Free Tickets for WDYTYA Live 2013 (Who Do You Think You Are?)

[Polldoll]

Hi
Used the free ticket on Saturday and had a good time and listened to several talks but no one was telling how to access the Scottish records for free. One can live and hope.

John

That's cause it's a secret...

Unfortunately, it's not a secret as it's just not possible - there are cheaper ways than online at Scotland's People, but they involve living or holidaying in Scotland and having access to either a local registrar or the Scotland's People centre in Edinburgh. Or generous friends and family who will furnish you with Scotland's People vouchers all the time.

That's a good enough reason for me to come and visit .   Finding my ancestors as well as having proper porridge for breakfast.. made with  salt ...What more can one ask for 
Poll

[Lydart]

Did you get to WDYTYA  Poll ?     Tell all !!

[MonicaL]

Did Poll get there....she was a complete STAR on photo restoration at the stand 

Monica

[Lydart]

Come on Poll; don't be modest ... we want to hear ALL about it, from YOU !!

[sarah]

We are back from the Big Smoke and what a great few days !!

We were very delighted to meet and get the chance to chat in "real life" to soo many lovely rootschatters who came down to say Hi 

Huge Thanks to Monica, Dawn, Milly, Polldoll, and Scrimnett who all gave expert advice and put across to people just what a great friendly community we are and in many situations were able to help where the "professional advisers" struggled.

I know that you all want to see a photograph of us all and the rootschatters....drum rolll....

[sarah]

Sarah

[Wiggy]

 

[Polldoll]

I had a great 3 days Lydart ...Met  some really lovely people...Monica,Tilly and Dawn worked  tirelessly on the stand  to help Trystan and Sarah on this, their first WDYTYA Show  ; Scrimnet who kept popping in to see us all and help too ... And all are  kind, personable, helpful souls displaying the typical characteristics of the Rootschatters  that make up the membership of this forum. We talked and chatted to anybody and everybody who walked within ten feet of the stand and handed them a really beautifully designed( by Sarah) A5 card with all the information they would need to find us online and listing all the Boards and subjects we cover on the Forum. Prospective new members were shown the site live, on Tablets, to familiarise them with it's layout and show how simple the procedure was  to register and then ask their question.

 There was a slide show of some photos, before and after restoration and people were encouraged to go to the Common room to post if they found themselves really unsure of where to post their first query... and were assured that it wasn't a hanging offence if they made mistakes at first After all,  the site is reknown for it's friendly demeanor.

 I had  a wander  around  the rest of the exhibiton and had a DNA TEST  for locating matches on a database that is growing by the day and will have to wait 8 weeks for any results . Maybe I'll find some Canadian cousins that I'm sure I have somewhere

 I met some of our Rootschatters  that I've chatted to online  and found them to be exactly as they seemed to be "for  real " and  that's very reassuring .  Luckily my hotel was only five minutes walk from Olympia so I didn't have far to go at the end of the day ...which was just as well I think as Trystan will testify ... The legs were rather  worn out at the end of each day ...
( and mine were pretty short to start with !)
Poll
Love the pic Sarah.....

[J.R.Ellam]

Hi

Also had a DNA test done, I used the one with the photo booth and waiting for the results. Just hope I don't misslay the card with the log in details.