The Family History of Laura E. Hess and William C. Deer


Book Description

William C. Deer (1884-1954) was born in Huron County, Michigan, son of Johann Jakob Deer (Duerr) and Margaret Sophia Ann Crecine. Johann (1846-1929) was born in Groembach, Wuerttemberg, Germany and immigrated to the U.S. in 1866. Sophia (1859-1908) was born in Ontario. William married Laura Estella Hess (1882-1960) in Delaware, Ohio in 1808. Laura was born in Columbia, Michigan, daughter of Coroden Milles Hess and Sarah Ellen Carpenter. Both William and Laura died in Rapid City, South Dakota. Descendants and relatives lived in Michigan, Ohio, South Dakota, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Canada and elsewhere.




The 1997 Genealogy Annual


Book Description

The Genealogy Annual is a comprehensive bibliography of the year's genealogies, handbooks, and source materials. It is divided into three main sections.p liFAMILY HISTORIES-/licites American and international single and multifamily genealogies, listed alphabetically by major surnames included in each book.p liGUIDES AND HANDBOOKS-/liincludes reference and how-to books for doing research on specific record groups or areas of the U.S. or the world.p liGENEALOGICAL SOURCES BY STATE-/liconsists of entries for genealogical data, organized alphabetically by state and then by city or county.p The Genealogy Annual, the core reference book of published local histories and genealogies, makes finding the latest information easy. Because the information is compiled annually, it is always up to date. No other book offers as many citations as The Genealogy Annual; all works are included. You can be assured that fees were not required to be listed.







Book Review Index


Book Description

Vols. 8-10 of the 1965-1984 master cumulation constitute a title index.




The Fulton Chain


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Using his Weekly Adirondack articles as a blueprint, Charles Herr presents the first general history of the Fulton Chain region in almost seventy years. Readers will learn about the beginnings of Old Forge and Inlet, Benjamin Harrison's visits, construction of the Fulton Chain Railroad and Raquette Lake Railway lines, the steamboats, mail boats and pickle boats, as well as the first major hotels of Inlet and Old Forge. Also covered is early town politics and the building of roads.
















America, History and Life


Book Description

Article abstracts and citations of reviews and dissertations covering the United States and Canada.