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1) Trist Families of Devon: Volume 10 Leaving Devon: Emigration and Urbanization

Author

Trist, Peter J

Language

English

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During the Industrial Revolution Devon underwent de-population as younger people left to enter numerous occupations created by new technologies.Younger people left the countryside for jobs being created in the rapidly expanding towns and cities in Great Britain. But they also emigrated overseas and joined up with the economic development occurring globally.Since 1800, branches of the Trist family have sprung up in various parts of the world: in Canada,...

2) Essential Skills for The Occasional Genealogist: Beyond-beginner Genealogy Skills for Busy Family Historians

Author

Dondero, Jennifer Patterson

Language

English

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Do you want to learn how to effectively and efficiently track, analyze, plan, and report your genealogy research? Genealogists often find themselves strapped for time, struggling to balance their passion for family history with the demands of everyday life. In this book, professional genealogist, and chronic Occasional Genealogist, Jennifer Dondero shares her expertise to help hobbyist genealogists maximize their limited time and achieve meaningful...

3) Jerusalem & the Three Conflicts: The Mystery of the Everlasting Kingdom Explained

Author

Lising, B

Language

English

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This book is about the heavenly kingdom, and this glorious eternal kingdom has a name: Jerusalem. It is about the gospel and the grand scheme of things. Here we will connect all the dots, and we will be able to see the big picture. There is only one story to tell, and two witnesses were chosen. There is only one prophecy but three prophetic instructions, and the completion will take seven thousand years. The gospel is not just the power of God for...

4) User Guide to Microfilm and Microfiche

Author

Leach, Ronald J

Language

English

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User Guide to Microfilm and Microfiche is intended for anyone who is just that, a user of these technologies. This inexpensive guide will help anyone learn the best way to read microfilm and microfiche data, and to help preserve these somewhat fragile media. The author is a long-time Computer Science professor with considerable experience with multiple digitization projects for numerous organizations. He first used microfilm professionally and

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5) Finding Your Father's War: A Practical Guide to Researching and Understanding Service in the World War II U.S. Army

Author

Gawne, Jonathan

Language

English

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A guide to learning more about your relatives' experience serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. In this fully revised edition of Finding Your Father's War, military historian Jonathan Gawne has written an easily accessible handbook for anyone seeking greater knowledge of their relatives' experience in World War II, or indeed anyone seeking a better understanding of the U.S. Army during World War II. With over 470 photographs, charts, and...

6) Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing: : Adventures in Discovering News-Making Connections, Unexpected Ancestors, and Long-Hidden Secrets, and Solving Historical Puzzles

Author

Smolenyak, Megan

Publisher

Citadel Press

Pub. Date

2011

Language

English

Formats

eBook, Kindle

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The acclaimed genealogist and New York Times–bestselling author reveals how she solved some of the most fascinating mysteries of family lineage.

Part forensic scientist, part master sleuth, Megan Smolenyak has a unique way of digging up our historical roots. She discovered Barack Obama's Irish ancestry—and his relation to Brad Pitt. She revealed the true story of Ellis Island's first immigrant, Annie Moore. And...

7) How to Become a Genealogy Expert

Author

Rog, Arther D

Language

English

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Discover your ancestors' facts and riddles with a straightforward genealogical method.Finding a bigger familial historical picture, protecting the past for future generations, and storytelling are some of the main motivations for family history research. By developing an awareness of genealogy and the variables, activities, and challenges associated with the investigation, Practical Genealogy offers a technique for examining your family history. Finding...

8) The Widow Mary Whitcomb Robbins' Pension

Author

Carl, Deborah A

Publisher

Deborah A. Carl

Pub. Date

2024

Language

English

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Mary Sprague of Littleton, Massachusetts, married Nahum Whitcomb shortly before hostilities broke out between the states. The newly-wed Nahum didn't join when the first call for volunteers went out, but he didn't resist for long and enlisted for nine months. Sadly, he didn't make it home alive, and Mary found herself responsible for the mortgaged farm and an infant at a time when employment for women was extremely limited.

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9) Stranger in the desert: a family story

Author

Salama, Jordan

Publisher

Catapult

Pub. Date

2024.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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Combining travelogue, history, memoir, and reportage, a young writer, after discovering a large binder filled with 500 years of wandering history of his Arab-Jewish family, embarks on an epic quest through the Argentine Andes in search of his heritage, while grappling with his own Jewish, Arab and Latin American identities.

10) The hidden life of Cecily Larson: a novel

Author

Baker, Ellen

Publisher

Mariner Books

Pub. Date

[2024]

Physical Desc

384 pages ; 23 cm

Language

English

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New Books for the Pueblo Chieftain: February 25, 2024

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Now 94 and living a quiet life, Cecily Larson, when her family surprises her with an at-home DNA test, finds the unexpected results not only bringing to light the tragic love story she's kept hidden for decades but also calls into question everything about the family she's raised and claimed as her own.

11) Native American DNA: tribal belonging and the false promise of genetic science

Author

TallBear, Kimberly

Publisher

University of Minnesota Press

Pub. Date

2013.

Physical Desc

xi, 252 pages ; 23 cm

Language

English

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Because today's DNA testing seems so compelling and powerful, increasing numbers of Native Americans have begun to believe their own metaphors: "in our blood" is giving way to "in our DNA." In Native American DNA, Kim TallBear shows how Native American claims to land, resources, and sovereignty that have taken generations to ratify may be seriously--and permanently--undermined.

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1) Trist Families of Devon: Volume 10 Leaving Devon: Emigration and Urbanization

2) Essential Skills for The Occasional Genealogist: Beyond-beginner Genealogy Skills for Busy Family Historians

3) Jerusalem & the Three Conflicts: The Mystery of the Everlasting Kingdom Explained

4) User Guide to Microfilm and Microfiche

5) Finding Your Father's War: A Practical Guide to Researching and Understanding Service in the World War II U.S. Army

6) Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing: : Adventures in Discovering News-Making Connections, Unexpected Ancestors, and Long-Hidden Secrets, and Solving Historical Puzzles

7) How to Become a Genealogy Expert

8) The Widow Mary Whitcomb Robbins' Pension

9) Stranger in the desert: a family story

10) The hidden life of Cecily Larson: a novel

11) Native American DNA: tribal belonging and the false promise of genetic science

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