- Hardcover: 128 pages
- Publisher: Countryside Books; New edition edition (3 Oct 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1853063843
- ISBN-13: 978-1853063848
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15.4 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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799,150 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #94 in Books > History > Reference > Genealogy > Family History
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A handbook on writing and publishing family histories, which provides step-by-step guidance on how to conduct research and collect material, how to organise it and arrange it into book form and how to get it published.
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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is designed to help those who wish to take collecting material about their ancestors a step further. It explains the different stages of doing this in an easy, step by step style. Under four main headings it describes how to collect your material, how to organise and arrange it into book form, how to decide on the size, shape and number of illustrations, and how to get it published.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
After wading through many books from the Library, I came across this one at a Coffee Morning! The stallholder persuaded me to buy it even though I had nearly finished writing my Family Hisory. Reluctantly I forked out £1 (I'd beaten her down from £2)and took it home. It really focused me and when I read, 'You cannot possibly include everything,' that enabled me to draw things to a conclusion - after 30 years of writing! There is so much helpful advice in there, better than I've found anywhere else, I think. Now that my book is being published, there is more advice on how to distribute and sell your book. It's all there. On the Anniversary of the said Coffee Morning, I returned and gave the same stallholder another £1, telling her how useful the book had been. The best £2 I've every spent!
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a real eye opener. It gave me lots to think about in the first few pages. It takes you through writing your family history from early research to publication. Johns voice clearly comes through and I felt as if I was having a personal one to one with him.
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Well written guide - very good but not outstanding
It is well written and with a somewhat informal style which adds to its value. If you want to document your research - which you should if at all possible - then this guide will... Read more
Published 15 days ago by JA ASHFORTH
The best part of this book was, in fact, the middle.
John Titford wrote an excellent chapter on how to resurrect your ghost family. But did not write a chapter on how to get rid of them again. Read more
Published 4 months ago by ColonelJames
Writing up Your Family History
I approached this book warily as I hadn't had the chance to 'flick through' as one does in a shop. However, I needn't have worried as it was well written and informative. Read more
Published 6 months ago by annmarie
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This is a competent piece of work. While it contains nothing startingly innovative, it does act as an aide memoire when you are preparing to write up your family history.
Published 9 months ago by Ludder
FAMILY SCRIBE
This book does what it says on the cover it explains how to write up your family history offering various methods advice on presentation and useful contacts well worth the cover... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Timothy Wakefield
Not much more than what you can find on the web or by common sense
I was hoping to find a guide to structure in a coherent way the information gathered on the family, the book indeed covers the topics individually but does not do much in the way... Read more
Published on 24 Dec 2009 by andrea
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