Genealogy Books Products

This is a comprehensive guide for those researching their ancestors in all three armed services - the Army, the Royal Navy, and the Royal Flying Corps.

Manufacturer: Countryside Books
Written By: Simon Fowler

Did you know that until 1823 suicides were buried at crossroads to prevent them haunting the living? Or that until 1886, women suspected of prostitution could be forcibly examined? Most families have a skeleton. You may have already discovered yours via the grapevine or your own research. Or you may simply be intrigued by the dark side of our past. This popular history explores the behaviour of ...

Manufacturer: Dundurn Press
Written By: Ruth Paley, Simon Fowler

Whether you are interested in the career of an individual officer, researching medals awarded to a soldier or just want to know more about a particular battle or campaign, this book will point you in the right direction. Assuming that the reader has no prior knowledge of the British army, its history or organization, family historian Simon Fowler explains which records survive, where they can be ...

Manufacturer: Pen and Sword
Written By: Simon Fowler

A comprehensive guide for those researching their family tree and ancestors in all three armed services - the Army, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. Also covered are Merchant Marines, Refugees, Conscientious Objectors, Commonwealth and Empire Forces, European and American Allies.

Manufacturer: Countryside Books (UK)
Written By: Simon Fowler

Manufacturer: Public Record Office
Written By: Simon Fowler

Manufacturer: Federation of Family History Societies
Written By: Simon Fowler

This is a colorful and concise guide to the world of family history research, from using objects found around the house to exploring public archives to searching the Internet. Some may be surprised at how much they can learn about their families, beginning with relics, letters, and photographs. The process of family research is illustrated with color photographs, charts, and diagrams, and contains ...

Manufacturer: Public Record Office
Written By: Simon Fowler

This is a beginner's guide covering such topics as how to do research, oral history, interpreting buildings, getting around and people - their means and occupations.

Manufacturer: Countryside Books
Written By: Simon Fowler

PRO Pocket Guides to Family History offer family researchers an easy way to begin tracing British family records held in London's Public Record Office. Each pocket guide cover the most common records available to researchers and explains where to find and how to use the records. Researchers tracing their British family history through the Public Record Office will find these guides an invaluable ...

Manufacturer: Public Record Office Publications
Written By: Simon Fowler

PRO Pocket Guides to Family History offer family researchers an easy way to begin tracing British family records held in London's Public Record Office. Each pocket guide cover the most common records available to researchers and explains where to find and how to use the records. Researchers tracing their British family history through the Public Record Office will find these guides an invaluable ...

Manufacturer: Public Record Office Publications
Written By: Simon Fowler