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  • Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920

    by William Thorndale, William Dollarhide ...
    This work shows all U.S. county boundaries from 1790 to 1920. On each of the nearly 400 maps the old county lines are superimposed over the modern ones to highlight the boundary changes at ten-year intervals. Also included are a history of census growth; the technical facts about each census; a discussion of census accuracy; an essay on available sources for each state's old county lines; and a ... Read more

    $28.09 USD

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    A Memoir of My Mother's Hidden Life

    by Jasmin Darznik ...
    "Darznik's deeply affecting memoir about her mother, Lili, illuminates the complexity of Iranian women's lives as few books have ever done." —Anita Amirrezvani, national bestselling author of The Blood of FlowersWe were a world of two, my mother and I, until I started turning into an American girl. That's when she began telling me about The Good Daughter. It became a taunt, a warning, an omen ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland. Second Edition

    by Brian Mitchell ...
    The most important record source, the mid-19th century survey of Ireland known as Griffith's Valuation, is organized by poor law union, parish, barony, and county. But wills probated before 1858 are organized by diocese, and after 1858 by probate district; while parish registers, marriage license bonds, and census records all have an organization linked to one or another of these administrative ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Deckhand

    Life on Freighters of the Great Lakes

    by Nelson Haydamacker, Alan D. Millar ...
    Long before popular television shows such as Dirty Jobs and The Deadliest Catch, everyday men and women---the unsung heroes of the job world---toiled in important but mostly anonymous jobs. One of those jobs was deckhand on the ore boats.With numerous photographs and engaging stories, Deckhand offers an insider's view of both the mundane and the intriguing duties performed by deckhands on these ... Read more

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  • Durham’s Place-Names of California’s Desert Counties

    Includes Imperial, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties

    by David L. Durham ...
    Series series Durham’s Place-Names of California
         • The name Rancho Cucamonga, derived from an Indian word, suffered a number of bizarre spellings by early Americans including, Coco Mongo Ranch, Cocomouga’s Ranch, Qui-qual-mun-go Ranch, Kikal Mungo ranch and Rancho Cocoa-Mungo.      • A place called Indian Wells, about eight miles south and a little west of Seeley was a station on the Butterfield Overland stage route. It was destroyed by the ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Durham’s Place-Names of California’s Eastern Sierra

    Including Death Valley, Alpine, Inyo & Mono Counties

    by David L. Durham ...
    Series series Durham’s Place-Names of California
    • The Federal Writers’ Project named an area three miles south-southeast of Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley the Devil’s Cornfield because the arrowweed growing there resembled shocks of corn tied about the middle.• The Devil’s Golf Course got its name because it was thought that only a fiend could play golf on the rough surface of crystallized salt at the place.• Lost Cannon Creek owes its name to ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Wills of Our Ancestors

    A Guide for Family & Local Historians

    by Stuart A. Raymond ...
    "Almost every book on English research highlights the need to examine the wills of our ancestors. . . . [this book] gives us an easy to read detailed guide." — FGS ForumWhat are wills, and how can they be used for family and local history research? How can you interpret them and get as much insight from them as possible? Wills are key documents for exploring the lives of our ancestors, their ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ancestor's Footsteps

    The Somme 1916

    by Andrew Rawson ...
    This book answers one of biggest unanswered questions asked by visitors to the Somme; where did my ancestor fight? The combination of First World War battle accounts and annotated trench maps throughout this book, explains exactly what happened and where, and indexed orders of battle give the reader a quick reference to locate individual units.But the book goes further than this as carefully ... Read more

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  • Durham’s Place-Names of California’s Gold Country

    Including Yosemite National Park, Madera, Mariposa, Tuolumne, Calaveras, Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Sierra & Nevada Counties

    by David L. Durham ...
    Series series Durham’s Place-Names of California
         • Above-ground graves resembling small, outdoor ovens furnished the name for the Mariposa County village of Hornitos. Hornitos is a Spanish word that means “little ovens.”      • In 1885, Alexander Kirkwood founded a hotel called Rattlesnake House in Tuolumne County. After his death, Mrs. Kirkwood remarried a fellow named William Priest. The hotel was generally called Priest’s Station after ... Read more

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  • Durham’s Place-Names of Greater Los Angeles

    Includes Los Angeles, Ventura, and Orange Counties

    by David L. Durham ...
    Series series Durham’s Place-Names of California
    • The pueblo that became the city was established in 1781 as “El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles de la Porciuncula.” A hill located less than 1,000 feet from Los Angeles city hall was used as a base during the first American occupation of Los Angeles in 1846. Lieutenant Davidson built Fort Moore there in 1847 and named it to honor Captain Benjamin D. Moore, who was killed in ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Finding Italian Roots. Second Edition

    The Complete Guide for Americans

    by John Philip Colletta ...
    Since "Finding Italian Roots" first appeared in 1993, an ever increasing number of Americans have become interested in tracing their Italian heritage. This thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded Second Edition provides up-to-date information about accessing and interpreting the vast universe of materials available for tracking Italian ancestors and recording their stories for future generations ... Read more

    $9.79 USD

  • Tyne Cot Cemetery & Memorial

    by Paul Chapman ...
    Series series In Memory and in Mourning
    This is a comprehensive and highly emotive volume, borne of years of intensive research and many trips to the battlefields of the Great War. It seeks to humanise Tyne Cot cemetery, to offer the reader a chance to engage with the personal stories of the soldiers whose names have been chiseled there in stone. Poignant stories of camaraderie, tragic twists of fate and noble sacrifice have been ... Read more

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