Celebrity Family Trees
Author: Ed Wright
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9780760783122
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"If you thought the rich and famous were weird, wait till you meet their relatives"--Back cover
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The Book of Family Trees
Author: Kari Hauge
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Published: 2018-09-26
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781786032973
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Explore the fascinating family histories of Ada Lovelace, Charlotte Bronte, John F Kennedy, and many more with 30 family trees from around the world. This accessible, visually-stunning compendium of family trees features some of history's most loved -- and loathed -- famous faces and is great fun for the whole family to explore. Genealogy and history combine to make a fascinating, fact-filled treasury of family trees belonging to famous people throughout the ages.
Finding Your Famous {& Infamous} Ancestors
Author: Rhonda Mcclure
Publisher: Betterway Books
Published: 2003-11-15
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781558706545
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Am I related to someone famous?" is one of the first questions many people want to know when they become interested in genealogy. In fact, this question often sparks people to begin the climb up their family tree. Or, they might receive offers through the mail for their "family crest," complete with a generic summary of their family name, then wonder if they could be descended from royalty.Finding Your Famous {and Infamous} Ancestors is the first book of its kind to show readers how to find out if they are really related to someone famous or infamous, or if they descend from royalty, and how to separate family myths from facts. All levels of researchers will find helpful instruction in this fun-to-read genealogy guidebook, and it will entice dabblers in family history to get hooked onto a lifelong hobby.Readers will learn how to begin the task of finding their connection to a celebrity by combining traditional research techniques with new advances and resources available on the Internet. Celebrity case studies, both contemporary and historic, will help them learn how to get the most out of genealogical resources, including where to find the information, what to look for when using it and how to take what is found and move to the next step in the research process.It's a fun, beginner-friendly way of helping people discover the truth about their past, perfect for genealogists and non-genealogists alike!
The Famous Family Trees
Author: Kari Hauge
Publisher: Lincoln Children's Books
Published: 2018-10-09
Total Pages: 63
ISBN-13: 1786032260
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Explore the fascinating family histories of Ada Lovelace, Charlotte Bronte, John F Kennedy, and many more with 30 family trees from around the world. This accessible, visually-stunning compendium of family trees features some of history’s most loved — and loathed — famous faces and is great fun for the whole family to explore. Genealogy and history combine to make a fascinating, fact-filled treasury of family trees belonging to famous people throughout the ages.
The Famous Family Trees
Author: Kari Hauge
Publisher:
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 63
ISBN-13: 9781786039989
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Shaking the Family Tree
Author: Buzzy Jackson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2010-07-06
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 1439149267
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →“WHO ARE YOU AND WHERE DO YOU COME FROM? ” As a historian, Buzzy Jackson thought she knew the answers to these simple questions—that is, until she took a look at her scrawny family tree. With a name like Jackson (the twentieth most common American surname), she knew she must have more relatives and more family history out there, somewhere. Her first visit to the Boulder Genealogy Society brought her more questions than answers . . . but it also gave her a tantalizing peek into the fascinating (and enormous) community of family-tree huggers and after-hours Alex Haleys. In Shaking the Family Tree, Jackson dives headfirst into her family gene pool: flying cross-country to locate an ancient family graveyard, embarking on a weeklong genealogy Caribbean cruise, and even submitting her DNA for testing to try to find her Jacksons. And in the process of researching her own family lore (Who was Bullwhip Jackson?) she meets legions of other genealogy buffs who are as interesting as they are driven—from the boy who saved his allowance so he could order his great-grandfather’s death certificate to the woman who spends her free time documenting the cemeteries of Colorado ghost towns. Through Jackson’s research she connects with distant relatives, traces her roots back more than 250 years and in the process comes to discover—genetically, historically, and emotionally—the true meaning of “family” for herself.
Celebritrees
Author: Margi Preus
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Published: 2011-03-01
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13: 1429991496
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Some trees have lived many lifetimes, standing as silent witnesses to history. Some are remarkable for their age and stature; others for their usefulness. A bristlecone pine tree in California has outlived man by almost 4,000 years; a baobab tree in Australia served as a prison for Aboriginal prisoners at the turn of the twentieth century; and a major oak in England was used as a hiding place for Robin Hood and his men (or so the story goes...). The fourteen trees in this book have earned the title "Celebritrees" for their global fame and significance. Both in fact and in legend, these fascinating trees remind us not only how much pleasure trees bring, but what they can tell us about history.
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Trace Your Roots with DNA
Author: Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak
Publisher: Rodale Books
Published: 2004-10-07
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 1609616162
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Written by two of the country's top genealogists, this is the first book to explain how new and groundbreaking genetic testing can help you research your ancestry According to American Demographics, 113 million Americans have begun to trace their roots, making genealogy the second most popular hobby in the country (after gardening). Enthusiasts clamor for new information from dozens of subscription-based websites, email newsletters, and magazines devoted to the subject. For these eager roots-seekers looking to take their searches to the next level, DNA testing is the answer. After a brief introduction to genealogy and genetics fundamentals, the authors explain the types of available testing, what kind of information the tests can provide, how to interpret the results, and how the tests work (it doesn't involve digging up your dead relatives). It's in expensive, easy to do, and the results are accurate: It's as simple as swabbing the inside of your cheek and popping a sample in the mail. Family lore has it that a branch of our family emigrated to Argentina and now I've found some people there with our name. Can testing tell us whether we're from the same family? My mother was adopted and doesn't know her ethnicity. Are there any tests available to help her learn about her heritage? I just discovered someone else with my highly unusual surname. How can we find out if we have a common ancestor? These are just a few of the types of genealogical scenarios readers can pursue. The authors reveal exactly what is possible-and what is not possible-with genetic testing. They include case studies of both famous historial mysteries and examples of ordinary folks whose exploration of genetic genealogy has enabled them to trace their roots.
Home Waters
Author: John N. Maclean
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2021-06-01
Total Pages: 227
ISBN-13: 0062944614
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →“Beautiful. ... A lyrical companion to his father’s classic, A River Runs through It, chronicling their family’s history and bond with Montana’s Blackfoot River.” —Washington Post A "poetic" and "captivating" (Publishers Weekly) memoir about the power of place to shape generations, Home Waters is John N. Maclean's remarkable chronicle of his family's century-long love affair with Montana's majestic Blackfoot River, the setting for his father's classic novella, A River Runs through It. Maclean returns annually to the simple family cabin that his grandfather built by hand, still in search of the trout of a lifetime. When he hooks it at last, decades of longing promise to be fulfilled, inspiring John, reporter and author, to finally write the story he was born to tell. A book that will resonate with everyone who feels deeply rooted to a landscape, Home Waters is a portrait of a family who claimed a river, from one generation to the next, of how this family came of age in the 20th century and later as they scattered across the country, faced tragedy and success, yet were always drawn back to the waters that bound them together. Here are the true stories behind the beloved characters fictionalized in A River Runs through It, including the Reverend Maclean, the patriarch who introduced the family to fishing; Norman, who balanced a life divided between literature and the tug of the rugged West; and tragic yet luminous Paul (played by Brad Pitt in Robert Redford’s film adaptation), whose mysterious death has haunted the family and led John to investigate his uncle’s murder and reveal new details in these pages. A universal story about nature, family, and the art of fly fishing, Maclean’s memoir beautifully captures the inextricable ways our personal histories are linked to the places we come from—our home waters. Featuring twelve wood engravings by Wesley W. Bates and a map of the Blackfoot River region.
