Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
Periodical Source Index, 1847-1985: Families
Author: Vital Records of Belfast Maine, to the Year 1892 ...
Author: Belfast (Me.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Belfast (Me.)
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850
Author: Bridgewater (Mass. : Town)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridgewater (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Periodical Source Index
Author: Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850
Author: Bridgewater (Mass.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridgewater (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The Family Tree Sourcebook
Author: Family Tree EditorsPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440311307
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1532
Book Description
The one book every genealogist must have! Whether you're just getting started in genealogy or you're a research veteran, The Family Tree Sourcebook provides you with the information you need to trace your roots across the United States, including: • Research summaries, tips and techniques, with maps for every U.S. state • Detailed county-level data, essential for unlocking the wealth of records hidden in the county courthouse • Websites and contact information for libraries, archives, and genealogical and historical societies • Bibliographies for each state to help you further your research You'll love having this trove of information to guide you to the family history treasures in state and county repositories. It's all at your fingertips in an easy-to-use format–and it's from the trusted experts at Family Tree Magazine!
Mississippi Cemetery and Bible Records
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ISBN:
Category : Registers of births, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
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Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
Beginning in 1924, Proceedings are incorporated into the Apr. no.
National Genealogical Society Quarterly
Author: Family Trees
Author: François WeilPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674076370
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
The quest for roots has been an enduring American preoccupation. Over the centuries, generations have sketched coats of arms, embroidered family trees, established local genealogical societies, and carefully filled in the blanks in their bibles, all in pursuit of self-knowledge and status through kinship ties. This long and varied history of Americans’ search for identity illuminates the story of America itself, according to François Weil, as fixations with social standing, racial purity, and national belonging gave way in the twentieth century to an embrace of diverse ethnicity and heritage. Seeking out one’s ancestors was a genteel pursuit in the colonial era, when an aristocratic pedigree secured a place in the British Atlantic empire. Genealogy developed into a middle-class diversion in the young republic. But over the next century, knowledge of one’s family background came to represent a quasi-scientific defense of elite “Anglo-Saxons” in a nation transformed by immigration and the emancipation of slaves. By the mid-twentieth century, when a new enthusiasm for cultural diversity took hold, the practice of tracing one’s family tree had become thoroughly democratized and commercialized. Today, Ancestry.com attracts over two million members with census records and ship manifests, while popular television shows depict celebrities exploring archives and submitting to DNA testing to learn the stories of their forebears. Further advances in genetics promise new insights as Americans continue their restless pursuit of past and place in an ever-changing world.