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"SAMBITO" Italian Family IMMIGRATION from Palma Italy in 1920 to Ellis Island pass the Statue of Liberty to New York NY the United States of AMERICA USA.

Take a moment and explore these examples of massive influence, courage, and resolve... a glance at the achievements of Nikola Tesla, Benjamin Banneker, Amanirenas, Mother Jones, Henrietta lacks, and many more of great weight!

FORWARD In accordance with historians and family members, people, places, and things that are important to James Mapes Pool are included in this last revised addition, to include but not limited to, biographical photos of families that, in successive generations, have been documented and identified with the development of a nation called the United States of America. The Book includes early historical settlements of Pool, Mapes', and Mӧbs families who originally immigrated from Germany and Bohemia, to include the Dutch American Pool Family from Holland, and the Netherlands, along with the Bosgra, Eason, other members of James’ family from Bergum, Tietjerksteradeel, Hollan ...

Bertie: The Best Stuttering King is a children’s story about a timid, stuttering prince who is thrust unexpectedly on the throne of England and becomes one of the best kings of the 20th Century. A history book in rhyme for children and children who stutter, this story highlights England’s most reluctant monarch, King George VI, and his early struggles with stuttering, knock knees, and bullying – topics still relevant today.

This book chronicles the history of St. Mary of the Annunciation parish in Fremont Center, Mundelein, Illinois. In Germany, the most important people in the village were the priest and the teacher. The immigrants were hungry for God’s word and for the social order and strength that came with Catholic fellowship. After settling in America, their next priority was to build a church, organize a school, and appeal to the bishop for a priest. Because the history of the parish and Fremont Center are so interwoven, neither can be written without some reference to the other. This chronology provides an account of how the community in Fremont Center developed and how the parish of St Mary ...

The long awaited Volume 2 of Church History will bring you through a Biblical Perspective of the Dark Ages and into the Reformation. You'll learn the key figures, and will walk away with a basic understanding of where God really was and what he was doing during this time period.

The life of John Chamberlain Badger began at a time of great spiritual awakening in the United States. While just a young boy, his parents became converts of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when the faith was still in its infancy. John was an eye witness to the growth of the church, the many religious persecutions that took place, and became personally acquainted with most of its leaders including the prophet, Joseph Smith, Jr. and his family. He lived in Kirtland, Ohio, Far West, Missouri, Nauvoo, Illinois, Winter Quarters, Nebraska and Salt Lake City, Utah Territory as the spiritual center of the church moved westward. “n many ways he was a paradox. While it is ...

One in Two Million This is the story of my father, Casper (Jack) Alagna, a personal memoir once removed. After my father passed, I wanted to know more about what he went through in the depression, but especially in World War Two. There were about two million soldiers who fought in France. I wanted to know where he was and what he experienced. This is that story. I originally wrote it as a family record but eventually realized that there were others wanting to understand the war in France better. Many people, like I did, have no idea of what it was like for their fathers or grandfathers in the Army during that time. I also realized that real memoirs about WWII France are very hard to ...

Alojzij Repič was a Slovenian sculptor. He was born on March 11, 1866 in Vrhpolje, and died on May 18, 1941 in Ljubljana. This booklet is an anthology of his works and contains 47 photos. His life is summarized in several articles.

ST Elmo Yesterday and Today "The Story of a Community" tells how Col. A.M. Johnson founded the town of ST Elmo, Tennessee. The book is a way to honor our founder and other pioneers and includes many photos from yesterday and today.