The Quackenbush Family in America


Book Description

Pieter Quackenbosh was born in Holland, ca. 1614. He, his wife Maritje, and their first four children, immigrated to New Netherlands, ca. 1653; and settled in Albany, then known as Beverwyck. Three more children were born in Albany. Descendants live in New York, New Jersey, Ontario, Washington, California, and elsewhere. Descendants spell their name "Quackenbush."










Henry's Awful Mistake


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Henry the Duck makes a humongous and hilarious mess in the kitchen in his latest merry misadventure in this fresh and lively picture book from beloved author Robert Quackenbush! Henry the Duck has invited his good friend Clara to his home for a delicious dinner! But as he starts the preparations, he sees an annoying ant in his kitchen. “The ant must go!” says Henry. But as he quickly learns, one tiny little ant turns into huge and hilarious trouble!




Daughter of Liberty


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A chance encounter with General George Washington in upstate New York during the Revolutionary War leads a young woman to volunteer for a dangerous mission involving the retrieval of valuable papers.




Our Marsh Family in America, 1635-1995


Book Description

William Frederick Marsh was born in Wisconsin in 1908. He married Louise Dollison and they had five children. They continue to live in Wisconsin although they have traveled widely. Information on his ancestral lines which came from England to Massachusetts in 1635 and gradually moved west into Wisconsin is given in this volume. Relatives now live throughout the United States.




First Grade Jitters


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Here is the story of a young boy who is about to enter first grade and doesn't know quite what to expect. Will his friends be there? Will he have to know how to read and spell? What if he can't understand anything his teacher says? Looks like a case of first grade jitters! Robert Quackenbush and Yan Nascimbene tell a reassuring story that is sure to chase away those jitters for any soon-to-be first grader.







Genealogies Cataloged by the Library of Congress Since 1986


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The bibliographic holdings of family histories at the Library of Congress. Entries are arranged alphabetically of the works of those involved in Genealogy and also items available through the Library of Congress.




Who Let Muddy Boots Into the White House?


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A lively biography from Jackson's backwoods beginnings to his days as a war hero and his election to the presidency.