The Genealogy of the Matthias Frantz Family of Berks County, Pennsylvania


Book Description

Michael Frantz Sr., Balser Frantz, and Christian Frantz Sr. arrived in Pennsylvania from Switzerland in 1727 and 1732. Matthias Frantz, son of Christian III and Anna, was born August 2, 1769 in Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. About 1790, Matthias married Elizabeth Boeshore.




Mennonite Family History October 2016


Book Description

Mennonite Family History is a quarterly periodical covering Mennonite, Amish, and Brethren genealogy and family history. Check out the free sample articles on our website for a taste of what can be found inside each issue. The MFH has been published since January 1982. The magazine has an international advisory council, as well as writers. The editors are J. Lemar and Lois Ann Zook Mast.




Genealogies in the Library of Congress


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This "Supplement to Genealogies in the Library of Congress" lists all genealogies in the Library of Congress that were catalogued between 1972 and 1976, showing acquisitions made by the Library in the five years since publication of the original two-volume Bibliography. Arranged alphabetically by family name, it adds several thousand works to the canon, clinching the Bibliography's position as the premier finding-aid in genealogy.



















Encyclopedia of American Family Names


Book Description

The definitive guide to the 5,000 most common surnames in the United States. With origins, variations, rankings, prominent bearers and published genealogies.