Tracing Your Ancestors Using What They Left Behind - Paperback
by Simon Wills
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Pen and Sword Family HistoryISBN-13:9781036191825ISBN-10:1036191826UPC:9781036191825Book Category:ReferenceBook Subcategory:Genealogy & HeraldryProduct ID:SCV8W19M09
A fascinating guide to uncovering forgotten lives through the hidden histories of everyday heirlooms.
Old photographs without names. Family heirlooms with unknown origins. Objects whispering stories lost to time. In this fascinating journey of historical detective work, experienced genealogist Simon Wills pieces together the mysteries behind everyday artefacts, from portraits and tobacco jars to diaries, and even a simple silver cigarette case, allowing us to create a complete picture of the lives of those lost to history and time.
Through meticulous research, many examples and case studies, this book delves into incomplete histories, revealing the identities and achievements of people once on the brink of anonymity. If you've ever wondered about the past behind an old family possession, this book will inspire you to look closer, search deeper, and discover the extraordinary tales sometimes hidden in the seemingly ordinary, allowing us to know and understand our ancestors from a different perspective.
Old photographs without names. Family heirlooms with unknown origins. Objects whispering stories lost to time. In this fascinating journey of historical detective work, experienced genealogist Simon Wills pieces together the mysteries behind everyday artefacts, from portraits and tobacco jars to diaries, and even a simple silver cigarette case, allowing us to create a complete picture of the lives of those lost to history and time.
Through meticulous research, many examples and case studies, this book delves into incomplete histories, revealing the identities and achievements of people once on the brink of anonymity. If you've ever wondered about the past behind an old family possession, this book will inspire you to look closer, search deeper, and discover the extraordinary tales sometimes hidden in the seemingly ordinary, allowing us to know and understand our ancestors from a different perspective.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Pen and Sword Family HistoryISBN-13:9781036191825ISBN-10:1036191826UPC:9781036191825Book Category:ReferenceBook Subcategory:Genealogy & HeraldryProduct ID:SCV8W19M09
Wills, Simon: - Simon Wills is a history journalist and genealogist who writes regularly for magazines such as Family Tree and Discover your Ancestors. He advises and has appeared in the TV program Who Do You Think You Are? and contributes to the magazine of the same name. Simon gives history presentations and interviews at national and local events all around the UK for organizations such as The National Archives, Chalke Valley History Festival, National Trust, and the BBC. He is also a dedicated wildlife and nature photographer, and all the photographs in this book were taken by him.
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