How to research local history: 2nd edition

How to research local history: 2nd edition

by PamelaBrooks (Author)

Synopsis

Do you want to know to know more about the history of your street or parish, find out about the people who lived in your area and what they did, or discover more about a particular building? How to Research Local History will help get you started on how to interpret documents such as census returns, rating books and maps, and where to find them. It will introduce you to the delights of street directories and old newspapers, lead you to fascinating websites that can save you a lot of research time and talk you through the best of research methods to use in archives.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 226
Edition: 2Rev Ed
Publisher: How To Books
Published: 28 Mar 2008

ISBN 10: 1845282760
ISBN 13: 9781845282769

Media Reviews
'A good, clearly written survey of the scope of local history and countless resources that feed into it.' Your Family Tree
Author Bio
Pamela Brooks writes for many health and parenting magazines. She worked as a consultant on the Daily Telegraph's Complete Pregnancy & Childbirth Answers (Robinson, 2000).