Emotional Heritage brings the issues of affect and power in the theorisation of heritage to the
fore, whilst also highlighting the affective and political consequences of heritage-making …

Family history is undertaken by millions around the world seeking to understand their past.
This practice is understudied, and we need to work hard to understand how it works. Over …

" This chapter establishes the reach of punitive relocation across a range of imperial
contexts, from the late Middle Ages into the twentieth century. It employs a series of case …

Keeping and telling secrets are acts of intimacy. This article explores secret-telling-friendly
methodologies, capable of encouraging individuals to share their life stories in their own …

The importance of history as an HCI method has been gaining increasing attention in HCI
literature. However, the mainstream historical sources (books, documentaries, etc.) and …

Societies employ mechanisms to pass on their knowledge through generations. The
intergenerational transmission of social memory has become a relatively recent field …

This article will explore the relationship between the emotions of family history and the
development of historical knowledge using surveys conducted with family historians in …

Queensland became an independent state in 1859, separating from New South Wales.
Almost immediately, an ambitious plan on migration was embarked upon in order to attract …

This article explores how wider national narratives facilitate families' choices about what
information to keep secret over time. I argue that attention to the ways family secrets operate …

Family history research, as a multi-billion-dollar industry, is one of the most popular pastimes
in the world with millions of enthusiasts worldwide. Anecdotally regarded by some in the …