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Book Synopsis Writing Local History Today by : Thomas A. Mason
Download or read book Writing Local History Today written by Thomas A. Mason and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-05-13 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing Local History Today guides local historians through the process of researching, writing, and publishing their work. Thomas A. Mason and J. Kent Calder present step-by-step advice to guide aspiring authors to a successful publication and focus not only on how to write well but also how to market and sell their work. Highlights include: Discussion of how to identify an audience for your writing project Tips for effective research and planning Sample documents, such as contracts and requests for proposals Tips and guidance for working with publishers Discussion of how to use social media to leverage your publication Discussion of the benefits and drawbacks to self-publishing The second edition updates literature, databases, and websites in the field This guide is useful for first-time authors who need help with this sometimes-daunting process, or for previously published historians who need a quick reference or timely tips.
Book Synopsis On Doing Local History by : Carol Kammen
Download or read book On Doing Local History written by Carol Kammen and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over thirty years, Carol Kammen’s On Doing Local History has been a valuable guide to professional and “amateur” historians alike. First published in 1986, revised in 2003, this book offers not only discussion of practical matters, but also a deeper reflection on local, public history, what it means, and why it is done. It is used in classrooms and found on the shelves of local historians across the U.S. The third edition features: Updates to chapters that focus on the current concerns and situation of local historians A new chapter on how the field of history cooperates with other arts A new chapter on writing a congregational history Updated references With the same passion (and now even more experience) that drove her to write the first edition, Kammen has brought her seminal work into today’s context for the next generation of local historians. The new edition ensures that this classic will continue to move anyone interested in public history towards a better understanding of why they do what they do and how it benefits their communities.
Book Synopsis How to Research Local History by : Pamela Brooks
Download or read book How to Research Local History written by Pamela Brooks and published by How to Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to know to know more about the history of your street or parish, find out about the people who lived in your area and what they did, or discover more about a particular building? ""How to Research Local History"" will help get you started on how to interpret documents such as census returns, rating books and maps, and where to find them. It will introduce you to the delights of street directories and old newspapers, lead you to fascinating websites that can save you a lot of research time and talk you through the best of research methods to use in archives.
Book Synopsis Researching Local History by : M. Williams
Download or read book Researching Local History written by M. Williams and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical but inspiring book considers what local history is, why researching it is valuable and rewarding, and how we should go about it. Issues addressed include: getting oral and documentary evidence; keeping records; the nature of data, information and knowledge; and their use to create the different products of local history research. Michael Williams is both a professional scientist and a local historian of long standing, and he uses both sides of his experience in a text that is at once rigorous about the historical process, and also a fascinating - and often moving - account of his adventures into the past of his own family and community. He demonstrates local history methodology through his research into ancestry, migration, work, war and religion in the towns and villages of England and Wales. It is richly illustrated throughout.
Book Synopsis Understanding Documents for Genealogy and Local History by : Bruce Durie
Download or read book Understanding Documents for Genealogy and Local History written by Bruce Durie and published by History Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once genealogists and local historians have learned everything they can from internet sources, the next step is reading and understanding older documents. The author details how to find and comprehend documents in England, Wales and Scotland from 1560 to 1860. These can be hard to find, are often written in challenging handwriting and use Latin, antiquated English or Scots.
Book Synopsis Historical Gazetteer of the United States by : Paul T. Hellmann
Download or read book Historical Gazetteer of the United States written by Paul T. Hellmann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-02-14 with total page 1666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first place-by-place chronology of U.S. history, this book offers the student, researcher, or traveller a handy guide to find all the most important events that have occurred at any locality in the United States.
Book Synopsis North Carolina Research by : North Carolina Genealogical Society
Download or read book North Carolina Research written by North Carolina Genealogical Society and published by . This book was released on 1996-02-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis English Local History by : Kate Tiller
Download or read book English Local History written by Kate Tiller and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2020-08-21 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic guide to exploring English local history, brought up to date and expanded.
Book Synopsis Local History by : Donald Dean Parker
Download or read book Local History written by Donald Dean Parker and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Local History Reference Collections for Public Libraries by : Kathy Marquis
Download or read book Local History Reference Collections for Public Libraries written by Kathy Marquis and published by ALA Editions. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Speaking from their own experiences, while also sharing examples and ideas from other libraries around the country, the authors present a start-to-finish guidebook for creating a local history reference collection that your community will embrace and use regularly.
Book Synopsis Researching and Writing History by : David Dymond
Download or read book Researching and Writing History written by David Dymond and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Local History Research and Writing by : David Iredale
Download or read book Local History Research and Writing written by David Iredale and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Local History by : Carol Kammen
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Local History written by Carol Kammen and published by AltaMira Press. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Local History addresses nearly every aspect of local history, including everyday issues, theoretical approaches, and trends in the field. The second edition highlights local history practice in each U.S. state and Canadian province.
Book Synopsis Oral History for the Local Historical Society by : Willa K. Baum
Download or read book Oral History for the Local Historical Society written by Willa K. Baum and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 1995 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical step-by-step guide for gathering history from the people who've experienced it. Oral History for the Local Historical Society, a classic in the field for three decades, tells you how to start an oral history program in your community, how to select the right equipment, and how to interview people whose memories are a living connection to the past. Baum goes on to demonstrate what you do when the interviews are collected, instructing you how to transcribe and index them, store them, and make them available to the public for research. Oral History for the Local Historical Society is an invaluable tool for anyone who has ever wanted to capture the story of the past in his or her local community.
Book Synopsis On Doing Local History by : Carol Kammen
Download or read book On Doing Local History written by Carol Kammen and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2003 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised and updated edition of the guide for local historians.
Author :Barbara Allen Bogart Publisher :Nashville : American Association for State and Local History ISBN 13 : Total Pages :202 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis From Memory to History by : Barbara Allen Bogart
Download or read book From Memory to History written by Barbara Allen Bogart and published by Nashville : American Association for State and Local History. This book was released on 1981 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Non-Aboriginal material.
Book Synopsis Researching, Writing, and Publishing Local History by : Thomas Edward Felt
Download or read book Researching, Writing, and Publishing Local History written by Thomas Edward Felt and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
