"Who Do You Think You Are" initial report

The magnitude of the "Who Do You Think You Are" conference in London is hard to describe. By its sheer numbers it is 5 times as big as NGS or FGS in the United States. I have heard that there will be 15,000 attendees. Most of the conference attendees purchase a 1 day pass so each day there will be 5k.

There is a huge drive in the UK to better understand who you and your relatives are. This is drive in no small part by the very popular "Who Do You Think You Are" TV show.

The conference is held in a massive exhibition hall. I walked around the balcony to see the bird's eye view of the booths, exhibits, classes, and the attendees. I didn't count my steps around but it must have been between a quarter and half mile to walk around the balcony.

Being a huge history buff, I definitely appreciated many of the WWI and WWII exhibits. There was even the tank from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

There was a recurring humorous skit performed by 2 men in a WWI bi-plane.

Only a few of the attendees that visit our booth had heard of WorldVitalRecords.com or FamilyLink.com. However, of those that had heard about us a large percentage were members including this member, who I will have to ask his name again today.