Ancestry's Concise Genealogical Dictionary

ISBN 10: 091648906X / ISBN 13: 9780916489069

Verlag: Ancestry.com, 1989

Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G091648906XI5N10

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Is your research time wasted looking up words like “beamster,” “grimgribber,” “anascara,” and “wainbote” in regular dictionaries? Ever heard of a “gossip's wheel” or a “shank's mare”? These and other unusual terms are defined in Ancestry's Concise Genealogical Dictionary. You will find this book a useful and entertaining reference. The authors spent years collecting, researching, and verifying definitions of terms they discovered while researching cemetery, probate, court, medical, and other records. The mystery of terms and abbreviations that many researchers face has been solved with this essential, quick-reference source geared to the needs of the genealogist. Now you can have at your fingertips accurate and easy-to-find definitions for troublesome or unfamiliar words encountered in the research process. With thousands of concise definitions, all arranged alphabetically, this dictionary is an essential for any genealogist's home, office, or briefcase.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Ancestry's Concise Genealogical Dictionary
Verlag: Ancestry.com
Erscheinungsdatum: 1989
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Fair
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket