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Advice for visiting fairs

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I am hoping oto visit the Gateshead Family History Fair tomorrow.

Has anyone got any advise for gettign the most out of such a day?
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Hi Susan, I've only been to one at Cradley. You do get the chance to speak to other researchers, and maybe pick up some Parish Records or Local History books for your area of research. Hope you have a good day, best wishes from Linell.
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Maths girl wrote:I am hoping oto visit the Gateshead Family History Fair tomorrow.

Has anyone got any advise for gettign the most out of such a day?


I have never been to one yet let us know what it is like!

When is the one in the mids does anyone know?

Pick up a load of info MG
and if anyone is able to print off the whole family tree ( thinking of the BCC tree with 33,000+ ancestors) let
me know!

have a great day
I have been to a few businesses trade shows and I think just find out where the loos are, the coffee and cakes are
and buy one of the directories they sell there!
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A quick google search and it looks like the Midlands one was held in Worcester in August 2009.
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ChrisR wrote:A quick google search and it looks like the Midlands one was held in Worcester in August 2009.


Thanks Chris so I missed that one then
:(

I think I might go to one when it is a bit cooler
do they have a list of where they are all at?
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This is the page I got the information from on ancester search. There are others listed on that page for later this year - October has Suffolk and Scarborough and November has Hull.

Dates and links on the link above.

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I was thinking of going to that. I havent been to one before either. Depends if my sons up in time :roll:
I think theres on in Durham soon too.
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Maths girl wrote:I am hoping oto visit the Gateshead Family History Fair tomorrow.

Has anyone got any advise for gettign the most out of such a day?


yeh write down what your stuck on and asked them to find it see you there :grin:
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here the link for all the exibitors

http://www.nationalfamilyhistoryfair.com/exhibitors.htm
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peterd wrote:here the link for all the exibitors

http://www.nationalfamilyhistoryfair.com/exhibitors.htm


I hope you are taking some BCC leaflets with you you got the one I sent you haven't you!
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Northern Lass wrote:
peterd wrote:here the link for all the exibitors

http://www.nationalfamilyhistoryfair.com/exhibitors.htm


I hope you are taking some BCC leaflets with you you got the one I sent you haven't you!


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Thanks for all the advice.

It was a good day apart from the parking for which there seemed to be no notices.

It was interesting to see what products are available for storage, charts etc.

My advice to anyone going to something like that is the future is to take some water with you -it was hot but like so many things in geanealogy addictive and difficult to persuade yourself to leave even to go to the cafe until necessity drove you.
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grangers14 wrote:I was thinking of going to that. I havent been to one before either. Depends if my sons up in time :roll:
I think theres on in Durham soon too.
Jo :)



jo when this one on back end of this month sometime

found it

http://www.clevelandfhs.org.uk/
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Sounds like I missed a good day.
Thanks for that Peter but I dont think I'd be bale to go there. £15.00 but does include buffet. The talks sound really interesting...
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grangers14 wrote:Sounds like I missed a good day.
Thanks for that Peter but I dont think I'd be bale to go there. £15.00 but does include buffet. The talks sound really interesting...
Jo :)


dont think i bother
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