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ABC Books Saga Land
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Edinburgh University Press Discover Your Scottish Ancestry
Book SynopsisAccessible in style and comprehensive in coverage, this illuminating guide to discovering your Scottish family history has been fully revised and updated to take account of changes to resources and methods for researching your Scottish ancestry.Table of ContentsForeword; Introduction; 1: Gathering Information from your Family; 2: Recording and Storing Information; 3: Basic Sources for Family History; 4: Supplementary Sources; 5: Family History and the Internet; 6: Historical Information; 7: Historical Sources Pre-1855; 8: Presenting your Family History; 9: Family Heritage; 10: DNA, Genetics, Health and Family Medical History; Appendices; 1: English, Welsh and Irish records; 2: Interpreting older forms of handwriting; List of Websites; List of Useful Addresses; Sample forms for Obtaining and Recording Information; Bibliography; Index
£18.99
Edinburgh University Press Discover Your Scottish Ancestry
Book SynopsisAccessible in style and comprehensive in coverage, this illuminating guide to discovering your Scottish family history has been fully revised and updated to take account of changes to resources and methods for researching your Scottish ancestry.Table of ContentsForeword; Introduction; 1: Gathering Information from your Family; 2: Recording and Storing Information; 3: Basic Sources for Family History; 4: Supplementary Sources; 5: Family History and the Internet; 6: Historical Information; 7: Historical Sources Pre-1855; 8: Presenting your Family History; 9: Family Heritage; 10: DNA, Genetics, Health and Family Medical History; Appendices; 1: English, Welsh and Irish records; 2: Interpreting older forms of handwriting; List of Websites; List of Useful Addresses; Sample forms for Obtaining and Recording Information; Bibliography; Index
£72.00
The History Press Ltd A Viking in the Family
Book SynopsisGenealogist Keith Gregson takes the reader on a whistle-stop tour of quirky family stories and strange ancestors rooted out by amateur and professional family historians. Each lively entry tells the story behind each discovery and then offers a brief insight into how the researcher found and then followed up their leads, revealing a range of chance encounters and the detective qualities required of a family historian. For example, one researcher discovered that his great-great-grandfather, as a child, was carried across the main street of West Hartlepool on the back of the famous tightrope walker Blondin. The Victorian newspaper report said that the rope had been tied between two chimney pots. Research into the author's own family revealed that one of his nineteenth-century ancestors lost his leg in a Midlands coal-mining accident, and that the amputated leg was buried in the local cemetery to be joined by the rest of him on his final demise. A Viking in the Family is full of similar
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The History Press Ltd In Search of a Better Life
Book SynopsisIn Search of a Better Life challenges the traditional histories of British and Irish migration, the stories of oppression and exile that form an essential part of the existing literature. By no means were all migrants forced to leave their country by circumstances; many looked forward to a better life abroad. They were largely opportunists rather than victims, whether financed by the state or by landlords or philanthropists, or, as was the case for the majority, by themselves or their families. This was a huge movement of people that formed part of a European exodus to the New World. In placing British and Irish migration alongside each other, there is recognition of the commonalities among both sets of emigrants that will surprise many readers. The poor condition of labourers in 1840s Dorset and Wiltshire were akin to those found in County Cork during the Famine years. British and Irish emigrants were commonly found on the same ships en route to the Americas and Australasia, both settling in predominantly English-speaking countries. With case studies by a variety of contributors, set within the broader context of current scholarship, this compilation features new research on a popular subject which still resonates today. It will prove particularly useful for family historians.
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The History Press Ltd Worcestershire Family History Guidebook
Book SynopsisMany of us have a curiosity about our family history, and may even have dabbled in research online or through our own family network. But for those of us who want to know what our ancestors were really like, how they lived and what their daily struggles and experiences were, the key often lies in our own county.In Worcestershire: A Family History Guidebook, professional local genealogist Vanessa Morgan takes us on a fascinating and easy-to-follow journey from deciding to research your Worcestershire ancestors right through to discovering more about how they lived and worked. What influence did industry have in their lives? Who were their employers? What historical events would have affected them? Family history isn't just about names and dates; this book will help you to put the flesh on bones.
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Running Press,U.S. Family Secrets Journal
Book SynopsisUncover the hidden histories and record the timeless tales of your loved ones in the Family Secrets Journal. Dig deep into what makes your family''s story unique with this deluxe hardcover guided journal. Filled with dozens of prompts for amateur genealogists, this thoughtful keepsake guides you through the journey of recording the colorful details of your lineage. From immigration tales and treasured recipes to laugh-out-loud jokes and special celebrations, the Family Secrets Journal opens up a world of conversations with your loved ones, as you capture important memories. A perfect companion to family trees and genealogy results, the Family Secrets Journal lets you uncover the heart and soul of your family''s story.
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Heritage Books A F Carl Wiese Descendants
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Heritage Books Harford County Maryland Marriage References and
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Heritage Books The Original Lists of Persons of Quality
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Heritage Books Deaths in Central Texas 19451954
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Heritage Books Deaths In Central Texas 19351944
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Heritage Books Some Slaves of Virginia The Cohabitation
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Heritage Books Essex County Virginia Deed Abstracts 17861805
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Heritage Books Union County South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume
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Heritage Books Joannes Nevius Scepen and Third Secretary of New
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University of Toronto Press The Denison Family of Toronto
Book SynopsisThe Denisons were an unusual and colourful family. For over a century – from the War of 1812 to the eve of the Depression – they were in the forefront of political, military, social, and intellectual life in Toronto. They took their duties to king and country seriously, serving in public and military office, and established family colonies on their estates in Toronto. As the story of the family unfolds, it reveals the story of Toronto – the spirit of the times, the turbulence of politics, and the exciting growth of a new city.The Denison Family of Toronto focuses on George Denison III (1839-1925), military historian, senior police magistrate, and supporter of the Canada First and Imperial Federation movements. His story proves that Canada has produced some memorable individuals whose activities have for too long been obscured by historians' preoccupation with grander themes. But more than that, the history of the Denisons' quarrel with the United States a
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Stanford University Press Practicing Kinship
Book SynopsisPresenting a new approach to the history of Chinese kinship, this book attempts to bridge the gap between anthropological and historical scholarship on the Chinese lineage. It explores the historical development of kinship in the villages of the Fuzhou region of southeastern Fujian province.Trade Review"This is an important book, based on painstaking research, which addresses important issues in the field of Chinese social and cultural history. . . . The author revisits many of the questions raised by Maurice Freedman in his pathbreaking work on Chinese lineage society in the 1950s and 1960s. . . . In some ways, Szonyi is doing here for the Fujian what David Faure, Helen Siu, and their team have done for the Pearl River delta in Guang-dong—that is, writing theoretically sophisticated local histories based on thoroughgoing command of all local sources and frequently crossing the (largely artificial) frontier between history and anthropology." -- David Ownby * University of Montreal *"Szonyi . . . .uses a wide range of sources, textual and oral, and varied research methodologies to construct a local history rich in detail and theoretical sophistication. Practicing Kinship is an important contribution not only to our understanding of the Fuzhou area but to our understanding of kinship practice and its variable, flexible nature. The book is recommended for upper-level undergraguates, graduates, and faculty alike." -- History: Reviews of New Books"Szonyi has written an impressive study of patrilineal kinship organization on Nantai Island, primarily during the Ming and Qing periods. The book is solidly based on a wide array of sources, including genealogies, local gazetteers, land deeds, oral history, and personal observation of contemporary ritual performance. . . . This important study is worthy of serious consideration by those in the humanities and the social sciences." -- CHOICE"...Szonyi's work displays an analytical rigour and a precision of argumentation that makes it a model of historical scholarship." -- Histoire Sociale"This study makes an invaluable contribution to the study of a region as well as the general history of Chinese society in the Ming Qing period, adding another regional variation to the Pearl delta studied by David Faure and Helen Siu. This book should be on the reading list of every China scholar and graduate seminar." -- Ming Studies"Based upon remarkable research in local gazetteers, genealogies and extensive fieldwork, Practicing Kinship is a rich and insightful analysis of the lived experience of lineage organization in late imperial China." -- Journal of Asian History
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Genealogical Publishing Company Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution Soldiers Sailors Marines 17751783
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Genealogical Publishing Company North American Wills Registered in London 16111857
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Genealogical Publishing Company Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 160716245 Fourth Edition Volume One Families AF Part B
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Genealogical Publishing Company Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 160716245 Fourth Edition Volume One Families AF Part A
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Clearfield Loyalists and Land Settlement in Nova Scotia
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Clearfield Georgia Free Persons of Color Volume III
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The University Press of Kentucky Rare Birds
Book SynopsisCelebrates the colourful diversity of a remarkable and accomplished family.Table of ContentsStories The Old Gentleman Odd Birds Turnabout Dwell in the Wilderness Battle of the Century Alvah Harold Mary A Long Way from Ostego An Ink-Stained Wretch Birder Alvah Love and Posters The Distinguished Publisher Gifts
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Boydell Press Early Blazon Heraldic Terminology in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries with Special Refere
Book SynopsisClassic study of the rise and flowering of heraldry 12-13c, with Arthurian references.Early Blazon traces the evolution of heraldic terminology from its beginnings - the second quarter of the 12th century to about the year 1300. It analyses the use of coats of arms in literary texts of the period and elucidates such phenomena as allusive, canting and symbolic arms, studying the semantic evolution of the terms and phrases which have survived in today's blazon, and establishing that coats were consistently attributed to certain Arthurian characters from the early 13th century onwards. The glossary defines and gives complete references for every word and phrase utilised in heraldy down to 1300; each term, with its synonyms and its phraseology, is analysedhistorically and philologically. The introduction covers related topics like heraldic art and pre-classic blazon, the emergence of classic blazon, literature and heraldry, heraldic flattery, plain arms, and history and heraldry. Reissued to coincide with the publication of Professor Brault's edition of The Rolls of Arms of Edward I (1272-1307), this new edition of Early Blazon includes in a new appendix additions and corrections reflecting more than a quarter of a century of advances in the study of heraldic terminology. GERARD J. BRAULT is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of French and Medieval Studies at the Pennsylvania State University.
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Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. The Flag We Love
Book SynopsisThis spirited tribute to Old Glory will inspire readers, young and old, to take a new look at the greatest emblem of the United States of America. With patriotic verse and historical facts, THE FLAG WE LOVE explores how our flag has become an enduring part of our nation's proud history and heritage. From its earliest designs to its role in peace-time and war, the Star-Spangled Banner will take on a whole new meaning for all readers.The bold, rich illustrations by Ralph Masiello highlight significant points in history, as well as commonplace moments of American life, when our flag symbolizes the people and ideals of the United States of America.
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Twelveheads Press Caradon Looe
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David Paul The House of Jacob
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Helmn Ancestor Press A History of the Lancastrian Helmes
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