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The Silver Chief
Lord Selkirk and the Scottish Pioneers of Belfast, Baldoon and Red River
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2003
Belfast, Prince Edward Island, founded in August 1803, owes its existence to Lord Selkirk. Its bicentennial is a timely reminder of Selkirk's work in Canada, which extended beyond Belfast to Baldoon (later Wallaceburg) in Ontario, as well as to Red River, the precursor to Winnipeg. Aptly named "The...
A Genealogist's Guide to Jewish Names
A Reference for Hebrew First Names
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2012
Genealogists understand the value of a name and all the family history information names can provide. Now you can learn more about the Jewish names in your family tree with this comprehensive guide. Discover the meaning of popular Hebrew names.
You’ll also find:
Jewish naming patterns and traditions
Jewish emigration patterns
A pronunciation guide
Les Écossais
The Pioneer Scots of Lower Canada, 1763-1855
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2006
This is the first fully documented account, produced in modern times, of the migration of Scots to Lower Canada. Scots were in the forefront of the early influx of British settlers, which began in the late eighteenth century. John Nairne and Malcolm Fraser were two of the first Highlanders to make...
Fast Sailing and Copper-Bottomed
Aberdeen Sailing Ships and the Emigrant Scots They Carried to Canada, 1774-1855
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2002
The days when Aberdeen’s "fast sailing and copper-bottomed" ships carried emigrant Scots to Canada are brought to life in this fascinating account of the northern Scotland exodus during the sailing ship era. Taking readers through new and little-used documentary sources, Lucille H. Campey...
With Axe and Bible
The Scottish Pioneers of New Brunswick, 1784-1874
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2007
New Brunswick’s enormous timber trade attracted the first wave of Scots in the late 18th century. As economic conditions in Scotland worsened, the flow of emigrants increased, creating distinctive Scottish communities along the province’s major timber bays and river frontages. While Scots relied...
Tracing Your Northern Irish Ancestors
A Guide for Family Historians
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2010
Tracing Your Northern Irish Ancestors is an expert introduction for the family historian to the wealth of material available to researchers in archives throughout Northern Ireland. Many records, like the early twentieth-century census returns and school registers, will be familiar to researchers,...
by Kirsty Gray
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
This book is an essential handbook for those researching their ancestry in the counties of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset and the city of Bristol. It begins with an introduction to the identity of ‘The West Country’, its geography and history over the centuries. It then guides family historians...
Tracing Your East End Ancestors
A Guide for Family Historians
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2011
‘East Enders are a very special breed and tracing your East End ancestry is going to be tremendous fun. Everyone has got some East End ancestors - and if they haven’t they invent them, rollicking chaps, larky and resourceful, talking a funny language to keep “them” guessing, eating at eel...
by Stephen Wade
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2010
Did you have a criminal in the family, an ancestor who was caught on the wrong side of the law? If you have ever had any suspicions about the illicit activities of your relatives, or are fascinated by the history of crime and punishment, this is the book for you. Stephen Wade’s useful introduction...
by Frazer Hart
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2013
For as long as he could remember, Frank Hart always looked up to his older brother. Their father, killed in a drunken gun duel and their erratic mother having long-since abandoned them, they had nothing but each other to rely on growing up in the dusty town of Union Springs, Alabama.These are...
by Martin Coppen
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2015
The Revd Henry Burnaby Greene was the vicar of the north-west Hampshire village of Longparish for a remarkable 63 years in the middle of the nineteenth century. He oversaw the restoration of the parish church and masterminded the rerouting of the village street. This detailed but short biography is...
by Christopher Wright
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2016
The author set out to create a family tree of his maternal ancestors and relations but discovered much more than a list of names and dates. This history of the remarkable Lancaster family, descendants of John Lancaster and Jane King of Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, is rich in biographical detail. What...
by Yvonne McKissock
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
This is book 2 of the 2 part series.England: Anthony AdolphThis book is based on F.G. Groom’s The Grooms of Harefield (Tasmania, Australia, 1985), which was reworked and added to extensively by Yvonne McKissock. Her work was in turn reworked into its present form and amplified by new research...
How Our Ancestors Died
A Guide for Family Historians
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2014
What were the principal causes of death in the past? Could your ancestor have been affected? How was disease investigated and treated and what did our ancestors think about the illnesses and the accidents that might befall them? Simon Wills fascinating survey of the diseases that had an impact on...