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| GPC-5513 |
Reading Early
American Handwriting This book is designed to teach you how to read and
understand the handwriting found in documents commonly used in
genealogical research. It explains techniques for reading early American
documents, provides samples of alphabets and letter forms, and defines
terms and abbreviations commonly used in early American documents such
as wills, deeds, and church records. Furthermore, it presents numerous
examples of early American records for the reader to work with, for it
is the author's contention that by studying and transcribing each of
these documents--letter-by-letter, word-by-word--readers will become
proficient in reading and understanding early American handwriting. Arranged by degree of difficulty, from relatively
easy-to-read documents of the nineteenth century to those of the
seventeenth century, the documents showcase examples of handwriting
styles, letter forms, abbreviations, and terminology typically found in
early American records. Each document--nearly 100 of them at various
stages of complexity--appears with the author's transcription on a
facing page, enabling the reader to check his own transcription. This
strategy allows the reader to attain proficiency in reading the
documents at a natural rate of progression. Also covered in the work, with particular emphasis
on handwriting, are numbers and roman numerals, dates and the change
from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar, abbreviations and
contractions, and standard terms found in early American records. In
addition, there is a timely section on the Internet and compact discs,
as well as an annotated bibliography of books and articles of particular
interest to genealogists and historians. Taken together, these features
describe a book that is absolutely indispensable in learning to read
early American handwriting. paperback, 289
pgs |
| GPC-5446 |
American
Surnames
Elsdon Smith begins this work with a discussion of the development of
hereditary surnames and then he divides his subject into six broad
categories: Classification of Surnames, Surnames from Father's Name
(patronymics), Surnames from Occupation or Office, Surnames from
Description or Action (nicknames), Surnames from Places, and Surnames
Not Properly Included Elsewhere. In these areas he expounds on such subjects as
abbreviated names, surnames derived from animals, changes of names by
immigrants, ethnic names, names indicating nationality, surnames from
place names, European names, Asian names, names of Blacks and Indians,
surnames without vowels, surnames from Christian names, landscape names,
Jewish names, surnames from history, garbled names, comic or odd names,
and hyphenated names. The list is almost endless and Mr. Smith is
unstinting in his explanation of the roots and meaning of these names.
In addition, he provides a list of the 2,000 most common surnames in the
United States today, ranked in order of frequency with an estimate of
the number of persons bearing each name.
paperback, 370 pgs |
| CF-9794 |
500
Brickwall Solutions to Genealogy Problems
Did you hear about the researcher who discovered her ancestor in the
census under her MIDDLE name, not her surname? What about the
genealogist who hit paydirt from an ad placed in a small Nebraska
newspaper? Then there was the sleuth who found his way to an ancestor’s
gravestone only after learning that the road to the burial ground had
been moved? In each case, a family historian was able to overcome an
obstacle in his/her path by devising or falling upon an ingenious
solution. The popular genealogy magazine Family Chronicle
refers to these creative breakthroughs as “Brickwall Solutions,”
breakthroughs on seemingly insurmountable research problems--problems
that threatened to bring one’s research to a close. Over the years,
dozens of “Brickwall Solutions,” including the three referred to above,
have graced the pages of Family Chronicle. While each of these
examples of genealogical ingenuity relates to particular genealogists’
issues, in the aggregate they illustrate the range of strategies
available to us through genealogical detective-work and perseverance. Now everyone can benefit from these success
stories, for Family Chronicle has published them in a new book
entitled, 500 Brickwall Solutions To Genealogy Problems.
500 Brickwall Solutions runs the gamut of
conundrums that real genealogists faced and overcame. Fully indexed,
over 400 pages in length, and featuring more than 250 black-and-white
illustrations, this excellent book shows how genealogists, through any
number of methods, have vaulted their genealogical barriers. Through special arrangement with Family
Chronicle, we are pleased to make 500 Brickwall Solutions
To Genealogy Problems available to our customers at a cost of
$25 plus postage and handling. We trust this volume will provide you
with the leverage you need to vault your brick wall.
paperback, 418 pgs |
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The
Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy Third Edition "Recommended as the most comprehensive how-to book on American
genealogical and local history research."--Library Journal In every field of study there is one book that rises above the
rest in stature and authority and becomes the standard work in the
field. In genealogy that book is Val Greenwood's Researcher's Guide
to American Genealogy. Arguably the best book ever written on American genealogy, it is
the text of choice in colleges and universities or wherever courses in
American genealogy are taught. Of the dozens of textbooks, manuals, and
how-to books that have appeared over the past twenty-five years, it is
the one book that is consistently praised for setting a standard of
excellence. In a word, The Researcher's Guide has become a classic.
While it instructs the researcher in the timeless principles of
genealogical research, it also identifies the various classes of records
employed in that research, groups them in convenient tables and charts,
gives their location, explains their uses, and evaluates each of them in
the context of the research process. Designed to answer practically all
the researcher's needs, it is both a textbook and an all-purpose
reference book. And it is this singular combination that makes The
Researcher's Guide the book of choice in any genealogical
investigation. It is also the reason why if you can afford to buy only
one book on American genealogy in a lifetime, this has to be it. This new 3rd edition incorporates the latest thinking on genealogy
and computers, specifically the relationship between computer technology
(the Internet and CD-ROM) and the timeless principles of good
genealogical research. It also includes a new chapter on the property
rights of women, a revised chapter on the evaluation of genealogical
evidence, and updated information on the 1920 census. Little else has
changed, or needs to be changed, because the basics of genealogy remain
timeless and immutable. This 3rd edition of The Researcher's Guide,
then, is a clear, comprehensive, and up-to-date account of the methods
and aims of American genealogy--an essential text for the present
generation of researchers--and no sound genealogical project is complete
without it. hardcover, 676 pgs Editorial Reviews |
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International Vital Records Handbook
Fourth Edition At one time of another
all of us need copies of birth, marriage, or death certificates for
driver's licenses, passports, jobs, Social Security, family history
research, or for simple proof of identity. But the fact is that the
application forms needed to obtain copies of vital records vary from
state to state and from country to country, often necessitating a
tedious and time-wasting exchange of correspondence. The
International Vital Records Handbook is designed to put an end to
all that, as it offers a complete, up-to-date collection of vital
records application forms from nations throughout the world, thus
simplifying and speeding up the process by which vital records are
obtained. Divided into two parts, this new 4th edition of the
International Vital Records Handbook contains the latest forms and
information for each of the fifty states and also furnishes details
about the records that were created prior to statewide vital records
registration; then, in alphabetical sequence, it covers all the other
countries of the world, giving, where available, their current forms and
instructions; and since most non-English-speaking nations have neither a
centralized vital records registration system nor application forms of
any kind, this work provides as a substitute a list of national and
provincial record repositories or key addresses of other institutions
that might be of assistance. Application forms issued by the various civil registration offices
and the current procedures for obtaining a birth, marriage, or death
certificate (and, in many cases, a divorce or adoption record) are given
for each state, province, territory, or country. The application forms
are the most current forms in use, and they can be copied and re-copied
as often as the need arises. Simply photocopy the form you need, check
the corresponding data page for the name and address of the vital
records office, the fees involved in applying for copies of vital
records, and any special notes on the records themselves, then send the
fee and the completed form to the appropriate record office. Simple
as that! paperback, 616 pgs Highlights of the First New Edition in 6
years! * Covers all the countries of the world including North America,
the British Isles, and Europe. |
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