Discover Your Ancestors
Issue 011
Welcome to Discover Your Ancestors Periodical. It was great to meet so many people at the Who Do You Think You Are? Live show in London last month, and a warm welcome to the many new subscribers who signed up there. The crowds at that event – the largest of its kind in the world – are a cheering testimony to the popularity of exploring our roots, and interest in all aspects of history has never been higher.
The big news from us was of course the launch of our third annual print edition, packed with more than 30 brand new features – see opposite for details of how to get your copy. They should be appearing in newsagents in the UK by the time you read this, and in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand very soon.
Meanwhile, back to this latest monthly edition. The third and final in our recent series of features on different aspects of marriage sees Susie Douglas exploring the traditions of marriages in the Borders of Scotland, showing that there is a lot more to this subject than English elopements to Gretna Green.
We’re also delighted to have an exclusive book extract by Michelle Higgs’ new Visitor’s Guide to Victorian England where she takes us on a shopping trip in the shadow of our Victorian forebears. It’s exactly that sort of bringing history to life that we love at Discover Your Ancestors. And there’s plenty more to find inside, as you can see below! Andrew Chapman, Editor.