![]() ![]() You might be surprised what has stood the test of time. If you believe your family was from the same area you live in now, it’s certainly an advantage to go to the library and ask about registers, archives, censuses, as well as birth, death and marriage records. Visit the public library: This varies from country to country, and from region to region. Leave no stone unturned, and if possible, ask for old photo albums, documents, or possessions that might hold further clues Your grandparents might have some key pieces of information but their memory needs to be jogged. Some aunts and uncles might know more than others. Talk to relatives: Ask all of your living relatives what they know about your family and try to build a family tree. Here are some of the common and perhaps more traditional ways to find out more about your family. ![]() By the time genealogy technology came along, with early-internet services like Genes Reunited, it was too little too late. Many who were evacuated from the cities never found their families again, spending the rest of their lives wondering what happened to their parents or siblings. Who really knows what finding relatives can lead to.ĭuring WWII, over 650,000 unaccompanied schoolchildren were packed onto trains and buses in the UK and sent to live with relatives, strangers, and temporary guardians while the war raged. ![]() For some, knowing about their relatives is the first step in a process that may involve reconciliation, recording, preserving, and sharing further down the line. Family history has become very popular in an ever-more globalised world, where people migrate with high regularity. There are many reasons that might prompt a person to look into their roots and discover who might be on their family tree. ![]()
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