Articles

I write for all five of the UK's high street family history magazines:

* Family History Monthly (I'm listed on the 'Meet The Team' panel)

* Family Tree

* Who Do You Think You Are

* Your Family History (I'm listed on the 'Meet The Expert' panel)

* Your Family Tree

I was previously on the editorial board of Ancestors between 2005-2009 (until its closure by The National Archives), and I also wrote for Practical Family History (which ceased publication in 2010).

I've also written on DNA within a major supplement on family history for BBC History in 2005 and in a lengthy article for Ancestry.com's glossy bookezine Discover Your Ancestors co-published with DMG Publishing in 2011.

My current writing interests are:

* DNA test applications devised by genealogists, their findings, post-Ice Age 'deep ancestry' & human pre-history.

* Surname reconstruction: methods, results from projects & relation to other historical research.

* The distribution of surnames across England: which ones are where and why.

* Online data resources for genealogists, including digitisation programmes and plans.

* Online services useful for genealogists.

* Online teaching & FH courses.

* The accuracy of large-scale transcription projects & online search strategies.

Your can read most of my family history-related work of the past half decade on this website:

* FH magazine articles are listed below (with major articles emphasised in bold)

* pieces in family history society publications, click here,

* authorised reprints of articles and blog pieces, click here