Hispanic Surnames Genealogy Book

Description

Hispanic Surnames And  Family History
Lyman D. Platt
Softbound volume totaling
349
pages. Book is in excellent condition. Just what you need for genealogy research. Per the publisher;
This is an exhaustive review of  the development of Spanish surnames in Latin America and the Hispanic United  States where there are obvious links between Latin American and Spanish families. (The word
Hispanic
refers to persons born in Latin America  or the U.S. whose parents spoke Spanish and whose principal cultural  background was Spanish;
Latin America
refers to those countries south of the U.S. border, including Puerto Rico and Cuba; and the phrase
Hispanic United States
refers historically to California, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida.)
One of the principal aims of the book is to show the dispersion and commonality of Hispanic surnames throughout the Americas, with studies showing: (1) the top 1,000 Hispanic surnames in the U.S. and Latin America; (2) l,500 surnames studied by the Institute of Genealogy and History for Latin America (sponsors of this work); (3) the 12,567 Hispanic surnames in the 1980 U.S. census; and (4) surnames unique to particular Latin American countries.
At the very heart of the book is a bibliography of      Hispanic family histories in the U.S. and Latin America, certainly the most      extensive list of its kind ever compiled.
EDITORIAL REVIEWS
"This volume is packed with information about surnames. Its bibliography of      Hispanic family histories is extensive and one-of-a-kind."--COLONIAL LATIN      AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW (Summer 1998), p. 350.
"Libraries which take pride in the comprehensiveness of their reference      collections will find Lyman Platt's work a welcome addition."--FEDERATION OF      GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES FORUM, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Spring 1997), p. 47.
"
Hispanic Surnames
is recommended for libraries with genealogical      collections and an interest in Hispanic studies."--AMERICAN REFERENCE BOOKS      ANNUAL, Vol. 28 (1996), p. 165.
"...it serves as a useful guide to material already in print."--THE NEW YORK      GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, Vol. 127, No. 3 (July 1996).
"[Platt's] pathbreaking work is essential purchase for homes and libraries      with an interest in Hispanic biography, culture, genealogy, and history."
--LIBRARY      JOURNAL (May 15, 1996).
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Latest 4th Edition
Angus Baxter
Softbound Volume  totaling
127
pages.  Book is in excellent condition. Per the publisher;
This updated edition of
In Search of Your German Roots
is designed to help you trace your German ancestry; not only in Germany but in  all the German- speaking areas of Europe, from the Baltic to the Crimea, from  the Czech Republic to Belgium. Like all books by Angus Baxter, it shows you how  to conduct your research by correspondence and e-mail; how to work in your own  home, at your computer, using the resources of libraries and archives or the  records of church and state.
Thanks to the Internet, it's much easier to search for your  German ancestors today than when the book was originally written. All of the  major archives and many of the smaller ones, as well as church parishes, have  websites containing contact information and information on their holdings.  Correspondence can now often be handled more quickly and less expensively via  e-mail. An ever increasing number of databases with information relevant to  German ancestor-hunters--passenger lists, cemetery records, surname directories,  etc.--has greatly improved opportunities for research.
While these developments in no way alter the nature of the  records or the research techniques described in this work, readers should be  aware that the growing list of websites, online databases, and CD-ROMs devoted  to German genealogy have made the task of locating your German ancestors  immeasurably easier.
This edition of the book includes website and e-mail  addresses whenever possible, covers the newest facilities and records available  to researchers, and lists the online resources that will be invaluable in your  search.
For example:
The Hamburg Passenger Lists 1850-1934 are now available    online.
Microfilms of the most comprehensive collection of Nazi    files are available for public search at the National Archives at College    Park, Maryland.
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In 2005 the German Emigration Center opened in    Bremerhaven, and in 2007 it won the prestigious European Museum of the Year    Award.
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In Search of  Your British & Irish Roots
,
In Search of Your Canadian Roots
, and the  prize-winning
In Search of Your European Roots.
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