{"product_id":"tracing-your-ancestors-using-what-they-left-behind-9781036191825","title":"Tracing Your Ancestors Using What They Left Behind","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fascinating guide to uncovering forgotten lives through the hidden histories of everyday heirlooms.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOld photographs without names. Family heirlooms with unknown origins. Objects whispering stories lost to time. In this fascinating journey of historical detective work, experienced genealogist Simon Wills pieces together the mysteries behind everyday artefacts, from portraits and tobacco jars to diaries, and even a simple silver cigarette case, allowing us to create a complete picture of the lives of those lost to history and time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough meticulous research, many examples and case studies, this book delves into incomplete histories, revealing the identities and achievements of people once on the brink of anonymity. If you've ever wondered about the past behind an old family possession, this book will inspire you to look closer, search deeper, and discover the extraordinary tales sometimes hidden in the seemingly ordinary, allowing us to know and understand our ancestors from a different perspective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWills, Simon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Simon Wills is a history journalist and genealogist who writes regularly for magazines such as Family Tree and Discover your Ancestors. He advises and has appeared in the TV program Who Do You Think You Are? and contributes to the magazine of the same name. Simon gives history presentations and interviews at national and local events all around the UK for organizations such as The National Archives, Chalke Valley History Festival, National Trust, and the BBC. He is also a dedicated wildlife and nature photographer, and all the photographs in this book were taken by him.","brand":"Pen and Sword Family History","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52128928661778,"sku":"9781036191825","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0eeb34c2-0ba2-4bf2-87a5-2a442e76852d.jpg?v=1773824832","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tracing-your-ancestors-using-what-they-left-behind-9781036191825","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}