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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 3 May 2017 17:20

I spotted this information elsewhere ...............

WDYTYA live event will be no more

http://www.sog.org.uk/news/article/who-do-you-think-you-are-live-event-to-cease



NOTE:- also posted on Genealogy C and Find A

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 3 May 2017 17:58

Not surprised. It was 'exciting' when FH first became available on t'internet. Once you've been a couple of times, there's rarely anything new.
Despite some potentially interesting talks given by the main providers - some at an extra cost - it was a means to part you from your money.
I went at least 3 times, twice with LG curtesy of Carol & Ron the printers free draws. Hands were kept firmly in pockets to avoid going over budget.

One wonders if the move from London to Birmingham made any difference?

Researching:
Dormant member as from 20 Sep 2019 . Click on my board name to send a message

SheilaSomerset

SheilaSomerset Report 3 May 2017 18:27

I'm not surprised either. Family history became a popular pastime with many with the advent of TV coverage and increasing things available on-line. Lots of these people have given up the hobby and the 'hard-core', many of whom began long before the internet and WDYTYA on TV, plough on in their own ways and don't really 'need' the live show. I went to the Birmingham show a couple of years ago and so many areas of the country were under-represented, in terms of stalls and info.

Researching:
Gloucestershire, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, London, Lithuania, Russia

Guinevere

Guinevere Report 3 May 2017 18:37

The tickets were a ridiculous price, plus they charged stall holders far too much.

Greed has killed it.

Researching:
Lowestoft and North Suffolk, Monmouthshire, Breconshire, Somerset

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 3 May 2017 18:57

I also wondered whether the cost and the move to Birmingham were the major factors.

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.