Who Do You Think You Are?: The Genealogy Handbook

Description

The concise, easy-to-use guide to tracing your family tree, from the hit BBC series that sparked the nation's interest in our family histories. Do you know where you came from? Who Do You Think You Are? has been a BBC hit since its first series in 2004, which ignited an extraordinary boom in researching family history in the UK. Since then, the world of genealogy has transformed and while our sources of information remain the same, our ways of accessing them have multiplied and changed beyond recognition. In this practical, easy-to-use handbook, the WDYTYA? team share their experience and expertise, essential for anyone who would like to discover their family's history. Drawing on celebrity stories to illustrate and inspire, and providing hints, tips and practical step-by-steps this pocket handbook will bring family history to life for fans of the show, and for any amateur sleuths starting out on their own journey of discovery.

Dan Waddell is a journalist and author who lives in London. He has written more than twenty works of fiction and non-fiction, including the bestselling guide which accompanied the first series of Who Do You Think You Are? He has also written an award-winning series of crime novels featuring genealogist Nigel Barnes.