Was your Great Grandfather a farmer? Was his wife a seamstress? Was her Great Grandfather a Fisherman? Don't know? Many people have also pondered these questions and many have sought to find the answers. "READ AN EXAMPLE OF GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH"

Tracing your family roots can often be a fascinating and intriguing journey of discovery through your personal history. With more than 28 million people claiming Scots ancestory perhaps you are one of them? Maybe you hailed from this corner of Scotland - one that has a woven rich fabric of cultural and historical intrigue. Indeed Seats of the Hay Clan (Delgatie Castle, Slains Castle) and the mighty Clan Fraser - to name but two - are to be found in this area.

Even just those few generations back, there is so much information hidden in the census records, in the births, marriages and death records, about the people who made us who we are. More and more people are interested in finding the lost families and seeing the buildings and surroundings in which their ancestors lived.

Why not start your journey of discovery with the Aberdeen and North East Family Society. The Society is run by expert volunteers who will give you some handy hints on how to research family trees. It's recently been expanded because of the increasing demand for genealogical research, and stocks hundreds of years of records. The Society covers the old counties of Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, Kincardineshire and Morayshire. Find out more about the Aberdeen and North East Family Society at their website: www.anesfhs.org.uk

All that remains to say is…enjoy your intellectual passage through Scotland's fascinating history…and GOOD LUCK!