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Category Archives: Seeking John Campbell, preparing for publication
A month in Argentina (2)
A bus and taxi from Buenos Aires took me to Monte Buey. The following morning I set out with a local architect and an interpreter to locate the Estancia Los Dos Hermanos which had been owned by John Otto Campbell … Continue reading
Proofreading
Originally posted on Random:
How often have we seen is that there is a gap between what is written and what is read. Often the state of mind we are in influences how we interpret a written word or phrase.…
It looks like a book !
With my manuscript ready for typesetting, Chandler Book Design took over. It was a relief to get it off my desk and a pleasant surprise when the layout proposal came back. Suddenly I could see a book emerging. Various editions … Continue reading
Referencing and Indexing
Seeking John Campbell has over 120 endnotes and thirty images and my next challenge was to double check and verify the references and write them up in a consistent and acceptable style. I also needed to get written permissions to … Continue reading
Cover Design
Long before the final copy-edit I had concluded that my first and unusual hybrid non-fiction book containing elements of genealogy, heir-hunting, and social and family history would not attract a main stream publisher. In any event I couldn’t face writing … Continue reading
Three John Campbells
The random name I had plucked from the Bona Vacantia list of unclaimed estates was that of a lady who had died in 1995. A quick internet search informed me that she had been born in Argentina and her wedding … Continue reading
Interview BBC Radio Lincolnshire 22 October 2014
Yesterday I spent some time at the BBC Lincolnshire studio in Lincoln and we discussed my train journeys as well as the background to my new book SEEKING JOHN CAMPBELL. You can hear the interview here.
+10,000 unclaimed estates !!
It seemed a staggering number to me, which since 2010 has climbed to over 11,000. These estates have passed to the government by default. Firstly because the person who died did not leave a will and secondly because heirs who … Continue reading
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