I've been researching my family history for over thirty years. Along this genealogy journey I have been supported by hundreds of books, many of which I have listed on my Librarything page.
During the 2021 #AtoZChallenge I will be writing about two of my passions, books and family history. I'll be taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting some of those books that have enriched my genealogy experience.
I came across, The White Star Line : an illustrated history 1870-1934 by Paul Louden-Brown, on a visit to The Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool England where, after looking at the excellent displays, I spent some time doing research in their Archives Centre.
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| The Archives Centre at the Merseyside Maritime Museum |
The book contained many images of postcards of ships of the White Star Line accompanied by detailed explanatory text, in addition there were several colour illustrations. It wasn't hard to flip through the book to find illustrations relevant to ships on which Mr GeniAus' ancestors travelled to Australia.
As well as consulting The White Star Line : an illustrated history 1870-1934 while at the Museum I was able to grab some photos of relevant immigrant ships and dip into a few other books.
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| One of the other books I perused at the Merseyside Museum |
I am so grateful that Mr GeniAus is happy to join me in visits to local archives and libraries when we travel around. Although he says he doesn't do family history I think he may be a closet genealogist.
Always good to have a closet genie with you when travelling ;)
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a fantastic book. I'd love to have photos/details about the ships my ancestors arrived on. https://mollyscanopy.com/2021/04/worlds-fair-1964-i-fall-in-love-atozchallenge/
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