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Account Books 1772-1925 Find your ancestors in unique collection of original ledger books from stores, schools and individuals in USA & Canada

Ancestor Photographs

Lost Faces Civil War era ancestor photo albums online

Genealogy & Historical Documents

Paper Trail Assorted Documents: Wills, land records, marriage certs, passports, indentures, slave records, estate inventories... Family Bibles Births, Marriages & Deaths Family Registers AncestorsAtRest - Death Records: Wills, obits, funeral cards, memorial cards, death cards... Paper Trail Genealogy & Historical Documents

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Coffin Plate Collection Private collection of over 400 coffin plates with names of ancestors plus birth and death dates

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Your Name in History

Enter your surname for a list of genealogy books with fascinating facts and history about your family name

James James Kay WW1 Letters to Annie

All letters were written to his wife in Winnipeg Manitoba

Biography
8 Nov. 1914 letter from Scotland
10 Dec. 1914 letter from England
22 Jan 1915 letter from England
15 July 1915 letter from Belgium
24 Aug 1915 letter from Belgium
28 Dec 1918 letter from Germany
2 Jan. 1919 letter from Germany
1 Feb 1919 letter from Germany
15 Feb 1919 letter from Belgium

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