About
Backtracks
Founded
in 1988 by Liz Carter, a full-time historian, Backtracks offers
a confidential, professional research service to clients world-wide
interested in tracing family and local history in the three
ancient counties of Bedford, Cambridge and Huntingdon.
Backtracks can also offer a specialised local and social history
research service, seeking out information on local historic
houses, churches and communities. Backtracks also offers a wide
range of talks lectures and dayschools by Liz Carter.
Backtracks has an extensive library of local and social history
books and augmented with microfiche of locally indexed material
and a large collection of photographs of local churches, villages
and places of interest all of which are available to our clients.
Local families and local events are our speciality.
About
Liz Carter
Born
in Somerset, England my own family were spread all over England
and tracing their history has been, and still is, a fascinating
pastime. They came from a wide variety of backgrounds including
tradesmen and farmers as well as a good sprinkling of agricultural
labourers - all with varying religious persuasions. I rapidly
realised that family history is so much more than just dates
– local and social history knowledge are vital ingredients
for a rounded family history.
As well as a full-time genealogist, I also a lecture on genealogy,
local and social history for the University of Cambridge, Institute
of Continued Education, local colleges and the WEA. I am a member
of the Higher Education Academy, the Society of Genealogists,
I write for Practical Family History magazine and have published
two books on family and local history.
My present-day family are West-Country based. Amongst my interests,
apart from family and local history, are photography, travel,
reading and hill-walking in Scotland.
