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Article: Family History Day success.
- Article from:
- Hastings & St. Leonards Observer (St. Leonards-on-Sea, England)
- Article date:
- October 8, 2007
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Ancestry TV programmes caused a surge of interest in Hastings Week's family history day this year.
The Hastings and Rother Family History Society Fair at Horntye Park sports complex at the weekend was a hit with over 300 people attending to look at stalls, and hear talks on internet research, wills, death duties, and naval ancestry.
Even Hastings mayor, Councillor Maureen Charlesworth, was in attendance at the 5th annual event, expressing an interest in investigating her ...