Family history research used to be a matter of people in woolly hats and anoraks looking for tombstones.
Today, genealogy is cool. The TV series Who Do You think You Are?, which reveals the forbears of celebrities and their secrets, regularly attracts 6 million viewers.
The boom in family history research is one of the unexpected consequences of the internet revolution. The digitisation of so many records which until recently were inaccessible or unknown has prompted a new and exciting way
