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Finding Charlotte is a work many years in the making which takes us on a remarkable journey through oral traditions, church records, legal documents and DNA verification. It accesses archives from the Bahamas, the United States and the United Kingdom to piece together and provide a comprehensive proof of Charlotte Cooper’s identity and the families descended from her. These pages bring new life to Charlotte and her descendants. Part I contains the proof argument identifying Charlotte Cooper and Part II is a narrative spanning six generations of her descendants in the Bahamas and the United States. This work is an example of the Genealogical Proof Standard at work with forewords from Dr. ...

1983 - 2013 30th Anniversary Edition of George Allen Wadsworth - Pilley to Panaca by Helen LaRae Free Kerr, M ED features nearly 200 pages of amazing new information about the family: Details of George's kidnapping of his own son, Little James Wadsworth, 1856-1858, including the actual deposition made during the Utah War More ancestors to add to your pedigree charts Some ancestors to delete from your pedigree charts Research reports and documents for future researchers, so this work does not have to be duplicated Additions to chapters in the original 1983 book which is included in its entirety as well.

Full of magical, entertaining stories illustrating historical research activities you can duplicate for your family. You may find new information on your relatives in these columns. Certainly you will discover new ways of finding relatives. Section Headings include: Imperative Basics; The Eight-Step Cycle of Genealogical Research; Genealogical Procedures; Genealogy Tools; Record Types; Archives and Repositories; Internet Research; Ethnic Research; Memoirs; Family Activities; Family Reunions; Artifacts; Historical Activities; Historical Information on Ancestors. See www.itsallrelatives.org; www.freefamilyhistorybook.com; www.lafeanddolliewadsworth.blogspot.com; www.alfreefamily.blo ...

Brief history of some of the Harper and Baugh families of Louisiana.

The Legend of Guinea Jim will be another proud addition to all Gibson libraries. It is likely the first time a comprehensive study was done to positively identify the elusive Guinea Jim. Family traditions are analyzed and correlated with existing documentary sources to reveal the Gibson patriarch. The sources range from registers of birth to DNA and will shed light on questions like: • How are we related to Guinea Jim • Who is the Scotch Planter of Land of the Pink Pearl • What is our connection to Guinea, West Africa • Was there ever slavery in the Savannah Sound Gibson family

This book explores the people and places of the Sugarlands, once a thriving community in what is now the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Readers will learn the tricks and tips for locating old homesteads and exploring the vitality of the once-thriving community known then as Sugarville. We will look at advice for modern hikers about hiking off-trail, complete with hand-drawn maps that highlight the homesteads of the community, along with other structures like schools and cemeteries. The book concludes with detailed census information of the many individual graves and cemeteries of Sugarville. While it contains specific information of the Cole family (complete with various family ...