Bound by Blood and Name


Book Description

Johann Podoll (1820-1899) was the son of Christian Friedrich Podoll and Johanna Louise Melling of Radwonke, Co. Kolmar, Grand Duchy of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia. He married Anna Caroline Podoll, the daughter of Mathias Podoll and Ewe Rosine Birkholz, at Samoczyn, Co. Kolmar, Province Posen (status changed after 1836) in 1844. They spent 21 years of married life at Radwonke, where he farmed hereditary land. They emigrated to the USA in 1865, landing at the Port of New York. After their arrival, they settled on 80 acres of land in Mecan Twp., Marquette Co., Wisconsin. They also held land in Green Lake and Adams Counties. They were the parents of twelve children. Includes several generations of ancestors and descendants of this and other Podoll families in USA and Europe.










Genealogist's Address Book. 6th Edition


Book Description

This book is the answer to the perennial question, "What's out there in the world of genealogy?" What organizations, institutions, special resources, and websites can help me? Where do I write or phone or send e-mail? Once again, Elizabeth Bentley's Address Book answers these questions and more. Now in its 6th edition, The Genealogist's Address Book gives you access to all the key sources of genealogical information, providing names, addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, e-mail addresses, websites, names of contact persons, and other pertinent information for more than 27,000 organizations, including libraries, archives, societies, government agencies, vital records offices, professional bodies, publications, research centers, and special interest groups.







Ghosts of North Dakota


Book Description

Ghosts of North Dakota, Volume 3 is a 110 page, hardbound, full-color coffee table book featuring some of the best photos from the Ghosts of North Dakota project- photos of ghost towns, near-ghost towns, and abandoned places across the state of North Dakota, plus comments from the photographers, historical tidbits, and more. Places in this book include Antler, Marmarth, Arena, Sanish, Haymarsh, and Bathgate. Volume 3 also includes a 19 page special section on the abandoned Fortuna Air Force Station, and a map which includes most of the places featured in Volumes 1 through 3.