Who are you and where did you come from? These are just two of the questions that this deluxe novelty book will help you to answer. Find out all about your family history – how to start your research, questions to ask, how to decipher old photographs and how to read a census. Laid out in ten easy-to- follow spreads this book will give you an insight into your ancestors' lives. Including a pull-out family tree chart and a gift notebook for recording your findings, this book is packed with facts, tips and internet links and has everything you could possibly need to become your own family detective.
- The hit BBC TV series Who Do You Think You Are? has been sold all over the world. Seven series have been broadcast in the UK with shows regularly attracting over six million viewers.
- Genealogy is one of the fastest growing leisure activities this century. When the 1901 census was published on the internet in 2002, it immediately crashed as over 1.2 million enthusiasts attempted to uncover their relations.
Dan Waddell started his writing career selling stories to the tabloids before becoming a sports writer for BBC books. When his son was born in 2003 it sparked a curiosity in his own family history and within a few hours of starting to research his ancestors he uncovered a scandalous family secret! After rapidly becoming an expert, Dan was commissioned by the BBC to write two tie-in titles to the hit TV series Who Do You Think You Are? He has recently published two genealogy-related crime novels, Blood Atonement and The Blood Detective. This is his first book for children.