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Thank you WDYTYA Live!

Thank you very much to all those who came to see us at Who Do You Think You Are? Live Scotland 2014. We had a great time. Many thanks to Scotland, Glasgow and the SECC for the excellent hospitality.

Scotland's first time hosting WDYTYA? Live has proven to be a great success. The SECC was packed throughout Friday and Saturday last week, with Scottish family historians queuing to speak with vendors at stalls as well as to listen to the many talks and workshops on offer.

The Deceased Online stand was one of the largest at the August event
We were delighted to be virtually mobbed on our stand, regularly having a queue of visitors keen to view the database. The newly added Aberdeenshire collection was very popular, while several attendees wanted to learn more about our forthcoming Moray collection.


The team is now recovering after working flat out from opening to around 4.30pm on both days. But we're looking forward to doing it all again and introducing even more exciting collections in WDYTYA Live Birmingham at Easter 2015!

Did you attend last week's WDYTYA? Live? Were you on of the many who visited our stand or did you take pictures of the event that you would like to share? Please feel free to post on our Facebook page or share with us via Twitter.

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