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  • A New Luxembourg Heritage in Jackson County

    A New Luxembourg Heritage in Jackson County dives into the lives of Luxembourg immigrants who settled in Jackson County and the ancestral lines that shaped their legacy. Spanning centuries of migration, hardship, perseverance, and cultural identity, the book presents genealogical data, family trees, ancestral maps, historical documents, and narratives that bring each generation to life. Through ... Leer más

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    The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent

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    Told for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Lafayette—an enslaved person who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution.After his resounding defeat at the battle of Yorktown, British general Charles Cornwallis made a point of touring the American camp, looking for the reason behind his loss. What he didn't expect to see was James, an escaped ... Leer más

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  • Forgotten Tales of New York

    Learn the Empire State's little known history—from bone-stealing dogs to the world's largest puzzle—by the author of Curiosities of the Finger Lakes.Few New Yorkers remember the night when firemen, in tuxedos and top hats, were dragged from a ball to extinguish a Waterloo blaze, or the typographical error that reported Theodore Roosevelt taking a "bath" instead of his presidential "oath." Still ... Leer más

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  • Seven Centuries of Diepenbrocks

    Author William Diepenbrock, an American journalist, documents the fascinating personal history of the Diepenbrock clan and its related forebears.The tale stretches from the 1300s, when the family became land barons in what is today the Westphalia region of Germany, to modern day America.The project chronicles specific individuals who played significant roles in European history, the Catholic ... Leer más

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  • Folk Religion of the Pennsylvania Dutch

    Witchcraft, Faith Healing and Related Practices

    For almost three centuries, the "Pennsylvania Dutch"--descended from German immigrants--have practiced white magic, known in their dialect as Braucherei (from the German "brauchen," to use) or Powwowing. The tradition was brought by immigrants from the Rhineland and Switzerland in the 17th and 18th centuries, when they settled in Pennsylvania and in other areas of what is now the eastern United ... Leer más

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  • Coming Together

    Portrait of a Family

    This book tells the story of how it was that the authors ancestors, coming from a variety of countries and creeds and at different times, met in the northwest corner of Ohio and how it was that finally this movement across time and space would bring two people from widely differing backgrounds, her parents, together.Before northwest Ohio was officially opened to settlement by non-Indians, the ... Leer más

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  • Winter at Valley Forge

    de Matt Doeden ...
    Ilustraciones de Ron Frenz, Charles Barnett III ...
    Series series Graphic History
    Tells the story of the American patriot troops during the Revolutionary War while wintering in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. ... Leer más

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  • Orchard Park

    Series series Images of America
    Attracted by the fertile soil, ample forests, and abundant water, the first pioneer arrived in the Orchard Park area in 1803, making this one of the earliest settlements in western New York. Prominent among the settlers were the Quakers, who built a picturesque meetinghouse that is still in use today. Orchard Park portrays the history of the community through its citizens and their homes and ... Leer más

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  • German Influences in Louisville

    The first German immigrants in Louisville were shoemakers, bakers, butchers, blacksmiths and brewers--literally everything from basket makers to carriage manufacturers. Later, these industrious immigrants became captains of industry and influence in the city. August Prante's family built many of the magnificent organs for Louisville churches. Abraham Flexner was a pioneer in medical education, ... Leer más

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  • Columbus Neighborhoods

    A Guide to the Landmarks of Franklinton, German Village, King-Lincoln, Olde Town East, Short North & the University District

    Series series History & Guide
    Discover the stories behind historic Columbus neighborhoods and their engaging landmarks. The community centers that locals call home aren't just points of interest but places that have shaped history beyond their communities and even Ohio. This encyclopedia of Columbus neighborhoods gives voice to the rich heritage residing in the bell towers, parks and streetscapes of Franklinton, German Village ... Leer más

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  • My Father Spoke Finglish at Work

    Finnish Americans in Northeastern Ohio

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    Series series Voices of Diversity
    A regional view of Finnish immigrationIn 1874 the first Finnish immigrants came to Northeast Ohio’s Lake Erie port towns to work on the docks loading coal or unloading iron ore from ships sailing the Great Lakes or to work on the railroads. As with most immigrant groups, the Finns clustered in the same area, hoping to retain their language, customs, and culture, even in the New World.The Finnish ... Leer más

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  • The Lincoln Highway across Indiana

    Series series Images of America
    The Lincoln Highway across Indiana explores Indiana's unique role in Lincoln Highway history and celebrates Indiana's place in early automotive and road-building history. Once known as the "Main Street of America," the Lincoln Highway route was established across northern Indiana in 1913, linking larger cities--Fort Wayne, Elkhart, Goshen, South Bend, LaPorte, and Valparaiso--to smaller ... Leer más

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