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Tracing Your British, Scottish and Irish Ancestors - 9781565237209

Un libro in lingua di Tracing Your British Scottish and Irish (COR) edito da Ingram Pub Services, 2014

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Over 70 million Americqns claim ancestry from the British Isles - nearly a quarter of the population - and it is estimated that most people in the USA probably have at least some ancestors from England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales. Many of these Americans are eager to learn  more about their family history. A poll by Maritz Marketing Research found that sixty percent - more than 122 million adults were interested in tracing their family tree. This book, from the editors of the UK's best selling family history magazine, teaches beginning family historians everything they need to know to get started in tracing their Anglo-Saxon and Celtic ancestry. It shows readers how to master all of the basics of genealogy research. Tracing Your British, Irish and Scottish Ancestors takes readers through each of the key types of records, explaining where to locate them in both online and physical form, and shows how touse them to paint a picture of their ancestors' lives. Basic elements of essential information sources like certificates, census pages, wills, baptismal records, gravestones, directories, and photographs are borken down to show what they reveal and how to understand them. Contact information with telephone numbers, email addresses, and websites is provided throughout the book for important organizations, libraries, and archives.

The book has a strong internet focus, and matches each new concept with appropriate online applications. Readers get expert advice on how to transform their computers into family history tools. A special section on 100 Vital Websites provides the ultimate guide to the best genealogy sites. Another section tests the six most popular software programs, to determine which provides the best choice for specific research needs. Readers lean how to delve deeper int ofamily history using the special resources available only in the UK and Ireland, such as local record offices containing an array of records still unavailable online. Family researchers who are planning a trip to the British Isles will find detailed advice for visiting and using such unique research facilities as the National Archives, the Society of Geanealogoists, LDS Family History Centers, and the new Scotlands People Center. Step-by-step guides provide easy to follow instrucitons for completing essential research tasks such as using parish registers, finding wills, making a family tree, preserving old photos, archiving records, or analyzing a DNA test. Entertaining and useful family history projects show readers how to start a family history scrapbook, make grabe rubbings, preserve important documents, and more. Detailed case studies offer fascinating profiles of real life family history sagas and provide inspriation for readers to discover and share their own stories.

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