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…
Category: History
Non-fiction books specifically history. Most will focus on United States history.
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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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 …
Lily’s Promise by Lily Ebert & Dov Forman
The full title~~Lily’s Promise: Holding On to Hope Through Auschwitz and Beyond—A Story for All Generations
This is a true story and oh, how I wish it weren’t.
Lily is a Hungarian Jew. Her story begins before the Holocaust. By Yom Kippur in 1944 (Sep 26-27), Lily was in Auschwitz. There she promises herself to not only survive Hitler’s hell, but she would tell her story to the world for those who could not. The reader will know from the survivor what it was like in this touching, compelling story. Now age 98, Lily along with her great-grandson, Dov, carries you through her life. Lily is one incredibly special woman.
Tracing Your Family History with the Whole Family
Genealogy research is often thought of as an “adult” project. This book takes an “innovative” approach that the whole family can participate in research. And not just the adults–but children as well. Multiple creative and practical examples are given throughout.
Cemeteries and Graveyards: A Guide for Local and Family Historians in England and Wales by Celia Heritage
Written by a professional genealogist, the book is an extensive tool for researchers, genealogy or history, of burial places focusing on England and Wales with a wider study of burial locations. Explanations about the differences between a burial ground, cemetery, graveyard & churchyard. How to find burial records hardcopy & online. Tons of information. Even how to clean a gravestone and when not to.