Geneology

l had never thought about looking into my family tree till my beloved elderly Auntie died. l found out then that she had been writing her life story for her children and grandchilden and they decided to have it published. This book,Brum by Candle Light, tells the story of my grandparents hardship,like so many others living in Birmingham during the 1900s. That book started my journey into looking further back into my family tree. At the time of my research,l didnt have a computor, so all my looking up and reading certificates were done by visiting the records offices, which was very time consuming and very expensive as l now do not live any more in ...  Read the complete review

Inspired by television programmes like "Who do you think you are" and having realised by talking to family members that there was very little known about my grandparents' families, fluffy duffy embarked on the journey down the path of the family tree. Cans of worms.....some family members report finding unsavoury deeds of ancestors. Older members of the family wanted illegitimate children, divorce and other details left undiscovered. Would I recommend it? Depends what you want to know. Basically this can be a fun hobby. I have found a cousin on Genes Reunited who has a family tree with over 3000 relatives. Personally what I want to gain ...  Read the complete review

Not a Hobby but a way of life. I am very much into geneology but my opinion does not belong under the title "hobbies" as for me geneology is not about a bored housewife sitting around trying to trace her roots back to Mary queen of Scots or the Normans. Now don't get me wrong, I am intensely jealous of the people that can view geneology as a mere trivial hobby, but in reality for most people it simply doesn't matter a bit, especially in the United States where I live where people are obsessive with tracing their roots back to presidents and early colonists. I laugh at these people but envy them. (BTW every white American wants to trace his roots back ...  Read the complete review

if you want to get into genealogy try www.genealogy.com - Advantages: find out where you come from, can be exciting, i have a pirate in my family tree - Disadvantages: you may find out things u dnt wana know

As a relative necomer to genealogy and family history, I have found www.familysearch.org invaluable in the quest for my roots. The bulk of information is American, but the english info is reliable. The site is run be The church of Jesus Christ and the Latter day saints (mormons) They encompass the International Genealogical Index which holds many thousands of British births, deaths and marriages right upto about 1900. The big sell for this site to the genealogist is that its free! The search boxes allow to search with at least the Surname, although its better to be more precise as the maximum search results are 5000. They also allow you to ...  Read the complete review