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WDYTYA? Live 2013


Deceased Online is coming to Who Do You Think You Are? Live!

Like many of you, here at Deceased Online (DOL) we are getting ourselves ready for next year’s WDYTYA? Live event at London’s Olympia. From Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th February, we will be exhibiting on Stand Number 924 at the world’s biggest family history show. There will be numerous demonstration computers with our friendly team showing visitors how to get the best from DOL and other special features.

Huw Edwards visiting the DOL stand at WDYTYA? Live

2013’s show looks to be the best yet, with an even bigger Military Pavilion and Photography Gallery, fantastic speakers and celebrities from the TV series, DNA advice, workshops, SOG Family History Show, Heirloom Detective, and Ask the Experts. 

View of the DOL stand from the balcony at Olympia
This will be our fourth year at the show and we’ll be revealing even more exciting new features and records on the Deceased Online database Visitors to our stand in previous years will know that we’re one of the busiest at the show, so there will be plenty of enthusiastic staff to help you to view our large screen demonstrations and learn how to best search our records. We’ll also have smaller screens for researchers to register and try out the database.

Anyone who needs in-depth advice on finding their ancestor’s death or burial records can chat to professional genealogist, Emma Jolly, at the stand.

We will also be launching an exciting competition to win a really useful book. We can’t say much more now as the book’s so popular it’s being reprinted and we have fingers crossed that we’ll have stocks available by 22nd February.

Look out too for an article all about Deceased Online in the show catalogue.

Let us know if you will be attending the show. We look forward to seeing you there!

Follow our updates on the show on our Facebook and Twitter pages.

Tickets cost from £15, with free entry for children.  Discounts are available for groups. Book your tickets online or telephone 0844 873 7330.

Bolton Update
We now have all records for five of Bolton Council’s cemeteries on the website. Data for the remaining two cemeteries and the large Overdale Crematorium will be coming very soon. Make sure you follow us on Facebook and Twitter to find out as soon as the new data becomes available.
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