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Linda Herrick & Wendy Uncapher Alsace-Lorraine: Atlantic Bridge to Germany
2003 192 pages,
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Index and maps of placenames in Alsace and Lorraine during the time of the German Empire (1871-1918). Also list of available records in Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Includes short history of the area and how to research.
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Louise Roalson and Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret NORWEGIAN TOUCHES - History, Recipes, Folk Arts
Penfield 1-932043-17-9 Paperback, 6 x 9", 160 pages, Penfield
This book tells the stories of Norwegian immigrants, their ancestors, and their descendents. It includes great Norwegians and great Norwegian recipes, including meatballs, beef soup, lutefisk, cod chowder, dumplings, cucumber salad, lefse, coffee braid, gingerbread, prince's cake, kringle, and lemon fromage with raspberry sauce. Norwegian Touches is beautifully designed and illustrated with about 80 photographs, half of them in full color. Featured tourist attractions include Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, Iowa; The Chapel in the Hills, Rapid City, South Dakota; Moorhead, Minnesota's Heritage Hjemkomst Center; and Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, which bills itself as the troll capital of America. Notably Norwegian Revised & Expanded.
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Lynette Strangstad A Graveyard Preservation Primer
AltaMira Press 1995 0-7619-9130-1 paperback 126 pages, paperback, AltaMira Press
This slender volume encapsulates more information on graveyard preservation than any other restoration guidebook available.
Packed with effective methods of maintenance and repair, A Graveyard Preservation Primer will help you restore and prolong the life of the stones in your care. Numerous photos and illustrations further clarify and demonstrate different problems and remedies for the beginning preservationist.
Written for non-professional and professional preservationists involved in small to mid-size graveyard preservation projects. This basic primer explains in step-by-step fashion how to preserve and restore a graveyard. Restoration is discussed with recommendations as to what lay people should and should not undertake.
Strangstad, who is familiar with historic yards from Halifax to Savannah, provides a step-by-step guidebook that is an indispensable reference tool for anyone interested in graveyard preservation.
American Association for State and Local History Book Series
About Author
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Mark Herber Ancestral Trails. The Complete Guide to British Genealogy and Family History
2005 873 pages,
"The Bible of British genealogy" is a complete guide to British genealogy and family history. Includes more than 90 examples of major types of records and detailed lists of further reading. This is the second edition of the book that has been called the Bible of British genealogy. Originally published in 1997 in association with the Society of Genealogists (London), and now revised and updated to reflect the latest developments in the field, Ancestral Trails enables the researcher to form a coherent picture of past generations by describing virtually every class of record in every repository and library in Britain. As the subtitle says, it is the complete guide to British genealogy and family history. To begin with, the book guides the researcher through the voluminous British archives and provides a detailed view of the records and published sources available, analyzing each record and guiding the searcher to finding-aids and indexes. The early chapters help beginners take their first steps by dealing with such matters as obtaining information from living relatives, drawing family trees, and starting research in the records of birth, marriage, and death, or in census records. Later chapters guide researchers to the records that are more difficult to find and use, such as wills, parish records, civil and ecclesiastical court records, poll books, and property records. So the book is ideal for the beginner and the experienced researcher alike, and will enable those who are persistent enough to trace their ancestry back to the Middle Ages. One of the aims of the book—entirely unique to it—is to link sources together to ensure that researchers can use material found in one source to assist a search in other sources. Another aim, somewhat more modest but equally essential, is to bring the reader up-to-date with the many important changes that have recently taken place in British genealogy. Writing in the Foreword to the new edition, John Titford remarks that “a book like this doesn’t maintain its pre-eminence in the field by resting on its laurels. The subject with which it deals has become more of a moving target in recent years that it ever was before, and the author’s sure aim and steady hand have been much in evidence as he has meticulously updated and expanded his original work. An increasing amount of material of relevance to family historians is being made available in print, on microform, on CD-ROM, and on the Internet; fresh finding aids appear and older ones become redundant; record repositories, libraries, family history societies and other interest groups appear afresh on the scene. . . . None of this has escaped the notice of the author of Ancestral Trails, and this welcome new edition, to which the phrase ‘bigger and Better’ hardly does justice, is testimony to the continuing careful attention to detail which characterised the first edition. The scope of Herber’s work is so thorough that it’s worth listing the table of contents, where chapter headings alone tell the tale: An introduction to genealogical research; Personal recollections and memorabilia; Organization of your research material; Problems encountered by researchers; Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths; Census returns; Parish registers; Churchyards and cemeteries; Directories; Combining sources of information; Archives, libraries, and family history societies; Wills and administrations; Catholic, Non-Conformist, and Jewish records; Marriage and divorce; Maps, land registration, and property records; Local and social history; Newspapers and elections; Parish and town records; Education; Records of the Army, Royal Marines, and Royal Air Force; Records of shipping and seamen; Records of trades, professions, and business; Oaths, taxation, and insurance records; Records of the civil and ecclesiastical courts; Records of the criminal courts and criminals; Peerages, the gentry, famous people, and heraldry; Tracing migrants and living relatives; Scotland, Wales, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Channel Islands; Immigration, emigration, and investigation abroad; National Archives’ information leaflets; County record offices and other archives; Wills and administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury; Web sites for family historians. No other publication gives such comprehensive and up-to-date guidance on tracing British ancestry and researching family history. Illustrated throughout with more than ninety examples of the major record types, and with detailed lists of further reading, Ancestral Trails will be the essential companion and guide for all family historians.— Anthony Camp, former Director, Society of Genealogists
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Mary Roach Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
W. W. Norton May 2004 0393324826 paperback 304 pages, 6 x 8, paperback, W. W. Norton
Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two thousand years, cadavers-some willingly, some unwittingly-have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They've tested France's first guillotines, ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and helped solve the mystery of TWA Flight 800. For every new surgical procedure, from heart transplants to gender reassignment surgery, cadavers have been there alongside surgeons, making history in their quiet way.
In this fascinating, ennobling account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries-from the anatomy labs and human-sourced pharmacies of medieval and nineteenth-century Europe to a human decay research facility in Tennessee, to a plastic surgery practice lab, to a Scandinavian funeral directors' conference on human composting. In her droll, inimitable voice, Roach tells the engrossing story of our bodies when we are no longer with them.
About Author
Mary Roach's writing has appeared in Salon, Wired, Outside, GQ, Discover, Vogue, and the New York Times Magazine; her column, "My Planet," appears monthly in Reader's Digest. She lives in San Francisco.
Reviews & Awards
"One of the funniest and most unusual books of the year....Gross, educational, and unexpectedly sidesplitting."—Entertainment Weekly "Fascinating and oddly fun."—San Francisco Chronicle "Roach's dry, irreverent wit makes for a delightful—though never disrespectful—read."—Time Out New York, Les Simpson, 17 April 2003 "Acutely entertaining, morbidly fascinating."—Forbes "A laugh-out-loud funny book....one of those wonderful books that offers enlightenment in the guise of entertainment."—Washington City Paper "As weird as the book gets, Roach manages to convey a sense of respect and appreciation for her subjects."—Los Angeles Times "Expect the insightful with the hilarious."—PW Daily, Bridget Kinsella, 5 May 2003 "Delightful....authoritative, endlessly curious and drolly funny."—Seattle Times, Adam Wong, 11 May 2003 "Outrageously funny, irreverent"—but respectful....so delightfully written, this book is difficult to put down."—Denver Post, Brian Richard Boylan, 11 May 2003 "[Roach] manages to make material that normally comes with a warning for the faint-hearted somehow light-hearted"—San Jose Mercury News, Jill Wolfson, 27 April 2003 "Roach displays her metier in tangents about bizarre incendents in pathological history."—Booklist, Gilbert Taylor, 15 March 2003 "Every detail is fascinating."—Chicago Sun-Times, Henry Kisor, 13 April 2003 "Fascinating, unexpectedly fresh and funny look at the multiplicity of ways in which cadavers benefit the living.... entertaining, absolutely."—Kirkus Reviews starred review "As informative and respectful as it is irreverent and witty....Impossible to put down."—Publishers Weekly starred review "[A] mordantly witty history of the scientific contributions made by the no-longer-living."—Outside "Despite the irreverent, macabre title, this is a respectful and serious examination of what happens to cadavers, past and present."—Library Journal, Michael D. Cramer, 1 March 2003 "Droll, dark, and quite wise, Stiff makes being dead funny and fascinating and weirdly appealing."—Susan Orlean "As fascinating as it is funny.... The research is admirable, the anecdotes carefully chosen, and the prose lively; and they combine to produce a book that everyone in the health care field should have to read, and everyone else will want to."—Caleb Carr, author of The Alienist "A fascinating book and, once you pick it up, you won't likely put it down."—Wisconsin State Journal, William R. Wineke, 14 September 2003 "A fascinating survey of the data yielded by corpses both medieval and modern."—Discover Magazine, 1 June 2003 "A funny but never disrespectful look at the curious world of cadaver research."—Netsurfer.com, 9 May 2003 "A joy to read....this is wonderful stuff."—San Francisco Bay Guardian, Tim Redmond, 28 May 2003 "A quick and compelling, if slightly uneasy, read."—Philadelphia City Paper, Justin Bauer, 26 June 2003 "A very funny book....full of surprises."—Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Craig McLaughlin, 27 July 2003 "An informative, gently funny but never irreverent look at the various uses society makes of the dead."—Forum, Tom Pantera, 1 June 2003 "An unflinching, often hilarious cultural history."—The Stranger, Erica C. Barnett, 30 October 2003 "Bizarrely entertaining."—Memphis Flyer, Susan Ellis, 14 August 2003 "Bring[s] alive a subject that has the potential to be deadly dull."—Chicago Tribune, Steve Fiffer, 29 June 2003 "Every page fairly drips with dark humor."—San Francisco Weekly, Matt Palmquist, 30 April 2003 "Genuinely funny and destined to be a classic read."—Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Donald A. Collins, 1 June 2003 "Her morbid subject—perverse, unsettling and voyeuristic—makes her book hard to put down"—Columbus Dispatch, Dean Narcisco, 27 May 2003 "It's a rare talent that can make people want to throw up and laugh at the same time."—Los Angeles Times Book Review, Roy Rivenberg, 7 July 2003 "Lively and quirky....the writer's style is genuinely warm...she has a keen eye for observation of unique and ironic details."—San Antonio Express-News, Michael Jaffee, 1 June 2003 "Mary Roach is an extremely funny science writer."—Natural History, Laurence A. Marschall, June 2003 "Our own instinctive discomfort with death provides fodder for Roach's dry sense of humor throughout the book."—Washington Post, Ana Marie Cox, 4 June 2003 "Roach exhibits both a keen sense of humor and a sincere respect for the dearly departed."—American Scientist, F.D., July/August 2003 "Roach is a masterful writer....Irreverent? Maybe a little. Disrespectful? Emphatically no."—Hippo Press, Manchester, NH, Lisa Parsons, 19 June 2003 "Roach saw some macabre things, but she describes them with respect and irresistible humor."—Austin American-Statesman, 27 April 2003 "Roach traces the use of the cadaver...and describes odd, behind-the-scenes moments perfect to halt all discussion at dinner."—Philadelphia News, T.D. Mobley-Martinez, 12 June 2003 "Roach's conversational tone and her gallows humor bring her subjects to life....Morbidly entertaining."—People Magazine, Alex Abramovich, 2 June 2003 "Roach's deliberate carefulness diminishes the topic's gore and sets a comfortable, comic tone that finds solace in its own oddity."—New City, Tom Lynch, 22 May 2003 "Roach...goes into gruesome detail, but she also succeeds in not making the subject at hand too morbid."—Willamette Week, Kim Colton, 21 May 2003 "Surprisingly entertaining. Similar in tone to Bill Bryson's travel books, Roach manages to be humorous yet respectful."—Chattanooga Times Free Press, Rick Mathis, 3 August 2003 "The numerous tidbits of information derived from the author's travels and interviews make [this book] uniquely appealing."—Journal of the American Medical Association, Joseph H. Davis, MD, 16 July 2003 "This bizarre tome will shock, disgust, intrigue and entertain you all at the same time."—Coral Gables Gazette, Mary Morrison, 25 September 2003 "Though the cover...will draw many readers to this book, its deft prose will keep them returning."—Dallas Morning News, Fred Bortz, 27 July 2003 "Well written, with a reader-friendly format."—Science Books and Films, Howard S. Pitkow, August 2003 "Well-written and deadly funny."—Good Times Magazine, Bruce Willey, 19 June 2003 "What saves the subject matter from intolerable gruesomeness is Roach. Her interest is genuine, despite her droll tone."—Portland Oregonian, B.T. Shaw, 25 May 2003 "Whimsical, hysterical and terribly interesting."—Detroit Free Press, Katy Human"—Scripps Howard News Service, 31 May 2003 "[Roach's] firsthand accounts of places and people make this a captivating look at life after death."—Science News, 17 May 2003 "[Roach's] knack for detailed research and loose Dave Barry-ish style makes Stiff a leisurely and enjoyable read."—Daily Yomiuri, Tom Westin, 11 May 2003 "[Roach] artfully and humorously unwraps the mystery of the dead body....an interesting and informative read."—Richmond Times-Dispatch, Deborah Love, 21 September 2003 "[Roach] has written a curiously funny, touching and respectful study."—Tampa Tribune & Times, Nancy Summers, 17 August 2003
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Michael Tepper American Passenger Arrival Records : A Guide to the Records of Immigrants Arriving at American Ports by Sail and Steam, updated and enlarged
1993 142 pages,
Millions of people made their way to America in the most determined and sustained migration the world has ever known. Initially they left traces of their immigration in scattered records and documents. Later their arrival here was documented so minutely that the records resulting are among the largest, the most continuous and the most uniform in the nation's archives. These passenger arrival records identify by name, place of origin, and other particulars the vast majority of persons who participated in the great Atlantic migration. This work examines the records in their historical and legal framework, and it explains what they contain, where they can be found, and how they can be used. In effect, it is a road map through the mass of records and archival resources documenting immigrant arrivals from the time of the earliest settlements to the passage of the Quota Acts three centuries later. This new edition features expanded coverage of colonial emigration records, finding aids and reference materials, National Archives microfilm programs and publications, current projects and new developments in immigration research, and more.
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Myra Vanderpool Gormley Cherokee Connections
1995 64 pages,
An introduction to genealogical sources pertaining to the Cherokee nation. Designed for researchers trying to prove their heritage for tribal membership. Cherokee Connections is an introduction to genealogical sources pertaining to the Cherokee nation, and it is designed specifically for researchers who are trying to prove their heritage for tribal membership as well as for those who are simply interested in investigating family legends about Cherokee ancestry. It includes a thumbnail history of the tribe that is both fascinating and informative. In addition, the book elaborates on such famous topics as the "Trail of Tears," the seven clans, and tribal divisions. Cherokee Connections also examines some of the myths and folklore surrounding this famous Native American tribe. All important sources of genealogical value are explained with respect to the reasons why the various records were generated and where they can be accessed today. This includes such well-known records as the Dawes Commission records, the Dawes Final Rolls, and the Guion Miller Rolls, to mention only a few. The bibliography provides references to other material of genealogical and historical value, while four carefully drawn maps show Cherokee settlements in the southeast and later settlements in Oklahoma and points west. For anyone with an interest in Cherokee ancestry, this little book provides instant gratification, supplying all essential information in a mere sixty-four pages of text.
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Pat Martin CZECH & SLOVAK TOUCHES
Penfield 1-571216-029-2 Perfect bound, 6" x 9", 144 pages, Penfield
The Czech Book Recipes, History, and Folk Arts revised and expanded. Sixteen pages of color of the Czech and Slovak Republics. Coverage of the new National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, Cedar Rapids, Iowa with presidents of the U.S., Czech and Slovak Republics present at the dedication. Includes recipes from The Czech Book which will be out-of-print soon.
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Paul Drake More What Did They Mean By That?
Heritage Books 2006 078843571X hardback 193 pages, hardback, Heritage Books
The second of this popular dictonary of historical and genealogical terms old and new.
The family historian must seek out the records of the merchants, courts, legislators, and churches, as well as the everyday expressions of the common men and women, all the while striving to remain aware that just as we have created words like television, computer, microwave oven, automobile, space station, gigabyte, and airplane, and set aside words as ticking and icebox, stadle, and squabpie, our ancestors had to do the same. They made up the likes of telegraph, railroad, and telescope, and assimilated German words like hex, sauerkraut, fresh, hoodlum, and kindergarten; Spanish words such as barbeque, chocolate, and tornado; French sounds like bayou, levee, depot, and chowder; and Indian words such as hickory, pecan, hominy, moccasin, and raccoon. Though they invented the likes of popcorn, sweet potato, eggplant, bullfrog, and backwoodsman, they left behind them terms no longer needed in their daily lives. Gone were the likes of moxa (Indian moss burned on an area of the body, thought to cure gout), hautboy (oboe), gruntling (young hog), muchwhat (nearly), revelrout (a ruckus), and, from most regions of the U.S., the long “a” sounds of old England (fahst for fast, dahnce for dance, and hoff, meaning half.) The words found here are seen at every turn of research; in court documents (especially inventories of estates, court entries, and lawsuits), church records, books, newspapers, letters, and songs. Mr. Drake, retired lawyer and teacher, and veteran genealogist, writes with a pleasing style that is entertaining and educational. He is the author of the popular guide, Genealogy: How to Find Your Ancestors, and You Ought to Write All That Down.
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Paul Drake What Did They Mean By That?
2003 335 pages,
A Dictionary of Historical & Genealogical Terms, Old & New. Over 4500 words explained including occupations, descriptions of early furniture and foods, common medical terms, court terms, and many forgotten expressions.
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Paul Drake What Did They Mean By That?
Heritage Books 0788425005 (2000), 2003, 5.5 x 8.5, cloth, 334 pages, Heritage Books
A Dictionary of Historical & Genealogical Terms, Old & New. Over 4500 words explained including occupations, descriptions of early furniture and foods, common medical terms, court terms, and many forgotten expressions.
The family historian must seek out the records of the merchants, courts, legislators, and churches, as well as the everyday expressions of the common men and women, all the while striving to remain aware that just as we have created words like television, computer, microwave oven, automobile, space station, gigabyte, and airplane, and set aside words as ticking and icebox, stadle, and squabpie, our ancestors had to do the same. They made up the likes of telegraph, railroad, and telescope, and assimilated German words like hex, sauerkraut, fresh, hoodlum, and kindergarten; Spanish words such as barbeque, chocolate, and tornado; French sounds like bayou, levee, depot, and chowder; and Indian words such as hickory, pecan, hominy, moccasin, and raccoon. Though they invented the likes of popcorn, sweet potato, eggplant, bullfrog, and backwoodsman, they left behind them terms no longer needed in their daily lives. Gone were the likes of moxa (Indian moss burned on an area of the body, thought to cure gout), hautboy (oboe), gruntling (young hog), muchwhat (nearly), revelrout (a ruckus), and, from most regions of the U.S., the long "a" sounds of old England (fahst for fast, dahnce for dance, and hoff, meaning half.) In addition to terminology, such as the names of the many courts and legal processes, this collection of more than 4500 words includes many occupations, descriptions of early furniture and foods, common medical terms and herbal remedies, and many all but forgotten expressions. The words found here are seen at every turn of research; in court documents (especially inventories of estates, court entries, and lawsuits), church records, books, newspapers, letters, and songs. Mr. Drake, retired lawyer and teacher, and veteran genealogist, writes with a pleasing style that is entertaining and educational. He is the author of the popular guide, Genealogy: How to Find Your Ancestors, and You Ought to Write All That Down.
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Peter Hoehnle AMANA PEOPLE - The History of a Religious Community
Penfield 1-932043-51-9 Paperback, 6 x 9", 96 pages, Penfield
This beautifully illustrated book is an overview of the Amana community from its founding in Germany to the present day with a focus on the Amana Colonies: seven villages in Eastern Iowa, the largest and longest lasting of America's communal groups. It gives an up-to-date account of the Amana Society's successful reorganization into separate church and business organizations. A treasure!
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Richard H. Zeitlin Germans in Wisconsin
2000 72 pages,
Revised and Expanded Edition. This book describes the values and ideas the Germans brought with them to Wisconsin; highlights their achievements on the farm, workplace and school over 150 years; and explains why their impact has been so profound.
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Richard Meyer, editor Cemeteries & Gravemarkers: Voices of American Culture
Utah State University Press 0-87421-160-3 paperback / softcover 347 pages, paperback / softcover, Utah State University Press
Cemeteries house the dead, but gravemarkers are fashioned by the living, who recorded on them not only their pleasures, sorrows, and hopes for an afterlife, but also more than they realized of their history, ethnicity, and culture. Richard Meyer has gathered twelve original essays examining burial grounds through the centuries and across the land to give a broad understanding of the history and cultural values of communities, regions, and American at large.
About Author
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Roger Minert Brandenburg Place Name Indexes
2004 105 pages,
Identifies place names using alphabetical and reverse alphabetical indexes in Brandenburg. For the first time, a reverse alphabetical index is available to the public. Such indexes have been known and valued among researchers in the Family History Library for some time, but none have been available in print or microform. The Reverse Alphabetical Index allows the researcher to determine the name of a town when the first part of the name (whether one or more letters) is missing. This is a common problem caused by torn or moldy pages, ink blots, tight bindings, poor microfilm quality, etc. By using this index, the researcher can also determine the official spelling for towns when variant spellings occur in old records. The book includes a regularalphabetical index of all the towns in the province as well as regular and reverse alphabetical listings of over 5,900 names of German kingdoms, duchies, principalities, counties, rivers, mountain ranges, and other geopolitical and topographical entities. Experts in the field have this to say about the Place Name Indexes series: "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is indispensable. We need one for every German Province." (Larry Jensen); "A remarkable tool . . . a real time-saver. How did we ever do research without it?" (Daniel Schlyter); "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is the only new technology in the deciphering of names!" (Shirley J. Riemer)
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Roger Minert Bavaria Place Name Indexes
2006 2888 pages,
Identifies place names using alphabetical and reverse alphabetical indexes in Bavaria. For the first time, a reverse alphabetical index is available to the public. Such indexes have been known and valued among researchers in the Family History Library for some time, but none have been available in print or microform. The Reverse Alphabetical Index allows the researcher to determine the name of a town when the first part of the name (whether one or more letters) is missing. This is a common problem caused by torn or moldy pages, ink blots, tight bindings, poor microfilm quality, etc. By using this index, the researcher can also determine the official spelling for towns when variant spellings occur in old records. The book includes a regular alphabetical index of all the towns in the province as well as regular and reverse alphabetical listings of over 29,300 names of German kingdoms, duchies, principalities, counties, rivers, mountain ranges, and other geopolitical and topographical entities. Experts in the field have this to say about the Place Name Indexes series: "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is indispensable. We need one for every German Province." (Larry Jensen); "A remarkable tool . . . a real time-saver. How did we ever do research without it?" (Daniel Schlyter); "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is the only new technology in the deciphering of names!" (Shirley J. Riemer)
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Roger Minert Alsace-Lorraine Place Name Indexes
2005 100 pages,
Identifies place names using alphabetical and reverse alphabetical indexes in Alsace-Lorraine. For the first time, a reverse alphabetical index is available to the public. Such indexes have been known and valued among researchers in the Family History Library for some time, but none have been available in print or microform. The Reverse Alphabetical Index allows the researcher to determine the name of a town when the first part of the name (whether one or more letters) is missing. This is a common problem caused by torn or moldy pages, ink blots, tight bindings, poor microfilm quality, etc. By using this index, the researcher can also determine the official spelling for towns when variant spellings occur in old records. The book includes a regular alphabetical index of all the towns in then province as well as regular and reverse alphabetical listings of over 6,350 names of German kingdoms, duchies, principalities, counties, rivers, mountain ranges, and other geopolitical and topographical entities. Experts in the field have this to say about the Place Name Indexes series: "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is indispensable. We need one for every German Province." (Larry Jensen); "A remarkable tool . . . a real time-saver. How did we ever do research without it?" (Daniel Schlyter); "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is the only new technology in the deciphering of names!" (Shirley J. Riemer)
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Roger Minert Braunschweig, Oldenburg, and Thuringia Place Name Indexes
2002 126 pages,
Identifies place names using alphabetical and reverse alphabetical indexes in Braunschweig, Oldenburg & Thuringia. For the first time, a reverse alphabetical index is available to the public. Such indexes have been known and valued among researchers in the Family History Library for some time, but none have been available in print or microform. The Reverse Alphabetical Index allows the researcher to determine the name of a town when the first part of the name (whether one or more letters) is missing. This is a common problem caused by torn or moldy pages, ink blots, tight bindings, poor microfilm quality, etc. By using this index, the researcher can also determine the official spelling for towns when variant spellings occur in old records. The book includes a regular alphabetical index of all the towns in the province as well as regular and reverse alphabetical listings of over 6,050 names of German kingdoms, duchies, principalities, counties, rivers, mountain ranges, and other geopolitical and topographical entities (over 1,550 in Braunschweig, 3,050 in Oldenburg and 1,400 in Thuringia). Experts in the field have this to say about the Place Name Indexes series: "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is indispensable. We need one for every German Province." (Larry Jensen); "A remarkable tool . . . a real time-saver. How did we ever do research without it?" (Daniel Schlyter); "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is the only new technology in the deciphering of names!" (Shirley J. Riemer)
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Roger Minert Wurttemberg Place Name Indexes
2000 114 pages,
Identifies place names using alphabetical and reverse alphabetical indexes in Wurttemberg. For the first time, a reverse alphabetical index is available to the public. Such indexes have been known and valued among researchers in the Family History Library for some time, but none have been available in print or microform. The Reverse Alphabetical Index allows the researcher to determine the name of a town when the first part of the name (whether one or more letters) is missing. This is a common problem caused by torn or moldy pages, ink blots, tight bindings, poor microfilm quality, etc. By using this index, the researcher can also determine the official spelling for towns when variant spellings occur in old records. The book includes a regular alphabetical index of all the towns in the province as well as regular and reverse alphabetical listings of over 7,250 names of German kingdoms, duchies, principalities, counties, rivers, mountain ranges, and other geopolitical and topographical entities. Experts in the field have this to say about the Place Name Indexes series: "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is indispensable. We need one for every German Province." (Larry Jensen); "A remarkable tool . . . a real time-saver. How did we ever do research without it?" (Daniel Schlyter); "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is the only new technology in the deciphering of names!" (Shirley J. Riemer)
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Roger Minert Mecklenburg Place Name Indexes
2000 56 pages,
Identifies place names using alphabetical and reverse alphabetical indexes in Mecklenburg. For the first time, a reverse alphabetical index is available to the public. Such indexes have been known and valued among researchers in the Family History Library for some time, but none have been available in print or microform. The Reverse Alphabetical Index allows the researcher to determine the name of a town when the first part of the name (whether one or more letters) is missing. This is a common problem caused by torn or moldy pages, ink blots, tight bindings, poor microfilm quality, etc. By using this index, the researcher can also determine the official spelling for towns when variant spellings occur in old records. The book includes a regular alphabetical index of all the towns in the province as well as regular and reverse alphabetical listings of over 2,950 names of German kingdoms, duchies, principalities, counties, rivers, mountain ranges, and other geopolitical and topographical entities. Experts in the field have this to say about the Place Name Indexes series: "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is indispensable. We need one for every German Province." (Larry Jensen); "A remarkable tool . . . a real time-saver. How did we ever do research without it?" (Daniel Schlyter); "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is the only new technology in the deciphering of names!" (Shirley J. Riemer)
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Roger Minert Hesse-Nassau Place Name Indexes
2000 82 pages,
Identifies place names using alphabetical and reverse alphabetical indexes in Hesse-Nassau. For the first time, a reverse alphabetical index is available to the public. Such indexes have been known and valued among researchers in the Family History Library for some time, but none have been available in print or microform. The Reverse Alphabetical Index allows the researcher to determine the name of a town when the first part of the name (whether one or more letters) is missing. This is a common problem caused by torn or moldy pages, ink blots, tight bindings, poor microfilm quality, etc. By using this index, the researcher can also determine the official spelling for towns when variant spellings occur in old records. The book includes a regular alphabetical index of all the towns in the province as well as regular and reverse alphabetical listings of over 4,200 names of German kingdoms, duchies, principalities, counties, rivers, mountain ranges, and other geopolitical and topographical entities. Experts in the field have this to say about the Place Name Indexes series: "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is indispensable. We need one for every German Province." (Larry Jensen); "A remarkable tool . . . a real time-saver. How did we ever do research without it?" (Daniel Schlyter); "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is the only new technology in the deciphering of names!" (Shirley J. Riemer)
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Roger Minert Hanover Place Name Indexes
2002 124 pages,
Identifies place names using alphabetical and reverse alphabetical indexes in Hanover. For the first time, a reverse alphabetical index is available to the public. Such indexes have been known and valued among researchers in the Family History Library for some time, but none have been available in print or microform. The Reverse Alphabetical Index allows the researcher to determine the name of a town when the first part of the name (whether one or more letters) is missing. This is a common problem caused by torn or moldy pages, ink blots, tight bindings, poor microfilm quality, etc. By using this index, the researcher can also determine the official spelling for towns when variant spellings occur in old records. The book includes a regular alphabetical index of all the towns in the province as well as regular and reverse alphabetical listings of over 8,250 names of German kingdoms, duchies, principalities, counties, rivers, mountain ranges, and other geopolitical and topographical entities. Experts in the field have this to say about the Place Name Indexes series: "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is indispensable. We need one for every German Province." (Larry Jensen); "A remarkable tool . . . a real time-saver. How did we ever do research without it?" (Daniel Schlyter); "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is the only new technology in the deciphering of names!" (Shirley J. Riemer)
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Roger Minert Schleswig-Holstein Place Name Indexes
2002 128 pages,
Identifies place names using alphabetical and reverse alphabetical indexes in Schleswig-Holstein. For the first time, a reverse alphabetical index is available to the public. Such indexes have been known and valued among researchers in the Family History Library for some time, but none have been available in print or microform. The Reverse Alphabetical Index allows the researcher to determine the name of a town when the first part of the name (whether one or more letters) is missing. This is a common problem caused by torn or moldy pages, ink blots, tight bindings, poor microfilm quality, etc. By using this index, the researcher can also determine the official spelling for towns when variant spellings occur in old records. The book includes a regular alphabetical index of all the towns in the province as well as regular and reverse alphabetical listings of over 6,750 names of German kingdoms, duchies, principalities, counties, rivers, mountain ranges, and other geopolitical and topographical entities. Experts in the field have this to say about the Place Name Indexes series: "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is indispensable. We need one for every German Province." (Larry Jensen); "A remarkable tool . . . a real time-saver. How did we ever do research without it?" (Daniel Schlyter); "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is the only new technology in the deciphering of names!" (Shirley J. Riemer)
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Roger Minert Pomerania Place Name Indexes
2003 94 pages,
Identifies place names using alphabetical and reverse alphabetical indexes in Pomerania. For the first time, a reverse alphabetical index is available to the public. Such indexes have been known and valued among researchers in the Family History Library for some time, but none have been available in print or microform. The Reverse Alphabetical Index allows the researcher to determine the name of a town when the first part of the name (whether one or more letters) is missing. This is a common problem caused by torn or moldy pages, ink blots, tight bindings, poor microfilm quality, etc. By using this index, the researcher can also determine the official spelling for towns when variant spellings occur in old records. The book includes a regular alphabetical index of all the towns in the province as well as regular and reverse alphabetical listings of over 17,000 names of German kingdoms, duchies, principalities, counties, rivers, mountain ranges, and other geopolitical and topographical entities. Experts in the field have this to say about the Place Name Indexes series: "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is indispensable. We need one for every German Province." (Larry Jensen); "A remarkable tool . . . a real time-saver. How did we ever do research without it?" (Daniel Schlyter); "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is the only new technology in the deciphering of names!" (Shirley J. Riemer)
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Roger Minert Rhineland Place Name Indexes
2003 136 pages,
Identifies place names using alphabetical and reverse alphabetical indexes in Rhineland. For the first time, a reverse alphabetical index is available to the public. Such indexes have been known and valued among researchers in the Family History Library for some time, but none have been available in print or microform. The Reverse Alphabetical Index allows the researcher to determine the name of a town when the first part of the name (whether one or more letters) is missing. This is a common problem caused by torn or moldy pages, ink blots, tight bindings, poor microfilm quality, etc. By using this index, the researcher can also determine the official spelling for towns when variant spellings occur in old records. The book includes a regular alphabetical index of all the towns in the province as well as regular and reverse alphabetical listings of over 4,950 names of German kingdoms, duchies, principalities, counties, rivers, mountain ranges, and other geopolitical and topographical entities. Experts in the field have this to say about the Place Name Indexes series: "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is indispensable. We need one for every German Province." (Larry Jensen); "A remarkable tool . . . a real time-saver. How did we ever do research without it?" (Daniel Schlyter); "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is the only new technology in the deciphering of names!" (Shirley J. Riemer)
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Roger Minert Province of Saxony Place Name Indexes
2003 82 pages,
Identifies place names using alphabetical and reverse alphabetical indexes in the Province of Saxony. For the first time, a reverse alphabetical index is available to the public. Such indexes have been known and valued among researchers in the Family History Library for some time, but none have been available in print or microform. The Reverse Alphabetical Index allows the researcher to determine the name of a town when the first part of the name (whether one or more letters) is missing. This is a common problem caused by torn or moldy pages, ink blots, tight bindings, poor microfilm quality, etc. By using this index, the researcher can also determine the official spelling for towns when variant spellings occur in old records. The book includes a regular alphabetical index of all the towns in the province as well as regular and reverse alphabetical listings of over 4,950 names of German kingdoms, duchies, principalities, counties, rivers, mountain ranges, and other geopolitical and topographical entities. Experts in the field have this to say about the Place Name Indexes series: "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is indispensable. We need one for every German Province." (Larry Jensen); "A remarkable tool . . . a real time-saver. How did we ever do research without it?" (Daniel Schlyter); "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is the only new technology in the deciphering of names!" (Shirley J. Riemer)
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Roger Minert Westphalia Place Name Indexes
2002 136 pages,
Identifies place names using alphabetical and reverse alphabetical indexes in Westphalia, Hohenzollern, Lippe, Schaumburg-Lippe & Waldeck. For the first time, a reverse alphabetical index is available to the public. Such indexes have been known and valued among researchers in the Family History Library for some time, but none have been available in print or microform. The Reverse Alphabetical Index allows the researcher to determine the name of a town when the first part of the name (whether one or more letters) is missing. This is a common problem caused by torn or moldy pages, ink blots, tight bindings, poor microfilm quality, etc. By using this index, the researcher can also determine the official spelling for towns when variant spellings occur in old records. The book includes a regular alphabetical index of all the towns in the province as well as regular and reverse alphabetical listings of over 7,050 names of German kingdoms, duchies, principalities, counties, rivers, mountain ranges, and other geopolitical and topographical entities. Experts in the field have this to say about the Place Name Indexes series: "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is indispensable. We need one for every German Province." (Larry Jensen); "A remarkable tool . . . a real time-saver. How did we ever do research without it?" (Daniel Schlyter); "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is the only new technology in the deciphering of names!" (Shirley J. Riemer)
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Roger Minert Hesse Place Name Indexes
2000 48 pages,
Identifying Place Names Using Alphabetical and Reverse Alphabetical Index. Includes all identifiable places in the Grand Duchy of Hesse (Hessen-Darmstadt including Oberhessen, Hessen-Starkenburg, and Rheinhessen.) For the first time, a reverse alphabetical index is available to the public. Such indexes have been known and valued among researchers in the Family History Library for some time, but none have been available in print or microform. The Reverse Alphabetical Index allows the researcher to determine the name of a town when the first part of the name (whether one or more letters) is missing. This is a common problem caused by torn or moldy pages, ink blots, tight bindings, poor microfilm quality, etc. By using this index, the researcher can also determine the official spelling for towns when variant spellings occur in old records. The book includes a regular alphabetical index of all the towns in the province as well as regular and reverse alphabetical listings of over 1,750 names of German kingdoms, duchies, principalities, counties, rivers, mountain ranges, and other geopolitical and topographical entities. Experts in the field have this to say about the Place Name Indexes series: "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is indispensable. We need one for every German Province." (Larry Jensen); "A remarkable tool . . . a real time-saver. How did we ever do research without it?" (Daniel Schlyter); "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is the only new technology in the deciphering of names!" (Shirley J. Riemer)
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Roger Minert East Prussia Indexes: Identifying Place Names Using Alphabetical & Reverse Alphabetical Indexes
Soft-cover, 99 pp., 2006,
For the first time, a reverse alphabetical index is available to the public. Such indexes have been known and valued among researchers in the Family History Library for some time, but none have been available in print or microform. The Reverse Alphabetical Index allows the researcher to determine the name of a town when the first part of the name (whether one or more letters) is missing. This is a common problem caused by torn or moldy pages, ink blots, tight bindings, poor microfilm quality, etc. By using this index, the researcher can also determine the official spelling for towns when variant spellings occur in old records. The book includes a regular alphabetical index of all the towns in the province as well as regular and reverse alphabetical listings of over 8,450 names of German kingdoms, duchies, principalities, counties, rivers, mountain ranges, and other geopolitical and topographical entities. Experts in the field have this to say about the Place Name Indexes series: "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is indispensable. We need one for every German Province." (Larry Jensen); "A remarkable tool . . . a real time-saver. How did we ever do research without it?" (Daniel Schlyter); "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is the only new technology in the deciphering of names!" (Shirley J. Riemer)
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Roger P. Minert Deciphering Handwriting in German Documents
2001 182 pages,
A book for analyzing German, Latin and French in vital records written in Germany. Includes many text samples of German documents which have been translated. An excellent book for someone learning to read German documents as well as helpful for someone who has been working on this task for a while and needs more help.
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Roger P. Minert, Ph.D., A.G Kingdom of Saxony Indexes: Identifying Place Names Using Alphabetical & Reverse Alphabetical Indexes
Soft-cover, 76 pp., 2003,
For the first time, a reverse alphabetical index is available to the public. Such indexes have been known and valued among researchers in the Family History Library for some time, but none have been available in print or microform. The Reverse Alphabetical Index allows the researcher to determine the name of a town when the first part of the name (whether one or more letters) is missing. This is a common problem caused by torn or moldy pages, ink blots, tight bindings, poor microfilm quality, etc. By using this index, the researcher can also determine the official spelling for towns when variant spellings occur in old records. The book includes a regular alphabetical index of all the towns in the province as well as regular and reverse alphabetical listings of over 3,650 names of German kingdoms, duchies, principalities, counties, rivers, mountain ranges, and other geopolitical and topographical entities. Experts in the field have this to say about the Place Name Indexes series: "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is indispensable. We need one for every German Province." (Larry Jensen); "A remarkable tool . . . a real time-saver. How did we ever do research without it?" (Daniel Schlyter); "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is the only new technology in the deciphering of names!" (Shirley J. Riemer)
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Roger P. Minert, Ph.D., A.G. Baden Indexes: Identifying Place Names Using Alphabetical & Reverse Alphabetical Indexes
Soft-cover, 116 pp., 2000,
Identifies place names using alphabetical and reverse alphabetical indexes in Baden. For the first time, a reverse alphabetical index is available to the public. Such indexes have been known and valued among researchers in the Family History Library for some time, but none have been available in print or microform. The Reverse Alphabetical Index allows the researcher to determine the name of a town when the first part of the name (whether one or more letters) is missing. This is a common problem caused by torn or moldy pages, ink blots, tight bindings, poor microfilm quality, etc. By using this index, the researcher can also determine the official spelling for towns when variant spellings occur in old records. The book includes a regular alphabetical index of all the towns in the province as well as regular and reverse alphabetical listings of over 2,050 names of German kingdoms, duchies, principalities, counties, rivers, mountain ranges, and other geopolitical and topographical entities. Experts in the field have this to say about the Place Name Indexes series: "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is indispensable. We need one for every German Province." (Larry Jensen); "A remarkable tool . . . a real time-saver. How did we ever do research without it?" (Daniel Schlyter); "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is the only new technology in the deciphering of names!" (Shirley J. Riemer)
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Roger P. Minert, Ph.D., A.G. Posen Indexes: Identifying Place Names Using Alphabetical & Reverse Alphabetical Indexes
Soft-cover, 101 pp., 2004,
For the first time, a reverse alphabetical index is available to the public. Such indexes have been known and valued among researchers in the Family History Library for some time, but none have been available in print or microform. The Reverse Alphabetical Index allows the researcher to determine the name of a town when the first part of the name (whether one or more letters) is missing. This is a common problem caused by torn or moldy pages, ink blots, tight bindings, poor microfilm quality, etc. By using this index, the researcher can also determine the official spelling for towns when variant spellings occur in old records. The book includes a regular alphabetical index of all the towns in the province as well as regular and reverse alphabetical listings of over 5,750 names of German kingdoms, duchies, principalities, counties, rivers, mountain ranges, and other geopolitical and topographical entities. Experts in the field have this to say about the Place Name Indexes series: "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is indispensable. We need one for every German Province." (Larry Jensen); "A remarkable tool . . . a real time-saver. How did we ever do research without it?" (Daniel Schlyter); "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is the only new technology in the deciphering of names!" (Shirley J. Riemer)
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Roger P. Minert, Ph.D., A.G. Silesia Indexes: Identifying Place Names Using Alphabetical & Reverse Alphabetical Indexes
Soft-cover, 127 pp., 2006,
For the first time, a reverse alphabetical index is available to the public. Such indexes have been known and valued among researchers in the Family History Library for some time, but none have been available in print or microform. The Reverse Alphabetical Index allows the researcher to determine the name of a town when the first part of the name (whether one or more letters) is missing. This is a common problem caused by torn or moldy pages, ink blots, tight bindings, poor microfilm quality, etc. By using this index, the researcher can also determine the official spelling for towns when variant spellings occur in old records. The book includes a regular alphabetical index of all the towns in the province as well as regular and reverse alphabetical listings of over 8,350 names of German kingdoms, duchies, principalities, counties, rivers, mountain ranges, and other geopolitical and topographical entities. Experts in the field have this to say about the Place Name Indexes series: "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is indispensable. We need one for every German Province." (Larry Jensen); "A remarkable tool . . . a real time-saver. How did we ever do research without it?" (Daniel Schlyter); "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is the only new technology in the deciphering of names!" (Shirley J. Riemer)
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Roger P. Minert, Ph.D., A.G. Palatinate Indexes: Identifying Place Names Using Alphabetical & Reverse Alphabetical Indexes
Soft-cover, 51 pp., 2000,
For the first time, a reverse alphabetical index is available to the public. Such indexes have been known and valued among researchers in the Family History Library for some time, but none have been available in print or microform. The Reverse Alphabetical Index allows the researcher to determine the name of a town when the first part of the name (whether one or more letters) is missing. This is a common problem caused by torn or moldy pages, ink blots, tight bindings, poor microfilm quality, etc. By using this index, the researcher can also determine the official spelling for towns when variant spellings occur in old records. The book includes a regular alphabetical index of all the towns in the province as well as regular and reverse alphabetical listings of over 1,650 names of German kingdoms, duchies, principalities, counties, rivers, mountain ranges, and other geopolitical and topographical entities. Experts in the field have this to say about the Place Name Indexes series: "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is indispensable. We need one for every German Province." (Larry Jensen); "A remarkable tool . . . a real time-saver. How did we ever do research without it?" (Daniel Schlyter); "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is the only new technology in the deciphering of names!" (Shirley J. Riemer)
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Roger P. Minert, Ph.D., A.G. West Prussia Indexes: Identifying Place Names Using Alphabetical & Reverse Alphabetical Indexes
Soft-cover, 2005,
For the first time, a reverse alphabetical index is available to the public. Such indexes have been known and valued among researchers in the Family History Library for some time, but none have been available in print or microform. The Reverse Alphabetical Index allows the researcher to determine the name of a town when the first part of the name (whether one or more letters) is missing. This is a common problem caused by torn or moldy pages, ink blots, tight bindings, poor microfilm quality, etc. By using this index, the researcher can also determine the official spelling for towns when variant spellings occur in old records. The book includes a regular alphabetical index of all the towns in the province as well as regular and reverse alphabetical listings of over 5,100 names of German kingdoms, duchies, principalities, counties, rivers, mountain ranges, and other geopolitical and topographical entities. Experts in the field have this to say about the Place Name Indexes series: "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is indispensable. We need one for every German Province." (Larry Jensen); "A remarkable tool . . . a real time-saver. How did we ever do research without it?" (Daniel Schlyter); "The Reverse Alphabetical Index is the only new technology in the deciphering of names!" (Shirley J. Riemer)
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Sanford Cobb The Story of the Palatines
319 pages, 2006 reprint of 1897 original,
The story of the Palatines in Colonial U.S. history. Starts with the Palatine communities along the Rhine River in Germany and continues with their settlement in Carolinas, Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York.
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Sarah Stewart Taylor O' Artful Death
St. Martin's Press 2004 0-312-98594-0 paperback / softcover 288 pages, 4 x 6 3/4, paperback / softcover, St. Martin's Press
Sweeney St. George looks nothing like a university Professor with her unruly red curls and preference for vintage clothing. Single and wary of relationships, she pours her energy into her college teaching and a passionate interest in cemetery art. And now Sweeney is intrigued with a macabre graveyard statue of a beautiful woman-a carving that is at once astonishing, sinister, and perhaps hiding a one-hundred-year-old murder...
Dying to find out more about the strange monument, Sweeney heads for a winter holiday among friends at a mansion in Vermont's historic Byzantium Art Colony. Her plan is to snoop in dusty archives and tromp through the tiny cemetery where the statue still stands. But what Sweeney finds in this isolated rural community is an emotional awakening, a chilling link between old and new crimes...and a clever killer reaching for her with deadly hands.
About Author
Sarah Stewart Taylor, an avid gravestone buff, is a freelance journalist in Vermont. Her great-grandmother belonged to a New Hampshire arts colony. This is her first novel.
Reviews & Awards
"Taylor does a lovely job of setting an atmospheric scene and luring us inside." -Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review "A strikingly atmospheric debut. The writing is crisp and the characters all quite forcefully alive, especially Sweeney." -Denver Post "[O' Artful Death] rings subtle--and enormously satisfying--changes on the venerable tried-and-true." -Newsday "An elegantly wrought first mystery with layers within layers like carved ivory balls...Rich and rewarding reading."-Booklist "A nicely puzzled plot, a closely confined rural setting, remarkable characterizations, and eminently readable prose." -Library Journal "(Taylor) has an eye for the details of rural New England . . . Pull up an overstuffed chair and drift away." -The Boston Globe "A compelling mystery about a dark subject. One can hope she'll bring Sweeney for more sleuthing."-Sunday Oklahoman" "An academic cozy set in rural Vermont's Byzantium, a bygone artists colony replete with a Victorian mansion, rumors of murder plots past and present and a surfeit of oddballs marooned there for the winter."-Publishers Weekly "Pithy assessments of the Pre-Raphaelites, Tennyson, and Victorian mores, along with Christmas-card pretty scenes of winter in Vermont."-Kirkus Reviews "I could not put it down . . . Sweeney is a very human and appealing protagonist, and Sarah Stewart Taylor has a lovely, lyrical style. O' Artful Death will be one of the year's best first novels." -Deborah Crombie, author of And Justice There Is None "Literate and lyrical, O' Artful Death by Sarah Stewart Taylor is a stunning debut novel. Art Historian Sweeney St. George, Taylor's protagonist, is quirky, appealing, and intelligent. O' Artful Death vaults Sarah Stewart Taylor into the select company of Amanda Cross and Jane Langton."-Carolyn Hart, author of Engaged to Die "Sarah Stewart Taylor's debut mystery is an absolute delight. Sweeney St. George is the most intelligent, erudite, and sympathetic narrator to grace the academic mystery genre since Amanda Cross's Kate Fansler, and Taylor's complicated and multilayered plot is the perfect vehicle for her."-Ayelet Waldman, author of A Playdate with Death
Table of Contents
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Selected and edited by Joanne Asala LEGENDS OF THE RHINE
Penfield 1-572160-40-3 Perfect bound, Penfield
Once again, Eberhardt Reichmann helped with the production of this title, finding wonderful historic illustrations from 19th-century books. These legends have charmed German children and adults for many centuries. They were first oral traditions and later collected and written for inclusion in books.
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Sinikka Gr?nberg Garcia SUOMI SPECIALTIES - Finnish Celebrations, Recipes, and Traditions
Penfield 1-572160-39-X Staple bound, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2", 120 pages, Penfield
presents the ways and means of Finnish holidays, customs, and celebrations. Told with warm memories, Sinikka lends understanding to what it means to be a Finnish American. Traditional recipes are included, along with a brief history of Finland, travel, and listing of music festivals.
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Sloan, David Charles The Last Great Necessity: Cemeteries in American History OUT OF PRINT??
Johns Hopkins Univ Press Reprint. , 1995 1558705899 paperback 192 pages, 10 x 7, paperback, Johns Hopkins Univ Press
A comprehensive discussion of the history of cemetery design and management rather than graves, this resource is organized by historic periods and traces the shift from cemetery churchyards to memorial gardens within a social context. Concerned primarily with large eastern cemeteries. About 50 illustrations, a nice bibliographic essay which discusses sources, and a very complete index A Scholarly work on the history of American cemeteries.
About Author
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Stratton Nottingham Soldiers and Sailors of the Eastern Shore of Virginia in the Revolutionary War
Heritage Books 1995 1585493864 paper 5
The information in this volume was taken from several of Nottingham's works which related to service in the Revolutionary War: Revolutionary Soldiers and Sailors from Accomack County, Virginia and Revolutionary Soldiers and Sailors from Northampton County, Virginia: Muster Rolls and Pay Rolls of the Twenty-Seventh Regiment of Virginia Militia, Northampton County 1812. These contained recommendations by the court of persons suitable for officers of the county militia; and the records of commissions from the governor. Of special interest to genealogists are pension applications, which often contain much information on the family of the applicant. Many heirs and descendants are listed. Other persons are named as claimants to be paid for providing supplies and services. A full name index adds to the value of this work. (1995), 2008, 5"x8", paper, index, 152 pp
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Terry Jordan Texas Graveyards: A Cultural Legacy
University of Texas Press 1982 0292780702 paperback 160 pages, 7 x 10, 128 b&w photos, paperback, University of Texas Press
Where more poignantly than in a small country graveyard can a traveler fathom the flow of history and tradition? During the past twenty years, Terry G. Jordan has traveled the back roads and hidden trails of rural Texas in search of such cemeteries. With camera in hand, he has visited more than one thousand cemeteries created and maintained by the Anglo-American, black, Indian, Mexican, and German settlers of Texas. His discoveries of sculptured stones and mounds, hex signs and epitaphs, intricate landscapes and unusual decorations represent a previously unstudied and unappreciated wealth of Texas folk art and tradition. Texas Graveyards not only marks the distinct ethnic and racial traditions in burial practices but also preserves a Texas legacy endangered by changing customs, rural depopulation, vandalism, and the erosion of time.
About Author
A sixth-generation Texan, the late Terry G. Jordan held the Walter Prescott Webb Chair in History and Ideas in the Department of Geography at the University of Texas at Austin.
Reviews & Awards
"...throw away your inhibitions, forget the ghost stories, and travel with Terry Jordan through the fascinating world of tombstones and epitaphs, the departed, the remaining, and the odd, revealing ways in which we honor the dead.... Jordan treats his subject with respect in both words and pictures." —Southern Living
"...Jordan's wonderful Texas Graveyards is a tour of Texas history in quite a unique way.... the book is a genuine masterpiece." —El Paso Times
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
1. The Truth about Cemeteries
2. The Southern Folk Cemetery in Texas
3. Traditional Southern Grave Markers
4. The Mexican Graveyard in Texas
5. The Texas German Graveyard
6. A Legacy Squandered?
Notes
Bibliography
IndexEND!END
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Wendy Uncapher Lands of the German Empire, 2nd edition
2004 144 pages, paper 8.5x11
Finally a book that explains the history of the German Empire states. The book also identifies land divisions by kreise (counties) and states - not towns. Each state has a historical timeline plus maps. This book explains what and where was Prussia. Indexed with over 100 maps. (Does not show cities on maps.)
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Willi Paul Adams GERMAN AMERICANS - An Ethnic Experience
Penfield 1-880788-01-2 Penfield
American edition, translated and adapted by LaVern J. Rippley and Eberhard Reichmann. A publication of the Max Kade German-American Center. The cover photo commemorates more than 300 years of German emigration to North America. The bronze statue, entitled "Parents with two Children," stands at the harbor of the port city of Bremerhaven. Its creation was funded by German-Americans.
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