So am I! Where are you? I'm in Pleasant Hill. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephanie Ray Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 1:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ENG-MAN] Tracing Your Roots Census Special: Fox Lane in Leyland; MARSDEN, THRELFALL Hey, a fellow Californian! I'm in the SF Bay Area. On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 12:52 PM, Gail Barbitta <[email protected]> wrote: > This was interesting to listen to.  I'm in the US (California).  What's > particularly exciting is I COULD HEAR IT!  :)  Have changes been made that > BBC is now available to hear in the US??  Gail > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lynne > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 11:34 AM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: [ENG-MAN] Tracing Your Roots Census Special: Fox Lane in Leyland; > MARSDEN, THRELFALL > > Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 - > >> In this Tracing Your Roots Census Special, Sally Magnusson visits Fox >> Lane in Leyland. With the help of genealogist Nick Barratt, she >> explores how, through the Census, we can piece together a street's >> changing history and also uncover secrets about our own family's past. >> >> The first census records date back to the early 1800s. At this time, >> Leyland was a small village which became a small town over the >> nineteenth century. Sally visits one of the original weaver's cottages >> where the owners are intrigued to find out more about the original >> residents. Through the census records we build up a picture of how the >> weaving industry declined in the 1830's, with the weavers required to >> sub-let their cellars to poorer families. As the Industrial Revolution >> progresses we can see in the occupations listed in the census how the >> town evolves through to the beginnings of its famous motor industry. >> >> Plus Sally and Nick are joined by Peter Christian, author of The >> Online Genealogist, and The Expert Guide to the Census. They'll >> discuss how having the Census available online has transformed family >> history research and reflect on what future family historians would >> lose if the Census is abolished. >> >> And we convince one Fox Lane resident to fill out a form for the first >> time, by illustrating what they can learn about their own family's >> past from previous census records. > > > To listen, go to <http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00zl4dx> > > > > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > PLEASE and THANK YOU -- Don't cost a thing and mean so much. > > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > PLEASE and THANK YOU -- Don't cost a thing and mean so much. > > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ PLEASE and THANK YOU -- Don't cost a thing and mean so much. ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message