Tracing Your Twentieth Century Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians

Family historians often find tracing information about their twentieth century forbears problematic because of confidentiality issues and lack of awareness of the range of available records. This handy volume seeks to dispel some of prejudice surrounding this aspect of family history by opening doors to a wide variety of sources. The publisher is well respected for its family history guides and Karen Bali is an experienced genealogist with expertise in the recent past. Her approach is realistic and practical and above all very readable and reassuring.

The book is placed into context with a brief overview of the main social...