What can you find in the Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Hub?

War Memorials and Plaques

Apart from the usual places for War Memorials , they can be found in the weirdest places!

Books about Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

Lot's of books have been written over the years, we have given you a taster of some useful books to help you in your Family History journey!

Archives, Libraries and Interesting places to visit

Archive and Libraries are the obvious places to go but where else holds information that can help you with your ancestors stories?

Genealogy Tips

Tips gathered from around the Internet, books and Family History Groups to help you when you get stuck on your Ancestor Brick Wall!

Who are we?

Our journey to here so far and why Family History / Genealogy is a never ending journey but that is a good thing! Join us as we all continue on our unique adventures!

Leicestershire & Rutland Airfield of WWII

Inspired by the book of the same name by Martyn Chorlton, a quick guide to the locations of those airfields with some interesting "Did You Knows?"

Did You Know?

Loads of facts and stats about Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland throughout the years!

The Leicestershire Regt

Where to find information and details of the Leicestershire Regt (Anglian Regt)

Where does your name come from?

Many names have origins that have been recorded over time, check out some links that will help you !