Dorset
Families
Rodney Legg
Rodney Legg
cleverly and entertainingly tells the stories of over 30 Dorset families
through the histories of their seats, often illustrated from their own art
collections with glimpses of superb architecture to match. A suprising number
of homes and families have been together for centuries. This is the ultimate
living history of names that have become synonymous with the landscape.
Dorset
Genealogical Bibliography
Stuart Raymond.
Family
History Starter Pack
Public Record Office.
This
starter pack is designed for those who are just beginning to trace their
ancestors. The pack contains 22 different forms that cover the common sources
of information for family historians and a booklet with a 48-page introduction
giving basic tips on family history research. The forms include GRO Birth
Certificates, the 1841 Census, Parish Baptism Registers, and World War I
campaign medals. The expert introduction and tipsheet should help beginners to
start their research and use the sheets.
The
Family and Local History Handbook (Geneological Services Directory) 
Robert Blatchford.
Paperback
448 pages (February 28, 2003)
Getting
Started in Family History
Public Record Office.
This
is one volume in a series showing readers how to get started on family tree
research. The series accompanies "Blood Ties", the BBC TV series on family
history and each book covers the most common records available to
researchers.
Ancestral
Trails
Mark D. Herber & John Titford
Researchers in family history are guided through British archives with
a view of the records and published sources avilable. Each type of record, from
personal recollections, photographs and other memorabilia to civil, legal and
religious records, newspapers and directories, is analyzed, and the researcher
is guided to the many detailed finding aids or indexes. The early chapters help
the beginner take the first steps in obtaining information from living
relatives, drawing family trees and starting research in the records of births,
marriages and deaths, or in census records. For more experienced researchers,
it offers information on records that are harder to find or use. Research in
the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands is also covered, as are developments in
information technology, applications on CD and through the Internet, and a
reading list is included.
The
Family Tree Detective
Colin D. Rogers
A practical
guide for the amateur genealogist, which has been revised and updated for this
edition. New material to this volume includes a section on medieval genealogy,
targeting family historians who have reached back as far as the 16th century
and wish to go back further. Heraldry is introduced and there is detail on the
genealogical content of military records and the records of Poor Law Unions and
their workhouses. Details are also included of changes to the location and cost
of civil registration sources.
"As a newcomer to family research I have
found this book invaluable. It describes in detail the different ways of
locating birth, marriage and death records before and after the introduction of
civil registration in 1837. It contains very useful information about social
trends and gives examples. This book is well written and very easy to
read".
The
Oxford Guide to Family History
David Hey
Leading family
historian David Hey offers practical guidance on how to trace family origins on
the basics of research -- how to get started, where to find records, and how to
decipher early styles of handwriting. He also uses social history to suggest
where to begin this search: such as in the networks of kinship and inheritance,
and the stability or mobility of certain families. Containing more than a
hundred black and white illustrations showing family groups, houses, monuments,
archive records, and family trees, this book is essential reading for those
interested in tracing their lineage. 'remarkable value for its combination of
social history, gracefully told, and lucid instruction' Antonia Fraser
'marvellous book' Daily Mail 'a thoughtful and thought-provoking book, finely
researched and well written.' Family Tree Magazine 'This book is an invaluable
how-to-do-it guide'.
The
Genealogist's Internet
Peter Christian
A
comprehensive introduction and guide to researching British family history on
the Internet. The book starts by explaining how the Internet works for the
beginner. It continues by detailing the major sources of primary data available
to family historians on-line and highlights the most helpful directories and
gateways. Use it to contact others with the same surname or to access the
numerous forums, discussion groups, mailing lists and newsgroups focusing on
genealogy. The book also explains how to publish your own family tree on the
Internet. "The Genealogist's Internet" contains the names and addresses of all
the relevant websites needed for research and is accompanied by its own website
with updates on all the information contained in the book.
"It's hard to
imagine a more compendious or useful book for the intelligent beginner or the
established Family Historian with ambitions to extend his or her knowledge
through the enormous (but potentially bewildering) resources of the web".
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