August 2008 New Arrivals

This is a list of new arrivals in the Genealogy section at the Santa Clara Public Library.  If the book you are looking for is not on the New Book Shelf, check the carts and then check the open shelves at the appropriate number.

Previous Months New Arrivals:

BOOKS

1. Abbreviations & acronyms: a guide for family historians, Rev. 2nd ed. by Kip Sperry, GR 929.1 S75
2. African American and American Indian patriots of the Revolutionary War, GS 973.314 A25
3. A handbook of Czechoslovak genealogical research, by Daniel M. Schlyter, GS 929.1 S346
4. A gift to my descendant: the remarkable stories of our ancestors and their role in history, by Barbara Samper, GS 929.2 S192
5. American presidential families, with political essays, by Hugh Brogan, GR 973.09 A51
6. A most dreadful earthquake: a first-hand account of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, by Dorothy Fowler, G 979.461 F78
7. A poetic history of Wilber, by Irma A. F. Ourecky, GS 978.286 Ou93
8. Burke’s presidential families of the United States of America, Ref 973.09 B95
9. Czechoslovakia: a short chronicle of 27,094 days, June 28 1918- December 31, 1992, by Miroslav Koudelka, GS 943.7 K88
10. Czechoslovak culture: recipes, history, and folk arts, GS 973.0491 C997
11. DAR patriot index, Millennium Edition set, v.1 A-F, v. 2 G-O, v.3 P-Z, provides an update to the 1994 Centennial edition, GS 973.3 D23
12. Descendants of Edward & Mary (Dickson) Turnbull of Andes, N.Y., compiled by Thomas R. Turnbull, GS 929.2 T942
13. Directory of genealogical and historical societies, libraries and periodicals in the US and Canada, GS 929.1 D597 2008
14. Federal court records: a select catalog of National microfilm publications, United States, National Archives and Records Administration, GS 027.573 U58
15. Fiftieth reunion report 1942-1992: Harvard Medical School Class of 1942, by Harvard Medical School, Class of 1942, GS 378.744 H33
16. Flanigan: anatomy of a railroad ghost town, by Eric N. Moody, GS 979.355 M81
17. Forgotten patriots, African American and American Indian patriots in the Revolutionary war: a guide to service, sources and studies, GS 973.34 G88
18. Footprints in the soil: a Portuguese-Californian remembers, by Rose P. Emery, G 305.869 E53 and case copy
19. Genealogy of the Rulison, Rulifson, Ruliffson and allied families in America, 1689-1918, by Henry F. Rulison, GS 929.2 R93
20. Guide to records in the National Archives of the United States relating to American Indians, by Edward E. Hill, GR 970.4 H64
21. Guidelines for genealogical writing: style guide for the New England historical and genealogical register with suggestions for genealogical books, by Margaret F. Costello, GS 929.1 C84
22. History of Nevada, by Russell R. Elliott, GS 979.3 E46
23. Italians to America: lists of passengers arriving at U.S. ports, 1880-1899, v.24 & 25, GS 929.373 It88
24. Maine pioneer settlements, The land of St. Castin, by Herbert M. Sylvester, GS 929.3741 S98
25. Map guide to German parish registers with full index of towns; vol.1, vol.3 through vol. 20, by Kevan M. Hansen, GR 929.343 H24
26. Nevada: a colorful past, by Doris Cerveri, GS 979.3 C41
27. Nevada: tales from the past, co-editors Louis Butterman and Robert F. Alkire, GS 979.315 N49
28. New Englanders in the 1600s: a guide to genealogical research published between 1980 and 2005, by Martin E. Hollick, GS 929.374 H73
29. Numbering your genealogy: basic systems, complex families, and international kin, by Joan F. Curran, GR 929.1 C97 2008
30. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin, by John F. Dawson, GS 978.8 D27
31. Robert Dale Owen’s travel journal, 1827, by Robert D. Owen, GS 977.234 Ow97
32. Senior Net: the family history searching class, by Richard J. Ferman, GS 929.1 F35
33. Settlers of the Beekman patent, Dutchess County, New York, v. 9, by Frank J. Doherty, GS 929.3747 D65
34. Spillville, by Patricia Hampl, GS 977.732 H22
35. The clans and tartans of Scotland, by Robert Bain, GR 929.6 M13
36. The Clark family genealogy in the United States: a genealogical record showing sources of the English ancestors, by A.W. Clark, GS 929.2 C59
37. The Czech-American experience, Fall/Winter 1993 issue of Nebraska history, GS 973.0491 C998
38. The Czech book, recipes and traditions, compiled by Pat Martin, GS 973.0491 C99
39. The genealogy of the Harmon Ruliffson family, by Lois R. Wells, GS 929.2 R935
40. The German immigrant in America: F. W. Bogen’s guidebook, GS 929.373 B67
41. The German church records of Western Pennsylvania, v.1. 1772-1791, v.2. 1792-1804, v.3. 1805-1812, v.4. 1813-1820, by Paul M. Ruff, GS 929.3748 R92
42. The overland emigrant trail to California: a guide to trail markers placed in western Nevada and the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California, by the Nevada Historical Society, G 973.3 Ov96 also GS & Calif. Case.
43. The Sunny side of genealogy: a humorous collection of anecdotes, poems, wills, epitaphs, and others miscellany from genealogy, GS 929.1 S95
44. They came to this place: a history of Spillville, Iowa, and its Czech settlers, by Cyril M. Klimesh,
45. 2nd ed., rev., GS 977.732 K65
46. Widmayer: a family history, by Gus G. Widmayer, GS 929.2 W64

CALIFORNIA COLLECTION CASE

1. 16 x Mom: sixteen children: inspiring and compelling life story: Mom, Rose, by Gargara L. Cagle, 929.2 OL49 Case
2. All around the Bay: a shoreline guide to San Francisco Bay, by Ruth A Jackson, 917.946 J13 Case
3. Alumni directory, Stanford University, 378.794 S78 Case
4. California coastal resource guide, California Coastal Commission, 917.94 C1531 Case & Central
5. California: index to topographic and other map coverage, by U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program, 912.794 G34 Case
6. California Indian County: the land & the people, by Dolan H. Eargle, Jr., 970.47 E12 Case & Central
7. California justice: shootout, lynching, and assasinations in the Golden State, by David Kulczyk, 364.15 K96 Case & Central
8. California: patterns on the land, by Robert W. Durrenberger, 912.794 D96 Case
9. California people, by Carol Dunlap, 920 D21 Case & Central
10. Directory of alumni, Santa Clara University, 378.794 S231 Case 1994, 1985
11. E day 1906: witness to an earthquake, by Ralph F. Rambo, 979.473 R16 Case
12. Early California and Mexico cook book, by Don Ricardo, 641.5972 R48 Case & Central
13. Field directory of the California Indian community, 970.494 F45 Case 1994
14. Historic houses of California, by Daphne Reece, 917.94 R32 Case & Central
15. Notre Dame High School alumnae directory, Belmont, Calif. 373.222 N91 Case
16. Outrageous hero: the B.T. Collins story, by Maureen C. Baker, 320.9794 C71 Case & Central
17. Stanford class of 1970, 30th reunion, October 19-22, 1970, 378.794 S78 Case
18. Stanford class of 1993, 10th reunion, October 16-19, 2003, 378.794 S78 Case
19. Strawberry festival cookbook: a guide to enjoying strawberries, 641.6475 S91 Case
20. The following is the assessment roll of Washoe County for the year 1940, compiled by Frank Campbell, GS 929.3793 C18 Case
21. The Gold rush of California: a bibliography of periodical articles, by Robert L. Santos, 979.4 S23 Case
22. The Port Chicago Mutiny: the story of the largest mass mutiny trial in U.S. naval history, by Robert L. Allen, 940.5315 A42 Case & Central
23. The saints of the California landscape, by Raymund F. Wood, 917.94 W87 Case & Central
24. The Tocsin, June 1921 v.24, 373 S23 Case
25. The vets’ book: “you never know who you’re sitting next to!” : a tribute to the World War II veterans who are members of family of our Ascension Catholic Church, by Marilyn Quentin, 940.5481 V58 Case

IMAGES of AMERICA

1. Italians in the Santa Clara Valley, by Frederick W. Marrazzo, 979.473 M35 Case, Central
2. Sacramento’s Greenhaven, Pocket Area, by Carol A. Gregory, 979.454 G82 Case, Circ, Central
3. South Santa Clara County, by Sam Shueh, 979.473 S56 Case, Central
4. The Portuguese in San Leandro, by Meg Rogers, 325.2469 R72 Case