Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors: a Guide for Family Historians by Ian Maxwell

Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors: a Guide for Family Historians by Ian Maxwell

Scotland's history has been influenced by many factors - the division between the Highlands and the Lowlands, the feudal system, the Reformation, the industrial revolution - that have shaped the country's past and impacted on the lives of its people. Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors is a lively and accessible introduction to this long, complex and fascinating story. It is aimed primarily at family historians who are eager to explore and understand the world in which their ancestors lived. Ian Maxwell guides readers through the wealth of material available to researchers in Scotland and abroad. He looks at every aspect of Scottish history and at all the relevant resources. As well as covering records held at the National Archives of Scotland, he examines closely the information held at local archives throughout the country. He also describes the extensive Scottish records that are now available on line. His expert survey will be essential reading for anyone who is researching Scottish history, for he explains how the archive material can be used and where it can be found. This pioneering book breaks new ground in that it offers a detailed social history showing how the lives of our ancestors changed over the centuries and how this is reflected in the documentation that has survived. It will help family historians put their research in historical perspective, giving them a better insight into the part their ancestors played in the past.

Ian Maxwell is one of a handful of people who is a Level 3 Combat and Tactical Tracking Instructor. He has tracked people in most countries in the world and has spent time tracking with the U.S. Border Patrol and U.S. special forces. He has trained British police officers, New Mexico state troopers, Canadian Forces, Kenyan and Tanzanian armed rangers, and members of special forces from around the world. He has also provided information for forensic psychologists and is a registered expert witness. Ian has presented several television programs on tracking, including his own series Max's Big Tracks and Big Cat Track.

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ISBN 13	9781844159918
ISBN 10	1844159914
Title	Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors: a Guide for Family Historians
Author	Ian Maxwell
Series	Tracing Your Ancestors Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published	2009-12-20
Number of pages	192
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