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Author:

Hite, Richard

Title:

Sustainable genealogy : separating fact from fiction in family legends / by Richard Hite ; with a foreword by Henry Z. Jones, Jr.

Publisher:

Genealogical Publishing Co,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

xv, 110 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Genealogy.
United States--Genealogy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Other Authors:

Jones, Henry Z., 1940-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Recurring patterns in oral history -- Chapter 2. Ethnic origins of family names -- Chapter 3. Maiden names of female ancestors -- Chapter 4. Relationships to someone famous -- Chapter 5. Relationships to royalty, nobility, or wealth -- Chapter 6. Birthplaces of ancestors -- Chapter 7. Military service of ancestors -- Chapter 8. Two or more brothers as immigrants -- Chapter 9. Associations or encounters with famous people -- Chapter 10. Native American ancestors -- Chapter 11. How much misinformation can be crammed into one paragraph?

ISBN:

9780806319827
0806319828

OCLC:

(OCoLC)860879335

Locations:

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

DTPD413 -- Garner Public Library (Garner)

GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)

XAPE737 -- Shenandoah Public Library (Shenandoah)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

BNPD611 -- Winterset Public Library (Winterset)