Victorian Studies

Victorian Studies
Author: Sharon W. Propas
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2016-06-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317216482

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First published in 2006, this work is a valuable guide for the researcher in Victorian Studies. Updated to include electronic resources, this book provides guides to catalogs, archives, museums, collections and databases containing material on the Victorian period. It organises the vast array of reference sources by discipline to help researchers tailor their investigations.

Preservation Microfilming

Preservation Microfilming
Author: National Library of Australia. National Preservation Office. National Conference
Publisher: National Library Australia
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1995
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780642106391

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The Hidden Half of the Family

The Hidden Half of the Family
Author: Christina K. Schaefer
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 318
Release: 1999
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780806315829

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Offers information on finding female ancestors in each state, highlighting those laws, both federal and state, that indicate when a woman could own real estate in her own name, devise a will, and enter into contracts. In addition, entries contain information on marriage and divorce law, immigration, citizenship, passports, suffrage, and slave manumission. Material is included on African American, Native American, and Asian American women, as well as patterns of European immigration. Period covered is from the 1600s to the outbreak of WWII. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Our Multicultural Heritage, 1788-1945

Our Multicultural Heritage, 1788-1945
Author: National Library of Australia
Publisher: National Library Australia
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1995
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780642106407

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My Ain Folk

My Ain Folk
Author: Graham S. Holton
Publisher: John Donald
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1997
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9781862320246

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This is a guide to tracing Scottish ancestry. The book covers the latest information and communication technology in a manner that should be of particular use to the beginner.

A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Irish Ancestors

A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Irish Ancestors
Author: Dwight A. Radford
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2012-02-24
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 144032428X

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Discover your roots! Everything you need to start your Irish ancestry is in this book. You'll learn how to investigate the various generation of your family, the events that shaped their lives, the details about how they lived, and the story of their emigration.Inside you'll find: • Guidelines for determining an Irish ancestor's place of origin • Advice for accessing Irish cemetery, land, church, estate, census, and military records • Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths as well as emigration lists • Sources and strategies for researching Irish ancestors that settled in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, Scotland, Wales, and the Caribbean Plus answers to common questions: How far back in time can you expect to trace your family; and how does Protestant Irish research differ from Catholic Irish research?

Below These Mountains

Below These Mountains
Author: Lyall Ford
Publisher: Lyall Ford
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2001
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780959077612

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Biographical account of the Mills family beginning in the English Midlands, and tracing their immigration to the small mining township of Mount Britton in Queensland in 1865. Their son John Henry became an accomplished pioneer photographer. Author, who is grandson of Henry, describes life on a goldfield and explores themes of mateship, courage in adversity, faith in God and love of family. Includes photos, family trees, measurement conversion chart, bibliography and index. Author is an accomplished historical researcher having written other family histories.