Some family historians are like jackdaws collecting
dates and documents which they hope will lead them to a promised land
of a family tree stretching back generations. As a result we are left
with hundreds of certificates and papers, but little history. However,
more and more family histories are being written, setting out the story
of individual families. The Jarvis Chronicles by Carol Jarvis is a
family saga from the seventeenth century to the Millennium. The
Jarvises had their origins in the village of Shinfield and each chapter
tells the story of a single generation. Eminently readable with many
illustrations and family charts, this paperback should become a guide
for those wishing to write a similar opus. [JG - Jun 2002]
Berks
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