BBC1 Family Finders

[sirsimon]

I admit I enjoyed it, its nice seeing people doing the research and finding out some incredible things about their families.

I find WDYTYA quite irritating. Not because its a bad show, but because it involves celebrities learning about their history, yet they do very little of the work. They hire these experts and learn more about their ancestors than I would on my own and it makes genealogy look easier than it is. It takes years to learn most about your family and even half a decade later, I am still not finished.

I remember one episode when one of them was presented with this gorgeous family tree on a scroll, all decorated and beautiful. I was so jealous in that I cannot afford such a beautiful thing 

[omega 1]

Hello silvery
I remember " Who was my Dad" always brings a tear to my eyes when mentioned,very touching,but happy outcome.

I often wonder how the old BBC members are

omega

[jaywit]

Hello silvery
I remember " Who was my Dad" always brings a tear to my eyes when mentioned,very touching,but happy outcome.

I often wonder how the old BBC members are

omega

I'm still here

[IgorStrav]

Hello silvery


I often wonder how the old BBC members are

omega

Fine, thank you, Omega! 

[silvery]

I miss that BBC board.   The pictures of ' does anyone know my dad' were on rootschat.    He found his family, or Sherlock did, and they had been looking for him and his twin.  It was quite emotional.

Clematised still has the whole thread saved, or did have.   Another ex-BBC.   

[healyjfch]

Watched Monday's episode last night. Ordinary people, with a story to tell.
I loved the part where the Winifred Holt's Cross, brought family together.
Also the man whose mother had him adopted but came to live in his town so that she could see him
in school playground. It was lovely to see him meeting his sisters.


I was making inquiries of baptismal and marriage records for a particular name.
Lucky for us he had an unusual first name, with a very common surname
The secretary realised that two people were researching same family.
With my permission, the secretary passed my details to the other individual.
We are now in touch by email. We live in different countries.
To date we have not met, but it could happen in the future.

[Hampshire Lass]

Ringrose thank you for posting about this programme. I would have missed it but have now caught up with all of them and think it is absolutely brilliant 

I also missed the rootschat thread but am looking forward to watching tomorrow's episode. Well done everyone 

[StanleysChesterton]

I've seen some of them (when the telly's been on the right side at the right time).  It's good, but it's another of those programmes that stretches two stories far too long with pointless repeated voice overs about their story.  They could squeeze four into the slot.

[Ruskie]

The pictures of ' does anyone know my dad' were on rootschat.    He found his family, or Sherlock did, and they had been looking for him and his twin.  It was quite emotional.

Clematised still has the whole thread saved, or did have.   Another ex-BBC.   

Does anyone have a link to this thread please?