Researching your ancestor's childhood

"This book draws on a range of research on the history of childhood and the family, histories of and sources for institutionalised care, educational records, toys and games, childhood museums, oral traditions, photographs, law and work for children, health and children's hospitals, the history of women's ancestry, and much more...to map out useful strategies for researchng the history of your ancestor's childhood...provides insights into the clues to be gleaned by looking at place, gender, class, race, cultural norms, and landscape to more fully write about childhood"--back cover."This book draws on a range of research on the history of childhood and the family, histories of and sources for institutionalised care, educational records, toys and games, childhood museums, oral traditions, photographs, law and work for children, health and children's hospitals, the history of women's ancestry, and much more...to map out useful strategies for researchng the history of your ancestor's childhood...provides insights into the clues to be gleaned by looking at place, gender, class, race, cultural norms, and landscape to more fully write about childhood"--back cover.… (more)