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“Bernice and John” is part memoir and part post-WWII Oklahoma history, and in a sense national history, through the eyes of two people who lived and worked in Oklahoma City. My father was a petroleum geologist; he illustrates the life of a young man who comes to maturity in the Great Depression...

Your Interactive Family Album From the editors of Family Tree magazine, this customizable family keepsake is the perfect place to record and share your family's story. Family Tree Legacies helps you keep track of basic information and special memories, including traditions, heirloom...

Colonial Chesapeake Families: British Origins and Descendants Harrison Dwight Cavanagh The first edition was awarded the Sumner A. Parker Prize by the Maryland Historical Society in 2014. The second edition of this work features all descendants of Thomas Gantt I (b. Bullwick,...

For about twenty-five years Val Mullan in Queensland and Dave Mullan in New Zealand have corresponded about the possibility of putting together some kind of record of the four Mullan siblings who emigrated from Blossom Hill in Co. Tyrone to the other end of the world. This collaboration initially...

DISCOVER THE HISTORY BEHIND ENGLISH FIRST NAMES AND HOW THEY EVOLVED First names are steeped in history and culture and have much to tell us about our ancestors, their lives and beliefs. Not only can parental choice be influenced by tradition and family but also by fashion. In the 20th century new...

(A translation of a letter sent by the Rebbe Rayatz to his daughter, Rebbetzin Chayah Mushka)Pirkei Avos teaches: “Know from where you came.” An awareness of our people’s roots in the past tells us much about defining our direction in the future. As we probe the inner challenges and struggles...

In his latest handbook on the records of the major Christian religions, Stuart Raymond focuses on the Church of England. He identifies the available sources, comments on their strengths and weaknesses and explains how to make the best use of them. The history of the Church of England is covered, from...

Two revelations, each coming to light 20 years apart following the deaths of his father and mother, prompt Brian Johnstone to turn a poet's eye on his 1950s childhood and explore his parents' lives before and during World War II. His double set of discoveries lead him to encounter relatives...

From a poor family and an abusive father, to being caught up in a war that she wanted no part of. Loving,losing but never giving up hope. Seeing death up close and growing up too fast. All the battles and turmoil of a young woman in a torn world.

What a fine long pedigree you have given the human race. – Charles Darwin to Charles Lyell, 1863. How is the Royal Family descended from fish? How distantly are we related to dinosaurs? How much of your DNA came from Neanderthals? How are the builders of Stonehenge connected to great-grandpa? According...

The records of the Courts of Equity, which dealt with cases of fairness rather than law, are among the most detailed, extensive and revealing of all the legal documents historians can consult, yet they are often neglected. Susan Moore's expert introduction to them opens up this fascinating source...

Where did it all start? Where did they come from, those Perry-Kings? Those 'to be's' which later started a long list of names. Included in that file are Andrews, Doerfer, Kiley, Memhardt, Otta, Taylor, Williams and many others. They were from Germany, Ireland and England. Most of this story focuses...

In New Zealand there has been considerable interest in the large family of Moses and Catherine Stewart who lived on the Landahussy side of the Glenelly Valley in Northern Ireland in the late 19th century. The large family aroused memorable local interest as they ventured on the “footstick” over...

In this quick read (less then 6,000 words) family historian Jessica Coupé outlines her proven system to help you find your French-Canadian ancestors. This book contains links to the online sources, examples and a sample of a completed timeline.