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History

Who do you think you are?

A new family history project is set to shine the spotlight on your ancestors’ past



Hackney’s place in the Romany story

Travellers’ historical link to London Fields pub



From Albert Town to Butterfield Green

A history of Stoke Newington’s forgotten park



A history of Hackney health: the past is always present

Josh Loeb speaks to the Lisa Rigg about the Hackney Society’s new project



Marks of the past

Ben Locker seeks out the signs of the times