Using Maps In Local History

Author : William Foot,Geraldine Beech,Rose Mitchell
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2004-04
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781550025064

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Maps for Family and Local History by William Foot,Geraldine Beech,Rose Mitchell Pdf

This guide shows you how three great land surveys can provide information on your ancestor's home as well as historical snapshots of your area. The tithe, Valuation Office and National Farm surveys were comparable to the Domesday Book in their coverage. Spanning the period 1836-1943, they provide abundant information on rural and urban localities; on dwellings, settlements and landscapes; and on individual householders and tenants, farmers and industrialists. The surveys are of value to family and local historians. This guide is your companion to researching these records. The text explains why and how the surveys were made, and shows you how to identify and interpret the records that will put your ancestors or neighbourhood 'on the map'.

Author : Jacinta Prunty
Publisher : Four Courts Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119476005

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Maps and Map-making in Local History by Jacinta Prunty Pdf

This book introduces the local history practitioner to the world of maps - the special character (and appeal) of maps as an historical source, why they are invaluable in local history research, and questions that must be asked of them. The historical background to map creation in Ireland is outlined, with details on the major classes of cartographic and associated material and the repositories wherein they may be found. The Plantation series, travel and county maps, maps as part of published reports and journals, military mapping, estate and property mapping, and maritime maps, historic Ordnance Survey and Valuation Office maps, and more recent OS mapping, including the 1:50,000 Discovery series, are discussed. A section on essential map reading skills, including matters of scale, representation and accuracy, will help equip the researcher to explore this coded world. Step-by-step guidance for starting out to locate maps relevant to one's study area is provided. Case studies of working with maps in local history are offered as practical examples of what can be done, and guidelines for map-making are also included.

Author : William Foot,Geraldine Beech,Rose Mitchell
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004-04-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781770701700

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Maps for Family and Local History (2nd Edition) by William Foot,Geraldine Beech,Rose Mitchell Pdf

Maps for Family and Local History shows how three great land surveys can provide information on ancestral homes, as well as fascinating historical snapshots of specific areas. Covering 1836 to 1943, the Tithe, Valuation Office, and National Farm Surveys provide a wealth of information on rural and urban localities, on dwellings, settlements, and landscapes as well as the status of householders. The text gives the rationale behind the surveys and covers each in detail. Fully updated by map experts from The National Archives, this illustrated guide is the perfect companion to researching those maps.

Author : Jacinta Prunty
Publisher : Four Courts Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Cartography
ISBN : 1851826998

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Maps and Map-making in Local History by Jacinta Prunty Pdf

This book introduces the local history practitioner to the world of maps - the special character (and appeal) of maps as an historical source, why they are invaluable in local history research, and questions that must be asked of them. The historical background to map creation in Ireland is outlined, with details on the major classes of cartographic and associated material and the repositories wherein they may be found. The Plantation series, travel and county maps, maps as part of published reports and journals, military mapping, estate and property mapping, and maritime maps, historic Ordnance Survey and Valuation Office maps, and more recent OS mapping, including the 1:50,000 Discovery series, are discussed. A section on essential map reading skills, including matters of scale, representation and accuracy, will help equip the researcher to explore this coded world. Step-bystep guidance for starting out to locate maps relevant to one's study area is provided. Case studies of working with maps in local history are offered as practical examples of what can be done, and guidelines for map-making are also included.

Author : W. B. Stephens
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : England
ISBN : 0719005051

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Sources for English Local History by W. B. Stephens Pdf

Author : Lesley Muir,Carol Liston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Australia
ISBN : 0909954208

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Using Maps in Local History by Lesley Muir,Carol Liston Pdf

Author : Carol Kammen,Amy H. Wilson
Publisher : AltaMira Press
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780759120501

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Encyclopedia of Local History by Carol Kammen,Amy H. Wilson Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Local History addresses nearly every aspect of local history, including everyday issues, theoretical approaches, and trends in the field. The second edition highlights local history practice in each U.S. state and Canadian province.

Author : Ruth Hedegaard,Elizabeth Anne Melrose
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2008-08-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783598440908

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International Genealogy and Local History by Ruth Hedegaard,Elizabeth Anne Melrose Pdf

This book contains the papers delivered at sessions organised by the Genealogy and Local History Section at the annual conferences of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) between 2001 and 2005; many of these are updated versions of the original presentations. A wide range of significant issues and trends in historical and family research is covered. The authors, all experts in their own fields, address those engaged in delivering genealogy and local history services in libraries, archives and museums across the world. Moreover, they focus on the growing army of enthusiasts directly engaged in tracing their own ancestral and local history. Several papers give useful hints on how various resources can be used to further personal research. These include the exciting opportunities offered by the digitisation of primary resources and by the impact of the powerful new technology, among other things now on offer through DNA profiling.

Author : Jonathan Oates
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-29
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781473880580

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Tracing Your Ancestors Through Local History Records by Jonathan Oates Pdf

Family history should reveal more than facts and dates, lists of names and places it should bring ancestors alive in the context of their times and the surroundings they knew and research into local history records is one of the most rewarding ways of gaining this kind of insight into their world. That is why Jonathan Oatess detailed introduction to these records is such a useful tool for anyone who is trying to piece together a portrait of family members from the past. In a series of concise and informative chapters he looks at the origins and importance of local history from the sixteenth century onwards and at the principal archives national and local, those kept by government, councils, boroughs, museums, parishes, schools and clubs. He also explains how books, photographs and other illustrations, newspapers, maps, directories, and a range of other resources can be accessed and interpreted and how they can help to fill a gap in your knowledge. As well as describing how these records were compiled, he highlights their limitations and the possible pitfalls of using them, and he suggests how they can be combined to build up a picture of an individual, a family and the place and time in which they lived.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Genealogical literature
ISBN : UCR:31210024738054

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Using Maps in Genealogy by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anne Kelly Knowles,Amy Hillier
Publisher : ESRI, Inc.
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9781589480131

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Placing History by Anne Kelly Knowles,Amy Hillier Pdf

CD-ROM contains: Four Microsoft PowerPoint presentations and interactive mapping exercises, some of which extend the scholarly material and addresses new issues related to historical GIS.

Author : W. B. Stephens
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : England
ISBN : 0719006600

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Teaching Local History by W. B. Stephens Pdf

Author : Rosie Turner-Bisset
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135397753

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Creative Teaching: History in the Primary Classroom by Rosie Turner-Bisset Pdf

Designed specifically for teachers with little subject knowledge or experience in history, this book provides trainees with the confidence they need to teach primary history. Based on Curriculum 2000, the book provides valuable step-by-step guidance on how to create, plan, develop, organize and assess high-quality teaching activities in primary history. This book: is full of teaching approaches, practical ideas, teaching activities, real-life case studies and vignettes of good teaching practice; covers both conventional and modern approaches - such as drama, role-play, story telling, music and dance; and explains how each approach can be adapted to suit all primary ages and abilities. Children with a range of learning needs and styles respond with enthusiasm to a wide variety of teaching approaches - and this book provides trainee teachers with that repertoire and variety.

Author : Christopher Dyer,Andrew Hopper,Evelyn Lord
Publisher : Univ of Hertfordshire Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781907396533

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New Directions in Local History Since Hoskins by Christopher Dyer,Andrew Hopper,Evelyn Lord Pdf

Utilizing the techniques developed by renowned local historian W. G. Hoskins in his landmark study published 50 years ago, "Local History in England," this book demonstrates how local history has evolved as a discipline over the last half century. Fifteen historians write about a variety of local history subjects that are significant in their own right but which also point to current trends in the field. They show how local historians use their sources systematically, from the nonverbal evidence of buildings to various types of electronic sources. All periods between the middle ages and the early twenty-first century are explored, covering many parts of England from Skye to the Kent coast and discussing topics that include social, economic, religious, legal, intellectual, and cultural history.

Author : David Hey
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-02-25
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780191044939

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The Oxford Companion to Family and Local History by David Hey Pdf

The Oxford Companion to Family and Local History is the most authoritative guide available to all things associated with the family and local history of the British Isles. It provides practical and contextual information for anyone enquiring into their English, Irish, Scottish, or Welsh origins and for anyone working in genealogical research, or the social history of the British Isles. This fully revised and updated edition contains over 2,000 entries from adoption to World War records. Recommended web links for many entries are accessed and updated via the Family and Local History companion website. This edition provides guidance on how to research your family tree using the internet and details the full range of online resources available. Newly structured for ease of use, thematic articles are followed by the A-Z dictionary and detailed appendices, which includefurther reading. New articles for this edition are: A Guide for Beginners, Links between British and American Families, Black and Asian Family History, and an extended feature on Names. With handy research tips, a full background to the social history of communities and individuals, and an updated appendix listing all national and local record offices with their contact details, this is an essential reference work for anyone wanting advice on how to approach genealogical research, as well as a fascinating read for anyone interested in the past.