One of the most comprehensive baby name reference guides available, featuring more than 30,000 baby names, has been revised and expanded. Each chapter focuses on names from specific countries, regions, and ethnicities, including details about traditional naming customs. Each entry contains various spellings and pronunciations, as well as the name's meaning, history, etymology, and derivations.
A simple, concise guide to genealogical research, this volume offers step-by-step instructions for those who wish to know more about their ancestors. Discusses locating records and enlisting the help of genealogical societies, organizing and storing research, developing charts and other documentation, and much more. Includes addresses for archives and suggestions for further ...
Memoirs provide a locus of discovery for both reader and author. In Gathering the Family William Holtz traces his family history from Finnish immigrant grandparents who spoke no English through his own poverty-stricken, troubled upbringing. Through his exploration of memories, family photographs, and stories, Holtz illuminates his questions about those who gave him life and shaped him: a ...
We all know names change with the times. In this century alone, Agnes has given way to Ashley and Dexter to Dylan. But what names will be the favorite choices of the future? This A-to-Z guide features thousands of names for boys and girls, with advice for parents on selecting names that won't fall out of fashion too quickly, updating traditional and timeless names, predicting the trends of ...
The Sweeter the Juice is a provocative memoir that goes to the heart of our American identity. Shirlee Taylor Haizlip, in an effort to reconcile the dissonance between her black persona and her undeniably multiracial heritage, started on a journey of discovery that took her over thousands of miles and hundreds of years. While searching for her mother's family, Haizlip ...