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On the Bookshe f NEW BOOKS FOR GENEALOGISTS
SCo m p il e d by Le l a n d K. Mei tz ler
Send us a copy of your genealogical or local history book
and we will list it in this magazine along with the information
you provide. We may add our comments or edit yours,
if we deem it necessary. Do not expect critical reviews in
this publication. There are numerous scholarly periodicals
that can do that for you. Send your book to the Book Editor,
The Genealogical Helper, PO Box 830, Bountiful,
UT 84011. Then, send an email attachment to Leland@
everton.com with the title, author, copyright date, physical
dimensions, number of pages, hard or soft cover, index
or none, item number (if any), and ISBN (if any), cost of
book, shipping cost, and location where the book can be
purchased, and finally a full description of the book—in
that order. Include your website as well as physical address
if applicable. Books received will be placed in the Everton
Library Collection in Logan, Utah upon publication of the
announcement.
Genealogies and Family Histories
The Keeney Family from Coast to
Coast; an Informal History of the
Ancestors and Descendants of George
Keeney of Newport, Rhode Island
Compiled by Karyl Keeney
Hubbard and Sandra Keeney
Pattok, 2008. Published by
Gateway Press, 6x9; 330 pp,
softcover, fully indexed. Order
from Karyl Hubbard,
824 Pan Vista Dr. Omak,
WA 98841, or Sandi Pattok,
2114 Island Dr. Hastings, MI
49058. $35.00 postpaid.
The history of the family
line of George Keeney, born
Newport, Rhode Island, 1766.
Includes his line back to William Kenie/Keeney of
New London, Connecticut and follows the family
through Ontario, Canada, Michigan, and California.
Includes source notes, some illustrations, maps,
charts, family pictures, bios, and obituaries.
The Hausmann, Petri, Fleischmann,
Ahner, Neunuebel, Oeth, Boehm,
and Schlegel Families
Compiled by Priscilla Wright Hausmann; 2008;
11x8; 226 pp, hardcover, indexed. LOC# 2008928233.
Send check for $56.00, which includes postage, to
Priscilla W. Hausmann, 1311 Stonewood Circle,
West Bend, Wisconsin 53095.
How-To
A genealogy of these local
families who came to America
in the mid 1800s. Contains a
large photo gallery and large
addenda. Probably the only
published genealogy containing
these local names from
Washington and Ozaukee
Counties, Wisconsin. Published
in 2008 by Tennessee
Valley Publishing Company.
A Genealogist’s Guide to Discovering
Your African-American Ancestors
By Franklin Carter Smith &
Emily Anne Croom; 2003; Reprinted
2008 by GPC; 8.5x11;
256 pp; softbound. Order from
the publisher at: Genealogical
Publishing Company, 3600
Clipper Mill Road, Suite 260,
Baltimore, MD 21211; or www.
genealogical.com; GPC5455;
ISBN: 9780806317885; $34.95
plus $4.00 p&h.
How do you approach the unique challenges of
African-American genealogy How can you make
the most of your research time and effort Join expert
genealogists Franklin Carter Smith and Emily Anne
Croom to explore successful strategies for getting
started and moving beyond the basics.
Using examples, illustrations, and case studies, A
Genealogist’s Guide to Discovering Your African-American
Ancestors shows you how to
• Gather and preserve your family’s special oral
and social history
• Research census records, especially the important
1870 census
• Use African-American-specific sources, including
the Freedmen’s Bureau and Freedman’s
Bank records
• Work with and evaluate county and federal
records.
This book is unique because it includes methods
for successful research in slavery-era records as well
as strategies to help you identify your ancestors’
slaveholder and slaveholding family. Case studies
from various states and time periods tell the stories
of real families whose lives were recorded in public
records that you too can use. Discovering your family
history can be a powerful experience that also allows
you to create a special legacy for your loved ones.
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