One of the best things about being in my shop for last nine years is the enjoyment of seeing people and also hearing them so proud of their ancestral ties. That’s what Celtic connexions is all about, but even better is when someone who had not really thought about `where they came from ` starts to take an interest. It’s fascinating.

So where do you start, well we are no experts and the best place to go is to a genealogist society for help. Sadly we have not been able to make these groups...