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1) Mayflower families through five generations: descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620

Publisher

General Society of Mayflower Descendants

Language

English

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The tracing of the descendants of the Mayflower passengers.

2) The stranger in my genes: a memoir

Author

Griffeth, Bill

Publisher

New England Historic Genealogical Society

Pub. Date

2016.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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"Bill Griffeth, longtime genealogy buff, takes a DNA test that has an unexpected outcome: 'If the results were correct, it meant that the family I had spent years documenting was not my own.' Bill undertakes a quest to solve the mystery of his origins, a quest which will shake his sense of identity. As he takes us on his journey, we learn about choices made by his ancestors, parents, and others--and we see Bill measure and weigh his own difficult...

3) The Connecticut nutmegger

Publisher

Connecticut Society of Genealogists

Pub. Date

1970

Language

English

4) Avotaynu

Publisher

G. Mokotoff

Pub. Date

1985

Language

English

5) Futureface: a family mystery, an epic quest, and the secret to belonging

Author

Wagner, Alex

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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"An acclaimed journalist travels the globe to solve the mystery of her ancestry, confronting the question at the heart of the American experience of immigration, race, and identity: Who are my people? Alex Wagner has always been fascinated by stories of exile and migration. Her father's ancestors immigrated to the United States from Ireland and Luxembourg. Her mother fled Rangoon in the 1960s, escaping Burma's military dictatorship. In her professional...

6) The New England historical and genealogical register

Language

English

Formats

Periodical, Software

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Beginning in 1924, Proceedings are incorporated into the Apr. number.

7) The American genealogist

Publisher

D.L. Jacobus

Pub. Date

c1937

Language

English

8) American ancestors

Language

English

Formats

Digital Resource, Periodical

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The website of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), the oldest such society and library in the U.S. Offers online newsletters, access to databases, and other resources. Continuously updated, it includes databases of various types of information for the New England states, New York, England and Ireland.

9) National Genealogical Society quarterly

Author

National Genealogical Society

Series

Special publications of the National Genealogical Society volume no. 29

Publisher

[National Genealogical Society]

Pub. Date

1912

Language

English

10) How to do everything: Genealogy

Author

Morgan, George G

Series

How to do everything with

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

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Trace your family tree and discover your roots

Fully updated and revised, this bestselling genealogy guide helps you tap into the wealth of global ancestry records and offers proven strategies for both traditional and electronic research. How to Do Everything: Genealogy, Second Edition explores basic rules of genealogical evidence, evaluation of source materials, research methods, and successful techniques for web-based research.

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11) Advanced genealogy research techniques

Author

Morgan, George G

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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Learn how to use innovative techniques to unearth hard-to-find ancestors. The authors use up-to-date and highly organized methods and techniques to show you how to find the elusive details to round out your genealogy research, and get past the brick walls that have stumped you. They cover a variety of software programs and specialized genealogy tools, and even address using modern social networking as a practical source.

12) Historic homes and places and genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Author

Cutter, William Richard

Publisher

Lewis historical publishing company

Pub. Date

1908

Language

English

13) The lost family: how DNA testing is upending who we are

Author

Copeland, Libby

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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"You swab your cheek or spit in a vial, then send it away to a lab somewhere. Weeks later you get a report that might tell you where your ancestors came from or if you carry certain genetic risks. Or the report could reveal long-buried family secrets and upend your entire sense of identity. Soon a lark becomes an obsession, a relentless drive to find answers to questions at the core of your being, like "Who am I?" and "Where did I come from?" Welcome...

14) The everything guide to online genealogy: trace your roots, share your history, and create your family tree

Author

Powell, Kimberly

Series

Everything

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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Use online tools to discover your family's history! Thanks to the overwhelming number of genealogical records available online today, it's never been easier to trace your family history and find your roots. But where do you begin? With all that information, it can be impossible to know where to start! In The Everything Guide to Online Genealogy, 3rd Edition, genealogy expert Kimberly Powell guides you through the process of finding your

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15) Passenger and immigration lists index: Supplement

Publisher

Gale Research Co

Pub. Date

c1982

Language

English

16) The search for us: a novel

Author

Boyer, Susan Azim

Pub. Date

2023.

Language

English

Appears on these lists

2024 Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award Nominees
MTCBA Nominees

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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Samira Murphy is caring for her widowed grandmother, and trying to get her older brother into recovery for alcohol addiction. With attendance at her dream college on the line, she takes a long shot DNA test to find the support she so desperately needs from a father she hasn't seen since she was a baby. Henry Owen is torn between his unreliable bio-mom and an overly strick aunt and uncle who stepped in to raise him. He takes a DNA test to find the...

17) Genesis

Author

Cook, Robin

Series

Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery series volume 12
Jack Stapleton / Laurie Montgomery volume 12

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Large Print, Spoken CD

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"New York Times-bestselling author Robin Cook takes on the ripped-from-the-headlines topic of harnessing DNA from ancestry websites to catch a killer in this timely and explosive new medical thriller"-- "When the body of twenty-eight-year-old social worker Kera Jacobsen shows up on Chief New York City Medical Examiner Laurie Montgomery's autopsy table, at first it appears she was the victim of a tragic yet routine drug overdose. But for Laurie and...

18) Legendborn

Author

Deonn, Tracy

Series

Legendborn volume 1

Language

English

Appears on these lists

Cary Library's Teen Black Voices
John Steptoe Award for New Talent
Medfield - Fantasy for Teens - Fierce Female Protagonists
Randall Library Staff Picks 2023

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Spoken CD

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"To discover the truth behind her mother's mysterious death, a teen girl infiltrates a magical secret society claiming to be the descendants of King Arthur and his knights"-- After her mother dies in an accident, Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC-Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape-- until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on...

19) The Essex genealogist

Publisher

Essex Society of Genealogists

Pub. Date

1981

Language

English

20) The view from Castle Rock: stories

Author

Munro, Alice

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle, Large Print, Spoken CD

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Fictitious stories about members of the Laidlaw family, from their days in Scotland in the eighteenth century through the lives of some of them in Ontario, following their arrival in Canada in the early nineteenth century.

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1) Mayflower families through five generations: descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620

2) The stranger in my genes: a memoir

3) The Connecticut nutmegger

4) Avotaynu

5) Futureface: a family mystery, an epic quest, and the secret to belonging

6) The New England historical and genealogical register

7) The American genealogist

8) American ancestors

9) National Genealogical Society quarterly

10) How to do everything: Genealogy

11) Advanced genealogy research techniques

12) Historic homes and places and genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts

13) The lost family: how DNA testing is upending who we are

14) The everything guide to online genealogy: trace your roots, share your history, and create your family tree

15) Passenger and immigration lists index: Supplement

16) The search for us: a novel

17) Genesis

18) Legendborn

19) The Essex genealogist

20) The view from Castle Rock: stories

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