Getting Started in Family History

This is one volume in a series showing readers how to get started on family tree research. The series accompanies "Blood Ties", the BBC TV series on family history and each book covers the most common records available to researchers.

Family History Starter Pack

This starter pack is designed for those who are just beginning to trace their ancestors. The pack contains 22 different forms that cover the common sources of information for family historians and a booklet with a 48-page introduction giving basic tips on family history research.

Genealogist's Internet

A comprehensive introduction and guide to researching British family history on the Internet. The book starts by explaining how the Internet works for the beginner. It continues by detailing the major sources of primary data available to family historians on-line and highlights the most helpful.

The Family Tree Detective

A practical guide for the amateur genealogist, which has been revised and updated for this edition. New material to this volume includes a section on medieval genealogy, targeting family historians who have reached back as far as the 16th century and wish to go back further.

Tracing Your Irish Ancestors

This guide to Irish genealogy has been revised and updated to include more broadly relevant material, such as a listing of copies of Roman Catholic records, covering dates, locations and formats. This edition also includes details of the Family History Centres of the Mormon Church.

Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors

This guide provides an authoritative survey of the vast range of material held in the Scottish Record Office-records of Scottish national and local government, Scottish churches, law courts and private families and businesses. Written in an accessible style from the unique perspective of a custodian of the records, it not only explains step by step how to research records of births, marriages and wills, but also directs the reader to a variety of other, less well-known sources containing valuable genealogical information.

Army Records for Family Historians

A guide to the most heavily-used records in the Public Record Office, this revised edition offers clear and comprehensive advice on tracing army ancestors from the 17th to the 20th centuries. It now includes detailed case studies and full coverage of medals and awards.