There's just over a month to go until Christmas, so time to get the genea-shopping in!
Over the last three years I have had five books published by Pen and Sword Family History (www.pen-and-sword.co.uk), including two this year, which I hope will help those carrying out their research, but which I'm sure could also make a useful present to anyone you know needing some help with their Scottish or Irish research, or for research in general!
Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records
A Guide for Family Historians
£14.99 plus p&p
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-Ancestors-Through-Land-Records-Paperback/p/19283
Paton’s book is a great guide on not only the how and whys the records of Ireland were and are recorded and preserved the way they are but also how to find and navigate different types of records, like tithe, land, birth, etc. It is quite informative and Paton includes a lot of links and screenshots of the website they discuss.
- NetGalley, Samantha Garrity
Sharing Your Family History Online
A Guide for Family Historians
£12.99 plus p&p, 144 pages
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Sharing-Your-Family-History-Online-Paperback/p/18718
We’re all pretty confident now accessing census records and BMD’s online. What this excellent book reveals are the dozens and dozens of other ways we can discover new ancestors and even make new friends. Everything from online methods of collaboration and crowdsourcing to social media, DNA research and even putting a video of your family stories up online.
- Alnwick FHS
Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet
A Guide for Family Historians
£14.99 plus p&p, 192 pages
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Scottish-Family-History-on-the-Internet-Paperback/p/17717
Chris Paton is a genealogist and writer whose practical knowledge of researching Scottish records never ceases to amaze me – so I had high expectations of his latest book, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet: A Guide For Family Historians. I was not disappointed – it's a superb book from a researcher who has numerous books and countless magazine articles to his name.
- Peter Calver, Lost Cousins
Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records
A Guide for Family Historians
£14.99 plus p&p, 162 pages
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Scottish-Ancestry-through-Church-and-State-Records-Paperback/p/16848
One of the strengths of Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry through Church and State Records is that the author provides the historical contexts in which records were made and how each category developed over time, thus making the book engaging and informative, especially for family historians beyond Scotland. Overall, this is a useful and very readable introduction to Scottish records, with many case studies to assist the reader, but there is also much in it that may be new to more experienced family historians.
- The Local Historian, journal of the British Association for Local History
Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd edition)
A Guide for Family Historians
£14.99 plus p&p, 192 pages
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-Family-History-on-the-Internet-Paperback/p/16483
The book is easy to read, follow and understand – it is no hesitation from me in giving this one 5 stars, it has been brilliant and such a help to me – anyone with Irish ancestry should give this a read!
- Donnas Book Blog
(Postage is £4.50 UK Delivery or free UK delivery if order is over £35.)
I hope they may help!
Chris
My new book Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records is now available to buy at https://bit.ly/IrishLandRecords. Also available - Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.
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