Table of Contents

Foreword; Introduction; 1: Gathering Information from your Family; 2: Recording and Storing Information; 3: Basic Sources for Family History; 4: Supplementary Sources; 5: Family History and the Internet; 6: Historical Information; 7: Historical Sources Pre-1855; 8: Presenting your Family History; 9: Family Heritage; 10: DNA, Genetics, Health and Family Medical History; Appendices; 1: English, Welsh and Irish records; 2: Interpreting older forms of handwriting; List of Websites; List of Useful Addresses; Sample forms for Obtaining and Recording Information; Bibliography; Index

About the Author

Graham Holton is Librarian at Jordanhill Library, University of Strathclyde. Jack Winch is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the University of Strathclyde.