The Family History Book: A Guide To Tracing Your Ancestors
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
For anyone captivated by the mysteries locked within their own bloodline, Stella Colwell's The Family History Book: A Guide to Tracing your Ancestors is an indispensable companion that transforms the daunting task of genealogical research into a structured, rewarding journey. Colwell presents a comprehensive roadmap for uncovering the lives, stories, and identities of those who came before us, guiding readers through the rich landscape of historical records, parish registers, census data, wills, and archives that hold the keys to personal heritage. Written with clarity and authority, the guide instructs both the novice and the seasoned researcher on how to navigate public record offices, interpret archaic documents, and build a credible family tree from the ground up. Published by the respected Phaidon-Oxford imprint, this work stands as a landmark text in the field of popular genealogy, reflecting the surge of public interest in family history that took hold in the latter decades of the twentieth century. Colwell's style is methodical yet accessible, balancing scholarly rigour with the warmth of a shared human endeavour — the search for belonging and identity across generations. Beyond its practical utility, the book speaks to something profoundly universal: the need to know where we come from, and in doing so, to better understand who we are.
Author: Stella Colwell
Format: Hardback
Genre: History
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
For anyone captivated by the mysteries locked within their own bloodline, Stella Colwell's The Family History Book: A Guide to Tracing your Ancestors is an indispensable companion that transforms the daunting task of genealogical research into a structured, rewarding journey. Colwell presents a comprehensive roadmap for uncovering the lives, stories, and identities of those who came before us, guiding readers through the rich landscape of historical records, parish registers, census data, wills, and archives that hold the keys to personal heritage. Written with clarity and authority, the guide instructs both the novice and the seasoned researcher on how to navigate public record offices, interpret archaic documents, and build a credible family tree from the ground up. Published by the respected Phaidon-Oxford imprint, this work stands as a landmark text in the field of popular genealogy, reflecting the surge of public interest in family history that took hold in the latter decades of the twentieth century. Colwell's style is methodical yet accessible, balancing scholarly rigour with the warmth of a shared human endeavour — the search for belonging and identity across generations. Beyond its practical utility, the book speaks to something profoundly universal: the need to know where we come from, and in doing so, to better understand who we are.