Books by Pastfinders AuthorsWilliam R. CarlisleAs a sequel to the Book Ties That Bind, Bill has written Ties that Bind II. Here's what Bill has to say about it. The Linden Cemetery Association, Inc. is pleased to announce our new book, Ties That Bind II, More About the Linden Cemetery and the Linden Cemetery Picnic by William R. Carlisle. This is a companion book to our Ties That Bind, A History of Linden and the Linden Cemetery Picnic by Karen Newell Eitel with Cemetery Text by William R. Carlisle. Ties That Bind II is a 232 page, indexed, hardbound edition featuring approximately 500 obituaries of some of those buried at Linden dating back to 1900. There are 387 obituary photographs. Along with more than 500 total photographs, there are chapters on the Linden Cemetery, the Linden Cemetery Picnic and the Linden Cemetery Register Addendum June 2000 to February 2004. Ties That Bind II may be obtained by sending a donation of $25.00 plus $3.00 for shipping and handling (total of $28.00) to Linden Cemetery Association, Inc., P. O. Box 1234, Bushnell, FL 33513. Make check or money order payable to Linden Cemetery Association, Inc. Bill also authored the book, Born of Necessity, a History of the Sumter County Farmers' Market, Inc. (a.k.a. Webster Flea Market), Webster, Florida. Those living in South Lake County may
call Bill Carlisle at 352-429-4267 (home) or 352-516-1322
(cell) for more information or to arrange for home
delivery. Dorothy Jane DillDotty's maternal grandfather whom she knew and loved left a diary of one line entries for the period from 1913 to 1918. It covers local (Brattleboro VT), national and world events, weather, and sports. Dotty prepared the diary and submitted copies to the New England Genealogical Society in Boston and to the Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro, VT. She also published it to the Internet and its available here. She also received a diary from her aunt that was written by her great great grandfather that he wrote during his trip across America in 1889, only twenty years after the golden spike was driven completing the transcontinental railroad. He and his wife were part of a party of six that rode in the rail car The David Garrick through 21 states shunted from railroad to railroad but always living in the Garrick. A sister car, the Yellowstone accompianied theirs and there were 29 passengers total. You can read this fascinating trip across America here. Dr. James PeacockJim has written the following three books: Leonard Lock,ca. 1658-1711,
and Descendants. Published
in the spring of 1998, 412 pages, hardback, has 42
figures (maps, documents and photos). The report
follows the descendants of the titled Leonard Lock from
the Levels of Somerset County, England, to the waters of
Perkiomen Creek in Old Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania,
to the banks of the Northwest Branch of the Cape Fear
River in North Carolina and on to waters and wilds of
unsettled areas throughout the Southeastern United States
of America. An appendix was added to present
ancient history information on this family, found in a
number of published sources in England. Kirkland Family Roots.
Published in the summer of 2002, 497 pages, softback
with a hard vinyl cover and the lay-flat feature.
The report is a study of all Kirkland males from Richard
Kirkland, who died in Fairfax County Virginia in 1743,
through his great grandsons. This equates to four
generations. The focus then shifts to his
descendants who were among the early settlers of Henry
County, Alabama. The males and females of all lines
of this family were then followed for four more
generations. This, in general, identifies the
generation that followed the Civil War and their
lineage to the original Richard Kirkland. Pate Pioneers on The Pee Dee
River. This was a series of
typescript Narratives on various lines of the Pate Family
that made their home in the Pee Dee River area of North
and South Carolina in the pre-Revolutionary War era. Address: Dr. J. R.Peacock |