'Toyo learned to ask nothing, to wait and count the days. But they passed and passed and still the doorway remained empty of his deep voice, calling out her name.' Blending the intimacy of memoir with an artist's vision, Toyo is the story of a remarkable woman, a vivid picture of Japan before and after war, and an unpredictable tale of courage and change in today's Australia. Born into the traditional world of pre-war Osaka, Toyo must always protect the secret of her parents' true relationship. Her father lives in China with his wife; her unmarried mother runs a cafe. Toyo and her mother are beautiful and polite, keeping themselves in society's good graces. Then comes the rain of American bombs. Toyo's life is uprooted again and again. With each sharp change and painful loss, she becomes more herself and more aware of where she has come from. She finds family and belief, but still clings to her parents' secret. In Toyo, Lily Chan has pieced together the unconventional shape of her grandmother's story. Vibrant and ultimately heart-rending, Toyo is the chronicle of an extraordinary life, infused with a granddaughter's love. 'Lily Chan's Toyo is an immensely subtle portrait of the uniqueness of the individual. It combines the readerly pleasures of the novel with those of life-writing to create a work that is vivid and surprising at every turn.' - Amanda Lohrey 'This is a beautifully lyrical and compelling voice, infused with deep insight and love' - Alice Pung

George Gaunt was a quiet and gentle man, but a firm disciplinarian who was devoted to the service of his king and country. At the age of 21 he left his Yorkshire home to enlist in the Coldstream Guards, where he went on to serve his country with dignity and honour, though a trivial sporting injury cost him the chance to fight on the field of battle during World War II. In peacetime George became a respected publican in a Gloucestershire village, and the entire community mourned his early passing. Thirty years after he died, his son Alan was astonished to receive a letter revealing that George had been married before he had met Alan's mother and had even raised two earlier children. The letter brought a happy reunion between the two sides of the family. It also started Alan on a trail of enquiry which enabled him to piece together a comprehensive and fascinating account of the father he had lost when he was only 13 years old.

In December, 1817, the Georgia state legislature enacted legislation requiring all persons introducing slaves into the state to register with a local county court. Clerks in several counties created independent registers in which to record the resulting affidavits. While these affidavits are often overlooked by researchers, they generally include personal, identifying information about the deponents and the individual slaves that could be useful to genealogists and historians. This new volume contains abstracts of slave importation affidavit registers for nine of the ten Georgia counties where such registers are known to be extant: Camden County, Columbia County, Elbert County, Franklin County, Jackson County, Jasper County, Morgan County, Pulaski County, and Wilkes County. Two indexes make the text easy to search and use.

"The descendants of William Warriner have furnished soldiers for all the American wars, from the Colonial times to the present, and have been well represented among the pastors of several denominations, Congregational, Presbyterian, Episcopal, Baptist and Methodist. ...The original ancestor of the New England Warriners joined the settlers of Springfield, Mass., in 1638. His birthplace and ancestry are unknown. That England was the land of his nativity is probable beyond all doubt." A full-name index completes this well researched work.

Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, is a wonderful place to appreciate history. The town has fortunately preserved its sense of place, with a vibrant downtown and excellent examples of historical architecture. One of its underappreciated treasures is the Lewisburg Cemetery, filled with town history and architectural beauty; a place of inspiration and reflection. The cemetery reveals connections with the town's collective past, and, like all cemeteries, it reflects the community's history and culture, especially that period when the cemetery was created. The cemetery is therefore a gauge by which to measure the impact of events, both local and national. The cemetery includes many prominent citizens: early founders, local leaders, and celebrities. Three congressmen, four professional baseball players, a president of Bucknell University, one Medal of Honor winner, and over 600 military veterans from each of the nation's conflicts through Vietnam rest here. Chapters include: Lewisburg: Port on the Susquehanna, The Rise of Rural Cemeteries, The Town Needs a Cemetery, Cemetery Tour, Notable Burials, Other Prominent Burials, Facts & Figures, The Cemetery Today, and Sources. An index to full-names, places and subjects completes this work.

Previously described as "in reality being a peasant," Rogers provides insight into the lineage of this Scottish poet, which includes the Burnes and Keiths. The family name was originally Burnes; variations include: Burnace, Burnice, and Burness. "The present work is chiefly founded on Dr. James Burnes' 'Notes on his Name and Family, ' a thin duodecimo privately printed in 1851, and on entries in the parochial and other registers." Of particular interest, an "accurate account is for the first time presented of the circumstances under which the poet's grandfather, Robert Burnes, quitted the farm of Clochnahill, an event bearing materially on the latter history of the family. To render the genealogical narrative minute and accurate, no effort has been spared." Entries include varying amounts of genealogical information. An index to names, places and subjects augments the text.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 edition. Excerpt: ... no ch. He was a cloth manuf. or weaver, freem. 3 Sept. 1634, and d. 7 Nov. 1672, giv. by his will more than 9 yrs. bef. all his prop, to w. for her life, next to one Fisk, neph. for his life, and remain, to ano. neph. His wid. d. 6 May 1684. Peter, came in the Rebecca 1635, from London, a husbandman, aged 22; but I hear no more of him. Thomas, Hingham, br. of Joseph, freem. 9 Mar. 1637, was rep. 1637 and 48; rem. to Watertown, there was selectman 1656, d. 1668, his will of 15 Feb. pro. 7 Apr. of that yr. gave to w. Magdalen for life, and remain, to Thomas, s. of his br. Joseph, so that we infer, that he had no ch. The wid. d. 10 Apr. 1687, aged 80. Thomas, Watertown, s. of Joseph the first, had w. Magdalen, but she seems to have been his sec. w. and to her, by his will of 19 July 1679, he gave most of his prop, and resid. to his only s. Thomas, prob. by the first w. See Bond, 610. Very observ. is it that both uncle and neph. had ws. with this unusual Christian name, wh. is of very rare occurr. William, Concord, m. wid. Pellet, mo. of Thomas, had Remembrance, b. 25 Feb. 1640; freem. 1650; rem. to Chelmsford as one of the first sett, there, had Deborah, 1653; Samuel, 14 Feb. 1656, bapt. 20 Apr. foil, but he may have had more bef. rem. as Sarah, 1642; Priscilla, 1647; and Aquila, wh. d. 17 June 1657, eight yrs. old. Unthank, Christopher, Warwick, among the freem. there in 1655, had first been of Providence. Susanna was his w. and the only ch. of wh. we hear was Mary, wh. m. Job Almy. Updike, Gilbert, Newport, came, it is said, in 1664, from New York, m. a d. of Richard Smith of Narraganset, had Lodowick, a. 1666, wh. was f. of Daniel, a man of distinct, in R. I. a century ago. James, a soldier, perhaps from Dorchester or Milton, serv. in Mosely's...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 edition. Excerpt: ... no ch. He was a cloth manuf. or weaver, freem. 3 Sept. 1634, and d. 7 Nov. 1672, giv. by his will more than 9 yrs. bef. all his prop, to w. for her life, next to one Fisk, neph. for his life, and remain, to ano. neph. His wid. d. 6 May 1684. Peter, came in the Rebecca 1635, from London, a husbandman, aged 22; but I hear no more of him. Thomas, Hingham, br. of Joseph, freem. 9 Mar. 1637, was rep. 1637 and 48; rem. to Watertown, there was selectman 1656, d. 1668, his will of 15 Feb. pro. 7 Apr. of that yr. gave to w. Magdalen for life, and remain, to Thomas, s. of his br. Joseph, so that we infer, that he had no ch. The wid. d. 10 Apr. 1687, aged 80. Thomas, Watertown, s. of Joseph the first, had w. Magdalen, but she seems to have been his sec. w. and to her, by his will of 19 July 1679, he gave most of his prop, and resid. to his only s. Thomas, prob. by the first w. See Bond, 610. Very observ. is it that both uncle and neph. had ws. with this unusual Christian name, wh. is of very rare occurr. William, Concord, m. wid. Pellet, mo. of Thomas, had Remembrance, b. 25 Feb. 1640; freem. 1650; rem. to Chelmsford as one of the first sett, there, had Deborah, 1653; Samuel, 14 Feb. 1656, bapt. 20 Apr. foil, but he may have had more bef. rem. as Sarah, 1642; Priscilla, 1647; and Aquila, wh. d. 17 June 1657, eight yrs. old. Unthank, Christopher, Warwick, among the freem. there in 1655, had first been of Providence. Susanna was his w. and the only ch. of wh. we hear was Mary, wh. m. Job Almy. Updike, Gilbert, Newport, came, it is said, in 1664, from New York, m. a d. of Richard Smith of Narraganset, had Lodowick, a. 1666, wh. was f. of Daniel, a man of distinct, in R. I. a century ago. James, a soldier, perhaps from Dorchester or Milton, serv. in Mosely's...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 edition. Excerpt: ... no ch. He was a cloth manuf. or weaver, freem. 3 Sept. 1634, and d. 7 Nov. 1672, giv. by his will more than 9 yrs. bef. all his prop, to w. for her life, next to one Fisk, neph. for his life, and remain, to ano. neph. His wid. d. 6 May 1684. Peter, came in the Rebecca 1635, from London, a husbandman, aged 22; but I hear no more of him. Thomas, Hingham, br. of Joseph, freem. 9 Mar. 1637, was rep. 1637 and 48; rem. to Watertown, there was selectman 1656, d. 1668, his will of 15 Feb. pro. 7 Apr. of that yr. gave to w. Magdalen for life, and remain, to Thomas, s. of his br. Joseph, so that we infer, that he had no ch. The wid. d. 10 Apr. 1687, aged 80. Thomas, Watertown, s. of Joseph the first, had w. Magdalen, but she seems to have been his sec. w. and to her, by his will of 19 July 1679, he gave most of his prop, and resid. to his only s. Thomas, prob. by the first w. See Bond, 610. Very observ. is it that both uncle and neph. had ws. with this unusual Christian name, wh. is of very rare occurr. William, Concord, m. wid. Pellet, mo. of Thomas, had Remembrance, b. 25 Feb. 1640; freem. 1650; rem. to Chelmsford as one of the first sett, there, had Deborah, 1653; Samuel, 14 Feb. 1656, bapt. 20 Apr. foil, but he may have had more bef. rem. as Sarah, 1642; Priscilla, 1647; and Aquila, wh. d. 17 June 1657, eight yrs. old. Unthank, Christopher, Warwick, among the freem. there in 1655, had first been of Providence. Susanna was his w. and the only ch. of wh. we hear was Mary, wh. m. Job Almy. Updike, Gilbert, Newport, came, it is said, in 1664, from New York, m. a d. of Richard Smith of Narraganset, had Lodowick, a. 1666, wh. was f. of Daniel, a man of distinct, in R. I. a century ago. James, a soldier, perhaps from Dorchester or Milton, serv. in Mosely's...

Susan's mother, Lucy Fowler nee Smetana, was a Viennese Jew who fled to Nottingham, England, in 1938 to flee Nazi persecution. She lost most of her immediate family, but spoke little of her experiences for decades. In 1995, Susan learned for the first time of other members of the extended family who had survived and were now scattered around the world. Thus began an 18-year search for her mother's family, and for the story of what had happened to them during that dreadful era. She also travelled back two hundred years into her family's past, uncovering in the process an oral family history claiming descent from the Czech composer, Bedrich Smetana. Just as she was completing her research, she was the astonished recipient of some 3,000 pages of Nazi documents sent by the Austrian State Archives, fromwhich she learnt the fate of several family members. She also learnt the details of the arrest of her grandmother and aunt in France, and their deportation to Auschwitz. Richly illustrated with archive photographs and rare historical documents, this biography and family history spanning eight generations is an extraordinary story of one family's struggle to deal with the impact and the legacy of the Holocaust. It is also a Holocaust memoir which offers a unique insight into the inner workings of the Nazi regime in Austria. Stephen Smith, Executive Director of the Shoah Foundation Institute, writes in his Foreword: "In this remarkable book, Susan... was able to give names to the nameless, faces to the faceless - and restore the wholeness of a family the Nazis had intended to destroy.... It restores life where there was death, presence where there was absence, roots where identity was lost, hope where there was despair."

Title: The discovery, settlement, and present state of Kentucky: and an introduction to the topography and natural history of that rich and important country: also Colonel Daniel Boon's narrative of the wars of Kentucky: with an account of the Indian nations within the limits of the United States, their manners, customs, religion, and their origin: and the stages and distances between Philadelphia and the falls of the Ohio, from Pittsburgh to Pensacola and several other places.Author: John FilsonPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP04592800CollectionID: CTRG03-B1116PublicationDate: 17930101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: Publisher's advertising: 5] p., second group. Pref. signed (p. 8): John Filson. "The original was printed at Wilmington in 1784 and is now republished with considerable additions ...; and it may with propriety be considered as a supplement to the American geography by the Rev. Jedidiah Morse ... ."--Cf. editor's statement.Collation: 67, 5] p., 1] leaf of plates: fold. map, plan; 24 cm

This book contains approximately 9,000 names, and a vast assortment of interesting historical data pertaining to the Revolutionary War. Several letters of particular interest have been included. One is from Secretary Knox of the U.S. War Department (dated

The English home of Philip Towle, an early settler of Hampton, New Hampshire, has been established with a high degree of certainty to be the parish of Crediton, County Devon (sometimes referred to as County Devonshire). His ancestry in County Devon was traced back four generations to Roger Toolie, born about 1545 at Colebrooke, Devon. Crediton parish records, records of adjacent parishes, Devon will lists, Subsidy Rolls, and 1641 Protection Rolls are all presented as proof of Philip Towle's English origin. In addition, the descendants of Philip Towle in New England, for the first six generations, are presented as an aid to researchers tracing his family. The format traces the English ancestry of Philip Towle and of his mother, Margaret Whyte, followed by his New Hampshire descendants and a brief ancestry account of his wife, Isabella Austin. An appendix includes: a summary of Philip Towle entries found in County Devon; parish register/bishops transcript for Crediton; Towle names in adjacent parishes (Winckleigh, Colebrooke, Lapford, South Tawton, Shobrooke, and Exeter); a list of Towle wills in County Devonshire for those parishes close to Crediton; and brief accounts of Roger Towle from Boston, and the Goody (Isabell) Towle witchcraft trial. There is an index of Towle names and an index of other full names that appear throughout. Two maps show the location of the parish of Crediton, County Devonshire, England, and surrounding parishes.

It is hard to imagine life without surnames, but surnames were a rarity before the 11th century. Names originated from localities such as Nisbet and Ralston, baptismal names such as Anderson and Lawrence, trades such as Baxter and Fletcher, offices such as Bannerman and Walker, professions such as Clerk and Kemp, peculiarities of body and/or mind such as Fairfax and Armstrong, armorial bearings such as Cross and Horn, nativity such as Fleming and Scott, and many other sources. Persons that joined a particular clan, regardless of descent, assumed the surname of the chief as an act of loyalty. There are distinctions between Highland and Lowland surnames. Highland surnames are usually patronymic with various prefixes and additions such as Mackenzie and Robertson, but there are also surnames derived from localities, peculiarities, armorial bearings and offices. Lowland surnames show Norman influence, and are generally local, but many surnames are derived from baptismal names, peculiarities, armorial bearings, office, occupation and trade. Entries are arranged alphabetically by surname and include varying amounts of information. A separate section is devoted to Christian names, alphabetically listed, with brief meanings provided.

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After writing the definitive biographies of Lytton Strachey and George Bernard Shaw, Michael Holroyd turned his hand to a more personal subject: his own family. The result was Basil Street Blues, published in 1999. But rather than the story being over, it was in fact only beginning. As letters from readers started to pour in, the author discovered extraordinary narratives that his own memoir had only touched on. Mosaic is Holroyd's piecing together of these remarkable stories: the murder of the fearsome headmaster of his school; the discovery that his Swedish grandmother was the mistress of the French anarchist Jacques Prevert; and a letter about the beauty of his mother that provides a clue to a decade-long affair. Funny, touching, and wry, Mosaic shows how other people's lives, however eccentric or extreme, echo our own dreams and experiences."

If you want to find out about Lancashire s history, and particularly if you have family links to the area and your ancestors lived or worked in the county, then this is the ideal book for you. As well as helping you to trace when and where your ancestors were born, married and died, it gives you an insight into the world they knew and a chance to explore their lives at work and at home.Sue Wilkes s accessible and informative handbook outlines Lancashire s history and describes the origins of its major industries - cotton, coal, transport, engineering, shipbuilding and others. She looks at the stories of important Lancashire families such as the Stanleys, Peels and Egertons, and famous entrepreneurs such as Richard Arkwright, in order to illustrate aspects of Lancashire life and to show how the many sources available for family and local history research can be used. Relevant documents, specialist archives and libraries, background reading and other sources are recommended throughout this practical book. Also included is a directory of Lancashire archives, libraries and academic repositories, as well as databases of family history societies, useful genealogy websites, and places to visit which bring Lancashire s past to life. Sue Wilkes s book is the essential companion for anyone who wants to discover their Lancashire roots. REVIEWS ...an essential companion... identifies what records to look at, why, what indexes may exist and where they will be located.FGS Forum"

A Genealogical History of the Ficklin Family from the first of the name in America to the early 20th century, with some account of the family in England.