Who do you think you are?

Important information for visitors

Until summer 2025, there is a new visitor route at the National Maritime Museum while we carry out essential improvements to the Museum's roof. Most galleries will still be open as normal, and special exhibitions are currently free for all visitors. However, the Great Map and AHOY! will be closed for the duration of the works. Find out more.

Essential Information

Location	National Maritime Museum

19 Apr 2008

The archive and library at the National Maritime Museum can be an invaluable resource when researching any maritime related family history. If your genealogical tree holds any members from a maritime background, be it the merchant navy, the Royal Navy, or if they worked for a particular shipping company, we may hold that crucial piece of information you require to complete your family tree. Also, if any of your ancestors emigrated by ship, while we don't hold any passenger lists, we may be able to help fill out some details of the ship they travelled aboard.

The library has recently begun subscribing to the BBC who do you think you are? magazine and the latest issue (Issue 8, Apr. 2008) can be consulted right now in the library reading room. Currently our holdings begin with issue 5, but will we soon have all the back issues and will continue to collect the every new issue published.

What's more, the National Maritime Museum will have a stand at the Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE event in the Grand Hall, Olympia, London from 2-4 May 2008. Why not drop by our stand to find out how we can assist you with your genealogical research or, as always, contact us directly at the archive & library.

Gary (Assistant Librarian)