- Paperback: 216 pages
- Publisher: Edinburgh University Press; 2nd Revised edition edition (29 July 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0748618643
- ISBN-13: 978-0748618644
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.8 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #38 in Books > History > Reference > Genealogy > Online Research
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Packed with hints and ideas for all interested in Scottish family history. The book is an excellent guide for beginners with hints on how to get the best of information that relatives can supply, how to choose a computer programme and where to find useful records. For the more experienced genealogist there are sections on records that may be found about specific occupations, or subjects e.g non-conformist records. There is a good chapter to how to present your family history ! This is one book that would be a useful additon to any family historian's bookshelf. -- Coontin Kin, Shetland Family History Society This book has a wealth of advice about traditional and non traditional sources ! I liked the down to earth, simple explanations ! you will also find a wealth of good topics to explore such as valuation rolls, poor law records, educational sources and occupational records among others. There is an excellent list of useful contact names and addresses. -- Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society This book is particularly welcome because many of the general guides to genealogy are written with English and Welsh family history in mind! Scotland is another country, with its own history, law and customs, with which researchers, to be successful, need to become familiar. Practical Family History Packed with hints and ideas for all interested in Scottish family history. The book is an excellent guide for beginners with hints on how to get the best of information that relatives can supply, how to choose a computer programme and where to find useful records. For the more experienced genealogist there are sections on records that may be found about specific occupations, or subjects e.g non-conformist records. There is a good chapter to how to present your family history ! This is one book that would be a useful additon to any family historian's bookshelf. This book has a wealth of advice about traditional and non traditional sources ! I liked the down to earth, simple explanations ! you will also find a wealth of good topics to explore such as valuation rolls, poor law records, educational sources and occupational records among others. There is an excellent list of useful contact names and addresses. This book is particularly welcome because many of the general guides to genealogy are written with English and Welsh family history in mind! Scotland is another country, with its own history, law and customs, with which researchers, to be successful, need to become familiar.
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The perfect guide to tracing your Scottish ancestors. Combining the traditional methods of researching family history with new methods offered by information technology and the internet, this book is an essential resource. Examples of family history research, lists of useful web sites and names and addresses of relevant offices, organisations and societies are provided. And a detailed bibliography is included for those who want to take their research further. The most up-to-date book on the subject, Discover Your Scottish Ancestry is the ideal tool both for those starting out and for the more experienced family history researcher, whether living in Scotland or overseas. Key Features: *Integrates traditional approaches with new technology including the web *Stresses importance of rigorous traditional methods of family history research *Includes illustrative case studies *Covers Scottish primary and secondary sources of information
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
'Why, oh why, do I want to research my family history?' Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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I have just recently started to research my ancestry and I have used this book as a reference. (I have also read it all the way through.) But I am sure that I will continue to use it as a reference.
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