The current edition (106th) of this world-famous genealogical
reference work is now available on the World Wide Web.
No longer need you trek down to the public library. Drenched
by rain. Whipped by sleet. Buffeted by gales. In opening hours only. Only
to be told that due to ‘budget cuts’ they haven’t got an update
to copy.
Burke’s Peerage and Baronetage contains over one-hundred
and eight thousand living persons and histories of two thousand four hundred
families – some stretching back as much as a thousand years. This makes
it an essential reference tool for anyone engaged in family history research.
Not so much a ‘snob’s bible.’ More a family one.
A roots-digger’s dictionary. A pedigree tracer’s primer.
After all, a huge and prominent medieval dynasty like the
Nevills, who included Warwick the King maker, numbers tens if not hundreds
of thousands of living descendants today. You may be one of them.
What’s more, Burke’s Peerage and Baronetage online
will be updated on a regular basis, at least several times a year. An annual
subscription lets you profit from the latest research findings.
Plus, there are interviews with selected families, colour, illustrations,
a readers’ forum, and articles on topical Burke’s related subjects
by authoritative writers.
Online means we at Burke’s Peerage and Baronetage can respond
to the publics concerns, queries and comments. In a faster, more user-friendly
way.
Family history is the third most popular subject of Internet
searches. The top two are pornography and stock market trades. Burke’s
Peerage and Baronetage will not settle for being No.3. It is not a top-shelf
publication. But it does feature juicy anecdotes about past scandals in high
life.
It is no Financial Times. But some of its book version pages
are coloured pink for easy reference. And it does discuss the financial circumstances
of past grandees. With inflation adjusted figures to give an idea of the real
sums involved.
So when you access Burke’s Peerage and Baronetage online,
you’re not just exploring family history. You’re getting a nibble
of the other two hot Internet topics.
Log on; scroll down; click on a subject; browse through; then
e-mail us your comments. We’d love to hear from you. Your roots are the
reason we exist.
www.burkes-peerage.net
Dick Eastman Online
