How can you join the Acorn Club?
If you are interested in your family history, particularly in
Devon, you are automatically a member of the Acorn Club.
Welcome!
If you have anything you want to add to the Acorn Club page, like
stories, puzzles or things you have found out to do with your
family history, then email
Welcome to the exciting world of family history. This is a
special kind of history because it is all about you. Only your
brothers and sisters will have exactly the same story to tell.
Family history is discovering the names of your ancestors but
it is much more too. You can find out about the jobs they did, the
places they lived in and what their lives would have been
like.
Searching for your family history is a bit like being a
detective. You have to search for clues in many different places to
try and find out what you want to know. You have to be careful
because sometimes the clues turn out to be red herrings.
It is also rather like doing a jigsaw, except with family
history, there are always some pieces missing. Some of the clues
may well be in your own house, or in the houses of your
grandparents or your aunts and uncles.
I shall be showing you some of the clues that I have found for
my own family history and you can see if your families have
anything like this.
Any Family History Questions or Hints for other Acorn Club
Members? See our •members' page