A history, gazetteer and Directory of Shropshire for 1875 containing information about local nobility, gentry and clergy; a full map of the county, and other interesting details, such as topographical features and information on courts and magistrates. All parishes are listed with detailed historical and topographical information. Consists of digitally enhanced images of the original text; searcha...
Supplied by: S&N Genealogy Supplies Product Ref: SNG-3424
This virtual book CD describes the history and geography of the area; lists and describes all parishes; lists trades and professions, and has a helpful street index with the names of residents, together with other local information. Useful for finding your ancestors in this part of the county; and finding out more about their lives. Consists of digitally enhanced images of the original text; searc...
Supplied by: S&N Genealogy Supplies Product Ref: SNG-1294
This CD resource takes a look at the history of Watford, including descriptions of large estates and houses, the High Street, societies, companies, places of worship, and much more. The text is enriched with amusing anecdotes, and there are interesting sections that include body-snatching, murder, a notorious hotel, and a poem written by a local author. The CD also contains a trade directory, whic...
Supplied by: S&N Genealogy Supplies Product Ref: SNG-6154
Background history, content at different periods, layout of Victorian newspapers, types of local information available, family details. Location: the newspaper Library, online & other copies....
Supplied by: Hampshire Genealogical Society Product Ref: HAM-34006
This book published in 1903 is packed with historical information relating to Wincanton. In its three hundred pages we learn about the earliest history of Wincanton right up to the beginning of the twentieth century. There are chapters on the Inns of the town, notable people, witchcraft in the town and the charitable institutions to name just a small number of the subjects covered. There are also...
Supplied by: WestCountryBooks Product Ref: TBS-13955791
The subtitle of “Some Notes on its History” does not do this book justice in that it is over three hundred pages and has been thoroughly researched by the author, task that must have taken many years to complete. There are chapters on the Manors, Ancient Chapels in the Holnicote Valley, Selworthy Registers, parish accounts and many other subjects of interest to the family and local historian...
Supplied by: WestCountryBooks Product Ref: TBS-13955901
There is the usual rich variety of articles. Firstly the work of commercial photographer Samuel Hockett from the 1880s to the 1950s. The new A4 format for the history journals has enabled many large reproductions of key historical moments and also everyday scenes. In addition, an article about US founding fathers passing through Barnet; a local man’s reflections on his war service in North A...
Supplied by: Barnet Museum and Local History Society Product Ref: BTM-071
Much family history focuses on digging around archives and web searches. This book shows that our lofts and cupboards can often hide a treasure trove of personal documents and ephemera too. Boxes full of photographs, hastily written notes, old tickets, postcards, ration books, a soldier's hat, a bundle of letters, perhaps a diary - all are invaluable sources of information about our family ...
Supplied by: S&N Genealogy Supplies Product Ref: SNG-6196
Four fairly rare volumes of the definitive 1840s history of the county, with maps, pedigrees of the ancient families, manorial details, drawings of churches and houses by Dr George Lipscomb. G. Lipscomb’s History and Antiquities of Buckinghamshire (1847) in four volumes breaks the county down into Hundreds and then villages. This set of books records ecclesiastical and manorial history as well ...
Supplied by: The Mclaughlin Guides and Buckinghamshire related books and historic maps Product Ref: BGS-CD30
Music as Social History Model; Robert Burns; Blind Drunk to the Blind House; Origins of WWII; New Millennium Walkway and the Ancient and Modern Routes to the Torrs, New Mills, Derbyshire; half Timer: Image and Reality; Has History Lost its Way?; Rise of English Monasticism 1066-1150; History and Religion 2000 Years On; The Most Important Moment of the Twentieth Century; 1000 Years of British Food...
Supplied by: Northern Writers Advisory Services Product Ref: NWA-CE00
A brisk, concise, and readable overview of Irish history from the Protestant Reformation to the dawn of the twenty-first century Five centuries of Irish history are explored in this informative and accessible volume. John Gibney proceeds from the beginning of Ireland's modern period and continues through to virtually the present day, offering an integrated overview of the island nation's cul...
Supplied by: Ulster Historical Foundation Product Ref: UHF-978-0-300244-36-6
Vallis Eboracensis (The Vale of York). The History and Antiquities of Easingwold, by Thomas Gill. First published 1852. A topographic view of Easingwold and neighbourhood. An area rich in monuments of antiquity, abbeys, priories, castles and encampments; the author has included a brief history of each place in this part of the Vale of York, formerly known as the Forest of Galtres. Includes Crayke,...
Supplied by: Yorkshire Ancestors Product Ref: YAN-GW137
This book written by Thomas Scott Holme who was Vicar of Wookey from 1879 is an excellent publication for anyone studying this parish or who has ancestors from the area. Each chapter deal with a different aspect of the parish including, a general history of the parish, the history of the manor, history of the Rectory and Vicarage including lists of Rectors and Vicars. There is a chapter about the ...
Supplied by: WestCountryBooks Product Ref: TBS-13955785
Need help remembering census dates or tips on how to search Google effectively for your family tree research? Our Family History Quick Reference Sheets are perfect companions for a day at the archives or record office packed with hints, tips, and tricks covering a range of topics. These A4 how-to guides are easy to read with at-a-glance charts, tables and graphics. They are laminated for durabi...
Supplied by: The Crafty Genealogist Product Ref: CGT-FHQRS
Every family has a history. This books provides the basic guidance needed to begin investigating yours. The author explains what sources of information are available, where to find them, and how to use them. He tells you how to trace your pedigree, and encourages you to understand your ancestors' lives against the background of the society they lived in....
Supplied by: Internet Genealogical Bookshop Product Ref: RAY-135
**Released: April 2017. Reformatted reprint. Worsbrough village life: Then and Now.**  The first edition was published in 2005 by Worsbrough Local History Society. The structure and format has been completely revised for the 2017 reprint. Held within the A5 laminated covers and spiral binding are 124 pages with 58 illustrations of maps, drawings and...
Supplied by: Barnsley Family History Society Product Ref: BAR-WLH-LI01
The History Of Signboards - From The Earliest Times To The Present Day. A look at Signboard history listed by classification. In a time when education was limited, signs were used instead of wording for identification. This book explores the meaning of these signs. \*Digitally enhanced images of the original text \*Searchable by whole or part word \*Bookmarked by specification ...
Supplied by: S&N Genealogy Supplies Product Ref: SNG-3526
This Directory covers Birmingham in 1849 and includes a detailed history of the city alongside professional listings of tradespeople (name, trade, address), and also a list of the recognised professions with the names of people who practised them. Greatly useful to those researching ancestors working in Birmingham at the time, or those interested in the city's general or social history. Covers Bir...
Supplied by: S&N Genealogy Supplies Product Ref: SNG-3438
Over 220 years of history is covered in this fascinating CD resource. The Northumberland Fusiliers were part of many campaigns over the years, such as the American Revolution and Anglo-Spanish War. Each chapter of their history is described in detail, and many names are mentioned throughout the text. It also contains maps and illustrations. \* Digitally enhanced images of the original text ...
Supplied by: S&N Genealogy Supplies Product Ref: SNG-6349
A perfect complement to our range of binders, our springback binders are ideal for presenting your family history to others. This range is available exclusively from S&N, and comes with 'Family History' in gold lettering on the front and spine. Unlike ring binders, you don't have to punch any holes in the paper - you simply choose the sheets you want, fold the covers of the binder back,...
Supplied by: S&N Genealogy Supplies Product Ref: SNG-6232
A perfect complement to our range of binders, our springback binders are ideal for presenting your family history to others. This range is available exclusively from S&N, and comes with 'Family History' in gold lettering on the front and spine. Unlike ring binders, you don't have to punch any holes in the paper - you simply choose the sheets you want, fold the covers of the binder back,...
Supplied by: S&N Genealogy Supplies Product Ref: SNG-6233
A perfect complement to our range of binders, our springback binders are ideal for presenting your family history to others. This range is available exclusively from S&N, and comes with 'Family History' in gold lettering on the front and spine. Unlike ring binders, you don't have to punch any holes in the paper - you simply choose the sheets you want, fold the covers of the binder back,...
Supplied by: S&N Genealogy Supplies Product Ref: SNG-6234
A perfect complement to our range of binders, our springback binders are ideal for presenting your family history to others. This binder has a leather effect to the cover, and comes with 'Family History' in gold lettering on the front and spine. Unlike ring binders, you don't have to punch any holes in the paper - you simply choose the sheets you want, fold the covers of the binder back, an...
Supplied by: S&N Genealogy Supplies Product Ref: SNG-6240
A perfect complement to our range of binders, our springback binders are ideal for presenting your family history to others. This binder has a leather effect to the cover, and comes with 'Family History' in gold lettering on the front and spine. Unlike ring binders, you don't have to punch any holes in the paper - you simply choose the sheets you want, fold the covers of the binder back, an...
Supplied by: S&N Genealogy Supplies Product Ref: SNG-6241
A perfect complement to our range of binders, our springback binders are ideal for presenting your family history to others. This binder has a leather effect to the cover, and comes with 'Family History' in gold lettering on the front and spine. Unlike ring binders, you don't have to punch any holes in the paper - you simply choose the sheets you want, fold the covers of the binder back, an...
Supplied by: S&N Genealogy Supplies Product Ref: SNG-6242