Ever tried finding out about your family history?

Today I went to the Imperial War Museum (London) for research on "The Great War" - World War I.
They had a machine which contained the whole soldier database- and I searched my father's last name.
Not only did I find a soldier within the first few records that was born where he was, this soldier shared the same name as my Dad. The database also gave me other information - the name of his wife and two children. I subsequently asked him (my dad) about that name, to which he said it was probably his Grandad!
I found this really interesting, since the church my father and his father attend does not support war of any kind, and I had always assumed that not only my father, but his father and his grandfather would have been Conscientious Objectors.
However, a bit of digging meant I found out something intriguing- my great-grandfather wasn't of the same church and my grand-father changed church mid-life... Maybe it doesn't sound like a big finding, but I was very interested in this... And I want to do further family research.

Have you ever dug into your family's past?


So, photos of the postcard's and the beautiful keychain I bought are coming soon, along with some photos of "the trenches experience".. but I just wanted to tell you about my discovery today (=