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INTERESTING BOOKS SHARED AT THE JANUARY 14, 2008 GRIVA LUNCHEON
Collected and Edited by Patricia A. Dickens
Genealogical Research Institute of Virginia
INTERESTING BOOKS SHARED AT THE JANUARY 14, 2008 GRIVA LUNCHEON
Collected and Edited by Patricia A. Dickens
Abraham's Children: Race, Identity and the DNA of the Chosen People: Jewish Genealogy and Bible History, 2007. By John Entine. Includes names and locations. ISBN-13: 978-0446580632
Berkeley County (West) Virginia Deeds and Wills Abstracts: Deed Books 1-5: 1772-1781, Will Books 1-3: 1772-1805, 1999. By Larry G. Shuck. Closson Press. Abstracts from court records with index. ISBN-10: 1-55856-318-0
Bound Away: Virginia and the Westward Movement, 2000. By David Hatcher and James C. Kelly. University of Virginia Press (www.upress.virginia.edu). Patterns of people and families as they moved west in Virginia and then further west. Great maps and illustrations. ISBN-13: 978-0813917740
Inhabitants of Frederick County Maryland, Volume 2, 1749 – 1800, reprint 2001. By Stefanie R. Shaffer. Willow Bend Books. Abstracts from court records with index. ISBN-10: 1-58549-512-3
Gallop: A Scanimation Picture Book, 2007. By Rufus Butler Seder. Workman Publishing Company. A really fun children’s book where horses gallop, etc., on the page. ISBN-13: 978-0761147633
Genealogical Writing in the 21st Century: a Guide to Register Style and More, 2006. Edited by Michael J. Leclerc and Henry B. Huff. New England Historic Genealogy Society (www.newenglandsociety.org). Chapter 7 is the most helpful on how to simply use Microsoft Word in writing for Genealogy reports and articles. It is best with earlier forms of Microsoft Word but can be adapted to the latest Word. ISBN-13: 978-0880821995
History of Halifax County in Southern Virginia: 1752-2007, 2007. Halifax County Heritage Books, P.O. Box 383, South Boston, VA 24592 (http://www.county-heritage.com/va/halifax/). Covers history, genealogy, buildings and all aspects of life in that area over the 200+ years.
Numbering Your Genealogy, 1999. By Curran, Crane and Wray. National Genealogical Society. A reference aid for formatting genealogies. ISBN-13: 978-0915156641
Saxons, Vikings and Celts: the Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland, paperback, 2007. By Bryan Sykes. W.W. Norton. The report of the results of a DNA survey of 10,000 volunteers conducted on the British Isles. By Oxford University. ISBN-13: 978-0393330755. Also available in an MP3 CD edition, ISBN-13: 978-1400153350
Virginia Genealogy: Sources and Resources, paperback, 2005. (Original book in 1993.) By Carol McGinnis. Genealogical Publishing Company. A lengthy (sorted) list and descriptions of the location of genealogy records and the types of information that are available at various locations. ISBN-13: 978-0806313795