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1911. Early days in Adair County, MO, are recalled in detail in this book, a slightly abridged reprint of the rare 1911 book: History of Adair County, Missouri by E.M. Violette. The 11" x 8 1/2" spiral bound booklet is printed on 60# paper, with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet protects the front cover. This book contains 234 pages. However, because we use a 2-up format on 8 1/2" x 11" paper, it has the equivalent of over 460 pages from the original book. Topics covered in the history of this rural county in central Missouri include: Indian mounds, Early Settlements, Creation of the County, Population Growth, County Organization with names of early officials, County Politics, Civil War era, The Battle of Kirksville in 1862, Churches, Organizations -- Fraternal, Patriotic and Industrial -- with many names mentioned, Public Schools, The Normal School for training teachers, the Schools of Osteopathy, the County press, Industries, Transportation, Banks, Medical… Read More

1918. Early days in Franklin County, IL, are recalled through colorful tales and factual data in this excerpt from the hard-to-find book: Franklin County History, Centennial Edition, by H.M. Aiken, originally published in 1918. The 81 page spiral bound 8.5" x 11" booklet is printed on 60# bond paper with the front cover protected with a vinyl sheet. Chapters include: Geography; Origin; Organization; Early Settlers and Settlements; Character of the Pioneers (90% from the South); Early Public Roads; Land Entries; Industries among the Pioneers; a lecture by Rev. Braxton Parrish on the life of the early pioneers; Slavery; Northern and Ewin townships; Autobiography of William J. Wittington; Barren and Goode Townships; Tyrone Township; Benton Township; Browning, Eastern and Cave Townships; Sketch of Liberty Church; Frankfort Township; Denning and Six Mile Townships; Railroads; Biographical sketches of the present (1918) county officials; Lists of past county officials; Franklin County in War… Read More

Chicago Illinois: The Arkansaw Traveler Publishing Co., 1889. Life in early Clark County, Kentucky, is recalled in this new 53 page booklet titled: Clark County, Kentucky, USA. The spiral-bound booklet is a compilation of excerpts from several hard to find sources: the 1877 Atlas of Burbon, Clark, Fayette, Jessamine and Woodford Counties, KY (maps only); the Handbook of Clark County and the City of Winchester (1889); and Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program. The tri-color cover is printed on 80# card stock and protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed on 8.5" x 11" 60# paper. Although the writer of the handbook states that it is not "designed to be a biographical dictionary", there are nonetheless a number of prominent citizens mentioned, sometimes with photographs of themselves and /or their homes. The writer further states that "the keynote of the book is to present Wincheste and Clark county as they are," so the booklet is not primarily a… Read More

1924. Early days in two Central Kentucky counties are recalled in this NEW 126-page booklet titled: Mercer & Boyle Counties, Kentucky, USA. The spiral-bound booklet is a compilation of excerpts from two hard to find sources: the 1924 book, History of Mercer and Boyle Counties by Maria T. Daviess and Old Shakertown and the Shakers by Daniel Mac-Hir Hutton (1936). Because of the larger paper, 11" X 8.5", our booklet has fewer pages than the original book, but still includes most of the information. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed on 60# opaque paper. Among the many subjects from the Daviess book are: Geography and Boundaries, Soils, Timbers, Flora and Rivers; Early visitors, explorers and settlers -- Abram Hite and Jacob and James Sandusky, Gabriel Jones and others; First marriages and births; Hardships and Mode of living in early days; Separation from Virginia and Kentucky's admission into the… Read More

1924. The history of Washington County, GA, is recalled in this 54-page illustrated booklet, a reprint of the hard-to-find: History of Washington County, by Ella Mitchell, originally published in 1924. This new spiral bound booklet is printed on 11" x 8.5" 60# bond paper with the front cover protected with a vinyl sheet. The booklet, titled: Washington County, Georgia USA, is one of hundreds of booklets we have reproduced, all preserving the writings of early historians. Among the subjects in the booklet are: Original Location, Settlement of Washington County, Representatives to the Constitutional Convention in 1786, Cotton Raising, Minerals, Flora and Faunna, Antiquities, the Lime Sinks, Warthen, Saunder's Cross Roads, Early settlers, Washington Hall, the Wicker-Warthen family, Sandersville, Sherman's Raid, Reconstruction and Prohibition, Daughters of the Confederacy and other organizations, Tennille, Riddleville, Davisboro, Oconee, Harrison, Deepstep, Slavery, Roster of Confederate… Read More

1910. Early days in Pendleton County, West Virginia, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this booklet comprised of excerpts from five rare vintage books: Historical Collections of Virginia by Henry Howe (1845); West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey (1928); History of West Virginia by Virgil A. Lewis (1889); ; A History of Pendleton County West Virginia by Oren F. Morton (1910); Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State, a WPA publication (1941). This booklet is only 58 pages long, but because of its 8 1/2" x 11" size, we were able to put two or more pages from the original source materials on each page, so it is packed with information. The spiral bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# opaque paper. The front cover is a parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Some of the subjects to be found in this booklet are: Edmund Pendleton; Seybert's Fort; a biography of Major John C. Bond; WPA points of interest in the area;… Read More

1910. If you are trying to track down ancestors who lived in Pendleton County, WV, this is the booklet for you. No history here -- it's strictly a goldmine of GENEALOGICAL information. The 196-page spiral bound booklet is printed on 60# white bond, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", with the front cover protected with a vinyl sheet. The booklet is taken from Part II of "A History of Pendleton County West Virginia" by Oren Morton (1910). Although the booklet is new, it was reproduced from an old book in which some names were circled or underlined. Where this was done in pencil it has been erased, but where it was done in ink, it still shows up in the reprinted booklet. The booklet begins with a chapter on "The Nature of Family-Group Histories." As the writer concludes "When persued in the proper spirit, a genealogical search will result in new inspiration of effort rather than the reverse." This is followed by three brief but informative chapters on genealogical research, including a section separating the various… Read More

New 108 Page Booklet. Early days in Benton County, IN -- which today encompasses the communities of Ambia, Bolivar Township, Boswell, Center Township, Earl Park, Fowler (County Seat), Gilboa Township, Grant Township, Hickory Grove Township, Oak Grove Township, Otterbein (part), Oxford, Parish Grove Township, Pine Township, Raub, Richland Township, Talbot, Templeton, Union Township, and York Township -- are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this booklet, reprint of a Benton County history written by Ed A. Mossman. The spiral-bound booklet is printed on 60# paper, with the 3-color front cover is protected with a vinyl sheet. The original book, printed in 1883, was called Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana, Historical and Biographical. Topics covered in the first part of the booklet are: Physical Features, the Soil, Timber, Settlement of the County (1831) (NAMES of many & where they settled, and NAMES of men who worked on public roads in 1842)),… Read More

1883. Biographies of many early Indiana residents are available in this new book made up of excerpts taken from an 1883 history written by Ed A. Mossman. The original book was called Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana, Historical and Biographical. Individual booklets on the history of each county are also available from the seller on Abe. This booklet is a goldmine of information for genealogy seekers. The original book has no index of names, but we have listed the last names from each county. Warren County biographies include:Abott Adams Akers Alexander Anderson Andrew Atkinson Bartlett Biggs Bittinger Blind Boggs Breen Brenner Brier Bright Brooks Brown Buckels Bussell Butler Byers Cadwallader Carlton Cavanagh Chavers Chumlea Clawson Claypool Clem Cline Cobb Coghill Compton Cottingham Covey Cox Craig Crawford Crone Cronkhite Crow Cunningham Dannecker Dawson Day De Hart Dolbow Doty DuBois Etnire Evans Fenton Fetterling Fisher Fleming Fletcher Foster Frame Frazier Freeman Fry… Read More