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The Sutton Companion to Local History
With over 2000 entries, The Local History Companion is the most comprehensive single-volume guide published to local history, archaeology, architecture and landscape. In an easy-to-use A-Z format, it answers many of the questions that arise in the course of local history research and travel and provides a starting point for further enquiries. From each of the major entries, a detailed system of cross-referencing leads on to subsidiary entries exploring related topics or defining specialised terms. A guide to further reading and the addresses of major organisations of interest to local historians are also included.
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The Phillimore Atlas & Index of Parish Records
Cecil Humphery-Smith’s masterpiece on British parish registers. He lists county-by-county, virtually every parish in mainland Britain along with the dates of their existing parish registers and where they are currently held. Also for good measure, almost half the book is dedicated to county maps, both ancient and modern.
Phillimore. 297 pages hardback
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The Local historian’s Encyclopedia
John Richardson’s valuable work, as useful to the family historian as it is to those into local history
Historical Publications Ltd 296 pages
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The Local Historian’s Glossary of Words and Terms
Joy Bristow’s collection of more than 3,000 old words and terms we are likely to encounter, along with their meanings
Countryside Books. 256 pages
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Tracing the History of your House
Long before Nick Barratt became famous as the researcher on the popular TV programme, Who Do You Think You Are, he had written this guide to sources of material available to enable us to delve into the history of our house. 224 pages
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Tracing Your Home's History
What kind of lives did previous inhabitants of your home lead? Did a famous person once share your address? Was your home built on the site of a Roman villa, or did dinosaurs roam the land way before the first brick was laid? How will the view from your kitchen window have changed over time?
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House Histories for Beginners
It is a good time for a beginner to set about finding out about his or her house. Popular television programmes are highlighting the satisfaction that can be gained from investigating the history of houses, and interest in the subject is growing. Archives, too, are becoming ever more accessible under the impetus of the internet.
As the subject covers a broad field, the authors have set out to include advice on those aspects that usually apply to a project and others that will be of particular use for beginners. The reader is guided through every stage of research, from the first exploration of the archives to the completion of the project. Suggestions are also included on how to present the findings -- a house history makes a very attractive gift.
The authors describe how to deduce the age of a property (it is very seldom directly recorded when a house was built) and characteristics of research on particular types of property -- such as cottages, manor houses, inns, mills, former church properties, and farms - are discussed. In one example research demonstrated that a farm was likely to have been a Domesday manor - a discovery achieved using records accessible to any beginner.
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Maps for Historians
Old maps provide a rich source of information and insight for all those interested in the history of their locality. They can be found in record offices, archives and on sale in antique shops.
Paul Hindle has taken a practical approach, describing the types of maps, what they were intended to show, and where to find them. The history of the map is followed from Saxton's county plans through to the Ordnance Survey. The text is fully illustrated, showing examples of every type of map and demonstrating the ways in which maps represent a source of historical evidence.
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Old Title Deeds
Deeds are the most abundant type of historical document, surviving in then of thousands in every record office. Yet they are also the most neglected source of historical evidence. This book sets out to remedy that neglect by revealing the wealth of information that can be gleaned from them, whether about 'Places', by the local historian, or about 'People', by the family historian.
The author make skilful use of examples to illustrate the uses and value of deeds, ranging from 13th century family trees, though 15th century fishmongers' shops and 17th century friendships, to 19th century cottages and factories. he explains the intricacies of locating the right deeds for a particular problem, whether in the nearest county record office, a local solicitor's office, a Californian library, or in one of the vast series of enrolled copies among the public records.
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Ramsey Past & Present: Portraits of a Fenland Town
Michael Armstrong, Family Tree Magazine’s founder compiled this book from a collection of old Ramsey (Huntingdonshire) photographs, taken mostly in the early to mid 20th century. They are intermingled with a chatty summary about the residents and their way of life over the past 100 years. Plenty of local names are included
Published by ABM Publishing Ltd
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Starting Out in Local History
Local history research is closely allied to that of Family History. Simon Fowler shows us how to tackle this.
Countryside Books. 112 pages
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Sources for Local Historians
The essential guide for the local or family historian, revealing the hidden treasures to be found among original archive collections.
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Tithe Surveys for Historians
Tithe Surveys are among the sources most frequently consulted by local historians and geographers, providing detailed information on parish and field boundaries, land use, farming, roads and rural settlements.
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Village Records
Dr West's book is unusual in its skilful and seamless combination of `how to do it' advice with a comprehensive work of reference. To illuminate his detailed, practical guidance, the author has used a series of landmark documents relating to one particular village, Chaddesley Corbett in Worcestershire; all of them available for virtually any locality. He then, through up-to-date, county-by-county source lists and bibliographies, makes it easy for the reader to locate and to use similar sources - ranging from Saxon charters and place names to turnpike trust records and commercial directories.
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