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This new and updated edition includes information on how to utilise electronic resources and the internet to access family data - a must if conducting research from an overseas base - is essential for anyone interested in discovering their Scottish roots.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49550120321297,"sku":"GOR003374153","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50116723998993,"sku":"CIN1842820907G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50302292066577,"sku":"CIN1842820907VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50391195975953,"sku":"CIN1842820907A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50582745874705,"sku":"GOR005585629","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1842820907.jpg?v=1751444296"},{"product_id":"scottish-roots-book-alwyn-james-9780882898025","title":"Scottish Roots","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A do-it-yourself volume for the increasing number of people who long to go ancestor-hunting but don't know how to start. . . . 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