Discover Your Scottish Ancestry: Internet and Traditional Resources [Paperback]

Graham S. Holton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2003

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

Editorial Reviews

Review

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.

About the Author

Graham Holton is Librarian at Jordanhill Library, University of Strathclyde. Jack Winch is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the University of Strathclyde.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press; 2nd edition (January 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0748618643
• ISBN-13: 978-0748618644
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,062,456 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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