Podcasts/videos
In December 2024, I was invited to take part in Series 4, Episode 6 of The Really Useful Podcast to talk with David Annal and Sarah Pettyfer about how to do research “Beyond the 19th Century”. You can listen to this episode here:
https://www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/really-useful-podcast-series-4
In December 2023, I was invited to appear on Unearth the Past, the podcast run by Dr Michala Hulme, an award-winning historian and genealogist, who you may have seen on your TV screens in programmes such as Channel 4’s The Great British Dig, ITV’s DNA Journey or BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are. We talked about the joy of graveyards, the wonders of DNA and which of my ancestors I would most like to have round for Sunday lunch. You can listen to this episode, Series 2, Episode 2 in various places. Here are the links on YouTube and Apple Podcasts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu0Tm5xXpKY&list=PLmvfWd1GeCs7iFO4qDQHrwEIb8ZT3AkOV
I enjoyed taking part in a podcast in October 2021 when I appeared on the very first episode of The Really Useful Podcast, produced by The Federation of Family History Societies. I was talking with my fellow guests, Mish Holman and Mike Esbester, all about “Occupations” and their relevance to family history. You can have a listen to Series 1, Episode 1 here: https://www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/really-useful-podcast-series-1
In March 2021, I was interviewed as a guest of genealogist, Natalie Pithers, on her Genealogy Stories YouTube Channel, TwiceRemoved. We talked about all sorts of topics related to family history. Click here to view this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHdBp4-eIcE.
Presentations
I frequently give talks to family history societies and shows. These talks have included the following:
If you would like to book me for a talk, please get in touch. I charge £75 for a talk of around 45-60 minutes duration plus time for questions. If you have a particular topic in mind, I would be happy to discuss options.
Articles & Publishing
Over the course of my career, I have written articles for many different genealogy publications. In 2022, I wrote an article on blogging for the newsletter of Family Tree Magazine (U.S.A.) and contributed to the book “Storytelling for Genealogists” by Doug Tattershall (Genealogical Publishing 2024).
I have been commissioned to write several articles on family history for Who Do You Think You Are Magazine and Family Tree Magazine, details of which are below:
Reading Old Handwriting
I explain how you can read old handwriting in family history records.
February 2022 issue of Who Do You Think You Are Magazine (WDYTYA)
Searching the Streets of London
I provide lots of practical advice and suggestions on how to trace where your ancestors were living in London.
August 2022 issue of Who Do You Think You Are Magazine (WDYTYA)
Focus On – Burial Records
I look at the value of burial records and how to locate the last resting place of your ancestors.
December 2022 issue of Who Do You Think You Are Magazine (WDYTYA)
Armourer Sergeant Edward Webb and his Hidden Medals
I tell the story of my quest to trace the descendants of Crimean War hero Sergeant Edward Webb, using census, parish registers and military records to build up a picture of his journey from a London workhouse to the battlefields of the Crimea
June 2023 issue of Family Tree Magazine (FTM)
Parish Records
I explain how you can leap ahead and add generations to your family tree with the priceless records held in the parish chest.
July 2023 issue of Who Do You Think You Are Magazine (WDYTA)
Cemetery Registers
I reveal some of the records that are kept by private cemeteries alongside tips on how to find a burial plot.
September 2023 issue of Who Do You Think You are Magazine (WDYTA)
Computeractive Magazine
From July 2023 to February 2025, I was the author of Grow Your Family Tree, a genealogy column in ComputerActive magazine, which is published twice a month. The column’s focus is on how to harness technology to assist you with your research. The topics covered are listed below:
Issue 662 – Bastardy Records – 19 July-2 August 2023
Issue 663 – Facebook Groups – 3-15 August 2023
Issue 664 – Railway Accidents – 16-29 August 2023
Issue 665 – Griffith’s Valuation – 30 August-September 12 2023
Issue 666 – GRO Indexes – 13-26 September 2023
Issue 667 – Using Genuki – 27 September-10 October 2023
Issue 668 – Discover Where Your Ancestors Lived – 11-24 October 2023
Issue 669 – Finding Records of Divorce – 25 October-7 November 2023
Issue 670 – Clandestine Marriages – 8-21 November 2023
Issue 671 – Napoleonic Ancestors – 22 November-5 December 2023
Issue 672 – Find Where Ancestors are Buried – 6-19 December 2023
Issue 673 – Second World War Prisoner of War Questionnaires – 20 December-2 January 2024
Issue 674 – Researching an ANZAC Soldier – 3-16 January 2024
Issue 675 – FindmyPast Newspaper Tools – 17-31 January 2024
Issue 676 – Searching the Proceedings of the Old Bailey – 1-13 February 2024
Issue 677 – Search US Immigration Records – 14-27 February 2024
Issue 678 – Search Apprenticeship Records – 28 February-12 March 2024
Issue 679 – Search Livery and Guild Records – 13-26 March 2024
Issue 680 – Find Oxford and Cambridge Students – 27 March-9 April 2024
Issue 681 – Home Guard Records – 10-23 April 2024
Issue 682 – Find Ancestors in Canada’s Censuses – 24 April – 7 May 2024
Issue 683 – Download Free PCC Wills – 8- 21 May 2024
Issue 684 – Search Crown Dependencies Records – 22 May – 4 June 2024
Issue 685 – Find Home Children Sent to Canada – 5-18 June 2024
Issue 686 – Search Records from Lunatic Asylums – 19 June -2 Jul 2024
Issue 687 – Find World War I Red Cross Volunteers – 3-16 July 2024
Issue 688 – Find Ancestors in South Africa – 17 – 30 July 2024
Issue 689 – Find Ancestors who were Methodists – 31 July – 13 August 2024
Issue 690 – Search Hearth Tax Records – 14 August -27 August 2024
Issue 691 – Find Convicts sent to Australia -28 August – 10 September 2024
Issue 692 – Search UK Coastguard Records – 11 September -24 September 2024
Issue 693 – Search Household Calvary Records – 25 September – 8 October 2024
Issue 694 – Master Ancestry’s Pro Tools – 9 October – 22 October 2024
Issue 695 – Search UK’s Roman Catholic Registers – 23 October – 5 November 2024
Issue 696 – Search Records of Public Entertainers – 6 November -19 November 2024
Issue 697 – Search Boer War Records – 20 November – 3 December 2024
Issue 698 – Finding Birth Records – 4 December – 17 December 2024
Issue 699 – WeAre.xyz – 18 December – 31 December 2024
Issue 700 – Search Records of Royal National Lifeboat Institution – 1 January – 14 January 2025
If you require an article for your publication, do get in touch.
© Judith Batchelor 2025
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