Family Tree Talk

Tune in to this week’s Family Tree Talk, with podcast cohosts Nathan Ward and Helen Tovey, as they start a new season of research and reflect on the new AI tool from Findmypast. Studying historic records, it builds a network of each soldier’s home life, communities, fellow brothers-in-arms and more - which helps remember and tell the stories of those who died in WWI (https://www.family-tree.co.uk/content-library/how-to-use-findmypast/). Think FAN network research, fast-tracked with the aid of judicious machine learning.To enter the Family Tree Talk 100th episode prize draw (Deadline 18 November 2026), please visit: https://familytr.ee/podcast-prizes

Tune in to this week’s Family Tree Talk with podcast cohosts Nathan Ward and Helen Tovey. As we’ve mentioned a few times, back in autumn 2024 Nathan took a DNA test, wishing to prove his Viking origins. Any thoughts of censuses and even building a family tree hadn’t entered his head. Two years on, what has he learned? And what are the ways in which family history can change you? To celebrate the 100th episode – and to thank you for listening – we have a celebratory prize draw. To enter click here. https://familytr.ee/podcast-prizes

This week in Family Tree Talk it’s all going on for podcast cohost Nathan Ward who stumbles upon another pair of records relating to a pair of brothers who, it seems, may have led one another astray – and been duly sentenced for it. Plus he finds himself whizzing forwards in time, tracing a many times great-aunt who was still alive when he was a lad… if only he’d known. And he continues his quest to find those missing Hearns & Things. Tune in with cohost Helen Tovey to learn more about his latest discoveries

Tune in to this week’s Family Tree Talk podcast as cohost Nathan Ward continues his quest to locate every last piece of the Hearn Family 1911 Census puzzle. With two of the sons found ensconced in an Industrial School, Nathan is getting the ‘colourful’ ancestors he’s hankered after. But what can he find about their parents and siblings? Tune in with cohost Helen Tovey to see how he’s getting on.

Tune in to this week’s Family Tree Talk podcast as we speak to reminiscence pioneer Rick Voight. Discover how those old family photos and memories are not just precious to you, but can also be transformative – in helping to improve the quality of care of older people in our lives, who may be experiencing memory loss. With a life-time of working in photography and a deep respect for the value of reminiscence in our lives, Rick has a wealth of insights to share. Podcast cohosts Helen Tovey and Nathan Ward listen in.