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This highly popular guide to emergency first aid at sea has been updated throughout. A bestseller for many years, it has been updated for this new edition with fresh artwork and sturdier pages to withstand >>

Few Americans have had as much impact on this nation as Frederick Douglass. Born on a plantation, he later escaped slavery and helped others to freedom via the Underground Railroad. In time he became a >>

The Clan Mahaffey originally came from Scotland. They migrated southwest to Northern Ireland along with thousands of other Scots to the Ulster Plantation. They were pioneers who bravely carved out their homes in the frontier land of Ohio and lived among many native North American tribes.

John Ames was born in 1540 at Bruton, Somersetshire, England. He passed away in Bruton at the age of 43 in 1583, this occurred over 400 years ago. An adventurer, the grandson of John Ames, who was William Ames (1605-1654) bravely crossed the Atlantic and settled in Norfolk, Massachusetts. There are 12 Generations listed in this publication, which will inspire members of the Ames family and provide excellent starting points for further research into the past.

The Scheele family originates from the Hanover, Germany region along the Leine River, and this includes the region extending northeast to Celle on the Aller River. Johann August Wilheim Scheele was born around the year 1800 just prior to the Napoleonic Wars. Five generations of his descendants are documented in this family history covering the period from 1800 to 1925.

Family legend is that John Wedge (1760-1818), a United Empire Loyalist, married Tawanga a “Noble Woman” of the Cayuga Tribe. Many old family documents, rare ancestral photographs, letters, and references are detailed in this book. Truly, this is a giant step back in time of over 250 years right into the heart of Wedge family history and adventure.

Born in 1774 along the Greenbrier Valley of Virginia, now West Virginia, Matthew Sands married and raised a family through the “Year without a summer” in 1816. His grandson, Samuel Field(ing) Sands, enlisted to support the War for Southern Independence with the confederated states during the Civil War. Samuel lived through it all.

His was truly part of a “frontier family” who carved out a living in the forests of North America. Four generations of the Greuber family, stretching from the year 1825 to 1983, are referenced in this history. They lived in the Ohio and Michigan territories, as they became states.

During a five year period as a live in caregiver a systematic approach to “photographic recall” seemed to help our family member. Here is what we discovered about how to use pictures to exercise memory.

Looking for a home large enough for their new blended family a couple purchases a picturesque farmhouse built in 1926. A former home owner is still bonded to the home although he has passed away. Here is a true short story with events that will entertain, inspire, and enlighten you.