Tracing Your Ancestors Using What They Left Behind
a guide for family historians
$50.51
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
30 January 2026
Summary
Unearthing Your Family History: A Genealogist’s Guide to Decoding Ancestral Objects
Old photographs without names. Family heirlooms with unknown origins. Objects whispering stories lost to time. In this fascinating journey of historical detective work, experienced genealogist Simon Wills pieces together the mysteries behind everyday artefacts, from portraits and tobacco jars to diaries, and even a simple silver cigarette case, allowing us to create a complete picture of the lives of…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781036191825 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1036191826 |
| Author: | Simon Wills |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 30 January 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Simon Wills
Dr. SIMON WILLS is a genealogist, historian, and journalist and a regular contributor to Family Tree, the BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? and other magazines. He writes mainly about maritime history and genealogy, but he also has a special interest in health and disease in the past. He has given presentations and interviews all around the UK for history, genealogy, and literary festivals, and for organisations such as the BBC, National Trust and National Archives. His most recent publications include a guide to maritime photographs, Tracing Your Seafaring Ancestors, and a popular account of our forebears’ illnesses, How Our Ancestors Died.
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