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The local historian's encyclopedia

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Historical Publications, 2003 - History - 295 pages
Revised and expanded edition of an extremely popular book on local history. A guide to research into local history with chapters including: land and agriculture, the local community, taxes, services and rents, archives, documents and printed records; palaeography; museums, libraries and county record offices; organistions and societies; genealogy; education; social welfare; law and order; utilities and services; roads and transport; religion; coins and tokens; the militia; architecture and housing; heraldry; trades and occupations; archaeology.

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Contents

A Land and Agriculture
9
B The Local Community
29
Taxes Services and Rents
52
Archives Documents and Printed Records
59
E Paleography 222
112
F Museums Libraries and County 220
120
G Organisations and Societies 236
136
H Genealogy 245
145
Law and Order 266
166
Utilities and Services 277
177
N Roads and Transport
187
P Religion
222
S Architecture and Housing
229
T Heraldry
241
U Trades and Occupations
248
Archaeology
265

J Education 253
153
K Social Welfare 259
159
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About the author (2003)

JOHN RICHARDSON JR., Associate Professor of Library and Information Science at the University of California, Los Angeles, edits the "Theses in Documents" column for Government Publications Review.

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