From family tree to family history
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From family tree to family history
（Studying family and community history : 19th and 20th centuries, v. 1）
Cambridge University Press in association with the Open University, 1994
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- : pbk
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Description
This is the first volume in a major new initiative in the study of local history, designed to equip students and amateur enthusiasts with a mastery of the basic techniques and concepts required to pursue the subject in depth. From Family Tree to Family History moves from a focus on individual families to the broader patterns revealed by recent research on population, household structures, domestic economies, family relationships and family myths. Suggestions for research are illustrated by numerous examples and case studies, including a fascinating discussion of family life in part of London's East End in the 1880s.
Table of Contents
- List of figures and tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Introduction Michael Drake and Ruth Finnegan
- Part I. Perspectives on your Own Study: 1. Starting from where you are Ruth Finnegan
- 2. Going further: tactics and strategies Ruth Finnegan and Michael Drake
- Part II. Setting your Family in Context: 3. Your family: typical or not? Michael Drake
- 4. Family resources and experiences Ruth Finnegan
- Part III. An Illustration: 5. How families lived then: Katharine Buildings, East Smithfield, 1885-1890 Rosemary O'Day
- Part IV. Reflecting on the Issues: 6. Conclusion Ruth Finnegan and Michael Drake
- Exercises: answers and comments
- Acknowledgements
- Index.
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