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From Paupers To iPads is a migrant’s account of his family history and the journey he took back to the early 1800s. The story links his ancestors to the events and living conditions of their times and unearths some surprising discoveries along the way.Using a blend of fact and fiction, the author...

The world of genealogical research has changed dramatically in the years since this book debuted. In this revised second edition, Sherry Irvine mixes her award-winning methodology with up-to-date instruction on how to utilize the latest computer and internet sources for Scottish research. She also...

The slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro offer a fertile land, a cool climate, and an abundance of water that over many years wars were fought in attempts to conquer and settle. The people living on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro are the Chagga. Historically, there were many alliances that led to security,...

Almost all of us have a tradesman or craftsman – a butcher, baker or candlestick maker – somewhere in our ancestry, and Adèle Emm's handbook is the perfect guide to finding out about them – about their lives, their work and the world they lived in. She introduces the many trades and crafts,...

This book is a brief and broad description of my families lives and accomplishments over the many years as I remember them. This book covers from 1940 up to near present time.

Get a start on your Swedish family history with Your Swedish Roots, a step-by-step handbook to help guide you in researching your Swedish ancestors. First, learn general information about Sweden, Swedish naming practices, and the Swedish language. These basics will help you research names of ancestors...

In the past, the steep, majestic, heavily forested, and somewhat impregnable Josefsberg was the lair of robber bands and brigands following the expulsion of the Turks from the area and all of Hungary. In the future, it would become known as the Jószefhegy. It is one of the highest elevations in northeastern...

The Billingsley Family came from Shropshire England to America.  This book covers Nineteen Generations.    They lived in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi and Texas.   The American line started in Maryland. This family went through many hardships and life events yet not only survived but thrived in this new country called America.     

The Whiddon family was of longstanding in the county of Devon with the Whiddons of Chagford being the most prominent of the family branches. Their story is told from their rise to national prominence, beginning in the 13th century, until their descent into obscurity, after the restoration of the English...

I have never met anyone who grabs life more than my Grandpa. He is always seeking out someone to talk to, making the most of each day, constantly learning as the wisest man you will ever meet and every moment becoming wiser. He can never pass up a moment to brighten someone's day with honest...

While still basking in a state of euphoria after publishing “The Lynn’s of Tennessee Ave” my wife Vicki caught me in a weak moment when she asked me if I would write a book about her family. I set out to follow a similar format as my previous book, but little did I know at the time just how...

Lewis Lew B. Castner, my maternal grandfather was a night watchman/boilerman when he passed away at the age of 75 on March 11, 1963.Lew was an ordinary, hard-working man, neither financially wealthy nor famous.However, Lew was wealthy with friends and family, the rooms at the funeral home in Belvidere...

This book is a collection of scholarly essays on various literature, film, as well as literary figures from a postcolonial point of view. The deep meditation and keen observations from postcolonial point of view of W. B. Yeats or the Bollywood adaptation of Shakespeare as well as Rushdi, Amitabha...

Discover the history of family roles and relationships—and how to learn more about your own ancestors. A blend of social history and family history, Family First looks at relationships and our attitudes and experiences surrounding them—fathers, mothers, babies, children, aunts, uncles,...