The Dictionary of Genealogy 5th edition

Both staff and readers at my library tell me that this is one of the best standard texts in the field of genealogy, the former by their level of ordering of the title and the latter by the fact it keeps going missing! This fifth edition, published in 1998 but only now submitted for review, has as its main section an attractive alphabetical listing of the most significant topics in genealogy, ranging from “Abbey” to “Yorkshire”, which itself is a typical entry. We are informed how the county has been and is now administered, including a full listing of the...