Miscellaneous
A Guide to Mormon Family History Sources
A Guide to Mormon Family History Sources is, simply, a resource guide to “electronic databases, websites, microfilm collections, indexes, and more” pertaining directly to Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) and their families. Like most genealogists, most members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints are well-aware of, if not intimately familiar with, the Church’s Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City. There are, however, other libraries and other resources beyond the FHL which hold many useful collections relevant to searching one’s Mormon ancestors.
American Place Names of Long Ago
Times change, people change, cities and towns change. Over time places disappear, become obsolete, or change names. Sometimes these places are so small, they never even appeared on the map. Finding these places, years and decade after they have gone, is not easy task. As for places found only in the past, there is one book to help researchers find locations missing from recent memory. Subtitled, A Republication of the Index to Cram’s Unrivaled Atlas of the World as Based on the Census of 1890, American Place Names of Long Ago contains over 100,000 place names from all across the United States, as they existed at the time of the 1890 census.
Getting Started in Jewish Genealogy 2011, is a straightforward beginners guide to genealogy research. Some of the books contents are exactly what you would expect to find in any beginning genealogy book, only with a twist for Jewish research. There is also some Jewish specific content. Websites, societies, and conferences are part of the Jewish specific content. Holocaust research and specific research problems add to this books value.
Children’s Book Seeks the Heart of Family History
Evie Finds Her Family Tree. Overhearing “mom and dad” talk about the family tree, Evie sets out to discover just what tree is the family tree. From holly and magnolia to maple and oak, Evie searches for just the right tree.
Genealogists tend to develop a deep connection, a love, for their ancestors. It is only natural that the genealogist would want to share that love with those living members of their family, whom they also love. Of course, the key question is, “Where do I begin?” Creating Junior Genealogists: Tips and Activities for Family History Fun, by Karen Frisch, helps answer that question, and the many other questions likely to arise in sharing one’s family history with children.
Hey, America, Your Roots are Showing
Several weeks ago, my friend, Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, sent me a copy of her new book. It’s titled “Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing.” I finally got the chance to sit down and read it cover to cover. Megan knows how to write, with several successful books behind her. However, in my humble opinion, this time she’s outdone herself. The book is brilliant – and should be required reading for any genealogist that wishes to sharpen their skills. I’ve been reading and editing genealogy books and articles as a profession for 30 years. This is without a doubt the best genealogy book I’ve ever read.
The Humorous Side of Genealogy
Sometimes research takes a turn for the worse. Finding evidence of our ancestors makes finding the proverbial needle in a haystack sound easy. At these time, we most need to maintain a sense of humor. To help, we can turn to books like Collecting Dead Relatives.
Who is your kin? The answer is not always as clear as it may seem. Culture, laws, and personal opinions all play a part in who people consider to be their kin. From marriage and divorce to childbirth, surrogacy, and adoptions the opinions and legal definitions have varied widely over time and differ from place to place. Differences don’t just exist between different countries and areas of the world, but even state by state laws can vary widely. Jackie Smith Arnold tries to unravel some of the complexity behind family relations in her book Kinship: It’s All Relative, second edition.
Learning About Georgia Land Lottery Research
Between 1805 and 1833 Georgia distributed three fourths of its public land through lotteries. Georgia Land Lottery Research is the genealogist’s guide to understanding and researching these lotteries. This book provides an education to the lottery process, the grid survey system, using land lot numbers, land grants, and other related records. The book is also a guide to researching the land lotteries on site at the Georgia Archives.
True Miracles with Genealogy: Volume II is a collection of 58 heart warming and inspirational stories of success and rewards every day people have experienced in working on their family genealogies. The miracles described in these stories will “comfort and fascinate” those who believe. Many of the stories are provided by LDS individuals and some cover Mormon Temple related themes; however, there are also stories from non-LDS people that cover equally inspiring miracles. The stories in this book will warm the follower of any faith who believe in divine inspiration.
Only a Few Bones: A True Account of the Rolling Fork Tragedy and Its Aftermath is not a novel. Author John Philip Colletta does, however, tell a story. The story is dates back to March of 1873, in a little populated area of the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta, where a murder has taken place. At least according to newspapers, court records, and family stories, handed down through the generations, a man and four others were victims of an assault and fire which took their lives.
The Ancestry Daily News began publishing the “Ancestry Quick Tip” segment back in 1999. The column was a huge success. Individuals throughout the genealogy community contributed valuable advice on all types of research topics. Many readers suggested these tips would make a great book. The result of these suggestions, and the efforts of many thoughtful contributors, comes Quick Tips for Genealogists, edited by Juliana S. Smith.
Your Family Reunion: How to Plan it, Organize It, and Enjoy It
Your Family Reunion: How to Plan it, Organize It, and Enjoy It will help any interested person prepare and successfully manage a family reunion. The larger the family and the greater the distances family will need to travel may discourage some into not even trying to organize such an event. However, with help from this guide anyone can find the assistance needed to pull off a great event, no matter how large or how small. Working with family needs and desires is all a part of planning a successful reunion.
Kindly look at my book, GERMAN LEAVES on Amazon or many other site. GERMAN LEAVES: New Book Examines Little-Known German Periodical That Challenged the Nazis During World War II. Written by Ralph P. Vander Heide, Ph.D., this stirring account of a German émigré literary periodical is the culmination of years of meticulous research by the author.
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(SBWIRE) — 03/19/2014 — Ogden, UT – ‘German Leaves’, written by Ralph P. Vander Heide, Ph.D., is a detailed examination of a slice of history that has been largely forgotten in the annals of time. ‘The Deutsche Blätter für ein Europäisches Deutschland gegen ein deutsches Europa’ is not likely to be a name that the average person knows well, but to Vander Heide, this publication is as important now as it was during the Second World War.
‘The Deutsche Blätter’ was the best of the exile periodicals that were started between the years 1933 and 1945. Designed to be part of the resistance effort during the war, the periodical denounced the political and moral beliefs of the Nazi party, and provided an outlet for exiled writers, educators and thinkers to voice their views.
In ‘German Leaves’, Vander Heide studies the political, religious and cultural relevance of ‘The Deutsche Blätter’ and its impact on the resistance efforts of World War II, while scrutinizing the history of Germany, the rise of the Nazis and the question most often asked about the actions that led to the Holocaust – “Why?”
Synopsis
The German Leaves grew out of Ralph’s work for his Ph.D. and focus on German Exilliteratur (Exile Literature). Although much work has been done on the subject, both in Germany and the USA, the exile writings are still not widely known, yet the literary production of the exiles comprise some of the most excellent pieces in the history of German literature. Indeed, America has greatly profited by the so-call “brain drain” of men and women writers from Germany and Austria. The German Leaves is a work of devotion to the cause of world peace and the great importance of teaching/enjoying the humanities, in encouraging children to be all they can be, to strive and achieve, but always while considering the rights and respecting the way of life of all humans who share our planet. Persons who have read the manuscript have expressed only words of praise.
Ralph p. Vander Heide