While walking down Wharf St yesterday l saw what looked like an old chapel on Crafton St. It was close to the old Bakers Arms pub. I cant find any mention in my 1960s Kellys and wondered if anyone knows what it could be. lts not the Zion chapel which is on Erskine Street. l took some pictures of it (before it gets pulled down or falls down). Any information would be appreciated. Andy
DNA testing can be useful in determining whether descendants have a common ancestor. As an example of how this can be useful, many of the Broadhurst families today have a known common ancestor in Ashby de la Zouch, and there are other Broadhurst families whose origin is in England but whose connection, if any, is unknown. We have a small DNA project underway to help us get an answer to that question. There are three Broadhurst volunteers so far to have DNA testing to determine possible relationships in the Broadhurst (and variants) known lines. We have not been able to obtain a volunteer from a male descendant in the line of a particular William Broadhurst who married Elizabeth Townsend (in USA) and had numerous descendants in Ohio and Michigan and we still need a volunteer to be tested so that we can determine whether that William Broadhurst is the same William Broadhurst who was born in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England. The testing is very simpleit involves a swab from the inside of the cheek. There are numerous Broadhurst variants (Broadus, Bradhurst, etc.) whose relationships have not yet been determined but may be connected, and testing is necessary to determine whether and how those variants are related to a particular Broadhurst line. The point is that DNA testing can do more than years of research to help established the extent of interconnections. So we encourage more family historians to proceed with DNA testing. We might be surprised at what we discover. If more of us participated we might gain much information with less time and money that digging it out piece by piece. At least with DNA testing we might get some clues as to where to start. Arthur G Broadhurst Palm Coast, Florida http://www.broadhurst.us http://www.lulu.com/content/1225916