To go with the BBC's popular tv series of this name, today BBC London ran a Family History day at the British Library.
[note to self: Add a visit to the library itself to my list of London things to do]
We collected loads of information about family history: pages of web links, details about what the National Archives holds (lots, apparently!) and leaflets about places we hadn't thought to visit, such as the Museum of Docklands (didn't even know it existed) and the Imperial War Museum (to look at merchant shipping records).
Well worth checking out: and interesting to see just how many people are interested in their family history (judging by the crowds.)
I hear that the BBC are helping create a series of WDYTYA for Australian tv. Hope it is also shown in the UK.
[note to self: Add a visit to the library itself to my list of London things to do]
We collected loads of information about family history: pages of web links, details about what the National Archives holds (lots, apparently!) and leaflets about places we hadn't thought to visit, such as the Museum of Docklands (didn't even know it existed) and the Imperial War Museum (to look at merchant shipping records).
Well worth checking out: and interesting to see just how many people are interested in their family history (judging by the crowds.)
I hear that the BBC are helping create a series of WDYTYA for Australian tv. Hope it is also shown in the UK.
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