Geneaological tourism is a growing phenomenon around the world, and Newfoundland and Labrador is no exception.

Dr. David Pike is a well-known genealogist and has seen the numbers of people visiting the province to connect with their past grow steadily over the years.

He says people are coming all the time and not just in the summer months.

A favoured destination is St. John’s because of the archives at The Rooms, and various church archives as well.

People also like to visit the communities from where their ancestors came, and visit graves.