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Who Do You Think You Are? – Emilia Fox’s journey from the stage to steam engines

Posted by Kelly on 8 September 2011 in General, Record Collections

A major life event that inpires many to start tracing their family history is having a baby, as was the case for eight-month pregnant English actress Emilia Fox. Knowing she came from a a family of actors, Emilia’s journey starts out on the trail of her paternal grandfather Robin Fox, a successful theatre agent, who… Read more

Family Tree Maker: Custom Reports

Posted by Charlene Chen on 6 September 2011 in Family Tree Maker

AUTHORED BY TANA L. PEDERSEN (FROM ANCESTRY.COM) Family Tree Maker comes with a variety of default reports, and it also has a Custom Report that lets you mine your family tree for the information you’re interested in. Using it I’ve created family health histories, address lists, residency reports, and more. But the report I get… Read more

Channel 4 wants to hear from you!

Posted by Aimee McIntosh on 2 September 2011 in Record Collections

As scary as this might be we are already thinking about Christmas here, and it’s not just us its Channel 4 too! Channel 4 are looking for families of all shapes and sizes to take part in a brand new family entertainment series. This exciting new series is all about bringing families together and observing… Read more

Who Do You Think You Are? – Larry Lamb uncovers the truth

Posted by Russell James on 1 September 2011 in General

Part of the joy of family history is discovering family secrets – and then learning the truth behind them. For Eastenders actor Larry Lamb, the secret was closer to home than most, as he found out his mother was adopted. His search for his biological family made for fascinating viewing. Lamb was actually lucky, as recent… Read more