The Family Tree Problem Solver


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Proven Solutions for Your Research Challenges Has your family history research hit a brick wall? Marsha Hoffman Rising's bestselling book The Family Tree Problem Solver has the solutions to help you find the answers you seek. Inside you'll find: · Work-arounds for lost or destroyed records · Techniques for finding ancestors with common names · Ideas on how to find vital records before civil registration began · Advice for how to interpret and use your DNA results · Tips for finding individuals “missing” from censuses · Methods for finding ancestors who lived before 1850 · Strategies for analyzing your research problem and putting together a practical research plan This revised edition also includes new guides to record hints from companies like AncestryDNA. Plus you'll find a glossary of genealogy terms and case studies that put the book’s advice into action.




Hardy Californians


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The book also gives information on the suitability of many California native plants for the garden."--BOOK JACKET.




MEMOIRS - SYLVIA HARBAUGH ROUNTREE


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Memoirs of Sylvia Harbaugh Rountree. Miniature maker. Proprietor of 'The Doll's Cobbler'.




The Surnames of Ireland


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Ireland was one of the earliest countries to evolve a system of hereditary surnames. More than 4,000 Gaelic, Norman and Anglo-Irish surnames are listed in this book, giving a wealth of information on the background and location of Irish families. Edward MacLysaght was a leading authority on Irish names and family history. He served as Chief Herald and Genealogical Officer of the Irish Office of Arms. He was also Keeper of Manuscripts of the National Library of Ireland and was Chairman of the Manuscripts Commission. This book, which was first published in 1957 and now is in its sixth edition, is being reprinted for the fourth time and remains the definitive record of Irish surnames, their genealogy and their origins.




Virginia Ancestors and Adventurers


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Information was transcribed or abstracted from many counties in Virginia. Some information is included for North Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama.







The Rambo Family Tree, Volume 1


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Peter Gunnarson Rambo, son of Gunnar Petersson, was born in about 1612 in Hisingen, Sweden. He came to America in 1640 and settled in Christiana, New Sweden (now Delaware). He married Brita Mattsdotter 7 April 1647. They had eight children. He died in 1698. HIs daughter, Gertrude Rambo, was born 19 October 1650. She married Anders Bengtsson. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina and Ohio.