Happy New Year!

Hi everyone.

Tomorrow is 2016. I hope you have an excellent one and have a good time as we say goodbye to 2015.

If you're interested in family history, then this is the time that many pick up the hobby and the habit. It's enjoyable and rewarding to find out more about your family's past.

A word of caution: you may find that it's not as easy as it looks!

I'll be more than pleased to hear from you if you find yourselves stuck against the proverbial 'brick wall,' or simply find yourself overwhelmed by the amount of individuals that share your ancestor's name, and the amount of records there are to traipse through.

Check out my website: www.familyhistorybycerys.co.uk for more information about my services.

Feel free to drop me a line - I've seen my fair share of interesting situations when it comes to errant relatives, black sheep, and general confusion. I will give it my best!

A Historical Christmas on TV

There are plenty of goodies for the history fan on TV this Christmas - with the BBC leading the charge.

Dickensian on BBC One is a mash-up of Dickens characters and stories in a period mystery.

Running on a theme, Sherlock is also going all period-drama over the festive period, with a Victorian special.

 

There's more mystery on the way with an adaptation of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, to keep crime-lovers happy through the holidays.

 



 

And there's the treat of War and Peace to look forward to for those who like their period drama epic.

 



 

To avoid showing prejudice towards the BBC, I should probably point out that ITV also has a lot going on over Christmas.

 

History fans can look forward to the final episode of Downton Abbey on Christmas Day.

 



 

And for the little ones, there's a family tree of a different kind with BBC's Stick Man to watch out for!

 



 

A great Christmas on TV then!

Small Business Saturday

 

Today is Small Business Saturday - the day when (hopefully!) we all shine a spotlight on and support small businesses.

These are the businesses run by neighbours, families, friends - who care about what they do and don't have the advantages of corporations. Some of these businesses are new, some are generations old - the local barbers, the window cleaners, the shopkeepers.

 

We should support smaller businesses where we can - for the sake of our history, our communities, and the neighbours, families, and friends, that we want to see succeed.