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Free African Americans of Maryland and Delaware. Second Edition

Author : Paul Heinegg

Publisher : Clearfield

Page : 394 pages

File Size : 23,83 MB

Release : 2021-08-09

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ISBN : 9780806359281

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Book Description

In this second edition, Mr. Heinegg has assembled genealogical evidence on 390 Maryland and Delaware Black families (90 more than in the first edition) with copious documentation from the federal censuses of 1790 and 1810 and colonial sources consulted at the Maryland Hall of Records, county archives, and other repositories in Maryland and in Delaware.



The Family Tree Sourcebook

Author : Family Tree Editors

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 1532 pages

File Size : 27,51 MB

Release : 2010-09-20

Category : Reference

ISBN : 1440311307

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The one book every genealogist must have! Whether you're just getting started in genealogy or you're a research veteran, The Family Tree Sourcebook provides you with the information you need to trace your roots across the United States, including: • Research summaries, tips and techniques, with maps for every U.S. state • Detailed county-level data, essential for unlocking the wealth of records hidden in the county courthouse • Websites and contact information for libraries, archives, and genealogical and historical societies • Bibliographies for each state to help you further your research You'll love having this trove of information to guide you to the family history treasures in state and county repositories. It's all at your fingertips in an easy-to-use format–and it's from the trusted experts at Family Tree Magazine!



The Dorsey Family

Author : Maxwell J. Dorsey

Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com

Page : 284 pages

File Size : 29,29 MB

Release : 2009-06

Category : Maryland

ISBN : 080634749X

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The work at hand is the only comprehensive history of Anson County, spanning over 225 years of the county's growth from a vast wilderness to a thriving industrial and agricultural community. The first third of the volume traces politics in the county. The middle portion covers Anson's social history, including education, religion, agriculture and industry, social and cultural life, etc. The final third of the book provides biographical sketches of scores of Anson "Men and Women of Note" and a number of source record collections of great import to genealogists.



Proud Shoes

Author : Pauli Murray

Publisher : Beacon Press

Page : 376 pages

File Size : 48,64 MB

Release : 2024-06-25

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 0807072273

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First published in 1956, Proud Shoes is the remarkable true story of slavery, survival, and miscegenation in the South from the pre-Civil War era through the Reconstruction. Written by Pauli Murray the legendary civil rights activist and one of the founders of NOW, Proud Shoes chronicles the lives of Murray's maternal grandparents. From the birth of her grandmother, Cornelia Smith, daughter of a slave whose beauty incited the master's sons to near murder to the story of her grandfather Robert Fitzgerald, whose free black father married a white woman in 1840, Proud Shoes offers a revealing glimpse of our nation's history.









Annapolis, City on the Severn

Author : Jane W. McWilliams

Publisher : JHU Press

Page : 514 pages

File Size : 18,31 MB

Release : 2011-06-15

Category : Architecture

ISBN : 0801896592

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As unique as the city it describes, Annapolis, City on the Severn builds on the most recent scholarship and offers readers a fascinating portrait into the past of this great city.