How to Trace Your Family Tree: The Complete Practical Handbook for Researching Your Family History, Heritage and Genealogy

This is the complete practical handbook for all detectives of family history, heritage and geneaology, with over 500 photographs, artworks, charts and facsimiles. It contains all the information you need to get started, from how to access the relevant records in libraries, institutions and government bodies, to using "The National Archives", and the internet. It offers clear and concise instructions on how to log and collate your family history research, and draw up a family tree. It is a fascinating and fully comprehensive guide to discovering your roots and unearthing the secrets of your ancestors in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. This practical book will take you on an exciting voyage of discovery into your family's past. It offers a complete introduction to the subject of genealogy and to the process of tracing your very own family tree, covering in detail all the possible techniques and methods you might choose, and providing a thorough grounding in the tools you will need. All that you need to know to get you started is in this book, with invaluable lists, checklists, hints and tips, as well as information on recording your data and using the most methodical research techniques. As you step back in time and the lives of your forebears begin to unfold, you're guaranteed to be gripped and inspired as the fascinating links that connect you to the past are revealed, and this is the handbook you will need to ensure you can translate that curiosity to reality.