Tracing your Ancestors through Letters & Personal Writings new St Chad (Vol

St Chad (Vol

despite his unpopularity in some quarters of English society

the shipyards made a significant contribution to the war effort

the Somme has been the subject of many books

Aberdeenshire also played a significant role in the war effort in the air

Tracing your Ancestors through Letters & Personal Writings new St Chad (VolCould your ancestors write their own names or did they mark official documents with a cross? Why did great grandfather write so cryptically on a postcard home during the First World War? Why did great grandmother copy all the letters she wrote into letter books? How unusual was it that great uncle sat down and wrote a poem, or a memoir? Researching Family History Through Ancestors' Personal Writings looks at the kinds of (mainly unpublished) writing