Resources

Other links include resources from other countries and links which are not aligned to geographies. Maps used in research for clients, general genealogy, heraldic and medieval studies, military, and Palaeography and Latin resources are also included. Additional links to resources will be added as discovered or as time permits. The photograph was taken at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. 

MAPS:

Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries. (1877) An Illustrated Atlas of Talbot & Dorchester Counties, Maryland. https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/34140 : accessed 7 July 2023. The Neck District 8 is on p. 49 or can be view and zoomed into view, here, https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/bitstream/handle/1774.2/34140/p49%20Neck.jpg or in person at the Library of Congress, see https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=16480&recCount=25&recPointer=0&bibId=5840150.

GENERAL GENEALOGY TOPICS:

WEBSITES:

Library of Congress: The American Folklife Center. Oral History Interviews. https://loc.gov/folklife/familyfolklife/oralhistory.html : accessed 8 June 2022.

Oral History Center, University of California at Berkeley. Interview tips. https://www.lib.berkeley.edu/visit/bancroft/oral-history-center/teachers-students?section=interview-tips : accessed 8 June 2022. This website includes tips for interviewing and recording via Zoom, if needed.

Ancestry. Questions for Interviewing Family Members. https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/Questions-for-Interviewing-Family-Members : accessed 8 June 2022. This resource helps you define your specific topic and goal in the interview. Keep it short and simple!

Powell, Kimberly. Fifty questions for family history interviews: what to ask the relatives. New York: About.com. http://genealogy.about.com/cs/oralhistory/a/interview.htm : 30 June 2020.

EDUCATION:

Oral History Society. Introduction to Oral History. https://www.ohs.org.uk/training/intro-course/ : accessed 8 June 2022. This course is delivered by British Library in London. Online and in-person courses are both available.

BOOKS:

Annal, Dave and Collins, Audrey. (2013) Birth, marriage and death records: a guide for family historians. Barnsley: Pen and Sword Books. ISBN: 978-1848845725.

Durie, Bruce. (2013) Understanding documents for genealogy & local history. Stroud: The History Press. ISBN: 978-0752464640.

Herber, Mark. (2005) Ancestral trails. 2nd ed. Stroud: History Press. Check Chapter 2 about personal recollections.

Jolly, Emma. (2020) A guide to tracing your family history using the census. Barnsley: Pen and Sword. ISBN: 978-1526755223.

McClure, Rhonda R. (2004) Digitizing Your Family History. Cincinnati, Ohio: Family Tree Books. ISBN:1-55870-708-5.

Osborn, Helen. (2012) Genealogy: essential research methods. London: Robert Hale. ISBN: 978-0709091974. Excellent resource for general genealogy (with specific information regarding genealogy in the United Kingdom).

MILITARY RESOURCES:

WEBSITES:

The Aviation Magazine highlights: excellent collection of aviation history, photographs, selected magazines (for download), articles and other resources.

NASA’s Johnson Space Center History highlights: Oral History Project, audio and data, photographs and other materials.

BOOKS:

Raiford, Neil Hunter. (2006) Shadow: A Cottontail Bomber Crew in World War II. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-07864-6622-1.

MAPS:

Images. Photograph. Leeds Castle. 7 November 2018. Leeds, Kent, England, United Kingdom. Phyllis Zumwalt, photographer. Private collection.

PALAEOGRAPHY AND LATIN RESOURCES:

WEBSITES:

National Archives (Great Britain). http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/.

National Records of Scotland. http://www.scottishhandwriting.com/.

University of Nottingham. Manuscripts and Special Collections. Introduction to Reading and Understanding Medieval Documents. https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/researchguidance/medievaldocuments/introduction.aspx.

Ancestry. Tips for reading old handwriting. https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/Tips-for-Reading-Old-Handwriting?language=en_US.

Script Tutorial. Making sense of old handwriting. https://script.byu.edu/Pages/the-english-documents-pages/en-latin.

BOOKS:

Durie, Bruce. (2013) Understanding documents for genealogy & local history. Stroud: The History Press. ISBN: 978-0752464640.

Marshall, Hilary. (2010) Palaeography for family and local historians. 2nd ed. Chichester: Phillimore. ISBN: 978-1860776519.

Stewart, Denis. (2006) Latin for local and family historians. Stroud: The History Press. ISBN: 978-1860773853.

ONLINE BOOKS:

Dictionary of the Scots Language. http://www.dsl.ac.uk/.

Martin, Charles Trice. (1910) The record interpreter: a collection of abbreviations, Latin words and names used in English historical manuscripts and records. 2nd ed. London: Stevens and Sons. http://archive.org/details/recordinterpret00mart.

Zurcher, Andrew. English handwriting 1500-1700. https://www.english.cam.ac.uk/ceres/ehoc/.