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 [...]
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 following is from Nigel J Hetherington at Past Preservers: CAIRO AND LONDON–30th January 2013–Past Preservers is proud to announce that our talented group of presenters at Past Preservers People has grown with the addition of Dr Kit Messham-Muir, a highly recognized art theorist and historian. Currently, Kit is a Senior Lecturer in Art History [...]
If I were to summarize what I remember learning about American History in public school, it would go something like this: In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue Then the Pilgrims came to Plymouth Rock People came from Europe, mostly English, to practice free religion and other things. The 13 colonies didn’t like the taxes [...]
The following teaser is from the Google blog, and although not really genealogical, it certainly is history-related!. … Today, we’re helping put more of these ancient treasures online. The Israel Antiquities Authority is launching the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library, an online collection of some 5,000 images of scroll fragments, at a quality [...]
Two very popular books stand out in mind when discussing reading (understanding) and writing genealogies and family histories. The first is More What Did They Mean By That? A Dictionary of Historical and Genealogical Terms Old and New. Genealogists cannot begin to write about their ancestors if they don’t fully understand and appreciate what they [...]
What demonstrates our cultural and ethnic heritage during the holidays more than food? It is not that what we are what we eat, but rather we eat what we do because of who we are. So much of our selection in food, and the way we prepare it, comes from family’s history. What will you [...]
For 2012, the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) has republished The Expansion of New England: The Spread of New England Settlement and Institutions to the Mississippi River, 1620-1865. Lois Mathews wrote and originally published this history in 1909. Many of today’s historians and genealogists have overlooked this valuable history. However, NEHGS recognized the value [...]
In his History of New Hampshire, historian Everett Schermerhorn Stackpole attempts to answer the question, “What makes a man prominent?” In his words: “Whoever has helped notably in the great march of human progress deserves credit therefor in the popular estimation. Abilities, character and achievement make men prominent. Learning and money may be helpful, but [...]
Serving two essential educational purposes, Finding Indiana Ancestors: A Guide to Historical Research provides a general overview of genealogical research while focusing on Indiana-specific sources. The book is a collection of articles of journalists and archivists, librarians, genealogists, and historians in the state’s major historical and genealogical organizations. This guide will help researchers learn how [...]
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 [...]
Early Indiana Trails And Surveys was originally published in 1919 and is currently under reprint by the Indiana Historical Society Press. The book discusses the early trails and surveys in the earliest years of Indiana. These precursors to the railroad and major highways of the future were the main arteries of their day, though often [...]
There is an intrinsic value in studying history; rather, history beyond the stories of our own ancestors. Local and world events shaped the course of lives, including our own ancestors, in ways we may never fully appreciate. Reading history can help the genealogist better understand the world in which their ancestors lived. Some of the most [...]
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 [...]
What Did They Mean By That? A Dictionary of Historical and Genealogical Terms Old and New has long been the most popular historical dictionary carried by Family Roots Publishing. This book provides an understanding, in modern terms, for words used in the past. Many of these words, used historically in everyday conversation, to describe items, [...]
