Author: Laurence Yep
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 9780822213260
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
THE STORY: At the turn of the century, a young boy living in China with his mother, travels to San Francisco, California, Land of the Golden Mountain, to be with his father, Windrider, a kite maker who immigrated there a few years earlier to take
Guide to County Records and Genealogical Resources in Tennessee
Author:
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806311754
Category : Guide
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
This fabulous work is a county-by-county guide to the genealogical records and resources at the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville. Based largely on the Tennessee county records microfilmed by the LDS Genealogical Library, it is an inventory of extant county records and their dates of coverage. For each county the following data is given: formation, county seat, names and addresses of libraries and genealogical societies, published records (alphabetical by author), W.P.A. typescript records, microfilmed records (LDS), manuscripts, and church records. The LDS microfilm covers almost every record that could be used by the genealogist, from vital records to optometry registers, from wills and inventories to school board minutes. There also is a comprehensive list of statewide reference works.
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806311754
Category : Guide
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
This fabulous work is a county-by-county guide to the genealogical records and resources at the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville. Based largely on the Tennessee county records microfilmed by the LDS Genealogical Library, it is an inventory of extant county records and their dates of coverage. For each county the following data is given: formation, county seat, names and addresses of libraries and genealogical societies, published records (alphabetical by author), W.P.A. typescript records, microfilmed records (LDS), manuscripts, and church records. The LDS microfilm covers almost every record that could be used by the genealogist, from vital records to optometry registers, from wills and inventories to school board minutes. There also is a comprehensive list of statewide reference works.
Hand-Book of Tennessee
Author: Henry E. Colton
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385107482
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385107482
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
Tennessee Place-names
Author: Larry L. Miller
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253214782
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Tennessee has never had so complete a place-names volume as this. With over 1,900 entries, this volume covers virtually all the cities, towns, villages, hamlets, and communities of Tennessee. Here you can learn when and how towns got their names. Although current names are the primary focus, previous names are also provided and discussed when information is available, and many interesting stories attached to a place have also been included. This is an essential and fascinating reference book for scholars, teachers, students, and any individual interested in the history of Tennessee.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253214782
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Tennessee has never had so complete a place-names volume as this. With over 1,900 entries, this volume covers virtually all the cities, towns, villages, hamlets, and communities of Tennessee. Here you can learn when and how towns got their names. Although current names are the primary focus, previous names are also provided and discussed when information is available, and many interesting stories attached to a place have also been included. This is an essential and fascinating reference book for scholars, teachers, students, and any individual interested in the history of Tennessee.
Dragonwings
Author: Laurence Yep
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 9780822213260
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
THE STORY: At the turn of the century, a young boy living in China with his mother, travels to San Francisco, California, Land of the Golden Mountain, to be with his father, Windrider, a kite maker who immigrated there a few years earlier to take
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 9780822213260
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
THE STORY: At the turn of the century, a young boy living in China with his mother, travels to San Francisco, California, Land of the Golden Mountain, to be with his father, Windrider, a kite maker who immigrated there a few years earlier to take
Tennessee Records
Author:
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806300019
Category : Cemeteries
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
This is an exhaustive cemetery-by-cemetery listing of Tennessee mortuary inscriptions, with a separate section of over 100 pages devoted to biographical and historical sketches.
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806300019
Category : Cemeteries
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
This is an exhaustive cemetery-by-cemetery listing of Tennessee mortuary inscriptions, with a separate section of over 100 pages devoted to biographical and historical sketches.
First Families of Tennessee
Author: East Tennessee Historical Society
Publisher: East Tenn Historical Society
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
First Families of Tennessee is a tribute to these men and women who established the state.
Publisher: East Tenn Historical Society
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
First Families of Tennessee is a tribute to these men and women who established the state.
The Emancipator
Author: Elihu Embree
Publisher: The Overmountain Press
ISBN: 9780932807854
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Elihu Embree and his family were Quakers who were committed to the cause of abolishing slavery in the American South. Over a few short years, he raised the public consciousness in East Tennessee and achieved wide recognition with the publication ofThe Emancipator, the first periodical in the United States devoted solely to the abolitionist cause. The seven issues of the monthly publication are reproduced here, together with a brief history of Elihu and the Embree family’s migration from France to Washington County, Tennessee.
Publisher: The Overmountain Press
ISBN: 9780932807854
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Elihu Embree and his family were Quakers who were committed to the cause of abolishing slavery in the American South. Over a few short years, he raised the public consciousness in East Tennessee and achieved wide recognition with the publication ofThe Emancipator, the first periodical in the United States devoted solely to the abolitionist cause. The seven issues of the monthly publication are reproduced here, together with a brief history of Elihu and the Embree family’s migration from France to Washington County, Tennessee.
Southern Loyalists in the Civil War
Author: Gary B. Mills
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806314419
Category : Southern States
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
The Southern Claims Commission was the agency established to process more than 20,000 claims by pro-Union Southerners for reimbursement of their losses during the Civil War. The present work is a "master index" to the case files of the Commission. The index gives, in tabular form, the name of the claimant, his county and state, the Commission number, office number and report number, and the year and the status of the claim.
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806314419
Category : Southern States
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
The Southern Claims Commission was the agency established to process more than 20,000 claims by pro-Union Southerners for reimbursement of their losses during the Civil War. The present work is a "master index" to the case files of the Commission. The index gives, in tabular form, the name of the claimant, his county and state, the Commission number, office number and report number, and the year and the status of the claim.
Federal Register
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delegated legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 734
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delegated legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 734
Book Description
Connection in East Tennessee
Author: Olga Jones Edwards
Publisher: The Overmountain Press
ISBN: 9781570722042
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
This long out-of-print genealogical reference has become much sought after by residents of East Tennessee.
Publisher: The Overmountain Press
ISBN: 9781570722042
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
This long out-of-print genealogical reference has become much sought after by residents of East Tennessee.