Stories from My Family Tree - Couverture souple

Symes, Ruth A

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 075095082X ISBN 13 : 9780750950824

Editeur : The History Press Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

Stories from Your Family Tree Stories from your family tree

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Why did so many of great-great-grandmother's children die young? Is it true that great-uncle was washed overboard during the First World War? Were those great-aunts really on speaking terms with Mr Marks and Mr Spencer? And did great-grandfather actually run away to live with the Red Indians? These are some of the intriguing stories with which Ruth Symes grew up and which she sets out to investigate in Stories From My Family Tree. Every family is packed with stories about ancestors: some shocking, some humorous, some sad. Starting with snippets of gossip, family anecdotes, hunches, sayings, heirlooms and documents, this book uncovers the secrets of lives that were lived from the reign of Queen Victoria, through the horrors of the First World War and up to the Blitz. Through careful use of a range of sources, from cookery books and ornaments to more formal certificates and census returns, twelve tantalising tales are confirmed or disproved, shown to be exaggerations or - in some cases - revealed to be less odd than the truth. These stories will shed light on many aspects of the social history of the last 150 years, including such matters as disease and childhood martality, emigration, women's work and funerary customs. More than this, they will inspire and enable readers to pursue and explore stories in their own family trees.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: The History Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 075095082X
• ISBN 13: 9780750950824
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192