Geography And Genealogy

Author : Jeanne Kay Guelke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317128892

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Geography and Genealogy by Jeanne Kay Guelke Pdf

Genealogy has become a widely popular pursuit, as millions of people now research their family history, trace their forebears, attend family reunions and travel to ancestral home sites. Geographers have much to contribute to the serious study of the family history phenomenon. Land records, maps and even GIS are increasingly used by genealogical investigators. As a cultural practice, it encompasses peoples' emotional attachments to ancestral places and is widely manifest on the ground as personal heritage travel. Family history research also has significant potential to challenge accepted geographical views of migration, ethnicity, socio-economic class and place-based identities. This volume is possibly the first ever book to address the geographical and scholarly aspects of this increasingly popular social phenomenon. It highlights tools and information sources used by geographers and their application to family history research. Furthermore, it examines family history as a socio-cultural practice, including the activities of tourism, archival research and DNA testing.

Author : Althea Douglas,Ontario Genealogical Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Reference
ISBN : WISC:89082363953

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Genealogy, Geography, and Maps by Althea Douglas,Ontario Genealogical Society Pdf

Author : Dallen J. Timothy,Jeanne Kay Guelke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Genealogy
ISBN : 1315584484

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Geography and Genealogy by Dallen J. Timothy,Jeanne Kay Guelke Pdf

Author : Melinda Kashuba
Publisher : Betterway Books
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2005-08-20
Category : Reference
ISBN : WISC:89082499674

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Walking with Your Ancestors by Melinda Kashuba Pdf

A Genealogist's Guide to Using Maps and Geography The truth about genealogy is that, although you might believe it has something to do with history, it actually has something more to do with geography. Though of course the names and dates on your family tree are the bread and butter of genealogy, the location of the records is what reveals them. And how better to learn about location than with maps! Maps are a crucial tool in learning about your family history. They can show you how to find a courthouse, where a grave is located, or where an ancestral homestead might be. But maps are much more than that - they can reveal intimate details about the lives of your ancestors. Walk the roads that your forefathers walked with maps! Maps will reveal the clues that you need to locate ancestors that suddenly "disappear." This book will teach you how to use maps to: Find the roads, rivers, and trains that your great-grandfathers used to travel across the country and see where they might have relocated. Discover the ever-shifting boundaries of territories, counties, and towns and learn the alternate places where records might be found. Locate places that no longer exist and uncover the long-lost homes, schools, farms, and more where your ancestors spent their time. Become familiar with all the different kinds of maps, from military to topographic, and how they can assist you in your research. Walking with Your Ancestors is the perfect guide to the under-utilized revelations that are just waiting for you in maps, atlases, and gazetteers. Find out about these fascinating snapshots of history and what they can tell you about the lives of your ancestors today!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Genealogical literature
ISBN : UCR:31210024738054

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Using Maps in Genealogy by Anonim Pdf

Author : Haim Yacobi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Africa
ISBN : 0367869047

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Israel and Africa by Haim Yacobi Pdf

Israel and Africa critically examines the ways in which Africa - as a geopolitical entity - is socially manufactured, collectively imagined but also culturally denied in Israeli politics. Its unique exploration of moral geography and its comprehensive, interdisciplinary research on the two countries offers new perspectives on Israeli history and society. Through a genealogical investigation of the relationships between Israel and Africa, this book sheds light on the processes of nationalism, development and modernization, exploring Africa's role as an instrument in the constant re-shaping of Zionism. Through looking at "Israel in Africa" as well as "Africa in Israel", it provides insightful analysis on the demarcation of Israel's ethnic boundaries and identity formation as well as proposing the different practices, from architectural influences to the arms trade, that have formed the geopolitical concept of "Africa". It is through these practices that Israel reproduces its internal racial and ethnic boundaries and spaces, contributing to its geographical imagination as detached not solely from the Middle East but also from its African connections. This book would be of interest to students and scholars of Middle East and Jewish Studies, as well as Post-colonial Studies, Geography and Architectural History.

Author : Catherine Nash
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781452941820

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Genetic Geographies by Catherine Nash Pdf

What might be wrong with genetic accounts of personal or shared ancestry and origins? Genetic studies are often presented as valuable ways of understanding where we come from and how people are related. In Genetic Geographies, Catherine Nash pursues their troubling implications for our perception of sexual and national, as well as racial, difference. Bringing an incisive geographical focus to bear on new genetic histories and genetic genealogy, Nash explores the making of ideas of genetic ancestry, indigeneity, and origins; the global human family; and national genetic heritage. In particular, she engages with the science, culture, and commerce of ancestry in the United States and the United Kingdom, including National Geographic’s Genographic Project and the People of the British Isles project. Tracing the tensions and contradictions between the emphasis on human genetic similarity and shared ancestry, and the attention given to distinctive patterns of relatedness and different ancestral origins, Nash challenges the assumption that the concepts of shared ancestry are necessarily progressive. She extends this scrutiny to claims about the “natural” differences between the sexes and the “nature” of reproduction in studies of the geography of human genetic variation. Through its focus on sex, nation, and race, and its novel spatial lens, Genetic Geographies provides a timely critical guide to what happens when genetic science maps relatedness.

Author : Rosemary A. Chorzempa
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1982-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780486242293

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My Family Tree Workbook by Rosemary A. Chorzempa Pdf

Explains how to create a family tree, discussing getting started and conducting genealogical research

Author : Haim Yacobi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317449966

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Israel and Africa by Haim Yacobi Pdf

Israel and Africa critically examines the ways in which Africa – as a geopolitical entity - is socially manufactured, collectively imagined but also culturally denied in Israeli politics. Its unique exploration of moral geography and its comprehensive, interdisciplinary research on the two countries offers new perspectives on Israeli history and society. Through a genealogical investigation of the relationships between Israel and Africa, this book sheds light on the processes of nationalism, development and modernization, exploring Africa’s role as an instrument in the constant re-shaping of Zionism. Through looking at "Israel in Africa" as well as "Africa in Israel", it provides insightful analysis on the demarcation of Israel's ethnic boundaries and identity formation as well as proposing the different practices, from architectural influences to the arms trade, that have formed the geopolitical concept of "Africa". It is through these practices that Israel reproduces its internal racial and ethnic boundaries and spaces, contributing to its geographical imagination as detached not solely from the Middle East but also from its African connections. This book would be of interest to students and scholars of Middle East and Jewish Studies, as well as Post-colonial Studies, Geography and Architectural History.

Author : Joan A. Holladay
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781108470186

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Visualizing Ancestry in the High and Late Middle Ages by Joan A. Holladay Pdf

Appearing in all figural media from the mid-twelfth century, family trees and lineages made political claims for their patrons.

Author : Anne Hart M. a.,Anne Hart
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004-04-22
Category : DNA.
ISBN : 9780595316847

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How to Interpret Family History and Ancestry DNA Test Results for Beginners by Anne Hart M. a.,Anne Hart Pdf

How many DNA testing companies will show you how to interpret DNA test results for family history or direct you to instructional materials after you have had your DNA tested? Choose a company based on previous customer satisfaction, and whether the company gives you choices of how many markers you want, various ethnic and geographic databases, and surname projects based on DNA-driven genealogy. Before you select a company to test your DNA, find out how many genetic markers will be tested. For the maternal line, 400 base pairs of sequences are the minimum. For the paternal line (men only) 37 markers are great, but 25 markers also should be useful. Some companies offer a 12-marker test for surname genealogy groups at a special price. Find out how long the turnaround time is for waiting to receive your results. What is the reputation of the company? Do they have a contract with a university lab or a private lab? Who does the testing and who is the chief geneticist at their laboratory? What research articles, if any, has that scientist written or what research studies on DNA have been performed by the person in charge of the DNA testing at the laboratory? Who owns the DNA business that contracts with the lab? How involved in genealogy-related DNA projects and databases or services is the owner?

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 12469 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780080449104

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International Encyclopedia of Human Geography by Anonim Pdf

The International Encyclopedia of Human Geography provides an authoritative and comprehensive source of information on the discipline of human geography and its constituent, and related, subject areas. The encyclopedia includes over 1,000 detailed entries on philosophy and theory, key concepts, methods and practices, biographies of notable geographers, and geographical thought and praxis in different parts of the world. This groundbreaking project covers every field of human geography and the discipline’s relationships to other disciplines, and is global in scope, involving an international set of contributors. Given its broad, inclusive scope and unique online accessibility, it is anticipated that the International Encyclopedia of Human Geography will become the major reference work for the discipline over the coming decades. The Encyclopedia will be available in both limited edition print and online via ScienceDirect – featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability visit http://info.sciencedirect.com/content/books/ref_works/coming/ Available online on ScienceDirect and in limited edition print format Broad, interdisciplinary coverage across human geography: Philosophy, Methods, People, Social/Cultural, Political, Economic, Development, Health, Cartography, Urban, Historical, Regional Comprehensive and unique - the first of its kind in human geography

Author : John A Agnew,David N Livingstone
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781412910811

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The SAGE Handbook of Geographical Knowledge by John A Agnew,David N Livingstone Pdf

Broad in scope and edited by two massive names in geography, this is a critical exploration of how the field has emerged and fared over the course of its modern institutionalization.

Author : Edward R. Brandt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:866534691

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Germanic Genealogy by Edward R. Brandt Pdf

"Your most complete and up-to-date resource for beginning and advanced genealogists. Includes country by country guide to the sources; useful addresses of archives and societies; current German postal codes; worldwide Germanic migration patterns; Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Mennonite history and sources; Germanic history and geography; historical and modern maps, including boundary changes; annotated list of gazetteers; German word list and language helps; German naming patterns and place names; extensive, annotated bibliography. Tells how to get started on your research, find your ancestor's place of origin, use church and civil records, get the most from passenger departure and arrival lists, read German script, correspond abroad, us the resources of the Family History Library and its Centers and how to find resources they haven't filmed yet, and much, much more!"--Back cover.

Author : Catherine Nash
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-05-26
Category : History
ISBN : 0815631596

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Of Irish Descent by Catherine Nash Pdf

What does it mean to be of Irish descent? What does Irish descent stand for in Ireland? In Northern Ireland? In the United States? How are the categories of “native” and “settler” and accounts of ethnic origin being refigured through popular genealogy and population genetics? Of Irish Descent addresses these questions by exploring the contemporary significance of ideas about ancestral roots, origins, and connections. Moving from the intimacy of family stories and reunions to disputed state policies on noble titles and new applications of genetic research, Nash traces the place of ancestry in interconnected geographies of identity—familial, ethnic, national, and diasporic. Underlying these different practices and narratives are potent and profoundly political questions about who counts as Irish and to whom Ireland belongs. Examining tensions between ideas of plurality and commonality, difference and connection that run through the culture and science of ancestral origins, Of Irish Descent is an original and timely exploration of new configurations of nation and diaspora as communities of shared descent.