I am currently looking out for information, photographs, plans and artifacts concerning Gibbs and Canning Ltd, of Glascote, Tamworth. This has turned into a major interest for me. See my Gibbs and Canning page. As a teacher with responsibility for geography and history I am always keeping an eye open for interesting resources. I am also willing to help others in this area, when I can.  Another interest is genealogy. I love to share information and to research around the subject. I like to know about both the people and places in my families.  I completed the Foundation Module for History Research with the Open University. This has equipped me for history research, a favourite activity for me. My hobbies include gardening, walking, crafts and looking at nature. I enjoy looking at bats when I can, especially when on holiday in Wales. I love to visit art galleries, and sometimes plan days out to fit a new one in. A visit to The New Art Gallery at Walsall was perfect for combining with the good shopping facilities. Also, as you no doubt guessed, my interests include computing. I'm not ashamed to say that I like to play computer games. With a friend I have completed tasteful strategy games such as Myst, Shivers 2, Master Lu, 11th Hour, Riven, Under a Killing Moon, Phantasmagoria, Broken Sword I and Broken Sword II and the various Zork games. We have recently enjoyed The Watchmaker.  Has anybody a suggestion for our next game? Family History  Lots of my lines are not practical to follow. Streluk is an Ukrainian name. My family came from not far from Luboml. Although I am interested in these origins I am far from an expert. Other names include Henley, from Buckinghamshire, Brindley from Warwickshire, Mason and Skellett of Tamworth, Staffordshire and Fern and Parker from Derbyshire.  I have one line from Essex, but I know little about  where Mary Nash came from.  Family History Societies   I belong to the Buckinghamshire Family History Society and the Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and heraldry. Both are excellent. Record Offices   My favourite record office is the Lichfield Diocesan Record Office because they hold Wills and Bishop's Transcripts for a huge area of the Midlands. Many of my best finds have been discovered there.    Amelia Grace is an interesting ancestor. She was born in Whaddon, Buckinghamshire, UK in 1849. She married Robert Henley and died in 1906 at Wilnecote, Warwickshire, UK.  I often wonder if she saw her old home again, or her family, after she left. William Henley, her son, joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1914. He settled in Camrose, Alberta, Canada. What a long way from home he lived. To see a list of the families being researched please go to my Family History Page. This is a fairly long list and may take a while to load.