We had a marvellous time at Family Tree Live!, Alexandra Palace, London over 26^th and 27^th April. Raising awareness of Name & Place and how the app can manage and produce outcomes for a vast amount of diverse data to a wider audience, was made all the sweeter in such an iconic building. Our stand was busy for the entire time, with Howard conducting a steady stream of demos to interested family historians. Paul delivered a talk entitled ‘Publishing your family history research online – why and how?’, packed with tips for the show attendees. There was a genuine friendly feeling emanating from the buzz of like-minded individuals gathering together and sharing the joy of discovery. Old friends and colleagues were busy catching up and forging links with new contacts.

It was lovely to meet those who were able to attend and the team was energised by the enthusiasm shown by local historians and family history researchers alike with so many varied needs for the app.

An important part of being at the show was giving us the opportunity to hear what people needed to support their projects and these ranged from a single workhouse to a street, a village, family groups spread across countries to global One-Name Studies and DNA projects. Overall this time speaking to researchers with such exciting projects has reinforced just how much Name & Place is needed in the family and local history sphere.

We are closer to our imminent initial launch, and look forward to sharing more very soon.