in search of your british and irish roots

New Index. 320 pages. Whether your research is done in person or by mail, this work will guide you in finding your ancestors in Britain or Ireland. Step-by-step instructions are provided for drawing up a family tree by using local sources and for corresponding with family history societies county record offices, parish archives, and many other organizations that are listed, before a possible-but not essential-trip to Britain or Ireland. This fourth edition includes discussions of the following topics: The transfer of important genealogical records from Chancery Lane and St. Catherine's House to the new Family Records Centre in London; The 1986, 1996 and 1998 reorganization of counties in England and Wales and the latest information on where to find local records; The British Library transfer of many of its collections from the Great Russell Street location to a new facility at St. Pancras, London; The establishment of the Irish Genealogical project; and the 1998 amalgamation of the Public Record Office and State Paper Office into the National Archives of Ireland.

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