American couple traces ancestry back to Nantwich
Did you spot the local news this week? Apparently, an American couple’s quest to discover more about their ancestry saw them travel thousands of miles to Nantwich's Crown Hotel...
West Yorkshire family tree research just got easier thanks to new online records
A total of 4,096,794 new records were added to Ancestry.co.uk for West Yorkshire collections in December as part of the region’s ongoing programme of digitisation of over 37 million records, now available online...
Staffordshire manufacturer Johnson Tiles helps poppies bloom at Tower of London
Interesting to hear in the news today that Staffordshire tile manufacturer Johnson Tiles has been contributing to the Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red installation at the Tower of London. Created by Derby-based artist Paul Cummins, it's a project…
Am I quoting for a Mini or a Rolls Royce?
It's an odd question you may think but I am frequently asked for a 'ballpark' figure for the cost of researching a family tree. I never do quote a 'ballpark' figure because someone is going to be disappointed, either me…