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Their names are infamous. They have been the subjects of movies. They are mentioned in history books and classrooms across North America. They were bank robbers, gang leaders, and murderers. They are America’s most notorious Outlaws & Villains. But how Continue reading How Well Do You Know America’s Most Infamous Outlaws?
The title of this book pretty much says it all. 10,000 Vital Records includes 5,192 marriage and 4,920 death (for an actual total of 10,112) records pulled from newspaper columns published before 1835 in Eastern New York. Counties covered in Continue reading 10,000 Vital Records of Eastern New York: 1777–1834
BACK IN PRINT! We often review research guides and books covering specific countries or individual states. We don’t see many guides covering a single city. Yet, Chicago & Cook County: A Guide to Research does just that. And, why not? Continue reading Chicago & Cook County: A Guide to Research
If you are lucky enough to be Irish, you are Lucky enough. Author David S. Ouimette uses this Irish proverb to portray the joy of finding your Irish ancestor. His book, Finding Your Irish Ancestors: A Beginner’s Guide, was written Continue reading Will Your Lucky Irish Blood Help You Find Your Ancestors?
Perhaps one of the most overlooked or undervalued areas of American ancestral research are church records. While many genealogist are familiar with church records and have used them extensively, especially in European research, many overlook the value of these records Continue reading Researching American Religious Records
Sometimes you come across book where the cover just screams, “pick me up, you know you cannot resist. That is how I felt when first seeing Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, 1876. First, the book is huge, Continue reading More Than Maps, Its Art.
Adding to our collection of reviews for the Genealogy At-a-Glance series is French-Canadian Genealogy Research by Denise R. Larson. Like each guide in the series, this guide is a colorful, four-page quick sheet of facts and resources related to a Continue reading French-Canadian Research: At a Glance
Abstracts of Obituaries in the Western Christian Advocate 1834–1850 and Lands of the German Empire and Before have nothing in common; except, each is pure in its own simplicity. Each book was compiled to fill a very specific research need. Continue reading Two Books Reviewed: Both Simple and Direct but Completely Different
Carol McGinnis, author of Virginia Genealogy Sources & Resources, states very clearly in her introduction: “this [book] is not a ‘how-to’ guide…this volume is not on the strategies of Virginia research…this book does not list every source in the state; Continue reading Genealogical Sources & Resources for the State of Virginia
Massive. How else do you describe a book with over 1,000 pages of Revolutionary War Pensions? Well, you could call it a brilliant reconstruction of lost records. On the 8th of November 1800 a fire razed the War Department, destroying Continue reading Revolutionary War Pensions Reconstructed
German Maps & Facts For Genealogy is a book by by Wendy Uncapher & Linda Herrick. This book points out the uniqueness of Germany in over 100 maps including detailed historic maps of kingdoms, duchies, and principalities, to hand-rendered maps Continue reading German Maps & Facts For Genealogy
Some Early Scots in Maritime Canada, a two-volume set by Terrence M. Punch. Referring to the Maritime Provinces of Canada, specifically New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Price Edward Island, this book covers the immigration of Scottish settlers into this region. Continue reading Some Early Scots in the Maritime Provinces of Canada
Did your ancestors emigrate to the American colonies? If so, why? Was it their choice? The popular view of colonization suggests the majority of pre-revolutionary settlers came for religious freedom, to own and work one’s own land, to satisfy an Continue reading Emigrants in Chains — The Truth be Told
The Mohawk Valley is a geographically isolated, at least by eighteenth and nineteenth century standards, section of central New York. So named after the Mohawk Indians, members of the Iroquois Confederacy, who inhabited the region. Early fur traders established the Continue reading A Compendium of Early Mohawk Valley Families
Scottish Maritime Records 1600–1850, A Guide for Family Historians is a brief but useful guide. Each section provides a short history of maritime travel and list of resources per type of seagoing endeavor. Take this example from the Fishing section Continue reading Scottish Maritime Handbook