Book & Product Reviews
Here you will find in-depth reviews of books I feel are helpful in the genealogy realm. I am building this section so please check back I will have alot of reviews and excerpts up soon. Thank you!
Bedlam South Review  Bedlam South is written by Mark Grisham and David Donaldson. Since I love history and heard this had a Civil War background, I was excited about reading this novel. While the Civil War is the background for this novel, you are also engrossed in a suspenseful, exciting set of characters. Census Substitutes & State Census Records  William Dollarhide released his genealogical research book,“Census Substitutes & State Census Records,Volume 1(Eastern States)and Volume 2(Western States). There have been many times my ancestors could not be found,so I was excited to find this new, informative book to help in my research.
Early Families of the Memphis Area - Needs Help  Descendants of Early Settlers Of Shelby and Adjoining Counties Announce NEW BOOK! EARLY FAMILIES OF THE MEMPHIS AREA
Help us get this new book to print by Christmas! Grandduchy of Baden Book Review  Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Grandduchy of Baden, second edition, written by Kevan M. Hansen is part of a series compiled to make accessing German records easier. “Its purpose is to aid in identifying what church records to search if a specific town is known", plus much more. Italian and Sicilian Books  I thought this was a good list of books for Italian and Sicilian History. Italian and Sicilian Immigration Books  These are a list of books about Italian and Sicilian Immigration. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler Book Review  Kindred is a look into the past. Dana, a young African American woman, finds herself, with her white husband,in the mid 1800's slave era sent to save her ancestor from death - so she would be born. This novel very vividly puts us into the slavery era and shows how strong black families survived. Netbook Review  Cheryl Rothwell, Illinois Gen Web coordinator, gives her review of Netbooks. Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia Review  Patricia Neely-Dorsey has written a beautiful book of Southern poetry, "Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia". Perfect for anyone who lives in the South or has any connections there; her poetry brings life to the Southern way. This book of poetry would make a wonderful gift idea! Review of Civil War Era by Dollarhide  William Dollarhide's Civil War Era “identifies the places to look and documents to be found for ancestors during the decade, 1861-1869, as well as post-war veterans. The volume is laid out first by nation-wide name lists and then by state listings in alphabetical order”. They Came in Ships Book Review  John P. Colletta's book, "They Came in Ships", is a wonderful tool in discovering the arrival records your immmigrant ancestors took.
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