I've often found when researching that the tinest snippet of information can lead to a wonderful surprise. For example, typing surnames into Google Book Search has led me to the following:
A tiny snippet from a railroad magazine that was published for employees, mentioned my father's name. As my father has passed away, you can imagine how this peaked my curiosity. I decided to research the magazine only to find it was no longer in print. Not one to give up so easily, I contacted a railroad m
Books I read ahead or bought along the way:
The Betrayal of Liliuokalani, Last Queen of Hawaii, by Helena G. Allen, 1991
Washington Place: A First Lady’s Story, by Jean Aryoshi, 2004
Around the World with a King, by William N. Armstrong, 2009 (King Kalakua’s international trip of 1881 to Asia, Europe and the United States)
Mauna A’la: Hawai’I’s Royal Mausoleum, by Don Chapman with William Kaihe’ekai Mai’oho, 2004
Oahu Revealed, 3rd Edition, by Andrew Doughty, 2010
The Queen’s Quilt, by Rhoda E. A. Hac
I found a great source record last week at the library. It’s a book called Revolutionary War Soldiers of Western North Carolina: Burke County, Vol. 1. The author is Emmet R. White and it was published in 1984 by Southern Historical Press, Inc. of Easley, S.C.
It has biographical sketches on many soldiers, including summaries of military . . . → : CONTINUE READING
