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Articles and books by Ruth A. Symes employing innovative approaches to family history
Thursday, 16 June 2016
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Picking out the quirky, the salient, the eccentric and the typical....
@RuthASymes
Picking out the quirky, the salient, the eccentric and the typical....
Wednesday, 15 June 2016
Unearthing Family Tree Mysteries Coming to the USA July 29th 2016
Unearthing Family Tree Mysteries
by Ruth A. Symes
OUT in the USA 29th July 2016.
Preorder now : http://amzn.to/262fu7D
How to find out more about your UK ancestor, including:
...the place he lived
...why his children died
...his working life
...whom he lived with
...why he emigrated/travelled
...what events he might have witnessed
...how he died
...what he ate and drank
...how he spoke and what he believed
Friday, 3 June 2016
Four innovative approaches to family history
4 books, 4 different approaches to family history
by Ruth A. Symes
1. Unearthing Family Tree Mysteries, (Pen and Sword, 2016)
Shows you how to get the most out of documents about your ancestor (trade directories, birth, marriage and death certificates, censuses, newspapers, obituaries, passenger lists, passports, company newsletters, Bibles and books, diaries, songs, and recipes).
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http://amzn.to/1UVu3GI
2. It Runs In The Family: Understanding More About Your Ancestors (The History Press, 2013)
Shows you how better to understand what your ancestor looked like and his/her personal effects (eyes, teeth, hair, beards, distinguishing characteristics, stature, rings, cuff links, buttons, brooches, flowers, and dogs).
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http://amzn.to/1COD4Wh
3. Family First: Tracing Relationships in the Past (Pen and Sword, 2013)
Explains your ancestor's probable relationships with others in his/her family and community (fathers, mothers, babies, young siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, friends, neighbours, club associates).
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http://amzn.to/1VQwUSy
4. Tracing Your Ancestors Through Letters and Personal Writings, (Pen and Sword, 2016)
Shows you how better to read your ancestor's own writings (signatures, graffiti, letters, greeting cards, postcards, telegrams, appointment diaries, diaries, commonplace books, poetry)
OUT NOVEMBER 2016
by Ruth A. Symes
1. Unearthing Family Tree Mysteries, (Pen and Sword, 2016)
Shows you how to get the most out of documents about your ancestor (trade directories, birth, marriage and death certificates, censuses, newspapers, obituaries, passenger lists, passports, company newsletters, Bibles and books, diaries, songs, and recipes).
BUY NOW
http://amzn.to/1UVu3GI
2. It Runs In The Family: Understanding More About Your Ancestors (The History Press, 2013)
Shows you how better to understand what your ancestor looked like and his/her personal effects (eyes, teeth, hair, beards, distinguishing characteristics, stature, rings, cuff links, buttons, brooches, flowers, and dogs).
BUY NOW
http://amzn.to/1COD4Wh
3. Family First: Tracing Relationships in the Past (Pen and Sword, 2013)
Explains your ancestor's probable relationships with others in his/her family and community (fathers, mothers, babies, young siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, friends, neighbours, club associates).
BUY NOW
http://amzn.to/1VQwUSy
4. Tracing Your Ancestors Through Letters and Personal Writings, (Pen and Sword, 2016)
Shows you how better to read your ancestor's own writings (signatures, graffiti, letters, greeting cards, postcards, telegrams, appointment diaries, diaries, commonplace books, poetry)
OUT NOVEMBER 2016
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