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  • 440. Your Guide to the Family History Library.

    440. Your Guide to the Family History Library.

    $ 20.00

    By Paul Stuart Warren and James E. Warren. 2001. How to access the world’s largest genealogy resource. Paperback, 156 pages. Condition: Good. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.

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  • 445. Guide to the Records of Montgomery County, Maryland, Genealogical and Historical

    445. Guide to the Records of Montgomery County, Maryland, Genealogical and Historical

    $ 15.00

    By Eleanor M. V. Cook. 1987. This guide is intended to make Montgomery County research easier for researchers at all levels, from beginners to those with years of experience, for genealogists, and for historians, by bringing together in one place information on county, state, and federal records concerning county residents. Paperback, 91 pages. Condition: Good,…

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  • 452. German-American Names.

    452. German-American Names.

    $ 15.00

    By George F. Jones. This is an A-Z dictionary of German-American names with the spellings, meanings, and variants of about 15,000 names. The lengthy introduction discusses the development of German names, name sources, name variations, and some of the special characteristics of German-American names. Hardcover with dust jacket, 268 pages. Condition: Good, but missing title…

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  • 482. Ohio and Her Western Reserve

    482. Ohio and Her Western Reserve

    $ 15.00

    With A Story of Three States. Leading to the Latter, from Connecticut, by Way of Wyoming, Its Indian War, and Massacre. By Alfred Mathews. With Illustrations and Maps. New York. D. Appleton and Company. 1902. This work chronicles Connecticut’s expansion westward and the role Connecticut played in the region we now call Ohio, by first…

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  • 484. The Western Reserve, The Story of New Connecticut in Ohio

    484. The Western Reserve, The Story of New Connecticut in Ohio

    $ 15.00

    By Harlan Hatcher. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. Publishers. The story of the New Connecticut in Ohio, the Western Reserve — how these New England pioneers came to settle and found the lands of northern Ohio. Indianapolis. New York. An amazing narrative of the Western Reserve’s beginnings, adaptations, modern success, and brown-out. Full of names and…

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  • 488. Historical Collections of Ohio. Volume III

    488. Historical Collections of Ohio. Volume III

    $ 24.00

    An Encyclopedia of the State. By Henry Howe, LL.D. Illustrated by about Seven Hundred Engravings Contrasting the Ohio of 1846 with 1886-90. The Ohio Centennial Edition. Columbus: Henry Howe & Son. Copyright 1891 by Henry Howe. An Encyclopedia of the State; History Both General and Local, Geography .. Sketches of Eminent and Interesting Characters, Etc.,…

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  • 490. Columbiana County, Ohio, 1850 Census

    490. Columbiana County, Ohio, 1850 Census

    $ 15.00

    Contains Name, Age, Occupation, and Place of Birth of every person living in Columbiana County in the year 1850. Copied from Microfilm Roll No. 669 (M-432) by Carl Willsey Bell, Youngstown, Ohio, and published by The Ohio Genealogical Society, 454 Park Avenue West, Mansfield, Ohio. 44906. Hardbound. 284 pages. Condition: Clean; not circulated; hardly opened;…

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  • 491. Biographical Record, Portage and Summit Counties, OH

    491. Biographical Record, Portage and Summit Counties, OH

    $ 15.00

    Containing Biographical Sketches of Many Prominent and Representative Citizens, together with Portraits and Biographies of all the Presidents of the United States and Biographies of the Governors of Ohio. Logansport, Ind. A. W. Bowen & Co. 1898. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base…

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  • 556. Finding Your Roots

    556. Finding Your Roots

    $ 15.00

    The Official Handbook for Heritage Hunters by Jeane Eddy Westin. 1977. Paperback. 291 pages. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used.

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  • 576. Gazetteer of the State of New Hampshire

    576. Gazetteer of the State of New Hampshire

    $ 15.00

    Compiled by Eliphalet Merrill and the late Phinehas Merrill, Esq. 251 pages. Paperback, with plastic protective coating. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used.

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  • 584. The Family Tree Resource Book for Genealogists

    584. The Family Tree Resource Book for Genealogists

    $ 15.00

    Edited by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack and Erin Nevius. 2004. The most comprehensive easy-to-use guide for researching your family history. The essential guide to American county and town sources. Paperback. 786 pages. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used.

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  • 664. Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors of Members of the National Society of Colonial Dames XVII Century, 1915-1975.

    664. Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors of Members of the National Society of Colonial Dames XVII Century, 1915-1975.

    $ 24.00

    Compiled by Mary Louise Marshall Hutton. Reprinted, with permission, by the Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1983. Hardcover. This key to lineage records lists 13,000 ancestors from whom descent by members has been proved. 482 pages.

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  • 715.	The American Indian.

    715. The American Indian.

    $ 15.00

    This 50-page paperback select catalog from the National Archives Microfilm Book Sales, Book Sales > Publications was published in 1972. This publication includes an index of records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (Record group 75), Records of the Indian Division, Office of the Secretary of Interior, Reference Records of the War Department Records related…

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  • 718.	The Family Tree Toolkit by Kenyatta D. Berry (Signed)

    718. The Family Tree Toolkit by Kenyatta D. Berry (Signed)

    $ 15.00

    A Comprehensive Guide to Uncovering Your Ancestry and Researching Genealogy. Host of Genealogy Roadshow. Published in 2018, this 267-page, softbound publication is a roadmap to help you on your journey of discovery. Whether you are looking for your African, Asian, European, or Jewish ancestry this guides you on how and where to begin, what records…

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  • 729. The LDS Family History Library Guide

    729. The LDS Family History Library Guide

    $ 15.00

    The Library: A Guide to the LDS Family History Library. Edited by Johni Cerny and Wendy Elliott (1988).  The collections and services of The Library are concisely described in this comprehensive book. Some of the topics include histories of states and foreign countries containing genealogically important facts, explanations of settlement and migration patterns, concise descriptions…

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  • 733. Genealogical Research Standards

    733. Genealogical Research Standards

    $ 15.00

    Genealogical research standards by Derek Harland (1963). A basic textbook for genealogical research among an almost unbelievable abundance of records now available with skillful directions to follow to achieve success. 6.25″ X 9.25 x 1″, hard cover, 404 pages. Library copy with library ID; never circulated.

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  • 757. The Center: A Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Capital Area

    757. The Center: A Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Capital Area

    $ 15.00

    By Christina K. Schaefer. The aim of this book is to identify those resources in the Washington, D.C. area that will aid family historians in tracing their ancestors (the National Archives, Library of Congress, the DAR Library, the National Genealogical Society, and many more). Softbound, good condition, non-circulating library edition (has library ID markings),  8.5”…

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  • 758. Locating Your Roots. Discover Your Ancestors Using Land Records

    758. Locating Your Roots. Discover Your Ancestors Using Land Records

    $ 15.00

    By Patricia Law Hatcher. 2003. First Edition. Step-by-step instructions and a wealth of advice, this comprehensive guide shows readers how to identify, locate, and interpret land records in order to trace their early ancestors, as well as how to figure out how land was transferred. Original. Softbound,  good condition, non-circulating library edition (has library ID…

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  • 761. The American Census Handbook

    761. The American Census Handbook

    $ 15.00

    By Thomas Jay Kemp. 2001. A general guide to the thousands of published census indexes currently available in print and online and is sure to be used by beginning and experienced genealogists alike. This essential reference lets researchers quickly see what is available for their area of interest and lets them know what records, indexes,…

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  • 762. Genealogical Research in the U.S. National Archives.

    762. Genealogical Research in the U.S. National Archives.

    $ 15.00

    762. Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States, Third Edition. 2000. This volume contains illustrations and photographs, citations to many new and previously cited microfilm Book Sales, Book Sales > Publications, and expanded and clarified descriptions of the relevant records held by the National Archives and Records Administration. Softbound, good…

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