For those seeking the living. This message is forwarded to the lists with the author's kind permission. Lynne -------- Original Message -------- Just noticed there is a programme about the Salvation Army Family Tracing Service on Radio 2 at the moment so should be on iPlayer later. I did consider trying them when trying to find my mother's sister but just used GRO Traceline though they were unsuccessful. Found her daughter eventually through either a letter in a local newspaper or Radio 2. >DOCUMENTARY: The Best Christmas Present Ever >On: BBC Radio Two >Date: Tuesday 22nd December 2009 (23 minutes left) >Time: 22:30 to 23:30 (1 hour long) > >Hugh Dennis celebrates the work of The Salvation Army's Family Tracing >Service, which was begun 125 years ago by William Booth and restores family >relationships by tracing lost relatives. Hugh meets some of the people who, >out of the blue one Christmas, received "the best Christmas present ever". >Full of Christmas music from Salvation Army choirs and bands and other >seasonal music, Hugh shares poignant stories of painstaking searches and a >significant number of happy endings. >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Excerpt taken from DigiGuide - the world's best TV guide available from >http://www.getdigiguide.com/?p=1&r=7346 > >Copyright (c) GipsyMedia Limited. ________________________________ Martin Briscoe Fort William M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS