The Family History Book

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(236 234 232 1); color: rgba(34 30 32 1)>Do you wonder if that family legend your grandparents told was true? Or have you never known much about your family history and would like to find out more?</strong></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(236 234 232 1); color: rgba(34 30 32 1)>The Family History Book</em><span style=background-color: rgba(236 234 232 1); color: rgba(34 30 32 1)> takes you through the steps of researching and building a family tree finding records of births deaths and marriages looking up newspaper archives and probate records researching immigration and shipping examining military records as well as discovering your story through DNA testing. Whether you're just beginning or have already made a start this book guides you through all the places you can learn about genealogy in Australia.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(236 234 232 1); color: rgba(34 30 32 1)>Filled with tools tips and tricks and featuring interviews with experts in the field Cassie and Shaun Gilmartin share everything you need to unlock the story of your past.</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(236 234 232 1); color: rgba(34 30 32 1)>'Now your frequent cry I'd write the family history if I knew where to start is silenced. This book is so rich in example and so charming that it will not only tell you exactly where to start and proceed but will also entertain and enthuse you. Your descendants in 2524 are crying for you to follow this guide and leave them a history that makes their forebears enchanting.' - Tom Keneally</strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(236 234 232 1); color: rgba(34 30 32 1)>'An invaluable resource. This is a book guaranteed to inspire educate and support experienced and budding family historians alike. It's gloriously user-friendly - not least because the Gilmartins are so friendly - not only keeping up with all the modern trends in digital research but also staying true to the timeless compulsive motivations of family history: curiosity creativity and love.' - Clare Wright</strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(236 234 232 1); color: rgba(34 30 32 1)>'An extraordinarily helpful guide - up to date on techniques and sources that simply weren't available a decade ago. Cassie and Shaun are lively and reliable guides to an absorbing and popular historical endeavour that can so easily trick and mislead the unwary.' - Peter Stanley</strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(236 234 232 1); color: rgba(34 30 32 1)>'A very accessible guide on how to get started - and keep going - with your family history.' - Brad Argent Ancestry Studios</strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(236 234 232 1); color: rgba(34 30 32 1)>'An exceptional level of detail on the records and sources for each chapter. Cassie and Shaun should be congratulated on an excellent work.' - Ruth Graham Society of Australian Genealogists.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>