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Researching Your Family History

It is valuable to have hobbies and activities that are interesting and absorbing, and that ideally enable you to meet more people with a shared interest.
Family history, or genealogy, provides a great hobby. It is fascinating to search back through your family's records, almost like a detective, and discovering even hidden skeletons! It really is essential these days that you use the internet, and sites like ancestry.co.uk as well as the government's public records service. But don't omit involvement with local family history groups - enthusiasts there can be a great source of help, and can broaden your perspective on the historical background.


 

Some useful links:

Book: 'How to Trace Your Family Tree'   Practical Handbook for Researching Your Family History
Ancestry.com website   Very good resources - at a cost!
Getting Family Records   Info from the government
Get started on Family History   Info from the BBC


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