San Francisco Bay during the 1800s.

Books: Your Family Name in History—A

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The Adams Name in History.Included in these pages are books for families that arrived in San Francisco by ship during the 1800s. (Ships they arrived on can be located by using the SEARCH engine to the left.)

While these books do not specifically address a given family's time in San Francisco, they include facts such as historical timelines, places of origin prior to arriving in America, migration while in the U.S., military information, amusing anecdotes about family names, and more.
From this page, Family History books are available for:

Abbott, Abell, Abernathy, Abraham, Abrams, Adair, Adams, Addison, Aiken, Ainslie, Alden, Aldrich, Alexander, Allen, Allman, Ames, Anderson, Andrews, Angell, Anthony, Appleman, Armstrong, Arnold, Arthur, Ashley, Ashton, Aspinwall, Atkinson, Austin, Avery, Ayres


These books are excellent quality, hard bound, and illustrated with maps, charts, and images, however because they generic, they are probably best suited as gifts or for beginning genealogists . . . they do make a fine starting place and they helped my family develop an interest in finding out more about our ancestors. Our curiosity has taken us around the world!

(To order, just click on a highlighted name or a bookcover. Thousands of other surnames are available through the links.)

Kindle DXKindle Wireless Reading Device (6" Display, U.S. Wireless)
We initially resisted switching to Kindle because we like the smell and feel of books. However, when travelling, it is difficult to carry 5-6-7 books, which we often did in the past . . . you know, the novels about the country you are visiting, along with guidebooks for various areas. It got heavy.

And now that Kindle comes with a leather cover and has more than 360,000 books available, we are giving in. Kindle comes in a Global Wireless and a U.S. Wireless. Prices range from $259 to $489. We think this is a superb gift item.

Kindle can be synced with your computer, iPhone or BlackBerry.



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Page: http://www.maritimeheritage.org/books/familyHistory
Date Entered: 2008
Source: Daily Alta California, Family Papers, Historical Records, Submissions from Researchers


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Contact: D. Blethen Adams Levy
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