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The search for Wakefield's 'secret tunnels' began right where I was standing to conduct my professional genealogy research, on Bread Street in the very heart of this ancient town which earned city status in 1888. Bread Street is now a somewhat dilapidated street running parallel to Cross Square and Little Westgate and is frequented by shoppers looking for easy access to Northgate, the Cathedral, or the shopping area of Kirkgate, or by those huddling by the backdoor of the Black Rock Pub, puffing on cigarettes. The street, in its current state, is somewhat uninviting and is desperately in need of a makeover. Disused, abandoned buildings retain their 19th century shop frontages but they are bereft of window displays, for the cracked and thin panes of glass show off grime and dirt and are framed by rotting wood tainted by the debris of crumbling brickwork. This place, however, was once a thriving street, with booths offering for sale bread from the Manorial Bakehouse, made wi...

How can you ensure that you will get the most out of hiring a professional genealogist to work on your family history? The first thing to do before you engage your genealogy researcher is to prepare! A well-prepared genealogy client will realize a far more productive research experience than client who is not prepared. The very first thing your genealogist wants and needs to understand is what your goal is. So, have a clear sense of what it is you would most like to accomplish with professional genealogical researcher. Remember this motto for genealogy - Specific Goals Are Gold! A broad goal such as "I want to get as much as possible on my family tree" is not as helpful to a genealogist. It is best to present a more specific goal, such as, "I would like to research my family tree, starting with my ancestor in 1875 and working back four generations." It is important for you to convey a clearly defined goal, so that a researcher can more easily quantify an approxima...