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A work friend of mine recently told me of how he traced his family back over two hundred years and this got me interested in the subject.

Has anyone else managed to trace his or her family tree? Is it even important where you came from? Who you ancestors are? Does it make a difference if your family descended from kings, deprived lower classes or slaves?

Latest comment by ChiefDragon 6 days ago

I have traced my mother’s family back to 1811 and they lived in Brickyard Lane in Norton, Nth Yorkshire…

We know who you all are!

Latest comment by China 6 days ago

Lazarus I usually come on the internet early hours as it’s nice and peaceful at my house then, usually…

There have been a lot of rubbish threads around lately so I thought I would jump on the bandwagon and make my own.

But honestly this is a serious question has plagued people for hundreds of days. I can’t see how he can be called a superhero when he doesn’t have any super powers or abilities. All the man has is lots of gadgets and a fancy dress costume. So I claim he is just a hero!

Latest comment by theagitator 15 days ago

Regular at the Tower. Good tune, old fiddle.

I have accepted the request.

Now I like to buy all sorts online and save lots of money using codes and cash back but this means registering at lots of sites. This isn’t a problem till every site seems to think you want a catalogue from them and send one out to you with no choice and some sites like Next even charge you for the pleasure. I also end up with the same catalogues over and over but with just a different name on the front because some companies own multiple sites…

Latest comment by Freedoddy 18 days ago

I’ve been sorely tempted in the past to order from catalogues, especially with free Saucepan sets…