West Middlesex Family History Society

Image of the month
A picture conveys a thousand words. This was the first slide of Mia Bennett's talk to us on Using DNA for Family History Research, and it sums up very well what the subject is all about. Your DNA Test results will provide you with a list of people who have shared DNA with you (a match), but more important than that the results will tell you when these people also share the same matches as are on your list. That's when you can start looking for your common ancestors. You need to have a good method of working this out, which is what Mia told us about in her talk. As with her previous talk to us in August 2023 Mia has left us with a comprehensive handout which summarises how to do this. See our Helpful Documents page.

Tip of the month
Knowing which London Family History Society is reponsible for which towns in Greater London can be quite a challenge, but we do have the right tool to quickly answer that question. See the Gazetteer under the Research tab. To get an overview of the London Family History Societies you can also visit the Parish Maps page, and select The Family History Societies of Greater London from the available maps.