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A warm welcome to the July issue of Discover Your Ancestors Periodical, your regular mix of family and social history stories, explorations and advice.

Every family historian will be familiar with the usefulness of newspapers, especially when they announce births, marriages and deaths – but there's much more to be found in them, as new contributor Chloe O'Shea explores in her feature. What family surprises might you uncover? One of them could even be an ancestor reaching a ripe old age – as much as 100, even. Extreme longevity is the subject of another article in this issue, by long-standing contributor Denise Bates. And there's plenty more inside – including a genealogical angle on the World Cup!

Do remember our print editions too, packed with different articles: find a wealth of back issues at the DYA website.

I hope you enjoy this issue.

Andrew Chapman, Editor.