Dr Nick Barratt is the CEO of Sticks Research Agency (SRA), a research company specialising in family history. Nick was also the genealogical consultant for four series of the BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are?. Sarah-Jane Newbery is a historian at SRA. Jenny Thomas, Matthew L. Helm and April Leigh Helm are genealogists.

"... brilliant resource for researchers, packed with useful information... a quick-and-easy reference guide." (Family History Monthly, April 2010)

• Introduction 1Part I: Starting at the Roots 9Chapter 1: Laying the Groundwork and Planning Ahead 11Chapter 2: Fine-Tuning Your Organisational and Preservation Skills 31Part II: Focusing on Your Ancestors 43Chapter 3: Tracking Down an Ancestor: What’s in a Name? 45Chapter 4: Locating Your Ancestors (Geographically Speaking) 69Part III: Rooting Around in the Past 85Chapter 5: Basic Genealogical Resources in the UK 87Chapter 6: Digging Deeper into Your Family’s Past 125Chapter 7: Looking Offline: Further Research Sources in the UK 143Part IV: Share and Share Alike 165Chapter 8: Storing and Organising Information on Your Computer 167Chapter 9: Coordinating Your Attack: Getting Help from Other Researchers 183Chapter 10: Sharing Your Wealth Online 195Chapter 11: Creating a Place to Call Home 207Part V: The Part of Tens 221Chapter 12: Ten (Or So) Handy Databases 223Chapter 13: Ten Things to Remember When Designing Your Genealogical Website 227Chapter 14: Ten (Or So) Sites That Offer Help 235Appendix: A Glossary of Terms 239Index 253

Dr Nick Barratt is the CEO of Sticks Research Agency (SRA), a research company specialising in family history. Nick was also the genealogical consultant for four series of the BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are?. Sarah-Jane Newbery is a historian at SRA. Jenny Thomas, Matthew L. Helm and April Leigh Helm are genealogists.

"... brilliant resource for researchers, packed with useful information... a quick-and-easy reference guide." (Family History Monthly, April 2010)

• Introduction 1Part I: Starting at the Roots 9Chapter 1: Laying the Groundwork and Planning Ahead 11Chapter 2: Fine-Tuning Your Organisational and Preservation Skills 31Part II: Focusing on Your Ancestors 43Chapter 3: Tracking Down an Ancestor: What’s in a Name? 45Chapter 4: Locating Your Ancestors (Geographically Speaking) 69Part III: Rooting Around in the Past 85Chapter 5: Basic Genealogical Resources in the UK 87Chapter 6: Digging Deeper into Your Family’s Past 125Chapter 7: Looking Offline: Further Research Sources in the UK 143Part IV: Share and Share Alike 165Chapter 8: Storing and Organising Information on Your Computer 167Chapter 9: Coordinating Your Attack: Getting Help from Other Researchers 183Chapter 10: Sharing Your Wealth Online 195Chapter 11: Creating a Place to Call Home 207Part V: The Part of Tens 221Chapter 12: Ten (Or So) Handy Databases 223Chapter 13: Ten Things to Remember When Designing Your Genealogical Website 227Chapter 14: Ten (Or So) Sites That Offer Help 235Appendix: A Glossary of Terms 239Index 253