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This talk is about newspapers.
But it’s also about stories; about bringing our ancestors to life; about moving away from the idea that once we’ve discovered their names and dates, our task is complete; it’s about seeing our ancestors as real, living, breathing, thinking people.
The talk will demonstrate how newspapers – specifically local newspapers – can lead us some way along this path. How, by uncovering references to the smallest, apparently insignificant events in our ancestors’ lives, we can start to get glimpses of the people behind the names and dates.
Dave Annal is a professional researcher with over 40 years' experience. He is a former Principal Family History Specialist with the National Archives and worked at the Family Records Centre. He is a Fellow of the Society of Genealogists and of the Royal Historical Society. Dave has written family history books including the bestselling “Easy Family History”, “Birth, Marriage & Death Records” (with Audrey Collins) and is the co-author of “Census: the Family Historian's Guide”. He has spoken at major events including Who Do You Think You Are? Live and Rootstech. Dave has been researching his own family history since the mid-1970s and he hasn't finished yet!
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