On 2/12/09 09:29, "NEGenealogy@aol.com" <NEGenealogy@aol.com> wrote: > More down-to-earth, though, I do think that genealogy, while of some > interest in itself, being only a list of names, dates and relationships, > usually needs a lot of background information to give it life, and that all > comes from local history - all aspects of it - Same thing we learned many years ago .. Family History is much more than the genealogy. Righth now I am reading about thhe Farmtouns of Scotland and would likek to find a simnilar book relating the tale of fram life in Northumbverland around 1880 to 1890 Does anyone know of a book or series of articles about life on Northumberland farms at that time? Farming had boomed for most of the century but there was a major depression in the final decades. This affected many of our ancestors who had to move from country to town and many to emigrate. Robin