Pinpoint Ancestry

04/11/2020

Pen & Sword books have given their authors a 25% discount code for this month that they are able to share with friends and colleagues. If you want to buy some early Christmas presents or get a copy of the book that is on your 'must read' list just enter the code Auth25 when you check out.

15/12/2019

Happy Christmas from all of us at Pinpoint Ancestry
https://pinpointancestry.co.uk/christmas-past-and-present/

20/08/2019

Are you interested in crime and mental health? Read our new blog on the topic at http://pinpointancestry.co.uk/prisoners-or-patients-criminal-insanity-in-victorian-scotland and come and hear our talk at General Register House in Edinburgh on 30 August https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/researching-criminal-lunatics-exploring-archives-tickets-66669386931?aff=erelexpmlt

I was interested to attend this year’s special exhibition at the National Records of Scotland set to coincide with the Edinburgh International Festival entitled ‘Prisoners or Patients?: Criminal Insanity in Victorian Scotland’ as it is a topic we at Pinpoint Ancestry have published two books a...

19/08/2019

We haven't blogged in ages so our military historian Dr John Burt has written a fascinating article on the use of dog tags in WW1 http://pinpointancestry.co.uk/missing-in-action-m-i-a-first-world-war

12/03/2018

Check out my interview for Secret Lives 2018 and hear all about my talk on 19th century asylums using case studies from my second book. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxEFJNg7tmI&feature=youtu.be

19/02/2018

Bairn-bags, courage-bags and oxters - enjoy our new blog. http://pinpointancestry.co.uk/bairn-bags-oxters-and-courage-bags-the-scottish-national-dictionary/

22/12/2017

http://secretlives.org.uk/speakers/kathryn-burtinshaw/

Kathryn Burtinshaw has had a passion for family and local history all her life. With careers in both the Diplomatic Service and the Security Service, she is an experienced researcher. She holds an Advanced Diploma in Local History from the University of Oxford and a M.Sc. in Genealogy, Palaeography�...

20/07/2017

Just recorded an interview with http://www.newstalk.com about my new book on nineteenth century insanity. Catch the show at 15.40 today.

Newstalk 106 - 108fm: Ireland's National Independent Talk Radio Broadcaster

18/07/2017

Check out this article from the Daily Mail about our book.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4697774/Book-reveals-treatment-mentally-ill-19th-century.html

Lunatics, Imbeciles and Idiots: A History of Insanity in Nineteenth-Century Britain & Ireland, reveals the heinous conditions in which the mentally ill were kept.

13/05/2017

Feeling happy. The first review of our book on Amazon has been given a 5 star review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

03/04/2017

There's a new blog available on our website about missing ancestors. Hope you enjoy it. http://pinpointancestry.co.uk/a-missing-ancestor/