''The Oxford Companion to Family and Local History'' is the most comprehensive and [[authoritative]] guide available to all things associated with the family and local history of the [[British Isles]]. It provides practical and contextual information for anyone enquiring into their English, Irish, Scottish, or Welsh origins and for anyone working in [[Genealogy|genealogical]] research, or the [[social history]] of the British Isles. | ''The Oxford Companion to Family and Local History'' is the most comprehensive and [[authoritative]] guide available to all things associated with the family and local history of the [[British Isles]]. It provides practical and contextual information for anyone enquiring into their English, Irish, Scottish, or Welsh origins and for anyone working in [[Genealogy|genealogical]] research, or the [[social history]] of the British Isles. |