Our membership has a core group of 8, others join in when it doesn’t clash with other commitments. Some people join for a short period of time because they have a specific family member who may have done something heroic, sometimes it’s to check up whether the second cousin in Australia really did descend from the convicts. My own contribution to that Victorian generation only got as far as a prison hulk in Portsmouth (poaching in the New Forest).

For interest to prospective participants, exploring one’s DNA can produce unexpected results (some would say consequences) & during the festive period offers of reduced cost testing abound. Depending on your specifics, Ancestry, My Heritage & Find My Past are three which can be explored. My daughter & I undertook testing, & it revealed I am her father (50% genomes), & she is allergic to coriander, something she has always hated!

August meeting
August is a quiet moment in the busy schedule in the u3a Torbay programme, so I have decided to make the Family History meeting on Thurs 21st Aug an Open House starting at 10.30am & running until 4.00pm. If you have an occasional interest or are just interested to learn about this interesting hobby, please just contact me on 07387 433675 or aby the link above & I will send you my address etc. Come along with your laptop, iPad or phone & if you are a member of ‘Ancestry’ etc don’t forget your login details.

Chris Price

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