Description
Book SynopsisThe Oxford Companion to Family and Local History is the most authoritative guide available to all things associated with the family and local history of the British Isles. It provides practical and contextual information for anyone enquiring into their English, Irish, Scottish, or Welsh origins and for anyone working in genealogical research, or the social history of the British Isles. This fully revised and updated edition contains over 2,000 entries from adoption to World War records. Recommended web links for many entries are accessed and updated via the Family and Local History companion website. This edition provides guidance on how to research your family tree using the internet and details the full range of online resources available. Newly structured for ease of use, thematic articles are followed by the A-Z dictionary and detailed appendices, which include further reading. New articles for this edition are: ''A Guide for Beginners'', ''Links between British and American Famili
Trade ReviewThis book provides invaluable guidance on the practicalities and pitfalls of researching your family tree. * Countryman *
In our office the book has become our bible. * Penny Law, Family History Monthly *
Invaluable to researchers and genealogists, it is also hugely beneficial as a reference point for historians, social historians, or students. * Jill Morris, Your Family History *
A companion that will become every researcher's new best friend. * Jill Morris, Your Family History *
Table of ContentsPREFACE; CONTRIBUTORS; THEMATIC ESSAYS; A-Z DICTIONARY; APPENDIX
