All About That Place

When starting your family history, it can be tempting to simply look up the dates and places of your ancestors’ vital events, but this makes for a rather bare tree! This session explores how to go beyond names and dates to build richer, more meaningful ancestral stories. We’ll uncover the record collections that provide the clues and context needed to bring your ancestors to life, while also showing how they can help break down brick walls.

Mark Bayley is a family historian, speaker and Head of Content at TheGenealogist, one of the UK’s leading genealogy research platforms. He specialises in developing innovative resources, uncovering new ways to solve family history puzzles and helping researchers explore the places their ancestors lived and the stories behind them.

Welcome to Episode 2 of the AATP 2026 Podcast!

The medieval era has interesting and meaningful data. Knowing where to look and what to expect can turn medieval research into a rich area of research. Medieval research into villages may not have been carried out in much detail before, so there are prospects for brand new discoveries.

Benedict Jephcote is a north Nottinghamshire local historian with specialisms in manorial histories, medieval genealogy and Clumber Park (1066-1938).

Welcome to Episode 1 of the AATP 2026 Podcast!

Many people exploring their family of local history limit their research to sources they can easily find online. However, only a tiny fraction of all the preserved archival sources have been digitised, so researchers are missing out on finding a huge range of information. Finding archival sources can be tricky. Each archive service may work in a different way. Online catalogues, managed by under funded services, can be clunky to use. Collections may not be preserved in the most obvious places. This talk will provide 6 basic steps that will provide a framework for finding archival sources in England and Wales. It will highlight key sources of information and help you to pinpoint the right archive at the first attempt.

Janice Tullock is a qualified both as an archivist and as a genealogist. She works with a wide range of organisations, companies, and individuals, including local archive services, universities, football clubs and international corporations, to manage and develop their archive collections. With nearly 40 years of experience in family history research, Janice’s own family history has taken her across the world, from Australia to Russia. Since 2020, she has operated her genealogy business, History Builders, where she combines her expertise in archival management and genealogical research to offer clients a distinctive perspective.