Tracing Your Potteries Ancestors

Michael Sharpe • £14.99
Pen & Sword

This book introduces readers to the wealth of information available to those wishing to trace their North Staffordshire roots. Michael Sharpe gives a fascinating insight into the history of this part of the Midlands which was for so long dominated by the pottery industry. The six pottery towns Tunstall, Burslem, Hanley, Stoke, Fenton and Longton are at the heart of the story. His handbook is an essential guide for anyone researching the life of an individual or family connected with the area, bringing together all the relevant local and national archives for the first time.

Tracing Your Irish Ancestors

John Grenham • £24.99
Gill Books

This fifth edition of Tracing Your Irish Ancestors retains its familiar three-part structure, combining a detailed guide for beginners with thorough descriptions of all the useful sources and county-by-county reference lists.

The Granite Men: A History of the Granite Industries of Aberdeen and North East Scotland

Jim Fiddes • £20
The History Press

In its time, the granite industry of north-east Scotland was the engine that built civilisations. It paved the streets and embankments of London, and was carved into monuments for kings and commoners all over the world. This is the story of those granite men and their industry.

Belive

Elaine Henderson • £8.50

The stark realities of a ripple effect, felt through the generations, created by that very first decision to place a child into care, are revealed in Believe. Elaine Henderson tells her story about how it felt to be in care and describes her quest to find the answers to her many questions and to find the family she belongs to.