Books for Sale
Book/CD/Equipment Sale: 60 Laird Crescent, Regina, SK
I have donated my Regina Henderson
Directories collection to the Saskatoon Branch of the Saskatchewan Genealogical
Society. I have many friends in that branch, and they have supported me in the
past, so this is my little way of saying "Thanks".
There are some excellent articles
for sale
which I will attempt to get listed here as time allows. If there are any you are
interested in, please let me know by email
or phone 306-545-3357.
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EQUIPMENT
Scanner - Canon CanoScan 3000ex
A thousand great uses. Three easy buttons.
You probably have hundreds of old family photos. Here's
the good news. You can scan one at a time, or just arrange multiple photos on
the glass, and select Multi-Scan. Scan photos, documents, or pages from a book
into your computer for safe keeping, printing, saving to CD, or emailing to
relatives. Canons advanced Z-lid, with a double hinge, allows easy
scanning of thick documents and books. It delivers clean, colorful scans with a
maximum 1200 x 2400 colour dpi resolution and 48-bit colour depth, for over 281
trillion possible colours. Perfect condition. I paid $175.00. Special
$50.00
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Dresden Today Dresden Heute
[Germany]
Organized as a trip around the city, this book highlights the best of the new
and old around Dresden's various districts. Aerial photographs show how
Dresden's unique situation among the hills and the Elbe River have informed its
distinctive infrastructure and offer breathtaking views.
This colourful tour through the districts of contemporary Dresden offers many
unique perspectives of the city's numerous architectural gems, from Saxon and
Baroque masterpieces to the world's most attractive automobile plant. Although
much of Dresden's buildings were destroyed during the tragic bombing in 1945,
the city has experienced a glorious rebirth, rebuilding many of the damaged
structures while creating entirely new and inspiring ultra-modern ones.
Organized as a trip around the city, this book uses double-page spreads to
highlight the best of the new and old around Dresden's various districts. Aerial
photographs show how Dresden's unique situation among the hills and the Elbe
River have informed its distinctive infrastructure and offer breathtaking views
of Switzerland and the neighbouring mountains. A map of the route makes this
compact book an ideal travel companion. Written in both German and English. New $45.00. In pristine condition $10.00
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English Origins of New England Families 1500s-1800s
[England, USA, Mayflower]
This is CD#181 from Family Tree Maker's Family Archives. This comprehensive
resource traces family histories back to their English roots, some as far back
as the 11th century. The family histories collected here represent some of the
most sought-after immigrant origin articles ever published in The New England
Historical and Genealogical Register. In all, more than 143,000 individuals are
referenced here. A sizable number of articles provide information on clusters on
nearly-related immigrants or an all settlers with a given surname. Other notable
inclusions are articles covering over 50 of the 125 New England immigrants of
royal descent and those dealing with Mayflower passengers, colony founders, and
clergymen. In this collection, you'll find baptismal and birth records, death
and probate records, marriage records, and family histories.
Retails at $39.99US + taxes + shipping. My Special pricing at $20.00CA
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Local History Books
- these
books are wonderful, chock-full of family and community history, and generally
out-of-print so impossible to find. New prices ranged up to $85. 00. My pricing
$10.00 each and I have only one each.
Saskatchewan
Marquis Memories
Dirt Hills
Kipling & District
Terrell 101
Manitoba
Pilot Mound
Alberta
Beaver Lodge to the Rockies Supplement
Peace Country Heritage (history of the area)
Ontario
A History of MInto Township
Books of special interest
Leaves from the Life of a Pioneer
autobiography of Emil Julius Meilicke who was born in Germany 1852, emigrated to
the USA settling in Wisconsin and Minnesota, before making his way to
Saskatchewan in 1901. His success at farming in an area which had been
considered unfit for agriculture was instrumental in attracting hundreds of
other settlers to the region. It is a fascinating book. Through his articulate
remembrance we are able to gain insights into the thinking of the people
who laid the foundation for the society which we have inherited.
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1881 British Census and National
Index CD's
The set of 25 CDs contains the British Census and its
National Index which means you can search through the index even if you have no
idea where your family was living in 1881. It includes information for the
following: England, Wales, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, and the Royal
Navy. It also includes Scotland which is otherwise only available on pay sites! The Family History Resource File Viewer in included. Priced at $10.00
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Irish Towns A GUIDE TO SOURCES
edited by Nolan and Simms
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Irish Towns: A Guide to
Sources consists of ten chapters by specialist authors on the
cartographic, documentary, material and literary sources available
for the study of Irish towns and their inhabitants through the
centuries. Each chapter is amply illustrated with both line-drawings
and photographs and also has a detailed bibliography. The book is
enhanced by the inclusion of an extensive list of publications
arranged by theme and town, respectively, as an appendix.
- Chapter one begins with an introduction
to the development of towns in Ireland, a short guide to the major
repositories and a review of the territorial divisions by which
town sources were organized.
- Chapter two is concerned with maps,
prints, drawings and photographs.
- Chapter three examines the built
environment as a source.
- Chapter four discusses medieval and
plantation records.
- Chapter five reviews the records of
local and central government from c.1600.
- Chapter six assesses estate records.
- Chapter seven looks at records from the
various religious denominations.
- Chapter eight stresses the importance of
newspapers, directories and gazetteers.
- Chapter nine draws in literary works in
Irish and English.
- Chapter ten provides examples of how two
scholars, Anngret Simms and Frank McCorry, pursued research in the
towns of Kells, County Meath, and Lurgan, County Armagh,
respectively.
Excellent book 249 pp, 93 illustrations. No
tax, no shipping if picked up. $25.00
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A Guide to IRISH PARISH REGISTERS
by Brian Mitchell
This work tells you which Irish parish registers exist
(all denominations), their starting dates, and where and how they can be
located, and it links them to Griffith's Valuation of Ireland, the great survey
of property holders taken between 1848 and 1864.
The civil parish, rather than the church parish, was the basic unit for the
administration of records in Ireland. Most important Irish records--parish
records of birth, marriage, and death, for instance, and Griffith's
Valuation--are either organized along civil parish lines or, as in the case of
Catholic parish records, which are organized by diocese, can be tied into civil
parish records for further research.
In this book you'll find the location of churches of all denominations,
including Roman Catholic, as well as the earliest date of their registers. In
tabular form, in alphabetical order in each of the thirty-two counties, is the
name of the civil parish; the name of the Church of Ireland parish (if
different), and the earliest baptism entry in the registers; the Roman Catholic
parish and the earliest baptism or marriage entry in the registers; the
Presbyterian congregation and its earliest baptism entries; and, if registers of
dissenting churches are extant (Quaker, Methodist, Congregationalist, Baptist,
etc.), it gives the beginning of their registers. It also provides map
references to Mr. Mitchell's new Genealogical Atlas of Ireland and to the maps accompanying the householders'
index to Griffith's Valuation. This makes parish records and Griffith's
Valuation compatible, for they can be identified by the same administrative
division--the civil parish.
My pricing $25.00
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Tracing your IRISH ANCESTORS: the
complete guide. Second edition
Professional Irish genealogist John
Grenham has written a book that combines all the best features of a textbook
and a reference book, a book that carefully explains the elements of Irish
research while at the same time providing an indispensable body of source
materials for immediate use. Thus in Part l the most basic genealogical
sources are gathered together and discussed in light of a research project,
while in Part 2 sources which have a more advanced application are examined.
And in Part 3 there is a reference guide to a comprehensive range of
materials including county source lists, printed family histories, and
church records.
Here are some of the highlights of
Tracing Your Irish Ancestors: Maps of all Catholic parishes, checklist of
sources for wills and testamentary records, list of manuscripts in the
Genealogical Office in Dublin, itemization of passenger and emigration
lists, various county by county source lists, complete listing of family
histories in the National Library of Ireland, complete listing of all Church
of Ireland parish registers, and a listing of Irish research services,
societies, and repositories.
The tremendous growth of interest
in Irish family history since the publication of the first edition of
Tracing Your Irish Ancestors has brought to light many new sources and has
radically changed the way in which some familiar sources can be used. These
developments--along with a need for updates and revisions to the existing
text--are the primary reason for publishing a new edition, which includes an
expanded account of Northern Ireland repositories and a more comprehensive
description of the holdings of the Family History Library of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
But the most significant advance in
this 2nd edition is the inclusion of a list of Roman Catholic parish
records--a 150-page list of copies of all known Roman Catholic records that
can be found in the National Library of Ireland, the Public Record Office of
Northern Ireland, the LDS Family History Library, and in local Irish
Heritage Centers. County by county and church by church, this list gives the
dates, locations, and formats of all existing copies of baptism, marriage,
and burial records. Keyed to parish and county maps, it is perhaps the
single most important finding aid available to the genealogist.
374 pages. EXCELLENT book! My special
pricing $20.00
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SURNAMES OF IRELAND by Mac Lysaght
Those who wish to have an encyclopedia of Irish name lore
at their fingertips should invest in this definitive work. To Dr. MacLysaght
surnames were history not just words. This book includes the essential facts
given in his earlier Irish Family series together with similar information on
some 1500 additional names not dealt with previously. Variant forms of spelling
account for another 400 entries.
To assist in seeking a fuller account of a particular
name, references are made to the names in the earlier books. This book is
presented in dictionary format. It can be used effectively with the earlier
companions.
An introduction provides a brief history of the evolvement
of hereditary surnames in the eleventh century - Ireland being one of the
earliest countries anywhere to develop such a system. As the population
increased, the famous practice first of single names, then of patronymics,
proved insufficiently definitive. The author gives brief examples of the use of
the prefix "O" or "Mac", then examples of the reasoning behind other changes in
variants, abbreviations, and the influence of other nationalities and cultures
on Irish surnames. All of these changes have caused problems for researchers,
especially for families that have been away from Ireland for many generations.
If you can't find your ancestor under one spelling, look under the variants.
Many of the problems arose as direct translation into an English version while
in others; they are equivalents, modifications or corruptions.
This book is not intended to help you trace your surname
to a specific parish or even county.
The book and series, however, are the standard reference
guides in the field for historical value and linguistic interest. Dr. MacLysaght
was the leading authority on Irish names, served as Chief Herald in the
genealogical office, was Keeper of Manuscripts at the National Library, and
chair of the Irish Manuscripts Commission. He died in 1986.
Special Pricing $10.00
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Ulster and the City of Belfast
Includes chapters on each of the nine counties of Ulster. Just an incredibly
informative book on Ulster.
Excerpt from the Preface:
"No other country has suffered more than Ireland from the follies and inventions
of the romantic antiquarian, but a book which must eschew those pleasant
fancies, and inter, once and for all time, a multitude of muddle-headed though
beloved sentimentalities, is difficult to shape and poise, especially if it is
to remain ever mindful of the real charm of Ireland, and the endearing,
colourful ways of its most imaginative people. But perhaps the biggest problem
of all is the task of brining such a large subject within the scope of a volume
of modest size (257 pages).
Throughout my pages I have adopted the practice ... of
giving the approximate Irish form and meaning of every place-name alongside its
corrupt English equivalent."
And therein lies the value of this book, which is incredible! Special
pricing $20.00.
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IRISH FAMILY HISTORY by Yurdan
One
of the best books on Irish family history available; covers necessary historical
material; includes a worldwide study of Irish genealogical trails throughout the
world; provides a detailed examination of all categories of Irish records and
discusses contents, coverage and use. Retail $30.00. Special Pricing $10.00
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THE SCOTCH IRISH
Volume II by Charles A. HANNA
Volume II
contains a detailed survey of Scotch Irish settlements in America in the
17th and 18th centuries, featuring lists and records referring to tens of
thousands of individuals. Also included in this volume are chapters
devoted to Scottish names, Scottish families, and locations of Scottish
families in Ireland. Chapters include:
- I-THE AMERICAN UNION
- II -SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY EMIGRATION FROM SCOTLAND AND ULSTER
- III-THE SEABOARD COLONIES.
- IV-PENNSYLVANIA.
- V-THE SETTLEMENTS ENUMERATED
- APPENDIXES:
- A-JAMES WILSON AND THE CONVENTION OF 1787
- B-PENNSYLVANIA'S FORMATIVE INFLUENCE UPON FEDERAL INSTITUTIONS
- C-ANDREW HAMILTON'S ARGUMENT FOR LIBERTY OF SPEECH IN AMERICA
- D-FRANCIS MAKEMIE'S ARGUMENT FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN AMERICA.
- E-PARLIAMENTARY EXAMINATION OF JOSEPH GALLOWAY, MARCH, 1779
- F-SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE IN AMERICA BROUGHT ABOUT BY
THE SCOTCH-IRISH OF VIRGINIA
- G-CHRISTIANITY IN EARLY BRITAIN
- H-HENRY VIII's REFORMATION AND CHURCH
- I-SCOTLAND VS. THE DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS
- J-THE REPRESSION OF TRADE IN IRELAND.
- K-THE TEST ACT, ETC.
- L-TITHES AND OPPRESSIONS IN ULSTER
- M-THE SCOTCH-IRISH AND THE REVOLUTION
- N-NOTES ON THE GENEALOGIES OF THE PRESIDENTS
- O-EXTRACTS FROM THE IRISH ANNALISTS
- P-EXTRACTS FROM THE NORSE SAGAS.
- Q- THE RAGMAN ROLL.
- R-THE SCOTTISH MARTYRS
- S-THE MONTGOMERY MANUSCRIPTS THE HAMILTON MANUSCRIPTS.
- T-CONDJTIONS OF THE ULSTER PLANTATION U-THE ADAIR MANUSCRIPT.
- V-EARLY PRESBYTERIAN CONGREGATIONS IN IRELAND.
- W-FAMILY NAMES IN SCOTLAND
- X-FAMILIES OF SCOTLAND
- V-SCOTTISH DIGNITARIES AND MEMBERS OF THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTS
- Z- LOCATIONS OF SCOTTISH FAMILIES IN IRELAND
- SCOTCH-IRISH BIBLIOGRAPHY
Index to both volumes
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AMERICAN PLACE NAMES by Stewart
The dictionary consists of about 12,000 entriees,
alphabetically arranged. Can be used as a gazetteer substitute, with additional
information included for each entry. Hardcover, 550 pages. New price $25.00.
Special Pricing $5.00
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CANADIAN GENEALOGICAL
HANDBOOK: a Comprehensive Guide to Finding Your Ancestors in Canada by Eric
Jonasson
A guide to Canadian sources for genealogical research.
For the beginner, covers getting started, organizing data, using family records,
correspondence in genealogical research and using libraries. Chapter 2 describes
archives, libraries, genealogical societies, Mormon Family History Libraries and
genealogical publishers in Canada. Discusses the following types of sources:
vital statistics, church, cemetery, probate, land, municipal, court,
immigration, citizenship, military, ethnic and school records, census returns,
wills, newspapers, maps, atlases and directories, material relating to French
Canada, Acadia, Native peoples and heraldry. Provincial records and sources are
also covered. Brief chapter on overseas research. Bibliographies accompany many
sections. Hardcover, 352 pages. $36.50. Special Pricing $10.00.
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THE STORY OF LANARK
(Ontario)
Reprint of an historical souvenir originally published in connection with the
centenary of Lanark Village. Anyone with Lanark interest will find this book
both informative and full of interest, chock-a-block with excerpts from all
kinds of original writings and documents. This publication is no longer
available in print, yet contains valuable information on the history and
people of Lanark County. $20.00. Special Pricing $5.00
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NICOLSON MAP - STREET GUIDE to -
INVERNESS, Ardersier, Balloch, Charlestown, Culloden, North Kessock, Smithton
Westhill
This is a detailed street map showing each street, emergency services and
hospitals, car parks, rail and bus stations, schools and public buildings,
places of interest on a scale of 1:14000. This maps shows incredible detail
including roads, tracks, and footpaths making it easy to see where your
ancestors walked, and which public buildings (such as churches, schools, court
houses) may hold their records. $15.00. Special Pricing $10.00
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More to come as time
allows.