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The History of the 124th Regiment, New York State Volunteers by Charles H. Weygant.\
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Also known as the \"Orange Blossom\" Regimental History, this is a long awaited reprint of one of the most widely used and sought after volumes for Orange County Civil War research. Col. Weygant had promised his men upon disbanding in June of 1865, that he would see to it that a history of the regiment was written. It would be a history in which not only the sufferings and deeds of its noble dead, but of its surviving members who fought at Chancellorsville, Beverly's Ford, Gettysburgh, and other battles would be truthfully recorded.\
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Reprint, hard cover, 460 pages, (1877) 1995.\
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Letters Home compiled by Naomi B. Baker.\
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A collection of nearly one-hundred letters written by Colonel Joel B. Baker to his wife during the Civil War along with other related documents compiled by his great-granddaughter. Joel was mustered in as a Captain in the 129th Regiment, New York State Volunteers, at Lockport on August 22, 1862. In December 1862, the unit became Company B of the 8th New York Heavy Artillery. At first the 8th was stationed at Fort McHenry, Maryland for garrison duty, but was called later to participate in the battles of Spottsylvania, The Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and others in the Virginia Campaign.\
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Illustrated, paperback, 254 pages.\
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Family Histories and Genealogies\
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Ann's Legacy by Luther W. Pfluger.\
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Anna Mary Gasienica (1909-1993), the daughter of Polish immigrants, left home at age sixteen, married Walter John Edward Lang (1903-1977), the son of German immigrants, and assumed major responsibility for encouraging and supporting five children to complete advanced degrees. She told the stories of her life in the coal region of southwestern Pennsylvania and the Tug Hill region of upstate New York to her children and grandchildren, some of which she recorded on tape to be shared with members of the family living elsewhere. From these and the recollections of her five children, Ann's Legacy preserves for her family and friends photos and family history.\
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The book also gives the reader valuable insights into the complexities that may be involved should one choose to research one's own family history, especially where there are few written records.\
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Hard cover, 180 pages, 2002.\
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The Families McClaughry by Lyle E. MacLaury.\
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A genealogical history of the McClaughry family starting with their journey to the new world, their involvement in the shootout at the OK Corral, and their contributions to the founding of our nation. Wherever possible, information about the individual lives of family members was included, making this more than just a list of names. Each individual has a reference number, and is cross-referenced to parents and children, making it easy to trace family lineages. The family crest is reproduced in full color on the dust jacket.\
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Cloth, 906 pages, 1986.\
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King and Hixson families of Western Pennsylvania and Ohio by Cy R. King.\
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The Breegle, Dillinger, Loucks, Silliman and many others are on my paternal side of the family. There are many photographs, documents, and stories. For instance the one about Daniel and Samuel Dillinger who had a very large distillery in Ruffsdale, Pennsylvania after losing the original one in a fire at Bethany, PA. \
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My Maternal side in the McReynolds surname is very descriptive, tracing back through Revolutionary War Records (several DAR's) and then back to Ireland and Scotland in the 1300s claiming Royal Blood through Princess Margaret Stewart.\
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Pedigree charts, Ahnentafel charts, an Anniversary calendar, family statistics and relationship list, cloth bound, 8.5x11, 519 pages, 1993.\
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Eldred Genealogies by Nelson B. Eldred, III.\
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The Eldred family in America is descended from the Saxons who went from southern Denmark to Britain. In each of the three volumes following specific lines in America, the reader will find the story of the Saxon-English background, the family coat-of-arms, and stories of the family members. All volumes include historical background of the family in England, their Saxon Heritage, history of the family name, and are illustrated and fully indexed.\
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Samuel Eldred (1620-1697) of Washington County, Rhode Island. 217 pages, 1992.\
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William Eldred (1618-1679) of Yarmouth, Massachusetts. 178 pages, 1995.\
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Robert Eldred (162?-1682/83) of Yarmouth and Chatham, Massachusetts. 127 pages, 1996.\
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Grundman Families by Sandra Bortle Schlenker.\
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Francis \"Frank\" and Theresa (Dick) Grundman emigrated from Germany to Webster, Monroe Co., NY in the 1870s. This volume includes 110 pages of family stories, 158 pages of genealogy, and many pictures. Other family names included are Ballard, Billings, Bortle, Bullock, Dick, Drake, Heimes, Kingsbury, Loomis, Moore, Porter, Schwenzer, and Spalding.\
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Hard cover, 287 pages, indexed, 1993.\
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Schlenker Families: From Germany to Rochester, New York including the descendants of Agatha Mehne and Florence Kinglsey Schlenker by Sandra Bortle Schlenker.\
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The Kinglsey line goes back to the Mayflower. Erhard Schlenker and Agatha Mehne with two children immigrated to the United States in 1881. 81 pages of family stories, 206 pages of genealogy, and many pictures. Other family names included are Bortle, Brackett, Converse, Cooke, Dunbar, Kingsley, Lathrop, Mehne, Stein, Warren, Washburn, Winslow, and Woelfel.\
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Hard cover, 209 pages, indexed, 1997.\
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Farney--Virkler--Zehr Genealogies of Three Large Families of Lewis County, New York compiled by Mrs. Ira G. Farney, Julius Farney, and Mrs. Urban Karcher.\
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Reminiscences, sketches of history, births, deaths, marriages, occupations, religious and political views, memoirs, educational advantages, addresses, etc. of the Farney Family (1795-1988), the Rev. Rudolph Virkler Family (1792-1988), and the Zehr Family (1789-1988.\
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1997 pages in two cloth bound volumes, all-name index, 1989.\
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Descendants of Henry Hitt of Woodbury, CT, Arriving in America 1665. To include Thomas Hett of Massachusetts and some Descendants of James Hitt of Rhode Island by Maurice R. Hitt, Jr. C.G.\
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As one of the servants of Philip Carteret, the first Governor of New Jersey, Henry Hitt arrived at Elizabethtown from Devon, England in the summer of 1665. Henry removed to Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT circa 1672.\
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Previously, there has been virtually nothing written on this family. This volume encompasses both the male and female lines which are fully documented with sources in footnotes. Typically, the family has many ties in New England and the normal westward migration states in the upper mid-west. Some of the main collateral lines brought down to the present include: Babcock, Fuller, Furman, Holliday, Hunter, Mason, Shaver, and Whedon.\
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The volume has both a name index (including year of birth when known) and a place name index. 656 pages, hard bound, 1993.\
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