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Publisher
W.R. Rucker
Language
English
Description
Peter Rucker (ca. 1660-1743), a Huguenot, immigrated from the Alsace- Lorraine area to Orange County, Virginia during or before 1704, and married Elizabeth Fielding. Descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri, Texas and elsewhere. Includes autobiography of the author.
Author
Publisher
Nortex Press
Language
English
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This record of the development of Justin, Texas is done in observance of the Bicentennial celebration of the birthday of our great nation. Since historical records are practically non-existant, the writer has been forced to depend largely upon oral tradition, newspaper items, and the History and Reminiscences of Denton County by Ed F. Bates.--Adapted from Preface.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
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Deval Patrick is the first African American Governor of Massachusetts, and Jessica Alba is an actress who proudly embraces her Mexican American heritage. But cutting edge DNA analysis reveals that their family trees in fact contain a far more diverse range of cultures and races.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Trace the histories of these three guests. Tina Fey’s fifth great-grandfather survived a terrible massacre and became a hero in the Greek War of Independence. David Sedaris’ ancestors were also touched by the Greek War of Independence. George Stephanopoulos’ family was willing to sacrifice themselves in the struggle against the Nazi occupation of Greece during World War II.
Publisher
Hbo Home Video
Language
English
Description
The story of the 30-year-old Tom Chadwick, an Englishman who has few roots, little family, and an unsure sense of his purpose in life. Tom inherits a mysterious box of belongings from a great-aunt he never met, triggering a passion to investigate his family lineage. As Tom's interest in genealogy grows, his life evolves in unexpected directions, as he uncovers a world of unusual stories and characters in the U.K. and the U.S., as well as a growing...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Since the premiere of his groundbreaking series African American Lives (2006), noted scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees. Now, in the second season of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Professor Gates continues that journey, utilizing a team of genealogists to reconstruct the paper trail left behind by our ancestors and the...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Presented and written by Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., this series journeys deep into the ancestry of a group of remarkable individuals and provides new understanding of personal identity and American history. Part 8: The ancestral pasts of Sanjay Gupta, Margaret Cho and Martha Stewart.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Presented and written by Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., this series journeys deep into the ancestry of a group of remarkable individuals and provides new understanding of personal identity and American history. Part 1: The family histories of New Orleans musicians Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick Jr.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Presented and written by Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., this series journeys deep into the ancestry of a group of remarkable individuals and provides new understanding of personal identity and American history. Part 5: The family histories of Pastor Rick Warren, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, and Sheikh Yasir Qadhi.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Presented and written by Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., this series journeys deep into the ancestry of a group of remarkable individuals and provides new understanding of personal identity and American history. Part 10: The ancestral pasts of Michelle Rodriguez, Adrian Grenier and Linda Chavez.
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