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“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 Continue reading Company Aytch OR a Side Show of the Big Show: A Memoir of the Civil War
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 Continue reading A Genealogists’ Insta-Guide: American Migration Routes, 1750-1800
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, Continue reading Reading Early American Handwriting
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 Continue reading German-Americana: A Bibliography
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 Continue reading Looking Back – Full Steam Ahead
“In 1676, shortly after the English seized the territory from the Dutch, New Jersey was divided into the colonies of East and West Jersey. Under the Duke of York–the original proprietor–East Jersey was settled predominantly by small landowners and entrepreneurs, Continue reading The Burlington Court Book of West New Jersey 1680-1709
Tales told of America’s wild west are full of lawmen and outlaws, saloons and gun fights, miners, ranchers, small towns, the railroad, even cowboys and Indians. Stories of real people and real events are at told and retold in history Continue reading When the Daltons Rode
Like his book on the Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633, recently reviewed here, Robert Charles Anderson wrote another book telling the story of early New England, not through traditional histories, but through the genealogies of those early inhabitants. Continue reading The Winthrop Fleet: Massachusetts Bay Company Immigrants to New England 1629-1630
There are plenty of historical biographies of Pocahontas, a.k.a. Matoaka. However, there is only one that stands as the best guide to her descendants: Pocahontas and Her Descendents by Wyndham Robertson. This short volume contains the “Tree of Pocahontas and Continue reading Pocahontas and Her Descendants
Every American learns about Plymouth Rock and the Plymouth Colony from their earliest childhood. After all, we all have to learn about that first Thanksgiving, even if we tend to forget the real facts at times, over a plate of Continue reading Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633
The following article was found on the Miami Herald website: Government names 27 new historic landmarks A Kansas battlefield where forces faced off over slavery several years before the Civil War, two New England churches, and several sites associated with Continue reading U.S. Department of Interior Names 27 New Historic Landmarks
You never know where you will find a family reference, or important family historical data. Sometimes the best come from family histories written for others. Philip Oler was born somewhere in Germany in 1756 and died in Baltimore, Maryland, 1826. Continue reading Family Diversity—Third and Final Volume
Inheritance is a hot topic these days, as certain temporary tax adjustments are set to expire, reverting such items as inheritance taxes back to higher levels. People and politicians, alike, argue over what is an appropriate manner for distributing the Continue reading Inheritance in America
Over the past few months I have reviewed a series of Atlases produced by Carrie Eldridge. These unique map books show the migration and population spread of early colonists and their descendant from the colonial days through the California Gold Continue reading An Atlas of German Migration and America
In past weeks I have reviewed a number of atlases describing early trails and pathways that become the infrastructure of early America. Here are the atlases I have reviewed: An Atlas of Northern Trails Westward From New England An Atlas Continue reading An Atlas of Settlement Between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi-Missouri Valleys 1760-1880