Index. . 320 pages. Whether your research is done in person or by mail, this work will guide you in finding your ancestors in Britain or Ireland. Step-by-step instructions are provided for drawing up a family tree by using local sources and for corresponding with family history societies county record offices, parish archives, and many other organizations that are listed, before a possible -- but not essential -- trip to Britain or Ireland. This fourth edition includes discussions of the following topics: The transfer of important genealogical records from Chancery Lane and St. Catherine's House to the new Family Records Centre in London; The 1986, 1996 and 1998 reorganization of counties in England and Wales and the latest information on where to find local records; The British Library transfer of many of its collections from the Great Russell Street location to a new facility at St. Pancras, London; The establishment of the Irish Genealogical project; and the 1998 amalgamation of the Public Record Office and State Paper Office into the National Archives of Ireland.