Well the, Who Do You Think You Are? Live event is over for another year.  The visitor numbers seemed to be well down over the three days compared to last year, so may be the organisers should rethink their strategy.

It would be great if more family history societies could be persuaded to attend, even if this means the organisers reducing table costs.  Massage chairs, beds and coat sellers have nothing to do with genealogy, so why were they at the event?

Family history is a hobby and a very enjoyable one, but alas, it is now big business, so the small societies and suppliers get marginalised in favour of the huge companies. Of course, everyone needs to make a profit, otherwise they wouldn't survive, but surely there is room for everyone.

I hope that the new owners of, Who Do You Think You Are? Live will stand back and rethink the situation. Encourage the family history societies and small suppliers to attend, settle for a little less profit, and make WDYTYA the way it should be, the real genealogy event of the year.

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