Fairs on the Horizon

I may be out of touch with the world of family history for a few days, but here’s something I can prepare in advance, namely, a little list of forthcoming events, thus:

• Sunday 14^th August – Malton Family & Local History Fair;
• Saturday 13^th August – Bakewell Book Fair;
• Sunday 14^th to Saturday 20^th August – Edinburgh Festival (with book stalls).

 (if either of the latter two links don't work, go to www.pbfa.org and click through to the 2011 calendar)

If you’re otherwise bored today, then you may care to have a browse of a popular website to discover corners of it that you were previously unaware of.  I’m talking about the BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? site.  No, I haven’t been put up to it by the Beeb, but the website actually has some very interesting areas which you may not know about.  For starters, have a look at the ‘Taking it Further’ tab and, if you’re a bit of a novice, the ‘Getting Started’ link may be the one for you.  The ‘Social History’ area used to be really good, too, but they seem to have wiped it.

ON THIS DAY

1945:  Atomic Bomb hits Nagasaki.