Pen and Sword have now made available copies of my new book Sharing Your Family History Online in both Kindle and ePub formats at https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Sharing-Your-Family-History-Online-Paperback/p/18718, where you can also continue to buy paperback editions.
The blurb once again!
For many enthusiasts pursuing their family history research, the online
world offers a seemingly endless archive of digitised materials to help
us answer the questions posed by our ancestors. In addition to hosting
records, however, the internet also offers a unique platform on which we
can host our research and lure in prospective cousins from around the
world, to help build up a larger shared ancestral story.
In Sharing Your Family History on the Internet, genealogist and
best-selling author Chris Paton will explore the many ways in which we
can present our research and encourage collaboration online. He will
detail the many organisations and social media applications that can
permit co-operation, describe the software platforms on which we can
collate our stories, and illustrate the many ways in which we can
publish our stories online.
Along the way, Chris Paton will also explore how we can make our
research work further for us, by drawing in experts and distant cousins
from around the world to help us break our ancestral brick walls, not
just through sharing stories, but by accessing uniquely held
documentation by family members around the world, including our very own
shared DNA.
Some reviews:
- Whilst this book could be a useful guide for beginners, the breadth of
coverage means that even experienced researchers will learn from it –
let's face it, we all have our favourite sites, and this can often blind
us to other opportunities.
- The content comes logically presented and packed with helpful advice, particularly for those with little or no experience of the vast range of online options available. As such, it comes highly recommended.
- This is a fantastic, thorough, and informative reference book for anyone researching their family history. I have been researching mine for many years and I have still found it to be a very useful guide. It is packed with useful websites for researching and recording your family information, as well as a clear explanation of DNA testing and what choices you have when selecting a test. The book is very readable and I would recommend it to beginners and experienced genealogists alike.
- Chris is clearly very enthusiastic about the possibilities for sharing
family history online, he never shies away from flagging up
considerations that are well worth remembering. Written with a stylish,
authoritative tone, packed with information and insights born of
experience, it also has a light – even humorous – touch that makes for a
very readable read!
I hope it helps - and thanks to those of you who have already purchased a copy!
Chris
Just out, Sharing Your Family History Online is on sale at https://bit.ly/SharingFamHist. Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is also out, as are Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.
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