Ancestral trails : the complete guide to British genealogy and family history
(Book - Regular Print)

"Herber's book is billed as "the complete guide to British genealogy and family history, " and that is exactly what it is. Thoughtfully designed, this orderly, comprehensive, and elegant work guides the researcher (beginner or advanced) through the entire process of tracing British heritage, from obtaining information from living relatives to drawing family trees and starting research in the birth, marriage, death, or census records. Later chapters guide researchers to records that are more difficult to find and use, such as wills, parish registers, civil and ecclesiastical court records, poll books, and property records. Written for practitioners by a practitioner (Herber is a member of the Society of Genealogists in London), this complete, current, and beautiful guide ultimately helps the researcher focus on how the ancestral trail begins and how to form a coherent picture of past generations and their links to the present. Highly recommended." - from Library Journal

Originally published by Sutton Publishing Limited, 2005.

Second ed. published in the U.S.A., 2006, by arrangement with Sutton Publishing Lim. by Genealogical Publishing Co.

"In association with the Society of Genealogists"-- Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.