Tracing Ancestors in Barbados - Book Reviews

Nominated for Family History Magazine’s Book of the Year 2006 by Caribbean expert Guy Grannum

Guy said: It’s easy to read and is well set out – clearly explaining resources available in Barbados for novice and experienced researchers alike. Although its emphasis is on Barbados it is also useful for other Caribbean researchers as the sources and techniques are similar to those on the other islands.

Reader Review

Dear Geraldine

I visited the National Archives last Friday and bought your book. What a treasure trove! Every page is filled with so much detailed information – I’m sure that it will keep me busy for the foreseeable future. You must be saluted for gathering it all together.

Thank you!

Sheila (researching Mapp family)

Family Tree Magazine, England

"If ever a book filled a gap in the market, this is it. A number of scholarly works have featured the rich archives of Barbados over the years, but this is the first to be written with the needs of the genealogist in mind.

Geraldine Lane has had plenty of experience in working with the Barbadian archives; she knows her way around them, and shares that knowledge with us in a book which packs a remarkable amount of relevant information into its 154 pages, constituting essential reading for beginners and the experienced alike. This is exactly right, comprehensive and clear, and published at a very affordable price."

John Titford

The Dallas Morning News, USA, 5 Feb 2006

"The genealogical ties between Barbados and the other English colonies in America are significant. Unlike many other colonies, Barbados remained under English control until granted independence in 1966.

Barbados, however, has not had a guide for genealogical research. Family historians have had to be self-taught. In Tracing Ancestors in Barbados: A Practical Guide, Geraldine Lane has produced a most-needed handbook to the records and sources for tracing the island's families.

She blends well both published sources and those available on the Internet. Her coverage of the archives, historical society library and other repositories is excellent, and her bibliography of sources is especially impressive."