TAVISTOCK'S Local History Society has found fame by being featured in a national magazine. The latest issue of 'BBC Who Do You Think You Are? ' includes a feature on the society — focusing on the copper-rich 'boom town' of Tavistock. Each month the national magazine chooses a lively and active local history society to feature, which Alan Crosby, editor of The Local Historian, recommends to journalist Daniel Cossins. Mr Cossins chose Tavistock's because of the town's rich and colourful past and its mining history. Society secretary Rod Martin was interviewed by Mr Cossins on the many aspects of the group: what he thinks is special about the local history society, what exactly it does, and even his favourite local pub. Rod said the society started in 1985: 'It was simply a group of people who were interested in the history of the town, getting together and forming the society.' He told Mr Cossins that Tavistock first 'hit the big time' in terms of mining in the 1840s when the Devon Great Consols opened. 'This was one of the largest copper mines in the world at the time.' As well as a question and answer section, the article shows society members on a day out a few years ago, visiting the memorial to American prisoners of war at Princetown, a factfile on the society and a 'finest moments' section, which is of former Times photographer Jim Thorington. Rod said it was nice to be chosen to feature in the national magazine, which is loosely based on the popular TV programme. 'They chose the Thorington collection as the achievement, and the memorial in Princetown was chosen as we had to produce a picture of a society meeting or event. 'We visited it three years ago just outside the prison walls but within the grounds and it's to the American prisoners of war from 1812 to 1815.' Read more about the Tavistock Local History Society in the March issue of 'BBC Who Do You Think You Are?' magazine, on sale now, priced £4.25. For more information, visit http://www.bbcwhodoyouthinkyouare.com">www.bbcwhodoyouthinkyouare.com Tavistock Museum re-opens for its 2008 season on Saturday, March 22 and will be open until October 31. During the season there will be displays of photographs from the Thorington collection starting with images of Mary Tavy from 1960 to 1990.  New feature exhibitions this year include 'Sir Francis Drake - A Local Hero' and 'Three Centuries of Emigration from Tavistock'.