About Us

In The Footsteps® was founded in 2005 by Ian and Jo Gumm when they turned Ian's hobby and passion into a part-time business and started leading Genealogy Tours to the battlefields of France and Flanders. From these humble beginnings, In The Footsteps grew into Ian's full-time occupation and by 2009, it had grown too big for him to manage the administration as well as research and lead tours on the battlefield. It was at that point that Jo gave up her full-time employment as an Administrative Manger and came on board as a partner, taking over the administration of our tours and business operations.

Under their joint direction, the business continued to grow and in 2010 they began to recruit additional battlefield historians to lead their tours. Today, they have a team of battlefield historians that can cover all the major battlefields around the globe and many of the lesser-known ones as well.