Rosemary Collins
Features Editor
Rosemary Collins is the Features Editor for Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine.
Recent articles by Rosemary Collins
The best genealogy courses available now
Discover how to learn family history skills with our pick of the best online and correspondence genealogy courses
The best special offers and discounts for family historians
Get family history special offers on Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine subscriptions, DNA tests and tickets to The Family History Show
What were the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens?
What were the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, and when did they open? Felicity Day explores a hidden world in 18th century London
Salvation Army history: When and why was the Salvation Army founded, and what was early life like in the Army?
The Salvation Army's Ruth Macdonald reveals the history of the Salvation Army and its origins in the 19th-century East End
Victorian cemeteries: When were they founded, and where can you find online records?
If your ancestor was buried in one of Britain's famous Victorian cemeteries, here's how to trace them
Liz Carr on Who Do You Think You Are?: Everything you need to know
Liz Carr discovered family connections to the workhouse and religious conflict in Northern Ireland on her episode of Who Do You Think You Are
What do the British call their grandparents?
What do the British call their grandparents - Nan, Granny, Grandad, Grandpa or something else? A new survey reveals the answer
How to research Italian ancestry
Do you have Italian ancestry? Discover how you can trace Italian ancestors in their home country with online family history records
When was Greenwich Mean Time established?
Discover how Greenwich Mean Time spread from nautical time to the legal time in Britain with the coming of the railways
What is Meghan Markle's ancestry?
Meghan Markle has revealed that a DNA test said she's 43% - but what else do we know of the Duchess of Sussex's ancestry?
The Peterloo massacre: What was it, how many people died and who was to blame?
On 16 August 1819 the Manchester and Salford Yeomanry massacred protesters at St Peter's Field in Manchester, killing at least 18 people
When did the Boy Scouts start?
Writer and volunteer Scout leader Nina Hoole reveals how Robert Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scout movement
What are almshouses?
Caroline Roberts explores the history of the almshouses that provided housing for the poor before the welfare state
The 1921 census - everything you need to know!
The 1921 census for England and Wales is now available online. Here is everything you need to know about the 1921 census including how to access it and what it will tell you.
When will the 1926 Irish census be released?
Discover when the 1926 Irish census will be released, and how to use the existing Irish census records in your family history research
What was the Blitz, when did it start and how long did it last?
London was set ablaze in the first raid of the Blitz on 7 September 1940. James Hoare looks back on the eight months in the Second World War that proved that Britain had the Blitz spirit
What was Victorian spiritualism?
In Victorian times, it was widely believed that spiritualists could help people communicate with their dead loved ones
Taylor Swift is related to Louis XIV, family history research shows
Pop singer Taylor Swift is the 8th cousin 11 times removed of Louis XIV, France's longest reigning monarch, family history research shows
Celebrity line-up announced for new series of DNA Journey
What is ITV's family history series DNA Journey, who has been on it, and where can you watch it?
Newly opened records reveal 'brutality' faced by 14-year-old Second World War prisoner
The National Archives has opened up the records of John Hipkin, who was imprisoned during the Second World War at the age of 14
Post Office records: How to find Post Office employee records
Susannah Coster from The Postal Museum reveals how to use Post Office records in family history
How to find Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills
Margaret McGregor explains how to find Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC) wills for family history research
What is the 1939 Register?
What is the 1939 Register, when was it taken and where can you access the records? We explain how to use this useful census substitute from the start of the Second World War
Members of the public invited to help transcribe Jane Austen's brother's memoir
The Jane Austen's House museum is inviting members of the public to help transcribe Francis Austen's memoir online