Counting People: A DIY Manual for Local and Family Historians
John S. MooreCounting People shows how amateur historians can use computers with appropriate programs to provide numerical illustrations of various historical topics as well as easing their researches. A final chapter covers research and publishing in local history.
The Bibliography provides advice on local historical studies in England and Wales and a full list of sources for population history in England and Wales as well as guidance on the use of computers in local studies.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: The agenda of Local Population History.
Chapter 2: Sources and Methods.
Chapter 3: The study of medieval populations.
Chapter 4: English population history, 1538-1837.
Chapter 5: The registration era, 1801-2011.
Chapter 6: Researching, Writing, Publishing.