This is a recording of a talk by a former member of MRC staff on tracing your 20th-century ancestors using sources held here. Sub-titles can be shown by clicking the three dots in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen and selecting 'captions'. This is what it covers (timings given in minutes and seconds):

• Up to 4:26: a general overview of our holdings;
• 4:26-6:20: general comments on trade union records as genealogical sources;
• 6:20-9:35: an overview of the historical development of trade unions;
• 9:35-13:16: the range of occupations represented in the trade union records which we hold;
• 13:16-15:44: different types of trade union records;
• 15:44-20:45: trade union membership records;
• 20:45-27:02: family history guidance and sources on the MRC website;
• 27:02-44:29: an in-depth look at sources for railway workers;
• 44:29-end: summing up.