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Discover how to use FamilySearch.org! Learn how to tackle the
largest free genealogy website with this in-depth user guide, newly
updated to reflect the site's latest developments. The Unofficial
Guide to FamilySearch.org, second edition, shows you how to find
your family in the site's databases of more than 3.5 billion names
and millions of digitized historical records spanning the globe.
Learn how to maximize all of FamilySearch.org's research
tools--including hard to find features--to extend your family tree
in the United States and the old country. This comprehensive guide
contains valuable FamilySearch.org tips, including: Step-by-step
strategies for crafting search queries that find ancestors fast
Practical pointers for locating your ancestors in record
collections that aren't keyword searchable Detailed overviews of
FamilySearch.org's major US, European, Canadian, and Mexican
collections, plus records from more than 100 other countries Tips
for creating and managing your family tree on FamilySearch.org
Expert tips for utilizing user-submitted genealogies, digitized
family history books, and the FamilySearch catalog of 2.4 million
offline resources you can borrow through a local Family History
Center Illustrated step-by-step examples that will teach you
exactly how to apply these tips and techniques to your own research
Worksheets and checklists to track your research progress Whether
you're new to FamilySearch.org or a longtime user, you'll find the
guidance you need in the Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org to
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resources.
Record Your Family History! From the editors of Family Tree
Magazine, this workbook makes it easy to record and organize your
family history. Family Tree Memory Keeper helps you keep track of
basic genealogy information and special family memories, including
traditions, heirloom histories, family records, newsworthy moments,
family migrations and immigrations, old recipes, important dates,
and much more. This book features: Dozens of fill-in pages to
record all your essential family information. Convenient paperback
format for writing and photocopying pages. Space for mounting
photographs. Maps to mark your family's migration routes. Tips for
researching your family history. A comprehensive list of additional
resources. Use Family Tree Memory Keeper to log your genealogy
research. Bring it to family get-togethers to gather and share
information. Create an invaluable record of your ancestry for
future generations.
Praise for the 1st Edition "Easy to read yet filled with facts and
information, this is a solid reference guide with everything for
the beginner - and perhaps something for the more experienced too."
- Family History Monthly "There is a lot of good advice in this
book for those starting out." - Ancestors Navigate your way through
your family's past Interested in family history? Keen to discover
who your ancestors really were? Want to find out more from the
comfort of your own home? If so, this book is for you. Walking you
through the process of researching, organising and presenting your
family tree online, this expert guide makes it simple. So what are
you waiting for? Get plugged in and start tracking down your
ancestors today! Lay the groundwork - take the first steps on your
genealogical journey and start searching for evidence Find out
about your ancestors - discover who your predecessors were and
where they came from Get to grips with research tools - find the
best online and offline archives and dig deeper into your family's
past Present your results effectively - compile your findings into
a family tree and create a place to host your material online Open
the book and find: What clues you can get from photos, letters,
diaries and your relatives The best genealogy websites in the UK
and around the world How to get the most out of archives and
documents Techniques for creating family history charts on your
computer The advantages of coordinating your hunt with other
researchers Ways to share research online Tips and tricks for
building a family history web page Learn to: Get the most out of
genealogy websites and resources Store and organise information on
yourcomputer Create your family tree and host it online
An exciting new edition of Bella Bathurst's epic story of Robert
Louis Stevenson's ancestors and the building of the Scottish
coastal lighthouses against impossible odds. 'Whenever I smell salt
water, I know that I am not far from one of the works of my
ancestors,' wrote Robert Louis Stevenson in 1880. 'When the lights
come out at sundown along the shores of Scotland, I am proud to
think they burn more brightly for the genius of my father!' Robert
Louis Stevenson was the most famous of the Stevensons, but not by
any means the most productive. The Lighthouse Stevensons, all four
generations of them, built every lighthouse round Scotland, were
responsible for a slew of inventions in both construction and
optics, and achieved feats of engineering in conditions that would
be forbidding even today. The same driven energy which Robert Louis
Stevenson put into writing, his ancestors put into lighting the
darkness of the seas. The Lighthouse Stevensons is a story of high
endeavour, beautifully told; indeed, this is one of the most
celebrated works of historical biography in recent memory.
Whether pasted into an album, framed or shared on social media, the
family photograph simultaneously offers a private and public
insight into the identity and past of its subject. Long considered
a model for understanding individual identity, the idea of the
family has increasingly formed the basis for exploring collective
pasts and cultural memory. Picturing the Family investigates how
visual representations of the family reveal both personal and
shared histories, evaluating the testimonial and social value of
photography and film.Combining academic and creative,
practice-based approaches, this collection of essays introduces a
dialogue between scholars and artists working at the intersection
between family, memory and visual media. Many of the authors are
both researchers and practitioners, whose chapters engage with
their own work and that of others, informed by critical frameworks.
From the act of revisiting old, personal photographs to the sale of
family albums through internet auction, the twelve chapters each
present a different collection of photographs or artwork as case
studies for understanding how these visual representations of the
family perform memory and identity. Building on extensive research
into family photographs and memory, the book considers the
implications of new cultural forms for how the family is perceived
and how we relate to the past. While focusing on the forms of
visual representation, above all photographs, the authors also
reflect on the contextualization and 'remediation' of photography
in albums, films, museums and online.
What keeps a family together? In Imagining Futures, authors Carola
Lentz and Isidore Lobnibe offer a unique look at one extended
African family, currently comprising over five hundred members in
Northern Ghana and Burkina Faso. Members of this extended family,
like many others in the region, find themselves living increasingly
farther apart and working in diverse occupations ranging from
religious clergy and civil service to farming. What keeps them
together as a family? In their groundbreaking work, Lentz and
Lobnibe argue that shared memories, rather than only material
interests, bind a family together. Imagining Futures explores the
changing practices of remembering in an African family and offers a
unique contribution to the growing field of memory studies, beyond
the usual focus of Europe and America. Lentz and Lobnibe explore
how, in an increasingly globalized, postcolonial world, memories
themselves are not static accounts of past events but are actually
malleable and shaped by both current concerns and imagined futures.
THIS HEARTBREAKING, HEARTWARMING, TRUE STORY FOLLOWING THE HISTORY
OF A FAMILY IN WALES IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS EVER
WRITTEN. 'I am a proud supporter of our National Health Service
which has shown yet again what an important and valued institution
it is in the UK. As the first NHS baby through to her work today,
Aneira's story shows her dedication and passion for protecting this
phenomenal service for future generations.' KEIR STARMER 'This book
speaks from the heart about a passion to preserve our NHS - as
powerful a symbol of goodness as we have. Nye's own experience and
that of her family represents our deep need to fight for a society
where all are equal in worth and value. And how the NHS stands fast
as a symbol of equality, of fairness, and of compassion for all.'
MICHAEL SHEEN 'Aneira has written a memoir which is a deeply
personal, richly researched and incredibly timely tribute to
Britain's commitment to provide free and equal healthcare to all.'
- DAILY MAIL Book of the Week, 22 May 2020 'Moving tribute to the
NHS.' - WI Life
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'Edna,' says the doctor, coming to stand beside her bed. 'You need
to wait. It's not long now. Don't push. Just hold on, Edna!' The
birth of the National Health Service coincided with the birth of
one little girl in South Wales: Aneira 'Nye' Thomas, the first baby
delivered by the NHS. This is the touching story of Nye's family -
their loves and losses - and the launch of a treasured public
service that has touched the lives of every family in the nation.
A fascinating family memoir from Joseph O'Neill, author of the Man
Booker Prize longlisted and Richard & Judy pick, 'Netherland'.
Joseph O'Neill's grandfathers - one Irish, one Turkish - were both
imprisoned during the Second World War. The Irish grandfather, a
handsome rogue from a family of small farmers, was an active member
of the IRA and was interned with hundreds of his comrades.
O'Neill's other grandfather, a hotelier from a tiny and threatened
Turkish Christian minority, was imprisoned by the British in
Palestine, on suspicion of being a spy. At the age of thirty,
Joseph O'Neill set out to uncover his grandfather's stories, what
emerges is a narrative of two families and two charismatic but
flawed men - it is a story of murder, espionage, paranoia and fear,
of memories of violence and of fierce commitments to political
causes.
'Kit Fielding's debut is a triumph. A story told with brutal
honesty, underpinned by humour, love, hope and the inestimable
power of friendship.' RUTH HOGAN, author of The Keeper of Lost
Things In every pub in every town unspoken stories lie beneath the
surface. Each week, six women meet at The Bluebell Inn. They form
an unlikely and occasionally triumphant ladies darts team. They
banter and jibe, they laugh. But their hidden stories of love and
loss are what, in the end, will bind them. There is Mary, full of
it but cradling her dark secret; Lena - young and bold, she has
made her choice; the cat woman who must return to the place of her
birth before it's too late. There's Maggie, still laying out the
place for her husband; and Pegs, the dark-eyed girl from the
travellers' site bringing her strangeness and first love. And Katy:
unappreciated. Open to an offer. They know little of each other's
lives. But here they gather and weave a delicate and sustaining
connection that maybe they can rely on as the crossroads on their
individual paths threaten to overwhelm. With humanity and insight,
Kit Fielding reveals the great love that lies at the heart of
female friendship. Raw, funny and devastating, all of life can be
found at the Bluebell.
Have you ever wondered what your Father was like as a child?
Intrigued to know about how your grand-parents met? Do you wonder
what school life was like for your Mum? These are questions that
lead to precious answers. Award-winning 'from you to me' Journals
of a Lifetime gift range is made up of beautifully designed hard
back journals - the perfect gift for every loved-one, for every
occasion. Available in Dear Dad, Dear Mum, Dear Grandma, Dear
Grandad, Dear Son, Dear Daughter, Dear Sister, Dear Brother, and
Dear Friend. We all have our own story to tell. Each 'from you to
me' gift journal contains around 60 fun and inspiring questions
carefully designed to inspire your family to enjoy telling their
story - to help you to find out amazing things about them.
'Beautiful . . . insightful, fascinating and moving. It's a lovely
LOVELY book' Marian Keyes 'This book made me cry' Sara Cox After
her mother, Brenda, passed away and her father sold the family
home, broadcaster and writer Emma Kennedy found herself
floundering, unable to make peace with the complex, charismatic
woman who had been her mum. And then they found the letters . . .
This heartbreakingly funny book about the impact of discovering
lost letters is a celebration of correspondence; those lost acts of
penned love, the vivid snapshots in time scattered back through a
life. It is also about a childhood shrouded in shame, the lies
Brenda told her family, the madness that set in, and ultimately
what it means to be a daughter and a mother. Finally, Emma allows
herself to explore what she couldn't while she was growing up: the
question of who her mother really was. 'This honest, insightful
book is a touching tribute to her complex, inimitable mother' Daily
Express 'Remarkable' Dawn French 'A beautiful, hilarious and
bittersweet book' Mel Giedroyc
The close-knit villages of the Dearne Valley were home to four
generations of the Hollingworth family. Spanning Richard Benson's
great-grandmother Winnie's ninety-two years in the valley, and
drawing on years of historical research, interviews and anecdotes,
The Valley lets us into generations of carousing and banter as the
family's attempts to build a better and fairer world for themselves
meet sometimes with triumph, sometimes with bitter defeat. Against
a backdrop of underground explosions, strikes and pit closures,
these are unflinching, deeply personal stories of battles between
the sexes in a man's world sustained by strong women; of growing
up, and the power of love and imagination to transform lives.
"[A] balanced, well-researched, and beautifully written biography....[an] exceptional achievement."—Bay Area Reporter, Tavo Amador
The Mitford girls were probably the most spectacular sister act of the twentieth century."—Vogue
This is the story of a close, loving family splintered by the violent ideologies of Europe between the wars. Jessica was a Communist; Debo became the Duchess of Devonshire; Nancy was one of the best-selling novelists of her day; the ethereally beautiful Diana was the most hated woman in England; and Unity Valkyrie, born in Swastika, Alaska, would become obsessed with Adolf Hitler. 24 b/w photographs.
"A rivetingly intimate history lesson."—San Francisco Chronicle
"Lovell rises with aplomb to the challenges of a group biography...a fascinating account of a fascinating family."—Publishers Weekly
"[Lovell] takes no sides and, what is truly remarkable, keeps track of all six lives at once."—New York Times Book Review
"They were quite a handful, these sisters. But they were always great fun. And so is Lovell's rollicking book."—Lexington Herald-Leader, Anne Bartlett
"A tour de force that works...a theatrical extravaganza."—Women's Review of Books, Carolyn G. Heilbrun
"[A] fresh look at [the Mitford Sisters'] fascinating lives."—Portland Oregonian, Sarah Gianelli
"Lovell has done the Mitfords proud, juggling their stories with skill, humor and objectivity."—Orlando Sentinel, Ann Hellmuth
"Lovell is an evenhanded, even-tempered and stylish biographer."—West Palm Beach Post, Peter Kerr-Jerrett
"Lovell's magnificent biography shows that [the Mitfords] are much too fascinating to be forgotten."—Tampa Tribune & Times, Kathleen Hipson
"Lovell captures the vitality and extraordinary drama of a family that took the 20th century by the throat."—Salisbury Times
"A wonderful exercise in biography and it's also the most entertaining book we've read in a long time....highly recommended."—Manhasset Press, Eileen F. Brennan
"Lovell weaves these nine lives together in an impressive group biography....vivid social history that reads like a novel."—Houston Chronicle, Malinda Nash
Since it was first published in 1980, "From Generation to
Generation" has inspired thousands to pursue the unique challenges
and rewards of Jewish genealogy. Far more engaging than a mere
how-to reference guide, this landmark book is also part detective
story and part spiritual quest. As Arthur Kurzweil takes you along
on his own fascinating journey through his family's past, you'll
learn about the tools, techniques, and the step-by-step process of
Jewish genealogical research - including the most current
information on using the Internet and the newly accessible archives
of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. But even more, after
reading this fully updated, revised, and beloved classic, you will
undoubtedly be inspired to embark on a genealogical quest of your
own!
The highly praised biography of an archetypal great house and the
family who lived there for over 250 years. 'The Big House' is the
biography of a great country house and the lives of the Sykes
family who lived there, with varying fates, for the next two
hundred and fifty years. It is a fascinating social history set
against the backdrop of a changing England, with a highly
individual, pugnacious and self-determining cast, including: 'Old
Tat' Sykes, said to be one of the great sights of Yorkshire (the
author's great-great-great-grandfather), who wore 18th-century
dress to the day of his death at ninety-one in 1861. His son was
similarly eccentric, wearing eight coats that he discarded
gradually throughout the day in order to keep his body temperature
at a constant. He was forced to marry, aged forty-eight,
eighteen-year-old Jessica Cavendish-Bentick - a lively and highly
intelligent woman who relieved the boredom of her marriage by
acquiring a string of lovers, writing novels and throwing
extravagant parties (her nickname became 'Lady Satin Tights'), all
the while accumulating debts that ended in a scandalous court case.
Their son, Mark, died suddenly whilst brokering the peace
settlement at the Paris Peace Conference at the end of World War I;
Sledmere was destroyed by fire shortly afterwards. But the rebuilt
Sledmere rose from the flames to resound again with colourful,
brilliant characters in the 1920s and 1930s including the author's
grandmother, Lily, who had been a celebrated bohemian in Paris.
'The Big House' is vividly written and meticulously researched
using the Sykes' own family's papers and photographs. In this
splendid biography of place and time, Christopher Simon Sykes has
resuscitated the lives of his ancestors and their glorious home
from the 18th- through to the 20th-century.
Will keep you guessing till the last page! CARA HUNTER If you love
Clare Mackintosh, Cara Hunter or Lisa Jewell, you will be utterly
gripped by this dark, twisty police thriller - the first case for
DS Kate Munro. * * * * * * * TWINS HAVE A SPECIAL BOND SOMEONE WILL
KILL TO BREAK . . . As children, Gabi and Thea were like most
identical twin sisters: inseparable. Now adults, Gabi is in a coma
following a vicious attack and Thea claims that, until last week,
the twins hadn't spoken in fifteen years. But what caused such a
significant separation? And what brought them back together so
suddenly? Digging into the case, DS Kate Munro is convinced the
crime was personal. Now she must separate the truth from the lies
and find the dangerous assailant - before any more blood is spilled
. . . * * * * * * * PRAISE FOR THE DREAM WIFE I absolutely raced
through it - ELLE CROFT Overturns every assumption you have at the
beginning in a startling and clever twist - CARA HUNTER A clever
tale where things aren't what they seem - DAILY MAIL
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