Genealogical experts from The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, will be attending the highly successful Who Do You Think You Are? – LIVE! show in Olympia, London, 24-26 February (Stand 410) .
This will be the sixth consecutive year the Library has attended, to what has become great showcase of our work and collections. The Library is the premier source for all Welsh genealogical research, and we hope that the visitors to this weekend’s event will visit the Library’s stand to take advantage of our presence, and to discuss their Welsh ancestry with the experts attending, under the banner of the Welsh Help Desk.
Special presentations will be held during the Show, highlighting Welsh genealogy research, and sources at the Library. These will be held on Saturday 25 February at 10.00 a.m. and Sunday 26 February at 3.15 p.m.
Guests visiting this year’s stand will include BBC’s news anchorman and presenter Huw Edwards, together with another familiar face in London Welsh circles,
Sir Deian Hopkin, who has just taken up his role at the Library’s President, will also pay us a visit.
The Library’s unparalleled resources include parish registers, probate records, nonconformist chapel records, estate papers, maps, photographs, drawings, paintings, pedigree books, Great Sessions Records, local history books, journals, newspapers, census etc. And, especially for this event, we will have access to several indexes which are not currently available on our online website. The Library has also launched a successful online probate index where you can view our wills on our website http://cat.llgc.org.uk/probate
We are very much looking forward to welcoming you to our stand.
If you have any friends or relatives in the area who would appreciate some help with their genealogy – they are welcome to call in!
For show details and tickets visit: www.whodoyouthinkyouarelive.co.uk
Cyril Evans