TRACING family history has become very popular with numerous TV shows concentrating on the subject, and more and more people are showing an interest in the subject.

You might have seen some of the Caernarfon Record Office staff helping comedian Greg Davies to trace his family roots on the Who Do You Think You Are? programme on BBC1, and want to give it a go yourself.

Lynn Francis, principal archivist from Gwynedd Council’s Archives Service, said: “With the interest growing, it is very possible that these courses which will give guidance on the best way to go about tracing their family history are bound may prove very popular.

“The course will provide tips and guidance on how to set about tracing your family history, with specialist staff on-hand to provide assistance.

“The courses will be an opportunity to look at different kinds of sources and evidence. One of the talks will give a case study, and another session will provide an opportunity where you can question the archivists. Those attending will receive an information pack.”

Family history courses will be held at the Caernarfon Record Office on Saturday, 18 February at 10am to 1pm (through the Welsh language) and 2pm to 5pm (through English).

Those wishing to attend will need to book a place on these courses. If you’re interested, contact Gwynedd Council’s Archives Service on 01286 679095 or email [email protected]/* */!function(t,e,r,n,c,a,p){try{t=document.currentScript||function(){for(t=document.getElementsByTagName('script'),e=t.length;e--;)if(t[e].getAttribute('data-cfhash'))return t[e]}();if(t&&(c=t.previousSibling)){p=t.parentNode;if(a=c.getAttribute('data-cfemail')){for(e=',r='0x'+a.substr(0,2)|0,n=2;a.length-n;n+=2)e+='%'+('0'+('0x'+a.substr(n,2)^r).toString(16)).slice(-2);p.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(decodeURIComponent(e)),c)}p.removeChild(t)}}catch(u){}}()/* */u.