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Climbing Trees: How to get children interested in family history Published 04 February 2010 By Helen Osborn, Pharos Teaching & Tutoring Pharos provides unique help for family historians with innovatory new courses 
Hannah Baker, B.A. (Hons) History, PGCE, has joined the Pharos teaching team. With many years of teaching experience and a degree in Medieval History, Hannah brings a lot of experience to Pharos Tutors. Hannah will be teaching a brand new course, entitled "Climbing Trees: How to get children interested in family history". Most people with a love of family history know how exciting discovering the lives of their ancestors is. Bringing this to life for children is a great way to share it. The course explains how to get young minds past the pages of records and data, and into a living, breathing world of the past. The course includes many cheap "make and do" activities and shows how to tie family history research into enhancing children's scholastic skills. The course starts April 19, 2010 and lasts for four weeks. Pharos Teaching & Tutoring started only 4 years ago with just five courses and three teachers and is pleased to announce that 2010 will see a programme of over 30 courses with even more in the process of development. There is something for everyone, with an expanded list of subjects and time periods. All Pharos courses are short, reasonably priced and designed to fit in with busy lifestyles. Full information is on the Pharos website. Updated Course list February - August 2010 Arrangements for courses are simple and flexible making it easy to get started, study in your own time without having to travel, get help from experienced teachers, and chat about family history with other students. Courses are aimed at beginners and experienced researchers alike. For more information on courses at Pharos, email: info@pharostutors.com England and Wales Genealogy & History Resources from Global Genealogy: 
BOOK - Researching Your English & Welsh Roots From Afar, A GuideBy Fawne Stratford-Devai. It is essential to understand exactly who and what information you are looking for when you undertake a family history research project. This introductory guide is designed to take you through various steps of the research process, introduce you to the tools available, and the record sources that will provide the evidence you need to take the next step in the search for your ancestors. ISBN 1-894571-87-8 More information
BOOK - The Huguenots: Their Settlement, Churches, and Industries in England and Ireland By Samuel Smiles. This book chronicles the re-settlement of the Huguenots in England and Ireland. The migration was one of the most important movements of skilled workers and professionals out of mainland Europe due to religious persecution. There were two major movements of Huguenot. The first primarily included Flemish and French Protestants during the latter half of the sixteenth century. The second major migration happened during the final decades of the seventeenth century. ISBN: 1-894571-78-9 More information
ATLAS on CD ROM - Cary's New Map of England, Wales and part of Scotland, 1794 By John Cary. Originally published by John Cary, London 1794 This edition published by Global Heritage Press, Milton 2009 (on CD Rom) The original pages of the 1794 Cary's atlas have been digitized and archived as electonic images. View images on-screen or print for personal use. Maps can be enlarged for detailed viewing. The atlas includes a comprehensive index of English, Welsh and southern Scotland places as they were known in 1794. The index provides the page number where the full-colour map appears. Easy to use. Designed for PC & Mac (.pdf format). ISBN 978-1-897446-38-6 More information
BOOK - Ancestral Trails, Second Edition by: By Mark Herber. This is the second edition of the book that has been called the Bible of British genealogy. Originally published in 1997 in association with the Society of Genealogists (London), and now revised and updated to reflect the latest developments in the field, Ancestral Trails enables the researcher to form a coherent picture of past generations by describing virtually every class of record in every repository and library in Britain. As the subtitle says, it is the complete guide to British genealogy and family history.ISBN: 080631771X More information
BOOK - The Phillimore ATLAS and INDEX of Parish Registers, 3rd edition by Cecil Humphery-Smith The atlas is the classic reference work for family history. Contains maps of the counties split into parishes and ecclesiastical divisions. Also contains lists of the availability of the parish registers for each county. This is worth the money for the maps alone. Anyone without expert knowledge of each county they are researching in would be advised to have this title on their bookshelves. More information
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CD ROM (4 CD Set)- National Burial Index For England and Wales, Second Edition By: The Federation of Family History Societies. Completely searchable 13.2 million records of burials across England and Wales. Records in this invaluable reference resource are from actual burial records, not from cemetery memorial stone transcriptions. An outstanding value! More information
BOOK - Sahib, the British Soldier in India, 1750 - 1914By Richard Holmes Sahib is a magnificent history of the British soldier in India from Clive to the end of the Empire, making full use of personal accounts of the soldiers who served in the jewel of Britain's Imperial crown. Using archive material from the India Office Library and National Army Museum, Richard Holmes not only illuminates the lives and feelings of the men who served, but also those of the women who followed them across a vast continent, bore their children, and suffered alongside them in the merciless conditions. ISBN 9780007137541 (Trade Paperback) More information
BOOK - Tracing Your Police Ancestors, A Guide For Family Historians [in England & Wales] By: Stephen Wade Tracing Your Police Ancestors will help you locate and research officers who served in any of the police forces of England and Wales from the creation of the Metropolitan Police by Sir Robert Peel in 1829. Assuming that the reader has no prior knowledge of how or where to look for such information, Stephen Wade explains and describes the various archives and records and provides a discussion of other sources. Case studies are used to show how an individual officer's career may be traced and understood from this research. He also explains the range of secondary sources open to the family or local historian, many of which offer a broader account of the social and cultural history of the British police forces. ISBN 184415878-0 More information
BOOK - Tracing Your Textile Ancestors, A Guide For Family Historians [in England & Wales]By: Vivian Teesdale Vivien Teasdale's concise and informative guide to the textile industry will be absorbing reading for anyone who wants to learn about its history or to research the career of an ancestor who was a textile worker. In a clear and accessible way she takes readers through the technical, economic and social aspects of the story. She gives a graphic account of the extraordinary growth of the industry in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and of its decline in the twentieth. In the process she covers the themes and issues that family and local historians will need to understand in order to pursue their research. ISBN 184415870-5 More information
BOOK - Tracing Your Pauper Ancestors, A Guide For Family Historians [in Britain] By: Robert Burlison Many family historians will come across direct links to ancestors who were affected by poverty. Yet despite the burgeoning interest in genealogy, the history of pauperism and of poor relief has rarely been written about, and no previous book has provided a guide to documents and records that family researchers can use to their trace their pauper ancestors. In this accessible and informative introduction, Robert Burlison gives a vivid account of poverty and the poor. He identifies relevant records, indicates where they can be found, and offers essential advice on how this information can be used to piece together the lives of distant and not so distant relatives. ISBN 184415985-X More information
BOOK - Tracing Your East Anglian Ancestors, A Guide For Family Historians (United Kingdom)By Gill Blanchard Gill Blanchard's practical and informative handbook will help you to trace your ancestors in the traditional counties of East Anglia - Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex - and it will give you a fascinating insight into their lives. As well as guiding the researcher to historical records held in all the relevant archives, she explores the wealth of other resources that add the 'flesh to the bones' of our ancestors' lives. She describes how fascinating information can be discovered about the places they lived in and the important historical events they lived through. ISBN: 184415989-2 More information
BOOK - Tracing Your Northern [England] Ancestors, Northumberland, Tyneside, Durham, Wearside, Tees Valley and Cumbria By: Keith Gregson. The far north of England is a key site for family historians. Many researchers, seeking to trace their ancestry back through the generations, will find their trail leads to the north or through it. And yet, despite the burgeoning interest in genealogy and the importance of the region in so many life stories, no previous book has provided a guide to the documents and records that family historians can use in their search. More information BOOK - Finding Your English & Welsh Ancestors... Including Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, 2nd Edition, by Penelope Christensen, Ph.D This book presents a sound strategy for thorough and productive research of your English & Welsh ancestors including the Isle of Man and Channel Islands. More information BOOK - Researching English Parish Records, by Penelope Christensen, Ph.D Here are the practical details needed to find registers, use indexes and interpret these original documents. More information BOOK - Researching English & Welsh Census Records, by Penelope Christensen, Ph.D This book provides the background information needed to understand the census as well as practical steps to use it. More information BOOK - Researching English & Welsh Civil Registration Records, by Penelope Christensen, Ph.D Here are the practical details needed to understand the system, use the indexes and find and interpret the certificates. More information 
BOOK - Researching English Non-Anglican Records By Penelope Christensen, Ph.D Understanding the history of Protestant Nonconformist, Catholic, and Jews in England is vital to good English research. Here are the practical details necessary for finding the records and interpreting the content of these original documents. ISBN 1-897018-90-7 More information
BOOK - Researching English Occupations - Civilian Services By Penelope Christensen, Ph.D Find out what records exist for the merchant marine, inland waterways, carters, coachmen, railways, police, customs and exise, post office, and many others. Here is practical advice on the contents of the records, how to access them from where you live, and how to use them. ISBN 1-894018-63-X More information
BOOK - Researching English Probate Records by Penelope Christensen, Ph.D. This book examines in detail many aspects related to the subject of probate, including changes in the system of information gathering since 1858. Records discussed include wills, inventories, administrations, guardianships, death duty registers. ISBN 1-894018-91-5 More information
BOOK - Researching English Land Records By Penelope Christensen, Ph.D A survey of the many records to do with land -- maps, gazetteers, title deeds, land tax, ancient & modern Domesday books, tithes, enclosure, manorial records, quit claims, estate papers, freeholds, copyholds, leaseholds, land registry and valuation office records. The availability of documents and practical details on how to use them in genealogical research are emphasized. ISBN 1-894018-54-0 More information
BOOKS - My Ancesters Were.....Book Series By Various Authors. Who were your English Ancestors? This English Book Series is Published by the Society of Genealogists. Each Volume contains different information such as birth, marriage, death reports, church records, registers, locations and counties, according to the type of information you are looking for. These books are a valuable research tool.
BOOK - British Generals in the War of 1812. By: Wesley B. Turner. This book takes a fresh look at five generals - Sir George Prevost, Isaac Brock, Roger Sheaffe, Baron Francis de Rottenburg, and Gordon Drummond - who held the highest civil and military command during the war. Wesley Turner considers the formative experiences of the generals, their active service in Europe and West India, and evaluates their subsequent performance in the very different North American context. More Information BOOK - Your English Ancestry, A Guide for North Americans - Revised Edition by Sherry Irvine, FSA(Scot). For every type of record - civil registration, census, church records, probate, occupation, and local administration - there are clear explanations of availability and access. Each chapter concludes with a step-by-step summary. This is a research tool you won't want to miss! More information BOOK - Researching British Probates, 1354-1858 : A Guide to the Microfilm Collection of the Family History Library : Northern England, Province of York. by David H. Pratt Following a brief introduction for each county is a probate decision table of all of the courts to be searched for a particular will, a listing of any known indexes and printed records for each court available in the Family History Library, and an annotated listing of the films by year and court. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. More information BOOK - A Genealogical Gazetteer of England. by Frank Smith The only book of its kind, this indispensable reference tool with its 17,000 entries is designed to facilitate research by giving the names and descriptions of places in England as they existed prior to 1831, giving location, ecclesiastical jurisdiction, population, and the date of the earliest entry in the registers of every ancient parish, thus combining genealogical information hitherto impossible to find in any but the rarest sources. More information BOOK - History of Berkshire by: Judith Hunter. Berkshire came into existence more than a thousand years ago. At that time a buffer zone, fought over by the Saxon kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex, by 1086, when Domesday Book was compiled, Berkshire had taken on the shape it was to retain until 1974. Through the local government and reorganisation of that year it lost its ancient heartland, the Vale of the White Horse, but gained the southern tip of Buckinghamshire. Today, further restructuring threatens the new county with a loss of identity; which gives timely topicality to the publication of this long awaited account, in which Dr. Hunter tells the story of all the Berkshires, old and new. More information BOOK - A History of Buckinghamshire, by Micheal Reed. More interesting than a conventional, chronographical history of the county, this stimulating new book examines the factors which, over the centuries, have shaped the landscape and towns of today. The effects of fields, farms, and enclosures, of roads, canals and railways, of markets and churches on the long, slow, evolution of modern Buckinghamshire are examined in detail with the help of a wealth of illustrations, many specially taken or drawn for this book. More information 
BOOK - Welsh Family History, A Guide to Research by J.Rowlands, et al. (Eds) This book is not a step by step guide for complete beginners. Instead it is aimed at those with some knowledge of research generally who are either experienceing difficulties with their Welsh lines or who are, perhaps, coming to Welsh research for the first time. The editorial group had two main aims in mind when steering this book to publication. First, to give readers an insight into the social, cultural, religious and linguistic background of Wales and the ways in which this can effect hamily history research. Secondly, it wanted to dispel the widely held belief that these aspects pose insurmountable barriers to researching Welsh ancestors. 316 pgs/pub1994/softcover. More information
BOOK - Tracing Your Yorkshire Ancestors. By Rachael Bellerman. This comprehnsive introduction to researching your Yorkshire ancestors provides a guide to all of the relevant national and local archives and provides an insight into the lives and times of Yorkshire people of the past. More Information. BOOK - Discovering Yorkshire's History, A Guide to Places and People [England] By Len Markham. Over 150 evocative sites are described and illustrated in this invaluable handbook to the intense, sometimes bizarre and always revealing history of Yorkshire. Beyond being an interesting history of Yorkshire, this book would serve as a terrific guide for those travelling to Yorkshire to walk in the footsteps of their ancestors. More information Btitish Military: Army, Navy, Air Force, Merchant Marine:
BOOK - A Guide to Military History on the Internet, A Comprehensive Introduction for Genealogists and Military Historians By: Simon Fowler There are thousands of websites devoted to all aspects of military history from ancient Greece to the modern Gulf. This unique book helps you find the ones that will help with your research whether you are checking out a soldier ancestor or an airman or researching a naval campaign. Sections cover the British armed services and their long military history, but the author also describes in detail websites that focus on American and Canadian forces. More Information 
BOOK - Tracing British Battalions on the Somme By: Ray Westlake Almost a century has passed since the Battle of the Somme was fought, yet interest in this, the bloodiest battle of the First World War, has never waned. Ray Westlake has collated all the information so painstakingly gathered, to produce a comprehensive compendium of the exact movements of every battalion involved in the battle. This book is invaluable not only to researchers but to all those visiting the battlefield and anxious to trace the movements of their forbears who served in the British battalions. ISBN 184415885-3 More information
BOOK - History of the Liverpool Privateers and Letters of Marque, With an Account of the Liverpool Slave Trade 1744-1812 By Gomer Williams; New Introduction by David Eltis. Originally published in 1897, and now available in a recent printing, History of the Liverpool Privateers is the most detailed period document on privateering and the slave trade. The first half of the book concentrates on privateering, covering historically important eras such as the Seven Years' War, the American Revolution and the French Revolution. In the second half of, the focus is on the slave trade and on how privateers profited from it, including extensive chapters on specific captains, the abolition movement, and corporate ties to the slave trade. ISBN 07735-2745-1 Hardcover; ISBN 07735-2746-X Softcover. More information
BOOK - Cassell's Battlefields of Britain and Ireland, A Uniquely Comprehensive Survey of Military Actions Fought on British and Irish SoilBy Richard Brooks. A uniquely comprehensive survey of military actions fought on British and Irish soil - and in British and Irish waters - from the earliest times. "There have been a number of British battle books before, but never one as comprehensive, as scholarly - and as readable - as this". The meat of the volume is its 377 'battle articles' - from the skirmish between Caesar's invading Romans at Dover in 55BC, to the air battles fought between the RAF and the Luftwaffe above southern England in the late summer of 1940. These articles are underpinned by a wealth of additional material, both editorial and graphic, including for each battle a 'scoreboard' boxed panel of key data, including details of protagonists, size of armies involved, commanders and casualties. ISBN 0-304-36333-2 More information
BOOK - Generals, Ten British Commanders Who Shaped The World. By Mark Urban. From the bestselling author of "Rifles", the remarkable lives - and battles - of ten of Britain's greatest generals. Mark Urban tells the story of ten exceptional soldiers who left their mark on Britain and the world. All ten of these generals revealed either a brilliant ability or a fatal flaw. While one became Prime Minister, another was beheaded. Success or failure depended largely on their ability to work within Britain's Parliamentary democracy - and against tyrants, despots and emperors who were often free to act alone. ISBN: 0-571-22485-7 More information
BOOK - Tracing Your Second World War Ancestors [British] By: Simon Fowler. A comprehensive guide for those researching their family tree and ancestors in all three armed services - the Army, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. This book is designed to help both the complete novice and the more experienced researcher to find out what resources are available and where and how they can be accessed. Locations include The National Archives at Kew, the Imperial War Museum and regimental museums. More Information BOOK - Tracing Your [British] Air Force Ancestors By: Phil Tomaselli Whether you are interested in the career of an individual air-man or woman, researching medals awarded to a pilot or crew member or just want to know more about a particular squadron or operation, this book will point you in the right direction. Assuming that the reader has no prior knowledge of the air force, its history or organization, Phil Tomaselli explains which records survive, where they can be found and how they can help you in your research. He also recommends resources available online as well as books and memoirs. More Information The War of 1812:
BOOK - Life and Times of Major General Sir Issac Brock, K. B.By: D. B. Read Originally published by William Briggs, Toronto, 1894 This facsimile reprint by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 2009 This book presents a compact history of the life of Sir Issac Brock, "The Hero of Upper Canada", written in an interesting and readable form. When Canada was invaded by the United States in 1812 it was Brock who was given the responsibility of defending Ontario from its southern aggressor. Along with providing a biography, the author discusses the genius of Brock's defence plan, and the eventual success in turning back the larger and better equipped American forces. Sir Issac Brock fell while leading his troops in the first campaign of the war, but his spirit inspired the men who were fighting for their hearths and homes to the end of the war. A must-read for those with an interest in the War of 1812. ISBN 978-1-926797-07-6 (Hardcover). More information
BOOK - Lincoln at Bay, A Sketch of 1814By Ernest Green [1923] New Index by Brenda Young [2009] Originally published by Tribune-Telegraph Press, Welland, 1923. This facsimile reprint by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 2009 Much has been written concerning the services and sacrifices of the people of Upper Canada (Ontario) during the War of 1812-1814. The author presents an intimate view by relating the experiences of individual participants in one of the most tragic acts of the drama of those years - The Battle of Chippawa. The author explains in the Preface that he relied on oral tradition that was handed down through the families since 1814, but that "the old traditions have been carefully justified by official and other contenporary records and in all particulars wherein such collaboration was possible. Any distorion of historical facts has been carefully avoided". The old families mentioned were from the Townships of Stamford, Thorold, and Pelham. ISBN 978-1-926797-0-3 (Hardcover). More information
BOOK - Officers of the British Forces in Canada During the War of 1812-15
By: L. Homfray Irving. Includes carefully researched lists of officers who served during the War of 1812. The lists were built from a wide variety of records including the records of the grant of land made in Upper Canada (Ontario) to officers, non-commissioned officers and men who had served in "the first flank Companies, the Provincial Artillery, the Incorporated Regiment, the Corps of Military Drivers, the Provincial Dragoons, the Marine and General Staff of the Army. And, in Lower Canada (Quebec), the officers and men of the Embodied Militia, discharged troops and others, pay lists, appointments and promotions as published in Militia Orders, returns, petitions, correspondence, Army lists, obituaries in newspapers and miltary magazines, General Service Medal lists, and Gold Medals lists. ISBN 978-1-897446-91-1 More information
BOOKS - The Documentary History of the Campaign on the Niagara Frontier 1812-1814 [War of 1812] By Ernest Alexander Cruikshank. The correspondence and papers that are included in this book provide the reader/researcher with accounts covering a wide spectrum -- "Most Secret and Confidential" military letters; returns of killed, wounded and missing; lists of civilian damages; lists of "persons plundered"; administrative correspondence; and other topics relating to the war, both military and civilian. Each volume includes a comprehensive index. Volumes 1& 2 are bound into a single book because they are sequentially page numbered with a single index covering both volumes. Volumes 3 through 9 are all individually bound, each with its own index. More information
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BOOK - Sketches Illustrating The Early Settlement and History of Glengarry in CanadaBy J. A. MacDonell. J. A. MacDonell recognized that much had been written on the subject of United Empire Loyalist settlement in Ontario, the War of 1812-14, and the Rebellion of 1837-8, but expressed concern that there was little mention made of the part that the Highlanders of Glengarry played in those conflicts. He corrects that oversight within the 29 chapters that comprise this formitable text. This book is an fine source of information for those interested in early settlement of the Highlanders in Glengarry and surrounding counties, and the role that they played in the American Revolution, United Empire Loyalist migration and settlement, War of 1812, and the Rebellion of 1837-38. ISBN 1-894378-80-6 (hardcover) More information
BOOK - Strange Fatality, The Battle of Stoney Creek, 1813By James E. Elliott . The first detailed account of the little-known battle that changed the course of the War of 1812. Journalist and author James Elliott has compellingly reconstructed one of the least understood actions of the War of 1812. From the rise to brigadier of blacksmith John Chandler, to the Highland heroics of Alexander Fraser, Strange Fatality explores the dynamics of a night battle that stemmed the tide of invasion, cost two generals their freedom and unseated the highest-ranking soldier in the American army. In this ground-breaking study of a battle in which both sides were essentially blind, James Elliott sheds light, not only on a violent donnybrook in the dark, but also on the bizarre train of events that occasioned it. With 10 original maps, over 100 illustrations, portraits and photographs, many never seen before, as well as appendices on battlefield archaeology and the little-known “monument war.” ISBN: 978-1-896941-58-5 More information
BOOK - Capitol in Flames, The American Attack on York, 1813 [Toronto]
By Robert Malcolmson. Capital in Flames is handsomely illustrated with maps, portraits and contemporary illustrations. Photographs enable readers to discover the present-day location of landmarks and events of the battle. Appendices listing military and naval personnel of both sides will be welcomed by genealogists. ISBN 978-1-896941-53-0. More information
BOOK - In The Midst of Alarms, The Untold Story of the Women and the War of 1812
By Dianne Graves. This major new book by Dianne Graves brings an entirely new perspective to the War of 1812. The book is a groundbreaking study of women -- American, Canadian, British, aboriginal -- who experienced the War of 1812. Dianne graves distils her years of research in diaries, memoirs and correspondence into a colourful examination of the ordeals, tragedies, and triumphs of women who endured a conflict wished for by neither of the belligerents. ISBN 978-1-896941-52-3. More information
BOOK - Don't Give Up The Ship, Myths of the War of 1812 By Donald R. Hickey. This path-breaking book by America's leading authority on the War of 1812 seeks to separate fact from fiction and myth from reality. Misconceptions of America's second war with Great Britain abound, and Don Hickey spares no effort to set the record straight. Few issues escape his reach. He examines the role of Britons, Canadians and Americans; Indians, blacks and women; soldiers, sailors and marines. His work embraces military and naval history, political and diplomatic history, and economic and financial history. ISBN 978-1-896941-45-5 Hardcover; ISBN 978-1-896941-54-7 Softcover. More information
BOOK - To Stand and Fight Together, Richard Pierpoint and the Coloured Corps of Upper Canada By Steve Pitt. In 1812, a 67-year-old black United Empire Loyalist named Richard Pierpoint helped raise “a corps of Coloured Men to stand and fight together” against the Americans who were threatening to invade the tiny British colony of Upper Canada. Pierpoint‘s unique fighting unit would not only see service throughout the War of 1812, it would also be the first colonial military unit reactiviated to quash the Rebellion of 1837. It would go on to serve as a police force, keeping the peace among the competing Irish immigrant gangs during the construction of the Welland Canal. More information BOOK - Through Water Ice & Fire - Schooner NANCY of the War of 1812. By Barry Gough. The schooner Nancy, legendary vessel of Great Lakes and Canadian history, lived a thousand lives in a noted career that began in Detroit and ended in a fiery explosion in Nottawasaga River in the last year of the War of 1812. This dramatic, soundly researched narrative depicts the reality of the men who sailed her while fighting a gritty war. Carrying the war to the enemy in hazardous ways, they fought against a powerful American foe, using stealth and daring to maintain the besieged Canadian position in the last armed struggle for the heartland of North America. The loss of the Nancy inspired generations to regard her as a symbol of devotion to king and country. More information BOOK - A Very Brilliant Affair, The Battle of Queenston Heights, 1812. This new look at the battle tackles many of the myths that have grown over the years. Was Brock the hero of the day? Was this a victory for the Canadian militia? Were the oft-maligned New York militia responsible for their army's defeat? What was the role of the native allies of the British? Could the American invading force have won? Robert Malcomson's exciting and readable account will add a new level of appreciation for the drama and significance of the War of 1812. More Information. 
BOOK - Tecumseh's Bones, A historical mystery about the deception behind the death, burial, and legacy of the great Shawnee chief, Tecumseh. By Guy St-Denis. Chief Tecumseh's death at the Battle of the Thames marked a turning point in the Anglo-American War of 1812. It was also the beginning of a mystery: the mutilation of Native corpses thwarted American attempts to identify Tecumseh's remains, giving rise to the belief that his body had been secretly recovered by his warriors. Tecumseh's Bones teases fact from fiction in the myths and legends surrounding the great chief's burial. Drawing on a wealth of archival material, most of which has never been published, Tecumseh's Bones will fascinate history buffs, historians, and mystery lovers. More information BOOK - A Wampum Denied: Procter's War of 1812. By Sandy Antal. Existing acccounts depict the Anglo-Native alliance in War of 1812 as one of convenience against a common enemy. The author's goal in this military study was to reveal the alliance as driven by something more tangible - a politically agreed objective to establish a Native homeland south of the Great lakes. This promise by military leaders was endorsed by the British government. Based largely on primary sources this book examines the strategies and personalities as well as the naval and land engagements. Also revealed are the massacres, propoganda and legacy of the conflict. . More information BOOK - The Glengarry Light Infantry, 1812-1816: Who were they and what did they do in the war? By Winston Johnston. More than an early military history, this invaluable volume provides extensive lists of those who served and details about those individuals. The Glengarrys were recruited from the early families of what is now Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. More information BOOK - Lords of the Lake - The Naval War on Lake Ontario, 1812-1814 By: Robert Malcomson Of all the struggles that took place along the border between the United States and the British provinces in Canada during the War of 1812, the one that lasted the longest was the battle for control of Lake Ontario. Lords of the Lake is the first full-length study of this aspect of the War of 1812. More Information BOOK - British Generals in the War of 1812. By: Wesley B. Turner. This book takes a fresh look at five generals - Sir George Prevost, Isaac Brock, Roger Sheaffe, Baron Francis de Rottenburg, and Gordon Drummond - who held the highest civil and military command during the war. More Information BOOK - Soldiers of the King By: William Olive. Based on contemporary official documents, reports, returns, and the master lists, this book provides the most complete account ever published in the nature and extent of the participation of the people of Upper Canada in the War of 1812. More information
BOOK - The War of 1812- The War That Both Sides Won. by Wesley Turner. Tragedy and farce, bravery and cowardice, intelligence and foolishness, sense and nonsense - all these contradictions and more have characterized the War of 1812-1814. More information BOOK - Field of Glory - The Battle of Crysler's Farm, 1813. By: Donald E. Graves. In the autumn of 1813, the United States staged the largest military operation of the War of 1812. Two American armies, one marching north from Lake Champlain through swamp and forest, the other sailing down the St. Lawrence River in a flotilla of three hundred small boats, invaded Canada - their objective, the city of Montreal. More information BOOK - The Incredible War of 1812 - A Military History. By: J. Mackay Hitsman. J. Mackay Hitman's account of the War of 1812, first published in 1965, is both exciting and authoritative, and is regarded by many experts as the best one-volume history of that conflict. It is an engrossing account of the causes of the war and of the campaigns and battles that raged on land and water, from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. More information BOOK - Where Right and Glory Lead! - The battle of Lundy's Lane, 1814. By: Donald E. Graves. Lundy's Lane was the bloodiest battle of the War of 1812 and the bloodiest fought on what is now Canadian soil. It was the high mark of the 1814 Niagara campaign, which was the longest campaign of the war and the last time that Canada suffered a major foreign invasion. More information BOOK - The British at the Gates, The New Orleans Campaign in the War of 1812. By: Robin Reilly. Detailed and impressive... he places the campaign in the context of the war and the larger world scene against which it tookplace.. More Information BOOK - Fix Bayonets! A Royal Welch Fusilier at War, 1796-1815 By Donald E. Graves. This long-anticipated major new book from Donald E. Graves describes the military exploits of Thomas Pearson. We follow his remarkable career through wars and battles major and minor, including Egypt, Holland, Copenhagen, the Peninsular War and the War of 1812. Graves, "master of the battlefield narrative,"includes the most detailed account of the Battle of Albuera yet published. Fix Bayonets! will be of interest to Canadian and American readers because it contains detailed accounts of Chrysler's Farm, Chippawa, Lundy's Lane and Fort Erie, as well as other engagements that Thomas Pearson fought in. More Information Shopping Cart & Order Desk Global Genealogy & History Shoppe 1-800-361-5168 ( 9-5 Monday to Friday )
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