The full title is “The Deerfield Massacre: A Surprise Attack, a Forced March, and the Fight for Survival in Early America”. The title on the NetGalley site immediately grabbed my attention. I had done a little research about an ancestor whom I had yet to investigate. There is always the possibility in genealogy research that…
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Tracing Your Marginalised Ancestors by Janet Few
Definition of marginalised: According to the Oxford Dictionary, an adjective meaning “(of a person, group, or concept) treated as insignificant or peripheral.” NOTE: the spelling in the United States is marginalized.
In this book, marginalized (I am a USA reviewer.) may be, for example, low society, alcoholism, witchcraft, prostitution, ethnicity, criminal (remember that many so-called crimes of yesteryear are not considered so today), discrimination — let a wealthy man lose his fortune in yesteryear and even today. He’ll soon know what marginalization is about.
A key fact concerning this book is it is based in Great Britain. References are made to the “colonies” and the United States, but the book is for those researching the British Isles.
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Essential Skills for The Occasional Genealogist
by Jennifer Patterson Dondero
Genealogists, especially those of us who aren’t professional genealogists, always feel we either don’t have enough time or we didn’t wisely use the time. Jennifer Dondero must live in my house somewhere near my genealogy office because she has no issues down to a “T”. This book is all about getting us “occasional” genealogists to focus our time and energies in the right direction. WITHOUT telling us we have to do exactly like she does. So before I even write my review, I highly recommend this book.
Amish Voices, Volume 2 by Brad Igou
“The story of the Amish—told by the Amish.”
Family Life is a monthly Amish magazine that has letters, history lessons, questions, challenges, and parables covering all sorts of topics like clothing, shunning, humor, old age, nonresistance, etc.
Brad Igou in this second volume consisting of 14 chapters is compiled from the last 3 decades, 1993-2020.
In Plain View: The Daily Lives of Amish Women by Judy Stavisky
PLEASE, please, please — if you write Amish novels, stories, or novellas, BUY THIS BOOK. If you are an avid Amish story reader, you’ll want this book.
Why? For a decade, the author, a driver for the Amish, talked with the Amish women of Lancaster County, PA — married and unmarried. She joined in their tasks, what they thought, and shared about how they truly live as Amish. Not a boring textbook-type of read but a fascinating fresh view unlike anything out there.
Answering Liberty’s Call
The year — 1778. Based on the author’s 6th-great-grandmother, Anna Stone does the unthinkable. With her family ill & starving at Valley Forge, she defies custom & rides alone — it’s 200 miles on horseback. She’s a mother of three & a healer. She feels she has to go despite the dangers of the terrain & people who prey on travelers. That alone makes for a good story, but she learns about a plot to overthrow Gen. Washington and now her ride is even more important …