The Irish and the Scots have a nearly inseparable history, if examined on the basis if origin. Scottish Highlanders originally came from Ireland and the two peoples have long been connected by blood, language, and religion. Both, have also, played a significant role in the founding and growth of America dating back to the earliest [...]
Growing up I read my share of novels. Many of these included fantasy stories where taverns often play a major role as meeting place, rest stop, and center of information. Then there were the stories of the “wild west” where gun fights and town business seem to always center around shady activities and entertainment found [...]
Moorshead Magazines is the publisher of Family Chronicle, and Internet Genealogy. Occasionally, the company releases a special collection of articles on a key genealogical topic. Tracing Your Female Ancestors is the latest special release by the company. Published in a magazine format, this release offers 16 articles on key areas of Women’s history and genealogical [...]
Germans are the second largest ethnic group in the United States. Only the English are more numerous. Even at that, these groups represent generations of families living in America. European countries hardly represent today’s largest immigrant groups. However, they are the foundation for the larger part of the population and were once the largest groups [...]
The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States, by Gary Boyd Roberts, represents a massive endeavor covering hundreds of works. These individuals, 688 in actuality, represent what the author calls the “gateway ancestry that links modern America to the ancient and feudal world.” As kings and conquerors had children, [...]
From Erie to Panama, American canals and major waterways have played a vital historical and economical role in the growth of the United States and cities throughout the country; especially, in the eastern states were canals were in use long before the iron horse came speeding along the industrial era. In 1972 the American Canal [...]
In 2012, the New England Historical and Genealogical Society (NEHGS) reprinted and published a number of books of significant historical and genealogical value to the New England area. The Founders of New England, by Samuel G. Drake, is another of last year’s releases now available at Family Roots Publishing. In November, 1858 Drake took a [...]
In the last two newsletters I was able to feature two publications from the American Canal Society’s The Best From American Canals series. This third publication, The Best From American Canals: Volume VII, contains another 83 selected articles representing the best from years of publications. The feature article in this issue covers an American Canal [...]
From Erie to Panama, American Canals played a vital historical and economical role in the growth of the United States and cities throughout the country; especially, in the eastern states were canals were in use long before the iron horse came speeding along the industrial era. In 1972 the American Canal Society was formed with [...]
Americans have come to expect certain freedoms and civil rights. One right is it to live just about anywhere one can afford to without undo legal prejudice. Sure, there may still exist racial, religious, or other such biases, but legally this cannot stop people from moving city to city or neighborhood to neighborhood. Looking back through [...]
“A Better Book There Never Was” proclaims Robert Hicks, author and historic preservationist, in his introduction to Company Aytch OR a Side Show of the Big Show: A Memoir of the Civil War by Sam R. Watkins. When it comes to books about the Civil War, many people agree wholeheartedly, Company Aytch is the best [...]
William Dollarhide and Family Root Publishing have already release two more, brand new Genealogists’ Insta-Guides. Just three weeks ago I reviewed the first publication in this new series: A Genealogists’ Insta-Guide: Colonial Wagon Roads to 1750. Now, two more great titles are available. In this review, I will explore A Genealogists’ Insta-Guide: American Migration Routes, [...]
How many fields of study does a genealogist need to become an expert in? Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke. But be honest, the study of genealogy requires, to some degree, the study of history, sociology, anthropology, paleography, and more? Wait a minute, paleography, what is that? “All I want to do is [...]
Historically, Germans represent one of the largest immigrant groups in America. Germans and their descendents have played major rolls in the political and industrial history of this country. As America is considered the great melting pot, and with so many immigrant Germans in the earliest years, there is a really good chance for finding at [...]
The start of the new year gives me a chance to sit back and reflect on all the books, magazines, and CDs (including eBooks and captured webinars) I have reviewed over the past year. Covering anywhere from four to eight items a week, I will process well over 200 reviews in a year. While every [...]
