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  • Discover Your Rootsby Paul Blake; Maggie Loughran

    Infinite Ideas 2006; US$ 9.95

    Finding out about your ancestors and family history is now easier than ever. You can search on the internet, or employ a professional genealogist to do the digging for you, but doing it yourself is often the most rewarding and fascinating method. This however can still be a confusing and complicated business, so where is the best place to start? In... more...

  • Shaking the Family Treeby Buzzy Jackson

    Touchstone 2010; US$ 14.99

    ?WHO ARE YOU AND WHERE DO YOU COME FROM? ? As a historian, Buzzy Jackson thought she knew the answers to these simple questions?that is, until she took a look at her scrawny family tree. With a name like Jackson (the twentieth most common American surname), she knew she must have more relatives and more family history out there, somewhere. Her... more...

  • Discover Your Scottish Ancestryby Graham Holton; Jack Winch

    Edinburgh University Press 2009; US$ 105.00

    This illuminating guide to discovering your Scottish family history has been fully revised and updated to take account of changes to resources and methods for researching your Scottish ancestry over the last few years. Accessible in style and comprehensive in coverage, this new edition stresses the importance of traditional methods of family history... more...

  • Christian Names in Local and Family Historyby George Redmonds

    Dundurn 2004; US$ 14.99

    This groundbreaking work challenges assumptions on the frequency of first names and shows that they can be significant in tracing genealogies or studying communities. more...

  • DNA and Family Historyby Chris Pomery; Steve Jones

    Dundurn 2004; US$ 11.99

    In the wake of highly-publicized scientific breakthroughs using genetics to confirm family connections, genealogists saw potential for their own research. Many are finding that comparing the DNA signatures of individuals can reveal startling information on families, surnames and origins. more...

  • My Family and Other Strangersby Jeremy Hardy

    Ebury Publishing 2010; US$ 16.01

    When Jeremy Hardy decided to explore his ancestry it was, in part, to get to the bottom of his grandmother Rebecca's dubious claims that the family descended from a certain 17th-century architect and that, more recently, Jeremy's great-grandfather was a Royal bodyguard. Other legends ranged from the great aunt who ran illegal hooch during Prohibition... more...

  • Perfect Babies' Namesby Rosalind Fergusson

    Random House 2009; US$ 7.99

    Perfect Babies' Names is an essential resource for all parents-to-be. Taking a close look at over 3,000 names, it not only tells you each name's meaning and history, it also tells you which famous people have shared it over the years and how popular - or unpopular - it is now. With tips on how to make a shortlist and advice for avoiding names... more...

  • The Canadian Honours Systemby Christopher McCreery

    Dundurn 2005; US$ 60.00

    Recounts the history of Canada?s national orders, decorations, and medals, from New France?s Croix de St. Louis to the General Campaign Star. more...

  • A Very Fine Class of Immigrantsby Lucille H. Campey

    Dundurn Press 2007; US$ 16.99

    P.E.I. was the first Canadian area to acquire Scottish pioneers. Its colonization by Scots occurred when the process of immigration and settlement was in its infancy. more...

  • Mad Dogs and Englishmenby Ranulph Fiennes

    Hodder & Stoughton 2009; US$ 22.64

    Discover Sir Ranulph Twistelton-Wykham-Fiennes's personal expedition to trace his extraordinary family through history. From Charlemagne -- himself a direct ancestor of the author -- to the count who very nearly persuaded William the Conqueror to retreat at Hastings, many members of this unique clan have lived close to the nerve centre of the ruler... more...