Tracing your ancestors through local history records : a guide for family historians
Oates, Jonathan2016
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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 Oates's detailed introduction to these records is such a useful tool for anyone who is trying to piece together a portrait of family members from the past. In a series of concise and informative chapters he looks at the origins and importance of local history from the 16th century onwards and at the principal archives - national and local, those kept by government, councils, boroughs, museums, parishes, schools and clubs.
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Family History, 2016.
Collation:
xv, 148 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
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Includes QR code.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781473838024 (pbk)
Dewey class:
929.1'072'041929.1072041929.1072041 FH929.1072
Language:
English
BRN:
2255541
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