NEW BOOK
Discovering Heirlooms and Ancestors Through the Metalwork They Left Behind
Did your ancestor leave an heirloom?
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In the United Kingdom (UK), there are some 30,000 metal detectorists busily unearthing this ancestral metalwork, which is not only bringing to light countless thousands of lost or discarded items but spawning studious research and volumes of new and revised literature on the history and ancestry behind these metal objects. So, often with little more effort than a visit to you local library, you can get your hands on extensive catalogues of detailed information revealing potential ancestors and more genealogical and family history information than you will generally find in church records. And remember these metal records date back as far as 750 years before parish records began.
If you are researching family history, this book will not only guide you swiftly to sources that may take your ancestry back into the mists of time but also describe a number of ways that you can get your hands on the objects themselves, whether they have been lost, discarded or sold and often at little or no cost. If you have ever handled an object your ancestor made, used or was awarded, you will know what a thrill it is. You will be in direct contact with REAL family history, not just a scribbled note in a document.
This book will guide you every step of the way to discover:
Discovering Heirlooms and Ancestors Through the Metalwork They Left Behind
(True Treasure Books, 2011)
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