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Tracing Your House History: A Guide for Family Historians
Gill Blanchard
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Description for Tracing Your House History: A Guide for Family Historians
Paperback. * The ideal introduction for anyone researching the history of their house and home * Identifies the key local and national sources that researchers can use * Shows you how you can discover who lived in your property in the past * Describes how buildings are adapted as times change * Explains the development of architectural styles Num Pages: 224 pages, over 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 498.
Anyone who wants to find out about the history of their house - of their home - needs to read this compact, practical handbook. Whether you live in a manor house or on a planned estate, in a labourer's cottage, a tied house, a Victorian terrace, a twentieth-century council house or a converted warehouse - this is the book for you. In a series of concise, information-filled chapters, Gill Blanchard shows you how to trace the history of your house or flat, how to gain an insight into the lives of the people who ... Read more
Anyone who wants to find out about the history of their house - of their home - needs to read this compact, practical handbook. Whether you live in a manor house or on a planned estate, in a labourer's cottage, a tied house, a Victorian terrace, a twentieth-century council house or a converted warehouse - this is the book for you. In a series of concise, information-filled chapters, Gill Blanchard shows you how to trace the history of your house or flat, how to gain an insight into the lives of the people who ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
498g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848842540
SKU
V9781848842540
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Gill Blanchard
Gill Blanchard is an experienced family and local history researcher with a special interest in the history of houses. She has been conducting family, house and local history research on a full-time professional basis since 1992. She began her research career by working at Norfolk Record Office assisting the public with their genealogical and local history research, and she set ... Read more
Reviews for Tracing Your House History: A Guide for Family Historians
The image is an endearing one, peculiarly English in a Agatha Christie sort of way with a curious blend of bluff and intrigue. Gill Blanchard, genial genealogist and relentless researcher, is clearly tickled by the memory of the time she briefly became an uncover house historian. Eastern Daily Press Gill Blanchard is among the most comprehensive, packing a ... Read more