A to Z Book List, with a Genealogy Theme.

 

Last week Jill Ball did a guest post for the Genealogical Society of Queensland, called An ABC Journey Through Books, you can read it here, Books  I have read or used some of the books Jill mentioned and recommend them to you. 

I liked the idea, so have done my own, with a twist with some of the letters.

A to Z Book List, with a Genealogy Theme.

                                         

A – Atlases, for the many places we study, i.e. England, Germany, Ireland.

B – Born in the English Colony of New South Wales by Dr Craig James Smee. Seven books covering the time period from 1788 to 1830, with births, deaths and marriages.

C – City of Light by Ian R Lobsey. About Tamworth in New South Wales.

D – Dictionaries. I have many from medical, Latin, Law, Old trades, titles & occupations, Surnames, first names, place names. I find them invaluable.

E – Evidenced Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills. Citing sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace. Now in its 4^th edition.

F – First Name Variants, by Alan Bardsley. Useful little book with variants for 100’s of names.

                                             

G – German Maps & Facts for Genealogy, by Wendy K Uncapher and Linda M Herrick. Covering a range of topics including Civil Registration, Colonies, Rivers etc.

H – History of English Placenames and where they came from, by John Moss. About the derivation of English cities etc, whose places names lie shrouded in history.

I – Idiots Guide to Irish History. A short look at Irish History for those who want a crash course.

J – Journals of any description. Ships Doctor, passengers on the ship your ancestor came on, Grandma's journal. All give an in site to what our ancestors went through.

K – The Little History of KENT by Susan Hibberd. A brief look a Kent’s history from the Romans to today.

                                                

L – Letters of George & Elizabeth Bass, by Miriam Estensen. This book provides a uniquely vivid and intimate portrait of the lives of these two young people and the era in which they lived.

M – Marine Officer, Convict Wife. The Johnstons of Annandale by Alan Roberts. The story of Major George Johnston and Esther Abrahams and their part in the history of the Colony.

N – Names, nicknames, misspelt, naming patterns, all help us to find our ancestors, hopefully.

O – online books from places like Googel books, etc.

P – Pigot & Co’s Counties of England 1840.

Q – The Queen’s House. A Social History of Buckingham Palace by Edna Healey. A biography of the world’s most famous house and the story of its vital role in the history of a nation.

R – Referencing for Genealogists, Sources and Citation, by Ian G Macdonald. Useful for making sure that your research can be verified by others.

                                            

S – The SHIPWRECK. The true story of the DUNBAR, the disaster that broke the colony’s heart and forged a nation’s spirit, by Larry Writer. The story of the famous shipwreck just of Sydney Heads in 1857.

T – Traditions of Death and Burial, by Helen Frisby. Looking at death traditions in various times in history.

U – Under the Lino. The Mystery. The History. The Community, by Caylie Jeffery. Caylie and David uncovered bank books, coins and banknotes, under lino of their home, while renovating. This is their story of how they tried to unravel the mystery.

V – Visit archives, churches, cemeteries etc. to find that missing piece of information.

W – Women of Eureka by Laurel Johnson.  Short biographies of 24 women, who were at Eureka.

 X – How some of our ancestors signed documents.

Y – Your DNA guide, the book, by Diahan Southard. Step by step plans to connect you with your family using DNA.

Z – The sleep we miss out on when doing genealogical research.