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Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Saturday, 13 June 2026

I won't be writing any more books for Pen and Sword

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Having written a few books for publisher Pen and Sword ( https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk ) over the last decade, I occasionally get asked b...
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Monday, 1 June 2026

Continued delay with Pen and Sword royalty payments

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Publisher Pen and Sword ( https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk ), which publishes and extensive range of family history publications, has still n...
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Tuesday, 12 May 2026

Williams Roulston's Researching Ulster Ancestors 1800-1914 now available to buy

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From the Ulster Historical Foundation ( https://ulsterhistoricalfoundation.com ): Great news! Researching Ulster Ancestors, 1800–1914 is now...
Thursday, 30 April 2026

Delay with Pen and Sword books spring royalties

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This one is for my fellow Pen and Sword book authors: Dear Author I am writing to let you know that we continue to experience issues with th...
Tuesday, 3 March 2026

Review: Genealogy Methods and Techniques: A Practical Guide to Research, by Dr. Karen Cummings

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A huge thanks to Harriet Hurley at The Crowood Press for sending me a review copy of Karen Cummings' new book,  Genealogy Methods and Te...
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Tuesday, 6 January 2026

Big discounts on Pen and Sword family history books

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Hi folks,  Pen and Sword Books' Family History imprint currently has a sale on in the UK, with large discounts on many titles. The follo...
Friday, 10 October 2025

New edition of J. H. Andrews' Plantation Acres book on mapping in Ireland now available

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Newly available from the Ulster Historical Foundation ( https://ulsterhistoricalfoundation.com ): Plantation Acres: Mapping Ireland, the Iri...
Saturday, 26 July 2025

A special plea to buyers of Pen and Sword family history books

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A special plea to anyone who has recently bought any of my Pen and Sword  family history books – and indeed ANY recent Pen and Sword family ...
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Sunday, 5 January 2025

Free access to the Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland (UK only)

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The first edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland , published 2016, is currently free to access on Kindle i...
Tuesday, 17 December 2024

Scottish Baronial Families 1250-1750, by David Dobson - review

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The Genealogical Publishing Company has kindly sent me a copy of David Dobson's new book, Scottish Baronial Families 1250-1750 , for rev...
Saturday, 2 November 2024

Pre-order my new book Researching Ancestral Crisis in Ireland

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I'm delighted to say that my new book is now available for pre-order from Pen and Sword at https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Researching-A...
Sunday, 2 June 2024

Place-Names of Carrickfergus and Broadisland

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On Saturday 1st June I took the ferry over the Irish Sea to attend the book launch in my home town of Carrickfergus of Philip Hoy's Plac...
Sunday, 21 April 2024

Special offer from Ulster Historical Foundation on Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors

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From the Ulster Historical Foundation ( https://ulsterhistoricalfoundation.com ): DON’T MISS THIS SPECIAL OFFER! Researching Scots-Irish Anc...
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Update on Evidence Explained availability in the UK

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After my recent review of Elizabeth Shown Mills' new fourth edition of Evidence Explained (see http://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2024/0...
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Sunday, 7 April 2024

Evidence Explained 4th edition, by Elizabeth Shown Mills - review

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Elizabeth Shown Mills' book Evidence Explained has now reached its fourth edition. So what is the book, and how can it help genealogist...
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Friday, 9 February 2024

Two new publications from Moray and Nairn Family History Society

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Moray & Nairn Family History Society ( http://www.morayandnairnfhs.co.uk ) has published two new publications: Burghead War Memorial ...
Wednesday, 31 January 2024

New 4th Edition of Elizabeth Shown Mills book Evidence Explained

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From the Genealogical Publishing Company ( https://genealogical.com ): Announcing the New 4th Edition of Evidence Explained: Citing History ...
Wednesday, 24 January 2024

The Hebridean Baker comes to Stewarton

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Last night I had the great pleasure to meet Coinneach Macleod , the Hebridean Baker ( https://hebrideanbaker.com ), at two events in Stewart...
Monday, 1 January 2024

Special 2012 edition of Peter Christian's "The Genealogist's Internet" now available on the Internet Archive

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Peter Christian has very kindly made available through a Creative Commons license a version of the last edition of his book The Genealogist...
Thursday, 3 August 2023

David Dobson's Irish Emigrants in North America - Consolidated Edition review

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The latest consolidated edition of books from Dundee based historian David Dobson has been released by Clearfield Company through the Geneal...