March 20, 2006 Information on British surnames
Search this site for your family name and see how your family has spread
or declined in the UK over the years and where most of the people with
your name are located.

March 20, 2006 R.I.P. Humphrey, the Downing Street cat
The black and white stray wandered into 10 Downing Street in 1989 when
it was occupied by then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. He 'retired'
in 1997 and was believed to be 18 years old when he died some time last
week at the home of a civil servant. (Our employees of the feline
persuasion asked us to post this.)

March 19, 2006 Twelve British Books that have changed the world
When Melvyn Bragg set out to pick the books that changed mankind he
found himself making some startling choices. What books have changed your
life or your perception of the world?