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With a Notice of the Church at Conewago, by A. Boyd Hamilton. The history of Old Hanover Church is a wonderful genealogical resource for those descendants of early residents of Dauphin County,...

Over a period of seven years, more than fifteen hundred manuscript volumes of ecclesiastical, ministerial, state, probate, town, and society records were reviewed by Mr. Cothren in his research for...

DuPage County is situated in the north-eastern part of the State of Illinois, and derives its name from that of the DuPage River, a small but beautiful stream, which, ultimately, flows into the...

Fentress County, which was formed from Morgan and Overton Counties in 1823, is located in the northern part of Tennessee, east of the center of the State, and lies principally on the Cumberland...

Halifax County is situated in the northern portion of North Carolina, the most northerly point of the county lacking only about six miles of touching the Virginia State line. The Roanoke river skirts...

The Pendleton District in northwestern South Carolina has a complex history. It was originally part of the Cherokee Indian lands which were divided in 1789 to create Pendleton and Greenville counties...

This work details the Battle of Point Pleasant, also known as the Battle of Kanawha, the only major battle of Lord Dunmore's War, which was fought on October 10th, 1774. The warring parties...

This volume covers the History of the German Element in Texas from 1820 to 1850. Also included is a historical sketch of the Texas German Singers' League (Texas Staats Saengerbund), 1853-1913; an...

Like many of the historical and genealogical books written during the 1800's and early 1900's, this work consists of two main sections: the "History of Stonington," which consumes the book's first...

First under Virginia as Yohogania, Ohio, or Augusta County until 1781, and subsequently under Pennsylvania; with sketches of all the townships, boroughs, and villages, etc.; and to which is added a...

New Edition; with Additions. York County was an established migration route for Germans, Irish, and English into Maryland during the 18th and 19th centuries. Though the book addresses the history of...

A lo que es hoy America la hicieron hombres y mujeres, unos que vinieron de afuera, espanoles mayormente y africanos, y otros que ya estaban dentro, los indios. Todos por igual contribuyeron a formar...

At the time of the original publication in 1912, there was no known single compilation of the names of Revolutionary Soldiers who had served in the Revolution from Litchfield County. With sustained...

A history of the famous Texas Brigade, better known as "Hood's Texas Brigade," which fought for the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. The work is chronological, following this...

This index covers all will books from 1784 through 1861; Books 1 to 18 and part of Book 19. There are about 3,300 entries, which include the name of deceased, the year of probate or administration,...

This index covers all will books and records books from 1795 through 1861. The entries were taken directly from microfilm of the original books. There are approximately 2,300 entries, which include...

This index covers all Rutherford County, Tennessee, will books from 1804 through 1861, the entries of which were transcribed from microfilm of those original books. There are approximately 2,500...

Contains more than 28,000 files, many of which include the names of the wife. Most pension applications and their supporting papers contain information of much interest to soldiers' descendants, to...

This is an index of wills and administrations found in the 62 Tennessee counties where such records, through 1861, have survived. This invaluable index, compiled by two distinguished genealogists,...

This work was originally published in two volumes, but in the interest of making the book more affordable, it is here reprinted as two volumes in one. A statewide head of household index with age,...

This work consists of transcriptions from microfilmed copies of the Williamson County, Tennessee Will Books for the period 1800-1861. There are approximately 2,400 entries, and each entry includes...

This book describes, in essay form, the founding of thirty-one churches in Santa Maria, California, and its surrounding area. The first known church established in Santa Maria was the First United...

This book was first published in 1921, following the discovery of previously unknown manuscript records from the period immediately preceding the Revolutionary War. The collection is interesting in...

ALTHOUGH there has been a great deal written on the advance of the Virginia Frontier in Colonial times, no single book provides a more comprehensive history of the migration, the settlements, and the...

ALTHOUGH there has been a great deal written on the advance of the Virginia Frontier in Colonial times, no single book provides a more comprehensive history of the migration, the settlements, and the...

Originally published anonymously but widely accepted to have been written by Lafcadio Hearn, one of New Orleans' greatest literary talents, La Cuisine Creole: A Collection of Culinary Recipes From...

This is a reprint of the book originally published as a "Special Report of the Department of Archives and History for 1913," in the Thirteenth Annual Report of the Library Board of the Virginia State...

The Connecticut Historical Society published in 1901, the volume titled "Rolls and Lists of Connecticut Men in the Revolution, 1775-1783." As explained in its introduction, the material in that...

This book, which has been out of print for some time and is a reprint of the original two volumes, is considered the definitive work on 18th century Swiss emigration to Pennsylvania and the Carolinas...

The stories acquired from researching family genealogy haven taken on deep meaning during the last three decades. This is a story of one little girl, who grew into a woman and became a grandmother...