Tracing Your Scottish Family History
Great tools for authentic historical research.... Check out your heraldry or tartan and follow lots of clues to your ancestral records. They help us to understand or imagine the society our ancestors experienced before emigrating to Canada or the U.S. (Lois CooperMuskoka Today2009-12-10)From the very first pages, the reader will realize that this [book's] particular approach to Scottish ancestry has a vigorous style that reflects the author's boundless enthusiasm.... Adolph introduces the reader to his subject in an eminently readable manner. The tone is conversational, not pedantic. His penchant for telling a good story leads the reader down the path to desired information, and then to the summit of what to do with it once it has been located. Both beginners and veteran researchers will find much that is useful and instructive in this book. Whereas other titles in this genre populate my library shelves as reference books, Tracing Your Scottish Family History will likely remain next to my reading chair, to be reread and enjoyed in small doses. By such means, the many interesting illustrations and exemplary vignettes can be savored again and again. Robbie Burns would be proud. (Norman D. Nicol, Ph.D.National Genealogical Society Quarterly2010-03-00)The basic rules of family history research apply to just about every country.... But there are many variations on the formula, which is why it's important to have a book that is specific to your country of origin... [This book is] well written and lavishly illustrated, so it's possible to find something of interest on almost any page. (Dave ObeeThe National Post2009-08-15)Takes the reader step-by-step through the process of investigating their Scottish heritage.... Comprehensive details...and critical historical events, add color to your Scottish family tree. (Family Chronicle2009-08-00)A most helpful book... Comprehensive...  Fascinating... Interesting and informative.... Of all the how-to books I have ever seen, Adolph's are the most beautiful... One can easily learn the basics for researching in Scotland and/or Ireland from Adolph's new works but more important, become truly informed on the historical background of these countries and ultimately learn why certain records were created and how they can be accessed. Photographs of ancient ruins as well as the charming countryside make one want to visit one's homeland, whether it is Scotland or Ireland! (Joan Griffis, Illinois AncestorsThe News Gazette (Champaign, IL)2009-05-01)Filled with lots of interesting photos and illustrations, Tracing Your Scottish Family History covers considerable areas to help you trace your Scottish roots...[It] is a good guide and research tool for tracing your Scottish family tree. (Glenn PerrettGlenn Perrett.com: Historical Atlas and Family His2009-11-19)