Michael Sharpe is a professional genealogist, writer and lecturer who specializes in the local and family history of Birmingham and the wider West Midlands. He is a member of the Society of Genealogists, Midland Ancestors, and other family and local history societies. He has authored several books on family history including Family Matters: A History of Genealogy and Tracing Your Birmingham Ancestors, and he is frequently in demand as a lecturer and speaker. Michael was born in the West Midlands and has an enduring fascination for the region's industrial heritage and how it shaped our ancestors' lives and stories.
"""Impressively researched, expertly written, deftly organized and presented, ""Tracing Your Potteries Ancestors: A Guide for Family & Local Historians"" is an extraordinarily informative and thoroughly 'reader friendly' resource that is unreservedly recommended for personal, community, and academic library Genealogy instructional reference collections & British History supplemental studies reading lists.""-- ""Midwest Book Review"""