Welcome

This site is a work in progress illustrating the history of our ancestors and the communities they helped to shape.

It contains information about more than 25,000 individuals and 6,000 families. New local and social history content is also available.

In order to get maximum benefit from the site, please register as a member and access the full range of information and services not available to unregistered visitors. We would like to hear from you and to learn more about your research, please leave questions in the Forums or comments in the Guestbook.

Above all, check us out regularly, we are continually adding new material and much remains to be added as time permits.

Make the Most of your Visit

To get the most from this site, please take some time to explore the navigation buttons, the slide arrows, and the menus.

If you are looking for a specific individual or family, then search through the 'genealogy' menu. You will be taken to the database which gives access to the personal details of more than 25,000 people.

As a registered site member, you can see information regarding more recent family members. You will also benefit from the site forums and you can post news items which you think may be of interest to others. We would also like to hear more of your research interests, increasing the chances of linking your work with that of others visiting the site.

Check out the 'History' menu for more detailed stories about people or places.

We Need Your Help

This site has something for everyone interested in family history. We need your help with new information and articles which will keep the site 'fresh' for regular visitors. We'd also like to invite you to participate in the Forum discussions which are a means of helping others who share our interest in genealogy or local history.

You are all invited to leave a message in the guestbook and tell us about your own research.

You may be helping us and we will certainly try to help you.

Thank You

Thanks go to all those who have helped and continue to help with our research. You are too numerous to list here, but references appear at various points on the site.

Without this help we would have been unable to find our ancestors, and much less understand their lives or those of their communities.