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* Morgan, Richard[[Image:FFF3.jpg|right]] * Morgan, Richard''Indian Directories''. London: Families in British India Society, 2009 (FIBIS fact files; 3)
This booklet provides an invaluable guide to the printed directories available on people who lived or served in British India, with examples of the kind of information useful to family historians to be found in them. Written by Richard Morgan, whom many will know from his articles in family history journals on genealogical research relating to India, it is in his characteristically brisk and down-to-earth style, and full of practical advice on how to get the best out of these important sources. In particular he draws attention to the sometimes underestimated Thacker's Indian Directory which so often comes to the rescue when your ancestor was a 'non-official' and therefore omitted from almost all the official records. All the directories discussed are readily available at the British Library and directions are given on locating them elsewhere. (reviewed by David Blake, FIBIS Trustee)
* [[Image:FFF4.jpg|right]]*Wilding, Hugh
''Research sources for Indian railways, 1845-1947''. London: Families in British India Society, 2009 (FIBIS fact files; 4)
* [[Image:FF5v2.jpg|right]]* Young, Valmay''Getting the best out of the FIBIS website''. New rev. ed. London: Families in British India Society, 2011 (FIBIS fact files; 5)
This latest title in the series of handy guides being produced by the Families in British India Society has already gone to a second updated edition. It is written by the FIBIS Webmaster "for people who are new to, or unfamiliar with, the FIBIS website and would like to know how to get the best out of its content."
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