The American Census Handbook


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Offers a guide to census indexes, including federal, state, county, and town records, available in print and online; arranged by year, geographically, and by topic.
















Rockwells of North America


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Rockwell Family







Westward Ho!


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John Ivory was born 25 July 1780 in Shirley, Massachusetts. He married Betsey Page, daughter of Jonas Page and Lucy Holden, in 1802. They had nine children. He died in 1859 in Smithville, New York. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in New York, Michigan, California and Washngton.




The Hammered Dulcimer


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The last quarter of the twentieth-century saw a renewed interest in the hammered dulcimer in the United States at the grassroots level as well as from elements of the Folk Revival. This book offers the reader a discussion of the medieval origins of the dulcimer and its subsequent spread under many different names to other parts of the world. Drawing on articles the author has written in English as well as articles by specialists in their own languages, Gifford explains the history and evolution of the instrument. Special attention is paid to the North American tradition from the early 18th-century to the 1970s revival. Drawing from local histories, news clippings, photographs, and interviews, the book examines the playing of the dulcimer and its associated social meanings.