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	100 GPO Years: 1861-1961 History of the Government Printing Office - Published in 1961 Author James L. Harrison Publisher Government Printing Office City Washington County DC State DC Price $20.00 (plus $5.00 postage and handling) Notes: A comprehensive history of the United States Government Printing Office. 1961; Paperback; 164 pages; 9 1/8" x 5 7/8" (232 x 150mm); illustrated with 33 pages of black and white illustrations and photographs showing the GPO buildings, machinery and employees between 1861 and 1961. This book is in good condition throughout, with no missing pages, cuts or marks. Please contact me if you have an interest in this book. Kathy@FamilyWeSearch.com Kathy Wieland in St. Louis, MO www.FamilyWeSearch.com "The history of U.S. public printing and the Government Printing Office has been prepared under my direction and that of former Public Printer Raymond Blattenberger in connection with the celebration of the Office's centennial." Please contact me if you have an interest in this book. Kathy@FamilyWeSearch.com Kathy Wieland in St. Louis, MO www.FamilyWeSearch.com Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	1801-1901 Womans' Bi-Centenary Souvenir - Detroit, Michigan - Published in 1901 Author Col. J.C.O. Redington,editor Publisher Unknown City Detroit County Michigan State Michigan Price $24.00 (plus $5.00 postage and handling) Notes: I recently bought this 100 year old booklet because I believe it will be treasured by a Guyon-Cadillac family member or family researcher. This 160 page booklet celebrates the First Woman of Detroit, Michigan. There are photos of all of the floats in the parade, short biographical sketches of the prominent women in Detroit in 1901, ads from businesses, and biographical paragraphs on many leading businessmen. The booklet also contains a list of patrons, and a long descriptive list of the Table of Contents. This booklet is really something, and I would hate to see it stay in my files. Please contact me if you have an interest in it. Kathy Wieland in St. Louis, MO Kathy@familywesearch.com See rescued photos/books at www.familywesearch.com Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	1825-1968 Lukehart Family History - Published in 1968 Author Irene Lukehart Publisher Private City County Indiana Pennsylvania State Pennsylvania Price $70.00 (plus $5.00 postage and handling) Notes: Surnames: Lukehart, Luckart, Reese, Stear, McGaughey, Moser, Mikesell, Jewart, Davis, Wells, Rowland, and many more I recently bought a copy of this family history because I believe it will be treasured by a family researcher. It traces all twelve of the children of Conrad F. Lukehart and his wife Margaret Reese. There are many photographs and so much family history information. Please contact me if you have an interest in this book. Kathy Wieland in St. Louis, MO Kathy@familywesearch.com See rescued photos/books at www.familywesearch.com Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	1847-1974 Miller Family History Descendants of Daniel D. Miller and Lydia B. Troyer - Published in 1974 Author Compiled by Oscar Miller of Berlin, Ohio Publisher Unknown City County Ohio State Ohio Price $30.00 (plus $5.00 postage and handling) Notes: I bought this Miller Family History because I believe it will be a treasure trove of information to a family member or family researcher. Oscar Miller of Berlin, Ohio compiled the information. There are also a number of black and white photos in the book. Please contact me if you have an interest in this book. Kathy Wieland in St. Louis, MO Kathy@familywesearch.com Surnames in this book: Akers, Armentrout, Arnold, Badertscher, Baker, Bast, Beck, Beechy, Bender, Bergen, Beyeler, Bishop, Bixel, Blosser, Bontrager, Bontreger, Boshart, Bourn, Brenneman, Burger, Burkholder, Byrnes, Caulier, Chittick, Christophel, Chumney, Conn, Conrad, Copley, Courtney, Cunningham, Curie, Defrance, Dilucca, Eberly, Ebersole, Ernst, Esch, Eschliman, Eshler, Ewing, Faust, Fought, Frey, Gaglio, Gammon, Gerber, Gingerich, Graber, Graepler, Grim, Guengerich, Haidet, Hallman, Hamsher, Harrow, Hatch, Heath, Helmuth, Hershberger, Hertzler, Hileman, Hill, Hilton, Hooley, Hostetler, Hoxworth, Hunt, Huprich, Iceman, James, Kandel, Kaufman, Kelley, Kempf, King, Kurtz, Kyser, Lambright, Lancaster, Lautenschleger, Leach, Leichty, Lemar, Lenien, Lewis, Lipp, Martin, Mason, Mast, Maxwell, Menuez, Meuti, Miller, Mills, Moorehead, Mullet, Mullett, Neavill, Norris, Nussbaum, Oswald, Overholt, Paulson, Plecker, Powers, Rabatin, Reed, Reinford, Rheinheimer, Rice, Roth, Rouse, Ryneer, Sanders, Santiago, Schlabach, Schmidth, Schmucker, Schrock, Schumann, Selzer, Shoup, Smith, Sommers, Sprunger, Spurgeon, Steckly, Steede, Steiner, Stoltzfus, Stutzman, Swartzendruber, Taylor, Tindall, Troyer, Tyson, Vogt, Wagner, Waldman, Weaver, Wendling, Wenger, Wion, Yoder, Zehr, Zeigler, Zimmerly, Zook, Zuercher Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	1853-1953 A History of DeVeaux School - Published in 1963 Author Donald E. Loker Publisher Fose Printing of Niagara Falls, New York City Niagara Falls County Niagara New York State New York Price $50.00 (plus $5.00 postage and handling) Notes: This 238 page book would be an excellent resource for a family researcher with a connection to the DeVeaux School which was started as a private school for poor but intelligent boys. The book contains a biographical sketch of Judge Samuel DeVeaux, the founder of the school. There are chapters devoted to subsequent Presidents of the college including Rev. Dr. Henry Gregory, Rev. Maunsell VanRensselaer, Rev. Dr. George H. Patterson, Wilfred Harold Munro, Riginold H. Coe, Rev. Dr. William S. Barrows, Rev. Philip W. Mosher, George L. Barton, Rev. William S. Hudson, and Morrison Brigham. There are some short sketches about early students including the following: Marvin W. Bartholomew, Charles T. Behan, William A. Brown, John C. Clark, George W. Comstock, George James Estay, John O. Evans, Eugene D. Fort, Marcius S. Grannis, Albert J. Hackstaff, John Hopkins, LaFayette Olmstead, William J. Reid, John Snook, and Edward C. Walker. There also minutes of meetings, a bibliography, and an index. Please contact me if you have an interest in this book. Kathy Wieland in St. Louis, MO Kathy@familywesearch.com Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	1866-1966 100th Anniversary of Moberly, Missouri - Published in 1966 Author Moberly Centennial Committee Publisher Walsworth City Moberly County Randolph Missouri State Missouri Price $70.00 (plus $5.00 postage and handling) Notes: I bought this book because I believe it would be an excellent resource to anyone with family connections to Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri. This 382 page book contains the history, government, professional, educational, religious, organizational, recreational, industrial, and commercial information about Moberly. There are 22 pages of photos of "Present Day Makers of History in Moberly". There is a list of Moberly Residents of Over 60 years with names and addresses. Numerous photos and small maps are contained in the book. Some of the names and places are the following: Col William E. Moberly, A. T. Franklin, J. W. Dorser, Patrick Lynch, Randolph Hotel, Elijah Williams, James M. Williams, William Williams, Asa Bennett, W. E. Grimes, William Seelen, Henry Overberg, John Sours, Irve B. Forney, Daniel S. Forney, Frank B. Forney, Daniel S. Forney, St. Louis-Kansas City-Northern Railway, William A. Hall, Henry Fennel, William Fennell, Henry Fennel Sr. William Fennel, Moses Jennings family, T. P. White John Neth, L. A. Chamier, Arthur Chamier, Richard Chamier, Walter Miller, Henry Miller, Walter Jennings Dry Good Store, J. Warren Haynes, Swan-Lyman-Bruce McDonald, Henry-Ben-Isidore-Mortimer Levy, O'Keefe Brothers, Merchants Hotel, Thomas-Dennis-Leon Kelly, James F. Wight, James Wm Wight, James Wight, John Faessler, E. R. Eichenberger, George Sparks, Coates Drug Store, D. F. Carpenter, William A. Wight, Judge Alex H. Waller, Don Orscheln Home, Wabash Hospital, John S. and Kate VanCleve, Albert K. Mahan, E. Bell Mahan, John Babcock, Forrest Martin, Pete Stauffer, Joe Mullen, Henry Terrill, Paul Stevenson, S. C. Stevenson, Will Rothwell, John B. Jennings, Molly O'Keefe, Miss Anna James, Mrs. W. J. Halleck, Mrs. Joel Coates, Church A. Bassett, and many, many more. The book also contains the history of the library, churches, fire department, schools, organizations and more. Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	1870-1970 Pierce City, MO Centennial - Published in 1970 Author Miriam Keast Brown Publisher Pierce City Leader Journal City County State Price $25.00 (plus $5.00 postage and handling) Notes: Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	1879-1919 Fortieth Anniversary Souvenir F. W. Woolworth Company - Published in 1919 Author George W. Nichols and J. Lewis Coath Publisher F. W. Woolworth Co. City New York County New York New York State New York Price $15.00 (plus $5.00 postage and handling) Notes: I bought this booklet because I believe it would be valuable to a family member or family researcher of the S. H. KNOX family. The family is enumerated in the 1910 Census in Parker, Butler Cty, PA. S. H. is 54 yrs old, b.1856 PA and a farmer. His wife Jenny is 46, b. PA. They have sons Walter and Oren, age 15. The booklet contains a photo of S. H. and F. W. Woolworth along with a very detailed story about their collaboration to start a store together. The stories and pictures in this booklet would be a real keepsake for someone connected to this family. Other names in the booklet: W. H. Moore, C. S. Woolworth, Carson C. Peck, F. M. Kirby, Earl P. Charlton, Perry R. Smith, Charles C. Griswold, Hubert T. Parson, E. A. Bardol, L. J. Surdam, F. J. Weckesser, H. P. Hermance, H. D. Knox, W. J. Rand Jr, C. E. Mickler, W. M. Smith, J. B. Hollis, R. W. Weber, Ralph Connable,. There is also a complete list of the 1038 Woolworth stores across the US in 1919. Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	1881 History of Buchanan County, Missouri - Published in 1973 Author Seward W. Lilly Publisher Litho Printers & Bindery of Cassville, MO City Cassville County Buchanan Missouri State Missouri Price $78.50 (plus $5.00 postage and handling) Notes: I bought this 1,070 page book because I believe it is a wonderful resource for someone with family in this county. It is in excellent condition and was reprinted in 1973 by Seward W. Lilly and Litho Printers & Bindery in Cassville, MO. There is so much information in this large book, but I will try to capture the highlights. There are chapters on the following: Early Settlements, Early Military Records, Civil War in Missouri, Agriculture and Material Wealth, Platte Purchase, Religious Denominations, Pioneer Life, Organization, Bench & Bar (judges & attorneys), Crimes, Incidents, and Accidents, Old Settlers Reunion in 1874, Churches, Hamlets and Villages, History of St. Joseph, Old Settlers and What They Did, Newspapers, City Officers, Public Schools, Railroads, Trade-Commerce etc, Colleges & Banks, Great Iron Bridge and Union Depot, Fire Department of St. Joseph, MO, County Lunatic Asylum, Poor House, and Farm. There are over 400 pages of biographical sketches. Some of the surnames are the following: Abercrombie, Alden, Alderman, Allen, Albin, Ambrose, Andriano, Anderson, Angel, Angsten, Armstrong, Arnold, Arnhold, Arthemian, Ashford, Ashton, Atwill, Axhelm, Aylesbury, Bacon, Baden, Badger, Bailey, Baker, Banes, Bandel, Barnard, Barnes, Bassett, Batcheller, Bauman, Beck, Behr, Bell, Bennett, Bernard, Berghoff, Bishop, Bittinger, Blakemore, Boaz, Boder, Bogle, Bombeck, Boller, Bortle, Boteler, Bottger, Bowen, Boyd, Brady, Branyan, Braun, Bradshaw, Brill, Brittain, Bright, Brown, Brosi, Brooker, Brunsing, Bryant, Buddy, Buell, Bulling, Burnes, Burgess, Burvenich, Burns, Burnside, Burvenich, Butcher, Hummel, Butler, Clay, Buzard, Byrne, Cables, Ozenberger, Callaway, Campbell, Harral, Harkey, Hartwig, Hauck, Heaton, Hawley, Hedenber, Herwig, Heschong, Jenkins, Johnson, McCord, McCoun, Millan, Turner, Mitchell, Miles, Reid, Reese, McMachen, Register, Sommers, Sorge, Southworth, Spalding, Stemler, Steinbrenner, Wyeth, Wyatt, Deppin, Homan, Wogan, Vondenbosch, and many more. There are eight lithographic portraits in the book and a small map of Buchanan County in 1881. Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	1884-1984 A Centenary History of Marks & Spencer - Published in 1984 Author Asa Briggs Publisher Octopus Book Limited, London City London County Great Britain State Great Britain Price $20.00 (plus $5.00 postage and handling) Notes: I bought the above book which is full of family and company history of the Marks & Spencer store. The 128 page book has contributions from many historical/genealogical societies. The historical and modern photos make it a very enjoyable read. Marks family members: Elaine, Ephraim, Hannah, Michael, Miriam, Rebecca, Simon. Spencer family members: Agnes, Thomas, Tom, Sieff family members: Ephraim, Israel, J. Edward, Marcus, Michael, Miriam, Rebecca. Please contact me if you have an interest in this book. Kathy Wieland in St. Louis, MO Kathy@familywesearch.com More books/photos at www.familywesearch.com Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	1884-1984 Centennial of Leola, South Dakota - Published in 1984 Author Book Committee Publisher Leola Centennial Committee City Leola County McPherson South Dakota State South Dakota Price $60.00 (plus $8.00 postage and handling) Notes: I bought this centennial history of Leola, South Dakota because I believe it will be treasured by a family member or family researcher. Most impressive are the wonderful photos and 200 pages of family biographies. This 400 page book also has a number of pages of ads that also may enrich someone's family history research. I will do "lookups" in this book for as long as I have the book. Please put Leola SD and the name in the title of the email. Some surnames: Albrecht, Artz, Bain, Becker, Bender, Bell, Berreth, Berlin, Christensen, Bieber, Bidwell, Binder, Blakeman, BosankoBrakhage, Brandner, Breitag, Breunig, Brosz, Clayton, Chittick, Donahan, Conlon, Crompton, Crouch, Dockter, Duvall, Ehley, Eichelberg, Ehresman, Farley, Ettles, Fauth, Feickert, Ferdinand, Feiock, Fosler, Freitag, Frost, Fuehrer, Galster, Ganser, and many, many more. Kathy@FamilyWeSearch.com Kathy Wieland in St. Louis, MO Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	1902 A Centennial Biographical History of Champaign County, Ohio - Published in Reprint 2001 Author Unknown Publisher Lewis Publishing Co. City Urbana County Champaign Ohio State Ohio Price $80.00 (plus $5.00 postage and handling) Notes: I bought this 723 book of biographies because I believe it will be an excellent resource for a Champaign County, Ohio researcher. Although I've listed the names in the history, there is also a 30 page index included that was not in the original 1902 addition which should be very helpful to researchers. The biographies are the following: William J. Abbott, James W. Anderson, John J. Anderson, Barnet A. Aughinbaugh, Mrs. Julia A. Bailar, Wm Fl Bailar, C. A. Baker, Lyman Baker, Edgar G. Banta, Frederick N. Barger, Samuel Barnett, Christopher Behney, Thomas C. Berry, Thomas H. Berry Charles B. Black, Elias P. Black, James W. Black, John R. Black, Peter Black, James I. Blose, Wm Blose, Frank W. Brand, John F. Brand, Joseph C. Brand, Thomas Brand, Thomas T. Brand, Thomas T. Brand Jr., Charles Brelsford, Lewis Brittin, John C. Butcher, Wm Calland, Joseph Chamberlin, Frank Chance, James K. Cheetham, E. Erwood Cheney, James H. Cheney, John H. Clark, David Clem, Joseph Coffey, Isaiah H. Colbert, Calvin F. Colwell, Peter E. Colwell, Harry Cook, Joseph Coulson, Samuel Cowgill, Thomas A. Cowgill, Claude C. Craig, Harrison Craig, James L. Crain, Marcus H. Crane, Frank J. Crawford, George W. Criffield, Horace M. Crow, Thomas D. Crow, Wm Crowl, Charles Dagger, Jacob Dagger, Perry Daniels, J. E. Davis, John R. Davis, Joseph W. Davis, Sherman S. Deaton, Robert B. Dibble, Martin M. Dickinson, Isaac Diltz, George M. Eichelberger, John Enoch, Ora Fairchild, Simeon D. Fairchild, David Frank, Grant V. Fromme, James W. Fulton, Aaron B. Funk, Edward P. Fyffe, Joseph Fyffe, Michael Galligher, Charles H. Ganson, Edward B. Gaumer, Thomas M. Gaumer, Wm M. Gehman, John Goul, Harland D. Gowey, August T. Gross, Shepherd B. Grove, Marion Guthridge, Charles W. Guy, Edward A. Guy, Edwin Hagenbuch, Isaac Halterman, John P. Hance, Elijah Hanna, Isaac B. Happersett, John Harlan, Benjamin F. Harris, Emory Hedges, Clarence B. Heiserman, Robert Henderson, John W. Hitt, Samuel W. Hitt, John H. Hodge, A. G. Hopkins, Jacob Horr, Daniel C. Houser, Benjamin F. Hull, Daniel J. Hull, Calvin R. Hunter,John M. Hunter, Thomas E. Hunter, George W. Hupp, Wm Hyde, Daniel James, Oliver P. Jenkins, Absalom C. Jennings, Edward Jennings, David J. Johnson, James B. Johnson, Nelson B. Johnson, Silas Johnson, Caleb Jones, John W. Kenaga, David Kenfield, Gabriel Kenton, Simon Kenton, G. R. Kiser, Isaiah P. Kizer, Jason Kizer, George S. Klapp, John P. Knight, Charles Lauppe, James A. Lee, John G. Logan, Joseph E. Longfellow, Abraham P. Loudenback, Jonas Loudenback, Lewis C. Loudenback, Washington Loudenback, Benjamin Madden, Hamilton Magrew, Vesalius S. Magruder, Clitus H. Marvin, Wm B. Marvin, Wm H. Marvin, Joseph K. Mast, Enoch McCarty, Thomas McCarty, Elwood McClellan, Hiram McClellan, Thomas McConnell, George G. McCrea, Duncan B. McDonald, James F. McIlvaine, Tulley McKinney, Clarence M. McLaughlin, Jacob McMorran, A. H. Middleton, Evan P. Middleton, Benjamin F. Miller, Cyrus Miller, John R. Moody, William Moore, Maskell E. Morgan, Joseph S. Moses, Adam Mosgrove, James m. Mosgrove, Samuel M. Mosgrove, R. C. Moulton, Roger H. Murphey, Adam Neer, Fred Neer, John P. Neer, Jonathan S. Neer, Orville Noble, John C. Norman, David O'Brien, Charles A. Offenbacher, Charles F. Organ, Thomas B. Owen, Wm C. Pangborn, Frank B. Patrick, Mrs. Maria Patrick, William Patrick, A. B. Pearce, Henry C. Pearce, Henry M. Pearce, Elijah Pence, D. S. Perry, George W. Pickering, R. J. Pickering, George W. Poland, Homer Porterfield, James D. Powell, Franklin Printz, Thomas Rawlings, George Ream, Willm F. Ring, Wm M. Rock, Wm Rouse, John H. Runyon, Joseph G. Russell, Daniel W. Rutan, Robert Sanders, Jacob S. Sarver, Martin B. Saxbe, John C. Sceva, Asa N. Scott, John A. Seaton, Christian Shanely, David Shanely, Isaac Shanely, Jacob Shanley, John Shanley, Abraham Shockey, Winfield T. Shrigley, Warren D. Sibley, Samuel Slusser, Azro Smith, John N. Smith, Benjamin Snapp, Morton M. Snodgrass, Samuel K. Sowers, James F. Spain, Wm Speece, Philip L. Stickley, Ferdinand F. Stone, Samuel L. P. Stone, Marion Talbot, George A. Talbott, Alfred F. Taylor, Charles O. Taylor, Oliver Taylor, Simeon Taylor, Jonathan Thatcher, Ivan B. Thomas, John H. Thomas, Marion W. Thomas, Wm Thomas Wm Thompson, David Todd, David W. Todd, John E. Todd, Thomas M. Todd, John W. Toomire, Randolph Tritt, Alexander F. Vance, Alexander F. Vance Jr., Wm Ward, Wm R. Warnock, George A. Weaver, Mrs. Hester West, Fenton Whetsel, Simon W. Whitmore, Milo G. Williams, Richard Du Val Williams, Andrews Wilson, Ebenezer Wilson, William H. Wilson, W. W. Wilson, Elijah T. Woodcock, John Yeisley, John H. Young, Augustus M. Ziegler, Frank A. Zimmer, Samuel Zirkle. Please contact me if you have an interest in this book. Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	1918-1968 Fifty Years of Service to Agriculture St. Clair County Farm Bureau - Published in 1968 Author Committee Publisher Erwin Printing Company of Belleville, IL City Belleville County St. Clair Illinois State Illinois Price $12.50 (plus $5.00 postage and handling) Notes: I bought this book because I believe the information will be of value to a family researcher whose family farmed in St. Clair County, Illinois. There are photos and information on the following: A. O. Eckert, Frank Patterson, L. B. Eidman, Julius Engelman, Jacob Baer, William J. Miller, William Keck, Michael Sommers Jr. , J. T. Wilderman, Leroy Kruse, Larry Reinneck, Howard Mueller, William Begole, Henry Dietz, Byron Wildy, Virgil Valerius, Roy Knobeloch, Milton Weilbacher, B. W. Tillman, Building a silo on the Hangsleben Farm, Threshing at Gus Zerban Farm, Butchering Days with Walter Wetzel, Ben Voelkel, and Gus Zerban, Orison Seibert, B. W. Tillman, 1952 St. Clair County Peach Queen Contenstants, Harold L. Ford, Alvin Helms, Lillian Zerban Schaeffer and her team of mules, Loren Knobeloch and his old Ford, Wheat Harvest on the Hangsleben Farm, Clarence Klaus, Kenneth Kamper, Fred Ohlendorf, Tillman Memorial Building. There are paragraphs on the happenings in St. Clair County, Illinois farming community year by year that contain many more surnames including Roland Schaffer, Carl McComb, Clarence Klaus, Alfred Speichinger, Earl Sauerwein, Floyd Forcade, Herbert Heberer, Elmer Sterthman, Dale Reuss, Carl Kunz, Glenn Merwin, Leroy Hamann, Stanley Fischer, Kenneth Thouvenot, Clara Mae Jung, Louis Conklin, Clyde A. Taylor, Mrs. Florence Knobeloch, Rev. Dr. Eugene Leckrone, Mrs. Ruth Lemon, Marsden Eisloeffel, C. E. Alexander. Please contact me if you have an interest in this booklet. Kathy Wieland in St. Louis, MO Kathy@familywesearch.com Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	1943 Baby Book of Kathryn Ann Duehlmeier - Published in 1943 Author Publisher City St. Louis County St. Louis Missouri State Missouri Price $15.00 (plus $5.00 postage and handling) Notes: I bought a baby book because I believe it is a wonderful resource for an AMANN or DUEHLMEIER researcher. This book has been lovingly filled out for baby Kathryn Duehlmeier who was born 2-28-1943. There is also a family tree filled out in this book that includes the following: John Henry Duehlmeier born 1855 in Chicago, IL; Emma LIESKI b. Henderson, MN 1864,;William Frayne Amann, Ida May Hubler. Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	1960 Hannibal Telephone Book and Yellow Pages - Published in 1960 Author Publisher City Hannibal County Marion Missouri State Missouri Price $10.00 (plus $5.00 postage and handling) Notes: This is a combination Southwestern Bell Telephone Book and Yellow Pages. You will find phone numbers and addresses for residents of Hannibal, Missouri , as well as, Yellow Page ads for businesses in Hannibal and the surrounding area. I hope someone will find this a "keeper". Please contact me if you have an interest in it. Kathy Wieland in St. Louis, MO Kathy@familywesearch.com Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	1966 Tri-Annual Atlas & Plat Book of Montgomery County, Illinois - Published in 1966 Author Publisher Rockford Map Publishers City County Montgomery Illinois State Illinois Price $20.00 (plus $3.50 postage and handling) Notes: There are plat maps of the following towns/cities: Audubon, Bois D'Arc, Butler Grove, East Fork, Fillmore, Grisham, Harvel, Hillsboro, Irving, Nokomis, North Litchfield, Pitman, Raymond, Rountree, South Fillmore, South Litchfield, Walshville, Witt, and Zanesville. Please contact me if you have an interest in this plat book. Kathy@FamilyWeSearch.com Kathy Wieland in St. Louis, MO Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	1968 People:History of the Ealer Family - Published in 1968 Author Lcdr. Frederick S. Ealer of Tampa, FL Publisher Schlecter's of Allentown, PA City County Pennsylvania, New York, and more State Pennsylvania, New York, and more Price $36.00 (plus $5.00 postage and handling) Notes: I recently bought the above book because I believe it will be a wonderful resource to an Ealer family researcher. Some of the names in the family history include the following: Peter Ealer, Jacob Bachman, Kenneth Kressler, Alexander Traill, James Russell Lowell, Dr. Edward T. Horn, Colonel Samuel S. Horn, Traill Green, George Rhodes(wife Christina Ealer), Peter Ealer III and Elizabeth Dietz, Maria Dietz Meem, Mary Ann Messinger, Quintus Franklin Ealer, Ellen S. Rodenbach, Harry Rader, Elizabeth Bellesfield Savitz, Sara Jane Rader Lieberman, Mary Messinger Kutz, Edna Messinger Yeager, Howard Eugene Engler, Stanley J. Fehr, Siegfried, Lieberman, Huth, Sandt, Remaley, Laubach, Shimer, Siegfried, Mary Reirdon, Elizabeth Ealer Keim, Thomas Traill Ealer, Jacob Ealer, Robert Ealer, Rebecca Frey, George Ealer, Sarah Rasley, and many more, I would like to connect this book with a family member or family researcher. Please contact me if you have an interest in this book. Kathy Wieland in St. Louis, MO Kathy@familywesearch.com See more rescued photos/books at www.familywesearch.com Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	1981 A History of Elk County, Pennsylvania - Published in 1981 Author Alice L. Wessman Publisher Elk County Historical Society City County Elk Pennsylvania State Pennsylvania Price $40.00 (plus $8.00 postage and handling) Notes: I bought this book because I believe it will be a treasure trove of information for an Elk County researcher. The Table of Contents Elk County's First Families Elk County's Basic History Education Religious Heritage Military Activities Communications Culture and Recreation The Elk County Courthouse The Elk County Jail The Elk County Home A Profile of Elk County Historic Game Lands President Grant Visits Elk County The Milesburg-Smethport Turnpike The Clarion River Story Facts of Fiction Elk County Murders Ethnic History Medical History Johnsonburg Ridgway and Ridgway Township St. Mary's and Benzinger Township Benezett Township Fox Township Highland Township Horton Township Jay Township Jones Township Millstone Township Spring Creek Township There is also a bibliography for this book. There is no index in this 475 page book. Please contact me if you have an interest in this book. Kathy@FamilyWeSearch.com Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	64th Annual Report of The Underwriters Salvage Corps of St. Louis, MO - Published in 1938 Author Committee: Raymond W. Smith, John J. O'Toole, Joseph F. Hickey, Thomas R. Collins, Roy W. Smith, A. H. Schwarz Publisher Lyon Printing Company City St. Louis County Missouri State Missouri Price $10.00 (plus $2.00 postage and handling) Notes: I bought a booklet entitled "64th Annual Report for the Year Ending Dec 31, 1938 of the Underwriters' Salvage Corps of St. Louis". "We deeply regret recording the passing of Captain Thomas M. Gorman...an employee of the Corps in continuous service since March 6, 1896, for a period of 42 years." From the notes in this booklet it appears that Captain Thomas M. Gorman had just retired on May 15, 1938 with Lt. Clement D. Kopp on pension at half pay. It also say that Captain Gorman was buried on Monday, July 11 at Calvary Cemetery. He is buried with his wife Mary E. Woodlock? Gorman, David James Woodlock, James Woodlock, and Mary Woodlock. I would like to connect this booklet with a family member or family researcher. Please contact me directly if you have an interest in it. Kathy Wieland in St. Louis, MO Kathy@familywesearch.com Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	A Book of Remembrance 1914-1918 - Published in 1918 Author Publisher Hudson & Kearns City County United Kingdom State United Kingdom Price $150.00 (plus $10.00 postage and handling) Notes: A book of rememberence for the men who volunteered to fight for Britain from South and Central America. Contains articles, poetry, and dedications along with numerous b/w photographs and line drawings. 130pp. Thick card boards with heavy rubbing to edges. Contains a Roll of Honour of those who served on the West Coast, Brazil, Central America, and Mexico. The lists are not presented as a complete record of all the British Volunteers of Latin America who gave their lives in the War. They include the names of Volunteers on the books of the Anglo-South American Depot, supplemented by information given by individuals and firms connected with Latin America. The lists include the names of those Anglo-South Americans who were already living as students or visitors in the British Isles at the outbreak of war, and also Volunteers from the Falkland Islands and British Guiana. There are nineteen pages in the Roll of Honour. Please contact me if you have an interest in this book. Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	A Century on Wheels-The Story of Studebaker Centennial 1852-1952 - Published in 1952 First Edition Author Stephen Longstreet Publisher Henry Holt & Co of New York City County State Price $30.00 (plus $5.00 postage and handling) Notes: This is the story of the Studebaker Brothers and the autombile company they founded. There are a number of excellent black and white photos in this book. Please contact me if you have an interest in this book. Kathy@FamilyWeSearch.com in St. Louis, MO Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	A Historical Sketch of Johnson County, Indiana 1881 Reprint - Published in Unknown Author D. D. Banta Publisher Unigraphic Inc. through Johnson Cty Historical Soc City Franklin County Johnson Indiana State Indiana Price $30.00 (plus $5.00 postage and handling) Notes: I bought this book because I think it will be an excellent resource to a family researcher for Johnson Cty, IN. The books covers the early days in Johnson County encompassing the towns of Amity, Bargersville, Edinburgh, Franklin, Greenwood, New Whiteland, Nineveh, Peoga, Providence Rockland, Samaria, Smith Valley, Stones Crossing, Trafalgar, and Whiteland...are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data. Some subject discussed are how creeks were named, the legal profession, names of past state and county officials, prices, population growth, the flood of 1847, development of the railroad, Indian encounters, pioneering hardships (snakes, wolves, mosquitoes, gnats, squirrels, sickness etc.), voting, whiskey and fisticuffs, organization of the county government, murders, the history of Franklin College. There are individual histories of each of the nine townships--Blue River, Nineveh, Franklin, White River, Pleasant, Hensley, Union, Clark, and Needham. The White River section is especially rich in family genealogies. Some of the surnames in the book are the following: Berry, Bell, Burkhart, Campbell, Carroll, Clarke, Covert, Durbin, Finch, Hardin, Hensley, Herriott, Hicks, King, Ladd, Loper, Moore, Mussulman, Neal, Smiley, Slater, Whetzel, Madison, Tipton, Varner, Wick, Woodruff, Whetzel, and more. Please contact me if you have an interest in this book. Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	A Life of Francis Parkman - Published in 1968 Author Charles Haight Farnham Publisher Haskell House City Dorchester County Suffolk Massachusetts State Massachusetts Price $22.00 (plus $5.00 postage and handling) Notes: This 394 page biography of historian Francis Parkman is well indexed and full of information. Francis descended from Thomas Parkman of Sidmouth, Devon, England. The book traces him through seven additional generations. His great grandfather was Rev. Ebenezer Park, a graduate of Harvard in 1721. Francis was born in Boston in 1823. There is a photo of Francis opposite the title page. Francis Parkman descent on his Mother's side is from John Cotton, b. in England, 1585, married second to Sarah Hankredge of Boston, England, widow of William Story, who came to Boston ,1633. The wife of Francis Parkman was Catherine Scollay Bigelow. Their children were Grace born in 1851, Francis born in 1854, and Katharine born in 1858. There is a long bibliography of the writings of Frances Parkman. If you have family ties to Parkman or Cotton, I believe you would find value in this book. Please contact me if you have an interest in this book. Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	A New England Town in Early Photographs 149 Illustrations of Southbridge, Massachusetts - Published in 1975 Author Edmund V. Gillon, editor Publisher General Publishing Co. City Southbridge County Worcester Massachusetts State Massachusetts Price $13.50 (plus $5.00 postage and handling) Notes: I bought this book because I believe it will be an excellent resource for someone with family connections to Southbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Surnames in the book: Dom Pocai, C. E. Ellis, Samuel Williams, Felix Gatineau, L'Arochele, F. X. Proulx,H. T. Hyde, F. A. Bouvier, Alex J. Paquin, Theo St. Onge, John W. Silk, Joe Bourke, J. D. Blanchard family, J. Booth family, Joe Bebo, F. LaRiviere, Holden, L. M. Brouso, J. W. Robinson, E. C. Ellis, Adelard LaPorte, Delehanty, Schomburg, Hub Dresser, John Edwards, Joseph Serleto, Lenti, Julian Gabree, Nipmuck, Valdivia, J. J. Bowlen, R. G. Bonnette, Aaron Pease, Persis Rowley, F. H. Blanchard, Professor Sol Blanchard, W. E. Blanchard, Ellis, and Merritt. There are also photos of churches, storefronts, parades, and more. Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.
	A Tour of the St. Louis Post Dispatch - Published in 1960's Author unknown Publisher St. Louis Post Dispatch City St. Louis City County Missouri State Missouri Price $10.00 (plus $5.00 postage and handling) Notes: Did someone in your family work for the St. Louis Post Dispatch? This historic booklet has many pictures. It has the following photos: the lobby of the newspaper, the Post Dispatch Platform motto by Joseph Pulitzer (1907), the main plant located at Twelfth Blvd (now Tucker Blvd.) and Franklin, teletype machines, business administration-advertising-circulation-promotion offices, phone room for ads, the managing editor and his staff, copy editors, news staff reporters, photographers, Bill Mauldin the editorial cartoonist, the reference room, the newspaper morgue, the composing room, the copy cutter, typesetting machines, galley proofs, zinc engraving type, the engraving process, the stereotyping process, handling the huge rolls of newsprint, changing the rolls of newsprint, the pressroom and its presses, the mail room, automatic bundling machines, and the delivery trucks. The photos in this booklet show the various occupations at the newspaper. I believe it would be an excellent resource for someone's family history. Click here to inquire about purchasing this book.