Pinning Down Your Ancestors

Mark Bayley is a family historian, speaker and Head of Content at TheGenealogist, one of the UK’s leading genealogy research platforms. With many years of experience helping people trace their roots, Mark specialises in uncovering new ways to solve family history puzzles and bring the past to life.

In this visually engaging talk, Mark Bayley explores how map based records can transform the way you research your family history. Moving beyond names and dates, he demonstrates how to use tools such as surname mapping and heat maps to uncover where families lived, how they moved over time, and how communities were shaped.