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The cemetery is an integral part of any community. It is an historical reference to the births and deaths - the life cycles - of those interred in its soil. It is an historical reflection of ethnicity, culture, and occupations of our ancestors - an Outdoor Museum - which saves us from fading memories. The word "cemetery" is derived from the Greek word "Koimeterion," which means "resting place" - where we give our loved ones back to the cycle of life....

This fully updated, comprehensive record of the original Spanish families of New Mexico in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries marks the two distinct periods of colonization.

Frontenac, a unique village on the National Register of Historic Places, was first platted as Westervelt in 1857. In 1859 the name was changed to Frontenac. A predominance of German and Norwegian immigrants found their way to the area and with determination and skill built a village out of the wilderness. The genealogy of every family who lived in 19th century Frontenac is documented in this book and presented by family group and census records. Two...

The author investigates the geneological histories of twenty-five prominent Americans, including Cory Booker, Martha Stewart, and Michelle Rodriguez. Who are we, and where do we come from? The fundamental drive to answer these questions is at the heart of Finding Your Roots, the companion book to the hit PBS documentary series. As Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. shows us, the tools of cutting-edge genomics and deep genealogical research now...