Project ID: 478

DescriptionBarnet's Family History Group took on the challenge of researching a genuine but unknown marriage certificate (bought at an antique fair) and used it as a case study to build up a history of the two families involved. This provided basic research knowledge for members to use when tracing their own ancestors.
TopicsHistory
Research
TypeU3A-led research (not an SLP)
U3ABarnet U3A
Year started2009
Source of referenceSources 39 Jan 10 p20
NotesSusan Fifer, who led this project, is the author of Family History for the Older and Wiser, 2010, Wiley in partnership with the Third Age Trust