AMAZON - Like New condition, Hard cover, ISBN 978-9992212868, Author: Eugene W. Smith

An illustrated reference work documenting ocean-going passenger ships, past and contemporary to its publication. Organized by geographic service, it covers transatlantic and transpacific routes, Pacific services via the Panama Canal, Latin America, Africa and the Eastern oceans, and California–Hawaii services. Individual entries generally identify the vessel, operating company, construction details, and subsequent sale or scrapping, where applicable. A chronological pictorial section traces the development of passenger-ship design. Supplementary material includes fleet lists by steamship line, distances between ports, a knots-to-miles-per-hour conversion table, a list of the world’s longest passenger ships, and a comprehensive ship index.

LIBRARY- Soft cover, Excellent condition ISBN 871951185, Author: Indiana Historical Society

A photographic and historical account of historian Reuben Gold Thwaites’s 1894 journey down the Monongahela and Ohio Rivers in the fifteen-foot skiff Pilgrim. Seventy photographs, accompanied by excerpts from his daily notes, document river communities, landscapes, industry, and everyday life along the approximately 1,100-mile route. Essays by Robert L. Reid and Dan Hughes Fuller place the journey and photographs in historical context, exploring Thwaites’s interest in the river’s pioneer past and the significance of his images as records of late-nineteenth-century river culture.

LIBRARY -  Soft cover, Like New condition, ISBN 0-671-22611-8, Author: Joanna Stratton

Drawing on a collection of approximately 800 memoirs gathered by her great-grandmother, Lilla Day Monroe,the author recounts the lives of women on the Kansas frontier from 1854 to 1890. Firsthand recollections interwoven with historical narrative illuminate the challenges of settlement, domestic and farm labor, isolation, extreme weather, and prairie life. The book also explores family and community relationships, schools, churches, frontier towns, and women’s involvement in temperance and suffrage, offering an intimate social history of women’s contributions to frontier settlement. Includes illustrations, bibliographical references, and an index.

LIBRARY - Practical Geealogy - $4.00 (Soft Cover, Excellent condition, ISBN 164611566X, Autho: Brian Sheffey

A beginner‑friendly guide that shows the through the entire process of investigating and documenting your family history in small, manageable steps. It focuses especially on helping researchers work with diverse and sometimes hard‑to‑trace lineages, including families affected by adoption, enslavement, migration, or name changes. The book is structured as 50 short steps that cover core skills: defining your research questions, organizing files, using major online databases, documenting sources, and building a research outline. It also introduces key record types—vital records, censuses, land, immigration, military, financial and church records—and explains how to interpret and correlate them in practice. The layout is designed to be accessible, using clear language, larger fonts, and easy‑to‑read charts and images so that older adults and true beginners can follow along comfortably over time.

LIBRARY - Hard cover, dust jacket, Excellent condition ISBN 0-916489-70-1, Author: Kory L. Meyerink

A comprehensive reference guide to locating, understanding, and using published materials for family history research. Organized into four major sections—background information, finding aids, published original records, and compiled records—the volume examines sources such as research manuals, atlases, vital records, county and family histories, and genealogical periodicals. It explains how and why these sources were created, the information they contain, their strengths and limitations, and where researchers can find them. Chapters include bibliographies; appendices cover CD-ROM resources, major U.S. genealogical libraries, and genealogical publishers and booksellers. Serves as both a practical research handbook and a bibliography of published genealogical resources.

LIBRARY - Soft cover, Excellent condition, ISBN 9781501121470 . Authot: Tim Marshall

The journalist/author examines how geography shapes international politics, national security, and the choices available to world leaders. Through ten regional maps and accompanying essays, he explores how mountains, rivers, oceans, borders, and natural resources influence countries’ strengths, vulnerabilities, and relationships with their neighbors. Drawing on history and contemporary affairs, Marshall shows how physical landscapes help explain conflicts, alliances, economic development, and the global balance of power. Regions covered include Russia, China, the United States, Western Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India and Pakistan, Japan and Korea, Latin America, and the Arctic.

LIBRARY - Soft cover, Excellent condition, ISBN 0916489647, Author: Patricia Law Hatcher

A guide to turning genealogical research into an organized, readable, and attractive family history book. Covers planning and organizing material, writing family narratives, selecting typefaces, applying consistent grammar and punctuation, preparing bibliographies, and incorporating photographs and illustrations. Also addresses page and chapter layout, indexing, and preparing the finished work for printing. Suitable for both first-time authors and experienced genealogists.

AMAZON - Like New condition, Soft cover, ISBN 080630846X.Author: Kip Sperry

A guide to reading and interpreting handwritten documents used in genealogical and historical research. Explains early American handwriting styles, alphabet and letter forms, abbreviations, contractions, and terminology found in wills, deeds, church records, and other historical sources. Nearly 100 sample documents, arranged in increasing difficulty from nineteenth-century to seventeenth-century examples, appear alongside facing-page transcriptions for practice and comparison. Also covers numbers, Roman numerals, historical dating conventions, and the transition from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar. Includes an annotated bibliography.

LIBRARY - Hard cover, Like new condition ISBN 1-59331-166-4, Author: Alice Eichholz

A comprehensive reference guide to genealogical research in the fifty United States and the District of Columbia. Arranged alphabetically by state, entries provide historical background and describe sources for vital, census, land, probate, court, tax, cemetery, church, and military records. Coverage also includes newspapers, manuscript collections, archives, libraries, genealogical societies, and online resources. County and town listings identify record availability, beginning dates, and repositories, while maps help researchers locate relevant jurisdictions. Includes bibliographical references and an index.

LIBRARY - Soft cover, Ex Lib, Excellent condition. ISBN 9781593312992. Author: Patricia Law Hatcher

A guide to tracing ancestors in colonial New England before 1776. The author introduces the historical world in which these ancestors lived and explains the records they left behind, helping family historians navigate the distinctive challenges of colonial-era genealogical research. Includes maps, a chronology, and an extensive list of research resources.

LIBRARY - Hard cover dust jacket, Like New condition, ISBN 9780307701220, Author: Joseph J. Ellis

An account of the pivotal summer of 1776, when the thirteen American colonies declared independence while facing a major British military campaign. The author/historian  interweaves the Continental Congress’s political deliberations with George Washington’s efforts to preserve the Continental Army, showing how decisions on each front shaped the other. Through portraits of Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and British commanders Richard and William Howe, Ellis explores the leadership, uncertainty, and improvisation that marked the nation’s founding.

LIBRARY -  3-ring binder, Good condition Author: Ruth Slevin

A genealogical reference compilation of will records from Ripley County, Indiana, covering 1821–1896. Provides source material for researching county residents, family relationships, and the distribution of estates during the nineteenth century.

LIBRARY - Hard cover, Excellent condition, ISBN 978-1298630636, Author: Ohio Adjutant General's Office

An official military roster identifying Ohio soldiers who served in the War of 1812. Compiled from the Adjutant General’s records, the volume presents unit rolls listing officers and enlisted men by name and rank. Provides a reference for researching individual soldiers, Ohio militia units, and the state’s participation in the war.

LIBRARY - Hard cover, dust jacket, Excellent condition, Ex-Lib, ISBN 9780743299114, Author: Ira Stoll

A biography of Samuel Adams that examines his pivotal role in organizing resistance to British rule and sustaining the American Revolution. Ira Stoll traces Adams’s work as a political writer, revolutionary organizer, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, emphasizing how his deep religious convictions shaped his commitment to liberty. Exploring both his public achievements and personal hardships, the book restores an often-overlooked Founding Father to a central place in the story of American independence.

LIBRARY - Hard cover, Ex-Lib, Excellent condition, ISBN 0880299959. Author: Gordon Donaldson

An illustrated historical survey of Scotland’s monarchy, placing its rulers within the broader history of the nation. Donaldson traces Scotland’s development, its long struggle to maintain independence, and the contributions of Scots to world civilization.

LIBRARY - Soft cover, Excellent condition, Ex Lib, ISBN 882898027, Author: Alwyn James

A practical introduction to tracing Scottish ancestry, this guide explains how to locate and use genealogical records and research services in Scotland. Through the experiences of two Scots whose initial knowledge extended only as far back as their grandparents, James demonstrates step by step how to build a substantial family tree. The book also offers guidance for researchers working from overseas who cannot visit the records in Edinburgh.

LIBRARY - Hard cover, Ex-Lib, no dust cover, Excellent condition, ISBN 760704597, Author: Donald Whyte

An alphabetical reference to Scottish surnames and families, providing historical and geographical information for each name. Designed for readers researching Scottish family history, the volume includes entries for names such as Bruce, Elphinstone, Hozier, Logie, Newland, and Westphalen. Includes an index; 312 pages.

LIBRARY - Soft  cover, Excellent condition, ISBN 963022288, Author: Joanna Campbell Slan

A comprehensive guide to preserving family memories through scrapbooking and journaling. It offers practical tips and techniques for selecting photographs, conducting family interviews, and creating personalized scrapbook pages that tell meaningful stories. The book is well-illustrated with sample pages, making it accessible for both beginners and experienced scrapbookers.

LIBRARY - Soft cover, Good condition, ISBN 1573452300, Author: Anita Young Hallman

A guide to preserving personal memories and family heritage through journals, photographs, scrapbooks, written histories, genealogical records, heirlooms, and electronic media. Addresses multiple approaches to recording life experiences and maintaining family collections for future generations.

LIBRARY - Soft Cover, Ex Lib, Excellent condition, ISBN 1526780291, Author: Chris Paton

A guide to sharing genealogical research online and collaborating with relatives and fellow researchers. Genealogist Chris Paton explores organizations, social media, software platforms, and online publishing options for presenting family histories and connecting with others. He explains how these connections can help solve ancestral mysteries through shared stories, privately held family documents, and DNA information.

AMAZON - Like new condition, Soft cover, ISBN 801850967, Author: Alan M. Kraut

A history of the relationship between immigration, public health, and prejudice in the United States. The author examines how immigrant communities became associated with disease—from Irish immigrants blamed for cholera in 1832 and Chinese immigrants stigmatized during San Francisco’s 1900 plague outbreak to Haitians associated with AIDS in the 1980s. He explores how fears of contagion and claims of genetic inferiority shaped immigration restrictions, medical care, workplaces, and schools. Combining immigration history with the history of medicine, Kraut also traces immigrants’ responses to American health practices, the work of immigrant physicians, and the creation of hospitals and other community-supported health services. Drawing on government records, photographs, letters, and personal accounts, the book considers both the realities of illness and the use of disease fears to justify exclusion.

LIBRARY - Soft cover, Good condition, ISBN 9781426219726, Author: Anne Seagraves

An illustrated history of prostitution in the American West, exploring the lives of women ranging from prominent madams and well-supported courtesans to women subjected to poverty and sexual slavery. Through individual accounts of figures such as Molly b’Dam, Mattie Silks, and Chicago Joe, Seagraves examines the varied circumstances and experiences of women in the frontier sex trade. Rare historical photographs accompany the text.

LIBRARY - Soft cover, Excellent condition, ISBN 9780913857052, Author: George K. Schweitzer

A guide to researching Tennessee family history, covering the state’s historical background, types of genealogical records, and locations where records may be consulted. Includes county-by-county information on county formation and available research sources.

LIBRARY - Hard cover, dust jacket, Like New condition, ISBN 1-57322-149, Authors: Phillip and Peter Kunhardt

An extensively illustrated exploration of the American presidency, profiling the presidents from George Washington through Bill Clinton. Organized thematically rather than chronologically, the book groups presidents by shared personal characteristics, leadership styles, and challenges in office. Drawing on historical documents, presidential writings, and interviews, it examines how individual personalities shaped the office and influenced American history. A companion volume to the PBS documentary series.

LIBRARY - Hard cover ,dust jacket, Excellent condition, ISBN 965369307, Author: Daniel J. Boorstin

The author explores how Americans developed a distinctive national character through the practical experience of building communities and moving across the continent. His subjects include versatile New Englanders, people repeatedly on the move, and “boosters”—promoters of growing communities. The emphasis is on the people who shaped the country and were themselves shaped by its opportunities and circumstances, rather than simply a sequence of presidents and political events.The underlying question is how people spread across a vast and changing country came to see themselves as a nation. Community-building, mobility, ingenuity, and the search for a shared identity connect the book’s many stories.

LIBRARY - Soft cover, Good condition, ISBN 9780312194390, Author: Margaret George

A historical novel presented as the imagined memoirs of Henry VIII, interspersed with irreverent commentary by his jester and confidant, Will Somers. Henry recounts his six marriages, his consuming desire for a male heir, and the political and religious upheavals of his reign, including England’s break with Rome. Through the king’s own perspective and his fool’s contrasting observations, The author portrays a complex ruler whose intellectual and artistic passions coexist with ambition, vanity, and ruthlessness. Despite its title, the book is fiction, not an actual autobiography.

LIBRARY - Soft cover, Excellent condition. AUTHOR: Finn A. Thomsen

A practical introductory guide to tracing Danish family history, it provides essential information for beginning researchers, including Danish personal names, common genealogical vocabulary, maps and place references, and guidance to useful handbooks, archives, and genealogical societies. The book is especially useful for locating and interpreting Danish records and for connecting Danish ancestors to emigration research.

LIBRARY - Hard cover, dust jacket, Very Good condition, ISBN 9780312378905, Author: Dan Waddell

A novel - When a mutilated body is discovered in a London graveyard, Detective Chief Inspector Grant Foster finds a cryptic sequence of letters and numbers carved into the victim’s skin. The clue leads police to genealogist Nigel Barnes, whose research uncovers a connection to murders committed more than a century earlier. As more victims appear, Barnes must trace the tangled family histories linking past and present before the killer strikes again.

LIBRARY - Soft cover, Good condition, ISBN 9780743272513, Author: Philippa Gregory

In the treacherous court of Henry VIII, three women struggle to secure their futures beneath the shadow of Anne Boleyn’s execution. Anne of Cleves arrives in England to become the king’s fourth wife, hoping to escape her unhappy home. Young Katherine Howard captures Henry’s attention, drawn toward a crown whose dangers she scarcely understands. Meanwhile, Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, returns to royal service haunted by her role in the downfall of her husband and sister-in-law. Told through their alternating perspectives, the novel follows ambition, betrayal, and the struggle for survival as royal favor becomes a deadly gamble.

LIBRARY - Hard cover,Excellent condition, Ex-Lib, ISBN 0-760723664, Author: Iain Zaczek

An illustrated guide to Scottish given names for boys and girls, exploring their origins, pronunciations, meanings, and associated legends. The book reflects Scotland’s Celtic, Viking, and French influences and includes a glossary of Scottish kings and queens.

LIBRARY - Soft cover, Like new condition ,ISBN 0-8063-1515-6, Author: Christina K. Schaefer

A guide to genealogical research resources in Washington, D.C., and the surrounding national capital area. Identifies major repositories—including the National Archives, Library of Congress, Daughters of the American Revolution Library, and National Genealogical Society—and describes their holdings and services for family historians. Includes illustrations, maps, a bibliography, and an index.

LIBRARY - Soft cover, Good condition ,ISBN 345407865, Author: Alison Weir

A collective biography of Henry VIII’s children—Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I—and his great-niece, Lady Jane Grey, tracing their intertwined lives from Henry’s death in 1547 to Elizabeth’s accession in 1558. Drawing on contemporary letters, journals, and state papers, Weir explores how family rivalries, religious differences, and struggles over the succession shaped their relationships and England’s history. The narrative emphasizes the personalities and private lives behind the turbulent Tudor monarchy.

LIBRARY - Soft cover, Excellent condition ISBN 9780736952910, Author: Ron Rhodes

An updated and expanded reference guide to the origins, beliefs, leaders, and distinctive practices of Christian denominations, focusing primarily on church families in America. Entries explain how denominations began, summarize their teachings about God, the Bible, and the church, and provide membership statistics and distinguishing characteristics. Written for general readers, the book helps readers compare Christian traditions, understand denominational differences, and explore churches outside their own backgrounds.

LIBRARY-  - $4.00 (Soft cover, Like new condition, ISBN 00286431941, Author: Christine Rose and Kay Germain Ingalls

An accessible guide to tracing family history, covering how to begin research, interview relatives, locate family records, and organize findings. Explains how to use online resources, libraries, census records, courthouse documents, newspapers, cemeteries, and military records to uncover ancestral information. Includes guidance on evaluating conflicting evidence, maintaining accurate records, and placing ancestors’ lives in historical context. Suitable for beginning genealogists and researchers expanding their skills.

LIBRARY - Hardcover, Very Good condition, ISBN 0080284914, Author: Mairi Robinson

A comprehensive reference to the Scots language, bringing together historical and modern vocabulary in a single volume. Entries provide English meanings, variant spellings, pronunciations, grammatical information, and details of when and where words are used. Idioms, phrases, and etymologies illuminate the language’s development while offering insights into Scottish life and culture. A useful resource for readers, writers, students, and anyone interested in Scotland’s linguistic heritage.

LIBRARY - Soft cover, Excellent condition, ISBN 0471146544, Authors: Lloyd J. Jassin and Steven C. Schechter

A practical reference for writers, editors, and publishers navigating copyright permissions and libel concerns when preparing manuscripts and multimedia works for publication. Written in accessible, jargon-free language, the handbook explains how to determine whether material is in the public domain, evaluate fair use, locate rights holders, negotiate permissions, and reduce the risk of libel claims. It covers the use of quotations, photographs, fine art, motion-picture stills, song lyrics, and other copyrighted materials. Sample documents include permission letters, interview and model releases, work-made-for-hire agreements, copyright assignments, and photograph licenses.

LIBRARY - Soft cover,Very Good condition, ISBN 9781440570681, Author: Kimberly Powell

A practical guide to researching family history using online resources. Explains how to search genealogy websites and free databases, interpret census data and other online records, organize and share family-history information, and connect with other genealogists through social media. Includes tips on genealogy apps and digital tools to help readers trace ancestors and build a family tree.

LIBRARY - Soft  cover, Excellent condition, ISBN 1440330654, Author: James M. Beidler

A guide to tracing family roots in Germany and other German-speaking regions of Europe. Explains how to identify immigrant ancestors, determine their places of origin, and locate and interpret genealogical records. Covers German history and geography; language, surnames, and given names; civil registration; church, census, court, and military records; and printed sources. Includes strategies for researching German-speaking populations outside Germany, combining evidence, and overcoming research obstacles.

LIBRARY -  Soft Cover, Ex Lib, Excellent condition, ISBN 1558706755, Author: Nevius, Erin and Family Tree Magazine

A practical genealogy reference for researching European ancestry. The guide introduces online and print resources, explains how to locate relevant records, and discusses traditions and historical events that may affect family-history research. It describes ways to obtain information through the Internet and correspondence, as well as through on-site research when remote options have been exhausted.

LIBRARY - Soft cover, Like New condition, ISBN 978-1-4403-00578, Author: Blaine T. Bettinger

An illustrated, plain-language guide to using DNA testing in family-history research. It explains how to choose an appropriate test, compare testing companies, and interpret results, including ethnicity estimates and potential relative matches. Diagrams, case studies, comparison guides, and research forms help readers understand genetic inheritance, organize findings, and use third-party analysis tools such as GEDmatch. The book also addresses how adoptees and others with limited knowledge of their ancestry can use DNA to explore family connections.

LIBRARY - Soft cover, Good condition, ISBN 9781440311932, Author: Marsha Hoffman Rising

A guide to overcoming genealogical research roadblocks, this book presents strategies for locating elusive ancestors and evaluating difficult evidence. Topics include finding substitutes for lost or destroyed records, locating vital information before civil registration, identifying people missing from censuses, tracing ancestors before 1850, and distinguishing individuals who share the same name. Case studies illustrate how to analyze research problems and develop effective research plans. 

LIBRARY - Soft cover, Good condition ISBN 0691005990, Author Jill K Conway

This guide offers an insightful exploration of women’s lives in 18th- and 19th-century America. It examines domestic roles, education, labor, reform efforts, and the pursuit of social and political rights, illustrating how women both shaped and were influenced by the development of the nation. Combining historical analysis with primary sources, it serves as a valuable resource for understanding the diverse experiences of American women in this transformative period.

LIBRARY - Soft cover, Good condition ISBN 1-55870-651, Author: Emily Croom

A guide for family historians ready to move beyond basic genealogical research. Explains how to locate, access, and use a wide variety of U.S. records, including territorial papers, fire insurance maps, and materials held in archives and law libraries. Sample records, research examples, and success stories illustrate effective methods, while three in-depth case studies demonstrate how multiple sources can be combined to solve genealogical problems. Includes an extensive index.

LIBRARY - Soft cover, Like New, ISBN 9781458301550, Author: Lisa Louise Cooke

A guide to using Google’s free online tools for genealogy research. Step-by-step instructions and illustrated examples explain how to refine searches, locate historical books and newspaper articles, translate foreign-language material, and find images and videos related to family history. The book also explores using Google Earth to identify ancestral locations, view historic maps, and organize and share family-history discoveries. Designed as a reference for researchers seeking more effective ways to trace their ancestors online.

LIBRARY - Soft cover, Ex-lib, Excellent condition, ISBN 084202865X, Author: Thomas Jay Kemp

A reference guide to full-text genealogical and historical books available on the internet. The volume identifies thousands of family genealogies, biographies, and local histories, helping researchers locate online publications relevant to family-history research. The book documents online resources available around its publication in 2000; it is a guide to those resources rather than a collection of the full-text books themselves.

LIBRARY - Hard cover, dust jacket, Excellent condition. ISBN 0-7621-0308-6, Author: Ellen Galford

A resource designed to help readers track down their ancestors. The book provides tools for both traditional and contemporary research methods, explaining how to use public archives, the World Wide Web, and digital resources to find lost relatives. It covers practical advice for interviewing relatives, understanding official records, and maximizing data from census returns, wills, and deeds, while also offering special guidelines for ethnic searches.

LIBRARY- Hard cover, Very Good Condition, Dust Jacket, ISBN 1-932088008, Author: Everton Publishers

A reference guide to genealogical research in the United States, organized around state and county records. Includes state histories, county formation and historical jurisdiction information—including counties that no longer exist—and guidance on locating and requesting vital and other genealogical records. Provides contact information for libraries, archives, repositories, and historical and genealogical societies, along with bibliographies, detailed county maps, and more than 120 migration-trail maps. Also includes research information for nineteen foreign countries.

LIRARY - Hard cover dust jacket, Excellent condition, ISBN 786863447, Author: Michael Coffey

An illustrated account of the Irish-American experience, tracing immigration and community life from the Great Famine through roughly 150 years of American history. Historical narrative, photographs, essays, and personal reflections explore the institutions that shaped Irish-American identity, including the parish, politics, and work.

LIBRARY - Hard cover, dust jacket, Excellent condition, ISBN 9780345453211, Author: Alison Weir

The author examines the downfall of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife, focusing on her imprisonment in the Tower of London, trial, and execution in May 1536. Drawing on contemporary sources, she reassesses the evidence against Anne and explores the political intrigues surrounding her fate, including the roles of Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell. This nonfiction account separates popular myths from historical evidence to investigate how and why the queen was brought down.

LIBRARY – Soft cover, Good condition, ISBN 345425502, Author: Alison Weir

A biography exploring the personal life and character of Queen Elizabeth I within the political world of her reign. Weir examines the queen’s relationships with Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester; her suitors and advisers; and Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex. Against a background of court intrigue, religious conflict, and war, the book considers Elizabeth’s decision not to marry and the connections between her private feelings and public responsibilities. Drawing on contemporary accounts, Weir seeks to distinguish the woman from the myths surrounding the Virgin Queen.