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Family History: Digging Deeper
This book will help take your research to the next level. It covers a range of topics and provides clear advice for the intermediate genealogist. By Simon Fowler, the former editor of 'Ancestors' (the family history magazine of The National Archives) Softback with over 180 pages... More Info
Product Code: BK6102
Sporting Ancestors by Keith Gregson
Sport, in its many forms, is an important part of British heritage and our family histories are littered with amateur and professional sporting references. As people moved from country to town, sport became fashionable and organised, and our ancestors left us with records of their sporting deeds. Newspaper reports, minute books, club histories, team photographs and even cartoons are all available to the family historian. Discover which sports were played when, where and why. Read example case st More Info
Product Code: BK6192
Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians by Ian Maxwell
Scotland's history has been influenced by many factors - the division between the Highlands and the Lowlands, the feudal system, the Reformation, the industrial revolution - that have shaped the country's past and impacted on the lives of its people. Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors is a lively and accessible introduction to this long, complex and fascinating story. It is aimed primarily at family historians who are eager to explore and understand the world in which their ancestors lived. Ian More Info
Product Code: BK6219
Tracing Your Army Ancestors by Simon Fowler
Whether you are interested in the career of an individual officer, researching medals awarded to a soldier or just want to know more about a particular battle or campaign, this book will point you in the right direction. Assuming that the reader has no prior knowledge of the British army, its history or organisation, Simon Fowler explains which records survive, where they can be found and how they can help you in your research. He also describes resources available online as well as books a More Info
Product Code: BK6421
Tracing Your British Indian Ancestors - A Guide for Family Historians by Emma Jolly Special Order
This book gives a fascinating insight into the history of the subcontinent under British rule and into the lives the British led there. It also introduces the reader to the range of historical records that can be consulted in order to discover more about the experiences of individuals who were connected to India over the centuries of British involvement in the country. Emma Jolly looks at every aspect of British Indian history and at all the relevant resources. She explains the information h More Info
Product Code: BK6422
Tracing Your Coalmining Ancestors - A Guide for Family Historians by Brian Elliott
In the 1920's there were over a million coalminers working in over 3000 collieries across Great Britain and the industry was one of the most important and powerful in British history. It dominated the lives of generations of individuals, their families and communities, and its legacy is still with us today - many of us have a coalmining ancestor. Yet family historians often have problems in researching their mining forebears. Locating the relevant records, finding the sites of the pits, and More Info
Product Code: BK6424
Tracing Your Criminal Ancestors - A Guide for Family Historians by Stephen Wade Special Order
Did you have a criminal in the family, an ancestor who was caught on the wrong side of the law? If you have ever had any suspicions about the illicit activities of your relatives, or are fascinated by the history of crime and punishment, this is the book for you. Stephen Wade's useful introduction to this fascinating subject will help you discover and investigate the life stories of individuals who had a criminal past. The crimes they committed, the conditions in which they lived, the polic More Info
Product Code: BK6425
Tracing Your House History - A Guide for Family Historians by Gill Blanchard
Anyone who wants to find out about the history of their house - of their home - needs to read this compact, practical handbook. Whether you live in a manor house or on a planned estate, in a labourer's cottage, a tied house, a Victorian terrace, a twentieth-century council house or a converted warehouse - this is the book for you. In a series of concise, information-filled chapters, Gill Blanchard shows you how to trace the history of your house or flat, how to gain an insight into the lives o More Info
Product Code: BK6426
Tracing Your Naval Ancestors - A Guide for Family Historians by Simon Fowler
This concise guide to naval history and naval records is essential reading and reference for anyone researching the fascinating story of Britain's Navy and the men and women who served in it. Whether you are interested in the career of an individual seaman, finding out about a medal winner or just want to know more about a particular ship, campaign or operation, this book will point you in the right direction. Simon Fowler assumes the reader has little prior knowledge of the Navy and its his More Info
Product Code: BK6428
Tracing Your Prisoner of War Ancestors - The First World War - A Guide for Family Historians by Sarah Paterson
The experience of civilian internees and British prisoners of war in German and Turkish hands during the First World War is one of the least well-known - and least researched - aspects of the history of the conflict. The same applies to prisoners of war and internees held in the UK. Yet, as Sarah Paterson shows in this authoritative handbook, a wide-range of detailed and revealing information is available if you know where to look for it. Briefly she outlines the course of the campaigns in More Info
Product Code: BK6432
Tracing Your Trade & Craftsman Ancestors - A Guide for Family Historians by Adele Emm
Almost all of us have a tradesman or craftsman - a butcher, baker or candlestick maker - somewhere in our ancestry, and Adele Emm's handbook is the perfect guide to finding out about them - about their lives, their work and the world they lived in. She introduces the many trades and crafts, looks at their practices and long traditions, and identifies and explains the many sources you can go to in order to discover more about them and their families. Chapters cover the guilds, the merchants, More Info
Product Code: BK6434
A Tommy in the Family by Keith Gregson
Family Historian Keith Gregson explores the human stories behind the history of the Great War. He encounters the mystery of the disappearance of the Norfolks; the story of the French girl's note in a soldier's pocket book; and the tragic tale of a group of morris dancers who paid the ultimate price while serving their country. The investigations reveal a range of chance findings, some meticulous analysis and the keen detective qualities required of a family historian. Full of handy resear More Info
Product Code: BK6448
Tracing Your Air Force Ancestors - A Guide for Family Historians by Phil Tomaselli Second Edition
In this fully revised Second Edition, Phil Tomaselli explains which records survive, where they can be found and how they can help in your research. Each era in air force history is described, from the pioneering days of early aviation and the formation of the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War to the creation of the Royal Air Force, its operations during the Second World War and its post-war development. *Revised and updated Second Edition *Comprehensive guide to tracing the caree More Info
Product Code: BK6471
Tracing Your Great War Ancestors: Ypres - A Guide for Family Historians by Simon Fowler
Simon Fowler outlines the course of the fighting around the city and he introduces the many historical resources that you can use to explore the history for yourself. *A practical guide to researching soldiers who served at Ypres during the First World War *Concise account of the three principal Ypres battles, including Passchendaele *Identifies and explains the key sources including The National Archives, Imperial War Museum and Commonwealth War Graves Commission *Recommends useful websit More Info
Product Code: BK6472
Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet by Chris Paton
A practical guide to researching Scottish ancestry using the Internet. Contains chapters on many classes of records and online offerings sourced nationally and from every Scottish county; covers national institutions, commercial sites and sources generated by local Family History Societies and individuals; explains how these sources can be understood and related to individual research projects; examines many uniquely Scottish collections not replicated elsewhere. An essential work of reference for anyone studying Scottish family history or national history More Info
Product Code: BK6771
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