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A Dictionary of Family History: The Genealogists' ABC Kindle Edition

by Jonathan Scott (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 25 ratings
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An A-to-Z genealogy reference for those who want to research their family trees.
 
Part encyclopedia, part dictionary, part almanac, this is a practical, easy-to-use reference, filled with thousands of fact-filled A-to-Z entries. You’ll find:
 
*definitions of genealogy terms
*timelines
*details of available archives and websites
*advice on research methods
*explanations of genealogical peculiarities and puzzles that would test the knowledge of even veteran researchers
 
With an emphasis on families with ancestors from Great Britain, this book includes many intriguing historical tidbits, such as the mechanics of the first census. For those interested in family, local, and social history, it’s both a useful tool and an enjoyable compendium.
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    Pen & Sword Family History
  5. Publication date
    February 28, 2017
  6. File size
    3195 KB
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“Who would have thought it would be so delightful to read a dictionary? But this one is fun to read and is a great learning experience… the author has done the work explaining terms, defining topic making them all relevant to the family historian. He has separated the wheat from the chaff for you saving you time and effort. In the process he provides guidance on where to go for the best websites and believe me he has found some great obscure sites as well as the familiar.”
Paul Milner Genealogy

"There are many terms and terminologies to be encountered whilst researching your ancestors - this book lists them all and explains their usage and meaning - again, an essential addition to your genealogy library."
Books Monthly

"This is certainly a book worth investing in."
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About the Author

Jonathan Scott is a freelance writer specializing in family history. He is a former deputy editor of Family History Monthly and has penned the ‘Best Websites’ column for Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine since 2007. He also writes the magazine’s monthly ‘Around Britain’ feature and compiles the end-of-year look-ahead at developments online. In addition to his work in family history, he has compiled Collecting Children’s Books, Rare Book Price Guide and The Family History Web Directory.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07194BGC1
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Family History (February 28, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 28, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3195 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 308 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 25 ratings

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Jonathan Scott

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Jonathan Scott is a writer and record collector. His latest book is INTO THE GROOVE. It's all about the birth of recorded sound. His last book THE VINYL FRONTIER was all about that record NASA stuck to the side of Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. (No, honestly. It’s true. They really did that.)

After studying archaeology at university, Jonathan worked as a reporter at his local newspaper. He joined Metropolis Publishing, becoming editor of Book Collector, while also contributing features, interviews and reviews to the magazine’s better looking, better selling sister Record Collector.

Since going freelance in 2007 he’s continued to write about collectable records, rare books, weird science . . . all alongside countless features for BBC’s flagship genealogy title Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine. During that time he’s also written some books.

He grew up in Kent. He now lives in Sussex.

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4.1 out of 5
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Red Dragon
3.0 out of 5 stars Straight up Dictionary!
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2022
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It's not the writer's fault. It's the way it was marketed. I thought it would be more instructional about doing genealogy, but it is a straight up Dictionary of Genealogical Terms.

Judged solely on that fact, it's very good and informative.
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bq
3.0 out of 5 stars Good book for England
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2019
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ABC's for those with British ancestry, but disapointed for USA
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Gill
5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Useful Book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 27, 2020
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Packed with information. Only part way through reading it so far, but it will definitely be kept at my side whilst carrying out research on my Family History.
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Mrs. Edwina Bentley
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 18, 2017
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A useful book to have on the shelf
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