Tracing Your Ancestors' Lives

"The book is packed with case studies and offers fascinating, useful information about a diverse range of subjects, from the clothes our forebears wore to what they ate and drank, from the medicines they took to how they spent their leisure time. The result is a valuable overview. Read it for: a rich exploration of social history aimed specifically at family historians." ~Your Family History

"Packed with case studies, and ideas and suggestions for investigations that you can make into your own research, this is a very practical and thought-provoking read - one that is sure to improve your genealogy skills and help you get even more enjoyment out of your family history." ~Family Tree

Designed to guide you through the process of studying your family's social history. The book is well written and researched, and it's easy to dip in and out of. This makes it very accessible, giving it a broad appeal. It will be invaluable to the beginner thinking about social history for the first time, and it also offers numerous ideas for further research to those who are more experienced. A key strength of the book is the series of 30 case studies the author has written using a variety of records. They tell the stories of real people affected by topics such as the Industrial Revolution, the Sheffield Flood, baby farmers, public health and child labor. ~Who Do You Think You Are?