154 pages. This book will kindle memories and bring a smile or even a tear. It has been planned to relive the history of a group Christians, who united to from the membership of the First Baptist Church, Haskell, Texas. Pastors: S.H. Blair, S.P. Clement, W.G. Caperton...etc. View More...
Tillman County was named after the Honorable Benjamin R Tillman, United States senator from South Carolina. While Mr. Tillman was a national figure in his day and way, he had no part in Oklahoma history. The fact is that county seats, county lines, and even county names were things to be conjured with in the constitutional convention. The support of some delegates was secured by making their home towns county seats; that of others was secured by making certain concessions on county boundaries; others for similar reasons, were privileged to name counties or to have counties named for them. So, ... View More...
370 pages, including index. "Merrimack" is an Indian word meaning "sturgeon." The name was given to the Merrimack River by the Penacook Indian tribe because of the abundant supply of this type of fish. View More...
Minnehana County located in South Dakota which includes community stories, churches and schools clubs and organizations, memories and recollections, photographs, business histories and much more. 668pages. @ View More...
465 pages, also included an index 16 pages, free shipping media mail. Memorial and Genealogical Record of Texas (East) Containing Biographical Histories and Genealogical Records of Many Leading Men and Prominent Families. View More...
429 pages, including index, free shipping media mail. A gazetteer is a dictionary of places. This is a historical gazetteer. It's primary function is to give detailed information on events that have occurred in this State and the people who have participated in them. View More...
This book chronicles the histories of the people, the towns, and the happenings of East Morgan County up to the present time. Towns include Brush, Gary, Hilrose and Snyder. Indexed. 268 p. * View More...
251 pages including index, free shipping media mail. This history is organized chronologically in a folksy narrative style laden with vivid human stories of individuals exploits, Winchester Warriors is, at its essence, a case study of the Texas Rangers' evolution from a raw crew of untrained volunteers to a professional law-enforcement organization under the control of the state. View More...
This is the first book of the proportions of these limited pages ever written to record for all Texas time the story of Austin, capital city of the largest and 110 year old state in the American union. The Author has sought to record the progress of Austin during the course of the last fifty years as recorded in the activities and influence of his collaborator, Commodore E. H. Perry, Sr., and many others who have had a leading part in the development of the glamorous city with which he fell in love at first sight. 234 pages. @ View More...
Using vignettes, family histories, and census as well as other historical records, this book examines how Italian culture shaped the lives of the immigrants to Louisiana and, in turn, how experiences in Louisiana modified the Old World values and culture the Italians brought with them.
This work provides a detailed account of the constitutional history of Georgia from the Charter of 1732 to the adoption of the Constitution of 1945 and includes an analysis of the 1948 Georgia Constitution. Albert B. Saye presents the major constitutional developments in chronological order. An index allows readers to compare different aspects of Georgia's eight constitutions, such as the composition of the General Assembly, the powers of the Governor, and the jurisdiction of the Courts.
this hard-to-find three volume set is in like new conditions. Volume 1: 1758-1785 includes a brief history of how Acadia was claimed by both France and England, but France brought the first colonist to the area in 1604. In 1710, England finally won the war to claim Acadia as part of England, at which time it was renamed Nova Scotia. Eventually, the French settlers either left Nova Scotia on their own or were forced to leave. As the English gradually took control of French colonies, many Acadians ended up on island of St. Malo, where in 1784, they finally settle in New France, aka Louisiana. B... View More...
The first part of this book is devoted to ancestry of John Holt and his wife Isabel Holt. The later part of the book is devoted to the descendants of each of their twelve children.
Comanche Days is composed of Gillies memories of his friends from his early days. Quana Parker, Charley Ross are among those friends. Bicentennial Series in American Studies, III.
This book tells about the Ghost Dance and the period of religious excitement for the Pawnee's. It involves doctrines and activities involved individuals, families, and traditional groups in efforts to remember and carry out traditional ways that were on the verge of extinction. The Ghost Dance was a nativistic revival. It was Pawnee values. @ View More...
A wonderful privately published book based on the writings of newspaper editor, Judge A. W. Neville of the Paris News, Paris, Texas. Backward Glances, Volume 1 covers newspaper articles about the town of Paris, the county of Lamar, and the people and places that were in the news listed by day and date. A marvelous recap of history.
Articles, engravings, and maps from Harper's Magazine issues of the 1860s make up a profile of the Civil War, from the firing on Fort Sumter to Lincoln's assassination.
781 pages including index. This book is designed to help you recover the multigenerational facts of your ancestry, it's an expansive guide to the most useful resources in each of the fifty United States and the District of Columbia. Organized by State, the book easily directs you to information rich resources in areas including: Vital Records, Census Records, Internet Resources, County Resources, etc... View More...
96-year-old Opal Lee is considered the Grandmother of Juneteenth. This is a children's book about her fight to get Juneteenth named a national holiday. View More...
