Consequently, there are many local families who can trace their ancestry back for centuries and throughout this time islanders have emigrated to all corners of the world and taken their unusual surnames (not quite French in spelling and pronunciation) with them.
For those researching local connections the island has some wonderful resources but two essential points of contact are:
La Société Guernesiaise, Family History Section, PO Box 314, St Peter Port, Guernsey This group runs an overseas membership as well as a local one and can be contacted if you wish to examine local sources or want to pay a small fee for a search.
Priaulx Library, Candie, St Peter Port, Guernsey, tel. 01481 721998 Contact the Librarian if you are looking for local materials, require research on your family or simply pay a visit to this unique archive of Guernsey-related books if you visit.
If you are curious about what goes on in Guernsey today then you can catch with the news on our local daily paper's site.