Search Results: Genealogy from Conover Books

Capron, Illinois : Capron Centennial Committee , 1973. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Black and white pictorial wrapper with black lettering. 84 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! "Histories of communities are sensitive things for they seek to reflect those events that shaped the life of a particular place. To do a history of even a small village such as Capron requires that one attempt to step out of the present for a time and see if the past can convey its richness and life to the writer. The past gives up some of itself in remembered conversations with members of the 'old families' whose memories retain some of those events that went into making the community.........." ---------… Read More

Campbellsville, Kentucky : Creative Press, 1990. A very crisp and clean used copy, almost new and unread condition, gift quality! Very very rare and hard-to-find! 194 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages! Extremely scarce! "Col. Robert Lee Nesbitt, the author of Early Taylor County History is well known to all Taylor Countians, as he made his home in this county for many years, although originally a native of Marion County, Kentucky. Through great diligence, hard work and patient research in the old documents of Taylor County, he prepared the series of articles which are reproduced herein...." ---- from the Preface. Reprint (1941). Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Staffordshire, England: Melanora, 1981. HINT OF SHELF WEAR, FORMER OWNERS NAME AND ADDRESS ARE WRITTEN IN INK ON THE FIRST PAGE AND AGAIN ON THE TITLE PAGE, $50.00 IS WRITTEN INK ON THESE SAME TWO PAGES, WONDERFUL BOOK ON ENGLISH GENEAOLOGY, TRACING ENGLISH ANCESTRY!. White Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Maps By Irene Margaret Barron. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover.

Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.: McClanahan Publishing House, Incorporated, 1981. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, spine is creased front and back, overall a very crisp and clean first edition! Extremely rare and hard-to-find, very very scarce! 113 unmarked and uncreased historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "This interesting book has its roots in the thoughtfulness of its author, Bill Cunningham. It has its quality and value in his ability to do well the job of making people reappear realistically----to give meaning to the present on the basis of past talent, farsightedness, dignity, determination, and nobility. Cunningham, an attorney by profession with a compulsion to create through writing, recalls and records for us things that might otherwise fade away with the vanishing ot those with only memories to retain the past."------from the Introduction by Bill Powell. First Edition / First Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good-. 8vo - over… Read More

Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Genealogical Pub Co, Inc., 1988. Minor edge and corner wear, gently scuffed, some light shelf wear, corners are gently rubbed, a couple of the pages are highlighted in green, overall a nice used copy! Green cloth with gilt lettering on the front board and spine. 420 uncreased historical pages! "The Genealogical Library (of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints) in Salt Lake City has been acquiring German records since before World War Ii and has developed the largest collection of German parish registers in existence today, consisting of approximately 100,000 reels of microfilm.". Green Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Michigan: Privately Printed, 1987. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; former owners names are written in ink on the ffep; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used first edition! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! White cloth with black lettering on the front board. Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 267 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! "B. S. Holly, one of Woodland's most prominent citizens, wrote a book in commemoration of the township's Centennial Year in 1937. He relied heavily on Dillenback's history, and supplemented it with his own material. Until the publication of the present volume, Holly's book remained the only readily accessible history of Woodland. The compiler and… Read More

Danvers, MA: General Books, 2009. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used first edition! Tan wrapper with black lettering. 304 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages! "Excerpt: ... chapter xvii. villages and towns. Louisa county has never lacked for towns or town sites, but many a once pretentious town or prospective city has long since given way to the corn field or the pasture. The county now has Wapello, Columbus Junction, Morning Sun, Columbus City, Oakville, Grandview, Lettsville, Cotter or Cotterville, Wyman, Cairo, Fredonia, Elrick Junction, Toolsboro, Marsh, Gladwin, Newport and Bard, being seventeen in all. A few of these places are little more than railway stations, and can hardly be said to have any special history distinct from that of the neighborhood in which they are situated; others doubtless have some interesting matter connected with their growth… Read More

Hills, Minnesota : Crescent Publishing Co. , 1976. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some light shelf wear; former owners name and address are stamped on the front of the wrapper as well as written there in ink as well; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used first edition! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! White wrapper with black lettering and illustration on the front. 191 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! "Other books have been written about the early days of Lyon County, some containing articles of interest to us or pertaining to our corner of the county. It is not our purpose here to repeat these stories, but to write experiences, happenings, and facts not recorded elsewhere. Our sources of information have been the men and women who have lived here since before 1900, or… Read More

Freeman, South Dakota : Pine Hill Press, 1989. A very crisp and clean signed first edition, almost new and unread condition, gift quality! Inscribed and dated by the son of the author on the ffep! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Gray cloth with gilt lettering and praying hands on the front board and gilt lettering on the spine. 443 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages! Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! "Jones County in Memory is a tribute to former residents and their relatives or persons who had ties with Jones County. All material compiled herein has been reproduced, with permission, from obituaries taken from newspapers and memorials which were courtesies of mortuaries. The birth and death dates are listed on most of the obituaries, however, some newspapers failed to include these. Some dates were taken from tombstones in the Draper and Murdo cemeteries. Maiden names are lited in parenthesis in the index............" ---- from the Introduction..… Read More

Chillicothe, Missouri : The Retired Senior Volunteer Program , 1981. A very crisp and clean used FIRST EDITION; almost new and unread condition; gift quality! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Brown cloth with dark brown lettering and illustration on the front board and dark brown lettering on the spine. Black and white pictorial endpapers. 348 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! Extremely scarce and out-of-print FIRST EDITION! "This book is the result of many hours of work from many volunteers. The idea originated in the Retired Senior Volunteer Program with its director, Ruth Seiberling. She discussed it with the Grand River Historical Society and the RSVP Advisory Council, and both encouraged the undertaking. She began soliciting RSVP volunteers. Having recently retired as librarian of the Livingston County Memorial Library, I volunteered at the right time and place to become involved. It has… Read More

Raritan, Illinois : Henderson County Historical, 1988. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used first edition! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Brown boards with gilt lettering and illustration on the front board and gilt lettering on the spine. 254 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! "This book is a tale of the birth, development, and maturation of Henderson County, a rural Illinois community along the Mississippi River whose first settlers trekked into the area during the age of Jackson and used the indispensable artery and its tributaries to bring in cloth, salt, whiskey, and other necessities. By the 1840's, the settlers had cleared the land and created an agarian community on the edge of the American frontier. As… Read More

Chicago, IL, U.S.A.: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1905. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, some very light shelf wear, overall a very crisp and clean used first edition! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! White boards quarterbound by red cloth (red clothbound corners as well), overall a very crisp and clean used first edition! Wonderfully well-preserved! 32 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages! Page edges are deckled and uncut. Extremely rare and out-of-print first edition! . First Edition. White Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Henry, Illinois: M & D Printing , 1999. Brand new and unread first edition; very fresh and bright condition; gift quality! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Blue boards with gilt lettering on the front board and spine. 803 new and unused informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white and color photographs and illustrations! Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! "This book is an overview of the people and events that have brought us, the residents of the Tri Township Heritage Society area of Newton, Albany and Garden Plain, to the 21st century. The migration of people from the East to this area began in earnest after 1832-33, when the threat of Indian attacks had ended with the capture of Chief Black Hawk. Folks in the East were disturbed with the political situation there and looked at Illinois as being The Frontier where they could make a new beginning. There was plenty of timber and wildlife in the forests. The rivers offered fishing and transportation… Read More

Henry, Illinois: M & D Printing , 1999. Brand new and unread first edition; very fresh and bright condition; gift quality! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Blue boards with gilt lettering on the front board and spine. 803 new and unused informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white and color photographs and illustrations! Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! "This book is an overview of the people and events that have brought us, the residents of the Tri Township Heritage Society area of Newton, Albany and Garden Plain, to the 21st century. The migration of people from the East to this area began in earnest after 1832-33, when the threat of Indian attacks had ended with the capture of Chief Black Hawk. Folks in the East were disturbed with the political situation there and looked at Illinois as being The Frontier where they could make a new beginning. There was plenty of timber and wildlife in the forests. The rivers offered fishing and transportation… Read More

Henry, Illinois: M & D Printing , 1999. Brand new and unread first edition; very fresh and bright condition; gift quality! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Blue boards with gilt lettering on the front board and spine. 803 new and unused informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white and color photographs and illustrations! Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! "This book is an overview of the people and events that have brought us, the residents of the Tri Township Heritage Society area of Newton, Albany and Garden Plain, to the 21st century. The migration of people from the East to this area began in earnest after 1832-33, when the threat of Indian attacks had ended with the capture of Chief Black Hawk. Folks in the East were disturbed with the political situation there and looked at Illinois as being The Frontier where they could make a new beginning. There was plenty of timber and wildlife in the forests. The rivers offered fishing and transportation… Read More

Henry, Illinois: M & D Printing , 1999. Brand new and unread first edition; very fresh and bright condition; gift quality! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Blue boards with gilt lettering on the front board and spine. 803 new and unused informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white and color photographs and illustrations! Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! "This book is an overview of the people and events that have brought us, the residents of the Tri Township Heritage Society area of Newton, Albany and Garden Plain, to the 21st century. The migration of people from the East to this area began in earnest after 1832-33, when the threat of Indian attacks had ended with the capture of Chief Black Hawk. Folks in the East were disturbed with the political situation there and looked at Illinois as being The Frontier where they could make a new beginning. There was plenty of timber and wildlife in the forests. The rivers offered fishing and transportation… Read More