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Ringing has a long and rich history that a significant number of ringers wish to explore. The advice and information here is intended to help any ringer (or non-ringer) to find out about the lives and achievements of former ringers, whether for interest, for a family history, or as part of a wider project about the history of a band of ringers or ringing society. The sections are:
| Before you start |
Some initial thoughts about why to do the research, when is the best time to do it and how to set about doing it |
| What to look for |
Suggestions for what information to collect related to people, and the organisations & places they were associated with |
| Where to look |
Details of many potential sources of information, some specific to ringers and some general, including publicly accessible sources |
| Search techniques |
Practical advice, with examples, for searching physical arcives, scanned documents, and the Web. |
| Exploiting the results |
Ways you could exploit your hard work when you have done it |
This advice can also be downloaded as a PDF document.
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