Geneology Reviews

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 ...  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 ...  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 ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

I apologise to those of you who are reading this to find an informative opinion on the subject of Ancestry. Unfortunately I am very much a lay person and am myself searching in the dense forest to discover the tree which is in fact mine. My only surviving parent is now in her 70's and the subject of tracing our family tree came up ...  Read the complete review

If you are interested in tracing your family history but don't know how to start perhaps our experiences may help People can become interested in the history of their families for many different reasons. Our interest started in a mild way on a very enjoyable caravanning holiday in Perth , Scotland. Anyone who has holidayed in ...  Read the complete review

Absorbing,Fascinating and totally time-consuming beware if you start researching your family tree it can be suprisingly addictive.. There is such a wealth of resourses available now to aid any budding geneologists on their family searches this can take time in checking out all the possible routes but not without having a little fun and ...  Read the complete review

There must be a few of you at Dooyoo who are not in the least bit interested in researching your family tree! But I bet there are a lot of you out there who have often had a thought in the back of your mind which goes something like “wonder where gran’s gran originated from?”, or “wonder who little Jimmy takes after with ...  Read the complete review

Searching for family members is a long drawn out process.But it is definitely very fulfilling when you do find new ancestors or old ancestors.I've been doing my family history since 1995 and I think I've done fairly a good job at it.I now have acquired over 20,000 new ancestors that I never knew existed before. This is ...  Read the complete review

Tracing your family history can be interesting and sometimes quite suprising. My ancestors were horned Viking Warriors who pillaged the east coast of England! I found this and lots of other quite startling family secrets by searching the web. Its a good idea to put your surname into a good search engine and see what it throws up when ...  Read the complete review

Although it might sound strange (and I have noticed that there isn't a subject area for this one), one of my biggest hobbies is geneology. I can now bore friends and strangers for hours with my extended family tree and strange stories. For example, my Uncle Rob is related to a variety of Kings and Barons, both English and Welsh ...  Read the complete review