A Beginner's Guide to British and Irish Genealogy By Chris Paton, 2016
CAN $18
Chris Paton takes you through the key record sets that will help you get underway with your family history research. He introduces you to the family history societies and archives that can assist your efforts, and provide a little context to the ancestral landscape within which your ancestors once lived, and into which you will soon be immersed. Along the way he will point out some of the major differences in record types to be found in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and the Crown Dependencies of the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. In each chapter Chris also provides a steer towards further books which can further develop your skills as you become more experienced with the subject matter, making this an invaluable introduction.
More information about this book at http://globalgenealogy.com/countries/england/resources/2590289.htm
Harnessing the Facebook Generation: Ideas for involving Young People in family History & HeritageBy Janet Few, 2016
CAN $16.50
This is a book for grown-ups who want to inspire their descendants and other young people, with a love of history and heritage. It is a thought-provoking look at how we can encourage the next generation of family historians and why we might want to do so. Suggestions cover activities, outings, toys, games, books and ways of exploiting the internet in order to motivate and enthuse young people, even toddlers.
More information about this book at http://globalgenealogy.com/genealogy-general/resources/2590263.htm
Family History on the Cheap - Second Edition (Australian Perspective)By S. Hicks, 2016
CAN $17
This second, revised and updated edition examines a broad range of topics including family sources, whether someone has already researched the family, when to use professional researchers, how and where to obtain discounts, what sites are free, how to plan and organise your research, making the most of Google, and using social media for family history research, numerous tips and tricks for how to get the most from research trips to archives, libraries, family history and local historical societies, visits to relatives, social networking sites, commercial websites and of course, Google. You will quickly recoup its purchase price many times over with the money and time savings outlined throughout the book.
More information about this book at http://globalgenealogy.com/countries/other-countries/resources/2590003.htm
Death Certificates and Archaic Medical Terms - Second Edition(Australian perspective)
By H. Smith, 2016
CAN $17
The author examines the history and evolution of death certificates. When did they start? What is on them? What were the legal requirements? What does it mean when a death is certified? Why aren't all deaths certified? It also gives meanings to a number of archaic terms found on death certificates such as cachexia, breakbone fever, byssinosis, coeliac passion, dipsomania, inanition and Potter's Rot. This second edition has been fully updated and expanded, and is double the size of the first, with hundreds more archaic medical terms included.
More information about this book at http://globalgenealogy.com/countries/other-countries/resources/2590181.htm
Don't forget that Unlock the Past books can also be purchased a wee bit further south in the United States from Martha Mercer's Maia's Books store. Martha only lists a small number of books from the publisher on her website at www.maiasbooks.com, but she does hold stock of most of them - drop her an email or call and she can give you details on costs and postage etc. For a full list of my own UTP titles, please visit the books section of this blog at http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.
(With thanks to Alan Phillips)
Chris
For details on my genealogy guide books, including A Beginner's Guide to British and Irish Genealogy, A Decade of Irish Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923, Discover Scottish Church Records (2nd edition), Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.
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