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  • TRACING YOUR THEATRICAL ANCESTORS
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    TRACING YOUR THEATRICAL ANCESTORS
    KATHARINE M. COCKIN
    An essential source of reference for researchers trying to uncover the theatrical experience of one of their forebears. How can you find out about the lives of ancestors who were involved in the world of theater: on stage and on film, in the music halls and traveling shows, in the circus and in all sorts of other forms of public performance? Katharine Cockin's handbook provides...

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  • RESEARCHING LOCAL HISTORY
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    RESEARCHING LOCAL HISTORY
    STUART A RAYMOND
    How has the place we live in changed, developed, and grown over the centuries? That is the basic question local historians seek to answer. The answer is to be found in the sources of information that previous generations have left us. The records of parish, county, and diocesan administration, of the courts, of the national government, and of private estates, all have something...

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  • RESEARCHING LOCAL HISTORY
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    RESEARCHING LOCAL HISTORY
    STUART A. RAYMOND
    How has the place we live in changed, developed, and grown over the centuries? That is the basic question local historians seek to answer. The answer is to be found in the sources of information that previous generations have left us. The records of parish, county, and diocesan administration, of the courts, of the national government, and of private estates, all have something...

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  • CEMETERIES AND GRAVEYARDS
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    CEMETERIES AND GRAVEYARDS
    CELIA HERITAGE
    This comprehensive and fascinating guide from genealogist and historian Celia Heritage will prove indispensable for both local and family historians. A wide-ranging examination of historical and archaeological findings means that the book will also appeal to anyone with an interest in death and burial. Celia throws light on changing social attitudes to death and burial from pre...

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  • TRACING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY
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    TRACING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY
    ROBIN . MCCONNELL
    This book is innovative. A plethora of genealogy books primarily assume that family history research is by adults, for adults, marking family history as an 'adults only' sphere of life. This book establishes a new dimension in family history research. It is written in the belief that engaging in family history is a venture for all of the present-day family, regardless of age an...

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  • IDENTIFYING CAP BADGES
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    IDENTIFYING CAP BADGES
    GRAHAM BANDY
    This book is an invaluable 'tool of the trade' for anyone trying to identify or interpret photos. – Peter Hart, Military Historian Identifying Cap Badges is the book that has been missing from the bookshelves of family historians, military enthusiasts, and badge collectors alike. It is quite easy to find an erudite book on military cap badges, but you could spend hours, if not ...

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  • SHARING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY ONLINE
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    SHARING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY ONLINE
    CHRIS PATON
    An expert genealogist explains how to share your family history online and collaborate with distant relatives to build a richer ancestral story. For many enthusiasts pursuing their family history research, the online world offers a seemingly endless archive of digitized materials. In addition to hosting records, however, the internet also offers a unique platform on which we ca...

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  • TRACING YOUR KENT ANCESTORS
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    TRACING YOUR KENT ANCESTORS
    DAVID WRIGHT
    Genealogically and historically, Kent is an important maritime county which has played a prime defensive role in English history. It is large and diverse and replete with great houses, castles and other family homes, many with their own archives. It is also a fascinating area of research for family and local historians, and David Wrights handbook is the perfect guide to it. For...

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  • TRACING YOUR SEAFARING ANCESTORS
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    TRACING YOUR SEAFARING ANCESTORS
    SIMON WILLS
    Photographs of your seafaring ancestors may tell you more about their lives than you realize, and Simon Willss helpful and practical guide shows you how to identify and interpret the evidence caught on camera. Since maritime roles have been so vital to Britains prosperity and military might, they are among the commonest professions depicted in photographs of our ancestors, and ...

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  • TRACING YOUR ANCESTORS THROUGH LOCAL HISTORY RECORDS
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    TRACING YOUR ANCESTORS THROUGH LOCAL HISTORY RECORDS
    JONATHAN OATES
    Family history should reveal more than facts and dates, lists of names and places it should bring ancestors alive in the context of their times and the surroundings they knew and research into local history records is one of the most rewarding ways of gaining this kind of insight into their world. That is why Jonathan Oatess detailed introduction to these records is such a usef...

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  • TRACING YOUR NORTHERN IRISH ANCESTORS
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    TRACING YOUR NORTHERN IRISH ANCESTORS
    IAN MAXWELL
    The second edition of Tracing Your Northern Irish Ancestors is an expert introduction for the family historian to the wealth of material available to researchers in archives throughout Northern Ireland. Many records, like the early twentieth-century census returns and school registers, will be familiar to researchers, but others are often overlooked by all but the most experien...

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  • TRACING YOUR GREAT WAR ANCESTORS: THE SOMME
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    TRACING YOUR GREAT WAR ANCESTORS: THE SOMME
    SIMON FOWLER
    If you want to find out about an ancestor who served on the Somme during the First World War during the Battle of the Somme in 1916 or at any time during the fighting in this sector of the Western Front this book is the ideal guide. It provides practical information and advice on how to conduct your research. It will help you to discover when and where your ancestors served and...

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  • IN SEARCH OF OUR ANCIENT ANCESTORS
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    IN SEARCH OF OUR ANCIENT ANCESTORS
    ANTHONY ADOLPH
    A top genealogist "shows how genetics helps and how it roots each of us in this magnificent story of Life on Earth in the most meaningful way imaginable."— Reunite Magazine   "What a fine long pedigree you have given the human race."—Charles Darwin to Charles Lyell, 1863   How distantly are we related to dinosaurs? How much of your DNA came from Neanderthals? How are the builde...

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  • TRACING YOUR LEEDS ANCESTORS
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    TRACING YOUR LEEDS ANCESTORS
    RACHEL BELLERBY
    Explore the lives of your ancestors in the 'city of 1,000 trades' in this family and local history guide, dedicated to the city of Leeds. Learn how to find out more about the streets where your ancestors lived, where they would have gone to school and church and chapel, how they'd have spent their leisure time, what life would have been like for immigrants in the city, and disc...

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  • TRACING YOUR BIRMINGHAM ANCESTORS
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    TRACING YOUR BIRMINGHAM ANCESTORS
    MICHAEL SHARPE
    Birmingham, the cradle of the industrial revolution and the world's first manufacturing town, is an important focus for many family historians who will find that their trail leads through it. Rural migrants, Quakers, Jews, Irish, Italians, and more recently people from the Caribbean, South-Asia and China have all made Birmingham their home. This vibrant history is reflected in ...

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  • TRACING YOUR ANCESTORS' CHILDHOOD
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    TRACING YOUR ANCESTORS' CHILDHOOD
    SUE WILKES
    Every family historian has child ancestors, and childhood experiences and records are an essential aspect of research into a past life. That is why Sue Wilkes's detailed and accessible handbook is such a useful guide for anyone who is trying to find out about the early years of their forbears. In Tracing Your Ancestors' Childhood she explores the history of childhood and educat...

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  • TRACING YOUR ARMY ANCESTORS
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    TRACING YOUR ARMY ANCESTORS
    SIMON FOWLER
    This well-known author has produced yet another excellent guide for researching ancestors who have served in the Army. The book is an ideal text for reference when investigating army personnel. Military Archive Research.comA splendid publication with a great deal of valuable information. Michael Brooker, Guild of Battlefield GuidesWhether you are interested in the career of an ...

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  • TRACING YOUR BLACK COUNTRY ANCESTORS
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    TRACING YOUR BLACK COUNTRY ANCESTORS
    MICHAEL PEARSON
    The Black Country in the West Midlands is an important site for family historians. Many researchers, seeking to trace their ancestry back through the generations, will find their trail leads through it. And yet, despite the burgeoning interest in genealogy and the importance of the region in so many life stories, no previous book has provided a guide to the Black Country's hist...

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  • TRACING YOUR SERVICE WOMEN ANCESTORS
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    TRACING YOUR SERVICE WOMEN ANCESTORS
    MARY INGHAM
    Whether you are interested in the career of an individual service woman or just want to know more about the part played by service women in a particular war or campaign, this is the book for you. Assuming that the reader has no prior knowledge of service women, Mary Ingham explains which records survive, where they can be found and how they can help in your research. She also v...

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  • THE TERRITORIALS, 1908–1914
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    THE TERRITORIALS, 1908–1914
    RAY WESTLAKE
    The Territorials 1908–1914 is a unique, comprehensive record of the part-time soldiers who made up the Territorial Force that supported the regular army in the years immediately before the outbreak of the First World War. Previously information on the history and organization of these dedicated amateur soldiers has been incomplete and scattered across many sources but now, in t...

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  • TRACING YOUR NAVAL ANCESTORS
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    TRACING YOUR NAVAL ANCESTORS
    SIMON FOWLER
    This concise guide to naval history and naval records is essential reading and reference for anyone researching the fascinating story of Britains 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 p...

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  • GREAT WAR LIVES
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    GREAT WAR LIVES
    PAUL REED
    The Great War was a key event of the twentieth century and it is one of the most popular and rewarding areas for historical research—and for family historians. More records than ever are available to researchers whose relatives served during the war, and Paul Reeds new book is the perfect guide to how to locate and understand these sources—and get the most out of them.In fascin...

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  • TRACING YOUR ROYAL MARINE ANCESTORS
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    TRACING YOUR ROYAL MARINE ANCESTORS
    RICHARD BROOKS / MATTHEW LITTLE
    Whether you are interested in the career of an individual Royal Marine or just want to know more about the part played by the Marines in a particular battle or campaign, this book will point you in the right direction. Assuming that the reader has no prior knowledge of the Royal Marines, their history or organization, Richard Brooks and Matthew Little explain which records surv...

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  • TRACING YOUR PRISONER ANCESTORS
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    TRACING YOUR PRISONER ANCESTORS
    STEPHEN WADE
    An "excellent book . . . a great introduction to legal terms, offences, procedures, sentences, and much more besides" trom the author of Writing True Crime (Ripperologist). The history of the British prison system only had systematic records from the middle of the nineteenth century. Before that, material on prisoners in local jails and houses of correction was patchy and minim...

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  • TRACING YOUR ANCESTORS IN COUNTY RECORDS
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    TRACING YOUR ANCESTORS IN COUNTY RECORDS
    STUART A. RAYMOND
    A detailed handbook to the English and Welsh Quarter Sessions records, their background, and how they can be used by genealogists and historians. For over 500 years, between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries, the Justices of the Peace were the embodiment of government for most of our ancestors. The records they and other county officials kept are invaluable sources for lo...

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  • TRACING YOUR EDINBURGH ANCESTORS
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    TRACING YOUR EDINBURGH ANCESTORS
    ALAN STEWART
    Edinburgh has been the capital of Scotland for the last 500 years and more. The 'Athens of the North' is the centre of Scottish banking, medicine, architecture, law and publishing. It is the home of Scotland's national museums and the location of the Queen's official residence in Scotland and of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. It is also the site of the Edinburg...

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  • JEWISH LIVES
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    JEWISH LIVES
    MELODY AMSEL-ARIELI
    "Offers a guide to family historians who want to reconstruct their family trees. Invaluable . . . to other Jews in search of their roots" ( Jewish Renaissance).   Jewish Lives presents the life-stories of ten individual Jews who immigrated to Britain between 1750 and 1950, based on actual genealogical research. Their stories, enriched by a variety of sources, reflect the experi...

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  • TRACING YOUR SECRET SERVICE ANCESTORS
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    TRACING YOUR SECRET SERVICE ANCESTORS
    PHIL TOMASELLI
    Did you have a spy in the family, an ancestor who was involved in espionage at home or abroad? If you have ever had any suspicions about the secret activities of your relatives, or are curious about the long hidden history of Britain's secret services and those who served in them, this is the book for you. Phil Tomaselli's fascinating guide to over 200 years of British spies an...

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  • TRACING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY
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    TRACING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY
    ROBIN C MCCONNELL
    This book is innovative. A plethora of genealogy books primarily assume that family history research is by adults, for adults, marking family history as an ‘adults only’ sphere of life. This book establishes a new dimension in family history research. It is written in the belief that engaging in family history is a venture for all of the present-day family, regardless of age an...

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  • CEMETERIES AND GRAVEYARDS
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    CEMETERIES AND GRAVEYARDS
    CELIA HERITAGE
    This comprehensive and fascinating guide from genealogist and historian Celia Heritage will prove indispensable for both local and family historians. A wide-ranging examination of historical and archaeological findings means that the book will also appeal to anyone with an interest in death and burial. Celia throws light on changing social attitudes to death and burial from pre...

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