Shares the history of the American flag, including who designed the first American flag, where the term Old Glory comes from, and the correct way to handle the flag.
Shares the history and use of the song, from the original nineteenth-century national treasure that inspired the poem by Francis Scott Key to its declaration as the national anthem of the United State
Now that technology enables us worldwide, to share our family trees, we can dig deeper than ever. The intertwining of the roots of Judaism and Christianity continues to fascinate author Suellen Ocean.
The American Surname Series seeks to aid beginning genealogists in the most basic aspect of building a family tree-- understanding the origins of one's surname. These reference works trace the evoluti
The American Surname Series seeks to aid beginning genealogists in the most basic aspect of building a family tree-- understanding the origins of one's surname. These reference works trace the evoluti
Quick Tips for a beginner genealogist. Some books provide some information but when I started 25 years ago many things were missed in some books. We wanted the beginner or advanced genealogy researche
The Hottest Baby Name Trends, Lists, and ForecastsAn instant snapshot of how the world today is shaping the name you may choose for your child tomorrow, The 2017 Baby Names Almanac is jam-packed with
This monograph provides an in-depth study into the issue of vernacular names in Old English documents. Specifically, it challenges the generally accepted notion that the sex of an individual is defini
Finding a way into the sources for British and Irish family history can be a daunting task if you live overseas and have little knowledge of the archives you can go to and the way in which they can be
“Births, Deaths, and Marriages” is the collection of the birth, death, and marriage notices that were found in the early Lamar County Alabama newspapers. The newspapers that were transcribed include "
The American Surname Series seeks to aid beginning genealogists in the most basic aspect of building a family tree-- understanding the origins of one's surname. These reference works trace the evoluti
Wil Haygood’s memoir of his hometown of Columbus, Ohio, is an uplifting and unsparing celebration of the ties that bind all loving American families. The lives of the Haygood clan—grandmother a hotel
This is an alphabetized index of the Pembina Chippewa Band Annuity Payments and Turtle Mountain Chippewa Band Censuses between the years 1865-1892.An Example: Azure, Antoine (No.2) (Tu Shish) Tu Shish
The St. Boniface (Manitoba) Mission was built in 1818. Most of the St. Boniface Church records pre-1860 were burned in the December 14, 1862 fire. Only a few from 1825-1834 were saved.
In this last book by the late Donald Pitkin, author of The House that Giacomo Built, comes a story of the Schorcht family, through whose fortunes and struggles one can see the transformations of Germa
