Army deaths, marriages and births 1761-1913" should be of interest. There's a lot of useful stuff there although unfortunately he's not one of the world's greatest public speakers. That means that the listener has to work hard but the effort's well worthwhile.

I don't know if this might be a better URL...

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/rss/podcasts.xml

[v.wells]

Excelllent Peter! Thank you for bringing this forward. It is going to be very interesting and rewarding to listen to these podcasts!

[Mutley]

I've had a great time so I have stuck this thread as a sticky at the top of:
Family History, General Family History, Useful Online Sources.

Hopefully, as it is well worth the effort, others will find it again more easily...

[aland]

I found the one on tracing your Irish ancestors interesting, they tell you of sources that might be of use when searching.
Aland

[cirstybewick]

hi
thanks peter this is going to help ma alot!!!!

cirsty

[Peter Goodey]

Some recent additions include:

• Divorce Records after 1858
  
• Scandals In The Family
  
• Introduction To Family History

[Peter Goodey]

Some interesting recent additions to the National Archives collection of podcasts include:

Army deaths, marriages and births 1761-1913

Many family trees fall at the hurdle of locating the death of a British soldier, his marriage or the birth of his children. The records available are woefully incomplete, scattered and often not fully indexed. In this presentation, Chris Watts examines the material available for tracing these events, for a pre-First World War British soldier, and guides the researcher in its use; material available on microfiche, microfilm or the Internet is highlighted.

The London Gazette - not just the brave and the bankrupt

Family History specialist Audrey Collins discusses how researchers can get the most out of the London Gazette, Britain's oldest continually-published newspaper. From its first edition, produced in Oxford in November 1665 while London suffered through the plague, it became well-known as the source for official notices. This treasure trove for family and local historians and can reveal details of gallantry awards, notices of bankruptcy, changes of name, and much more.

Royal Hospital Chelsea: Soldiers' service documents

Military records specialist William Spencer talks about WO 97, one of The National Archives' most popular record series. This series holds detailed and comprehensive military records of over 1.5 million soldiers who served in the British Army between 1760 and 1913. This talk reveals the enlightening information found in the records, for anyone with ancestors who served in the army during this period.

[theporter2000]

Thank you for this post I will be using a lot espically the one about the war years