Dave Annal

Dave Annal is a professional researcher with over 40 years' experience, a fellow of the Society of Genealogists, and a former principal family history specialist with the (UK) National Archives. Dave has written a number of family history books, including the bestselling beginner's guide Easy Family History and, with Peter Christian, he is the co-author of Census: the Family Historian's Guide. He is also a regular contributor to Family Tree magazine, where he runs the Family Tree Academy.  More

Mia Bennett

Mia has been researching her family history for over 25 years and is now a professional genealogist specializing in using DNA to solve family history mysteries. She speaks internationally on DNA as well as family history methodology and using more unusual sources to expand research.  Based in Gloucester, England, Mia is an associate of the Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives and has just become the Chair of the Gloucestershire Family History Society.  More

Gill Blanchard

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She is a full-time historical researcher, tutor and author with an academic background in history, sociology and politics at the graduate and postgraduate degree levels. She has been conducting family, house and local history research on a professional basis since 1992 and has taught research at all skill levels, offering training locally, nationally and online. Gill has written a number of books, including Tracing Your . . . research guides, histories and biographies. She is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, a full member of the Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives and a PhD candidate. More

Derek Blount

Derek, an English-born Michigan resident, has been a genealogist for 34 years and for 10 years has professionally specialized in research in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth nations. He holds a B.S. degree from Oakland University and has completed course work at the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh. As well as serving on genealogy-related boards and belonging to the (US) Association of Professional Genealogists and the Society of Genealogists in London, Derek offers genealogy research services through his business, Lost Branches LLC.  More

Beryl Evans

Beryl Evans, the author of Tracing Your Welsh Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians, is the Research Services Manager at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth and has been researching Welsh family history for nearly 40 years. As well as being a member of the executive committee of the Association of Family History Societies of Wales, she is chairman of the Cardiganshire Family History Society. Beryl has contributed to television and radio programs on family history, as well as writing many articles for family history publications, and has given presentations on various aspects of Welsh family history to a global audience.

Dr. Janet Few

Janet is an experienced English family, social and community historian who lectures regularly on these subjects throughout the UK, overseas and at sea. As well as writing articles for local, national and academic history and family history magazines, she has written several non-fiction history and genealogy books and two historical novels. Janet completed her doctorate at the University of Exeter, researching migration patterns in nineteenth-century North Devon. Currently, Janet is serving as the president of the Family History Federation and chairman of the Devon Family History Society.  More

Caroline Gurney

Caroline Gurney is a qualified professional genealogist, historian, and international speaker. Her work includes family history, house history, and historical research for the media, businesses, authors and collectors. Caroline specializes in English and Anglo-Jewish research, genealogy “brick walls,” tracing living people, and DNA analysis. She has a master’s degree with Distinction in Family and Local History and is researching for a PhD on Mapping Bristol's Jewish Community, 1724–1881. Caroline is a director of the Register of Qualified Genealogists and the editor of The Journal of Genealogy and Family History.  More

Andrea Hetherington

Andrea, a writer and researcher with an interest in the social history of the First World War, is an experienced speaker both in person and online. She enjoys helping people frame their own family history in a wider historical context. Andrea has written a number of books, including most recently British Widows of the First World War: the Forgotten Legion and Deserters on the Home Front: the First World War. More

Paul Milner

Paul, a native of northern England, is a professional genealogist and internationally known lecturer with 30 years’ experience, specializing in British Isles research. He speaks on a variety of topics relating to research in the British Isles, migration to North America and research methodology. As well as serving on the boards of several genealogy organizations, Paul has published numerous books, most recently Discover English Census Records and Buried Treasure: what’s in the English parish chest. More

Alan Ruston

Alan has been involved in lecturing, speaking and writing on family history for over 30 years. He is a regular speaker at the Society of Genealogists and has written two books in their My Ancestors Were . . . publication series. Alan is the president of the Hertfordshire FHS and a former editor of their journal, as well as an officeholder in several societies involved in Hertfordshire history.  More

Gill Thomas

Gill’s background is in history, having graduated in history at University College Cardiff. Following a commercial career in marketing and publishing, she retrained to become a professional genealogist, taking the Postgraduate Certificate in Palaeographical and Genealogical Studies at the University of Strathclyde in 2012. She is a member of AGRA and is about to become its chair. Although she lives in London, her family’s roots are in Cardiganshire and in Mid-Wales, and her passion is Welsh research. She regularly gives talks covering different aspects of researching Welsh ancestors via the Society of Genealogists and local family history societies in England and Wales.  More

Ian Waller

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