A beautiful book to record your family history, with space for family and individual records, ancestry charts, family traditions and achievements

This story follows the life of Daniel Goodman IV. Daniel looks back on his life when his son asks him about slavery and racism after learning about it in school.

What if your family tree was not just a page in a photo album? What if it was an actual tree planted in a beautiful field that grows and changes as your family gets bigger and bigger? That's exactly what happens in this story, except one of the branches on a family tree isn't growing. It has tried everything possible to grow! Will another tree help it grow? Listen as an adoptive child explains adoption and why it is a very special thing to be a part of two family trees.

Lucinda Grey grew up in a small Scottish village, feeling at odds with her family and surroundings. Rebelling against her strictly religious parents, she falls in love with music and a few men along the way! As she travels the world, Lucinda will experience some of the best and worst it has to offer. Will she be able to find her voice, or will her travels and romances lead her to darker places when she is forced to finally return home?

What adventures there will be in the house of the family tree. It was built for two curious boys, oh what wonders they will see. They are off to a magical land and the treasures that they will find. What does family mean to them, they will certainly find out, all in good time.

Aren’t we all God’s children? Don’t we all belong to the family of God? Would it surprise you to learn that in the Old Testament God doesn’t call Himself our father and doesn’t refer to people as His children? Being a member of the human race doesn’t mean we automatically qualify for membership in God’s family. Before Jesus took on flesh, God revealed Himself as our Creator, Maker, and King. It’s only on His terms, not ours, that we become His true sons and daughters. The Family Tree offers a fresh perspective on God’s relentless love and pursuit of you and reveals how you can become part of the family that God gets back. Vignettes that explore the thoughts and feelings of Bible characters propel you through the gospel to a conclusion that demands a response.

“WHO ARE YOU AND WHERE DO YOU COME FROM? ” As a historian, Buzzy Jackson thought she knew the answers to these simple questions—that is, until she took a look at her scrawny family tree. With a name like Jackson (the twentieth most common American surname), she knew she must have more relatives and more family history out there, somewhere. Her first visit to the Boulder Genealogy Society brought her more questions than answers . . . but it also gave her a tantalizing peek into the fascinating (and enormous) community of family-tree huggers and after-hours Alex Haleys. In Shaking the Family Tree, Jackson dives headfirst into her family gene pool: flying cross-country to locate an ancient family graveyard, embarking on a weeklong genealogy Caribbean cruise, and even submitting her DNA for testing to try to find her Jacksons. And in the process of researching her own family lore (Who was Bullwhip Jackson?) she meets legions of other genealogy buffs who are as interesting as they are driven—from the boy who saved his allowance so he could order his great-grandfather’s death certificate to the woman who spends her free time documenting the cemeteries of Colorado ghost towns. Through Jackson’s research she connects with distant relatives, traces her roots back more than 250 years and in the process comes to discover—genetically, historically, and emotionally—the true meaning of “family” for herself.

Trace your Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish ancestors! This convenient guide will help you discover your Northern European family history while optimizing your research time. Highlights include: • Strategies for identifying immigrant Scandinavian ancestors, plus how to trace them back to Europe from North America • Methods for locating Swedish genealogy records, Norwegian genealogy records, or Danish genealogy records within your family's town of origin • Detailed guides to finding and decoding common Scandinavian records, including: church records, civil registration records, census returns, property deeds, military records, and many more • Quick guides to Scandinavian history, geography, and language • Historical timelines, sample records, and resource lists that will bring your family history to life If your family tree includes Swedish roots, Danish roots, or Norwegian roots, The Family Tree Scandinavian Genealogy Guide is a must-have for your genealogy research.

Everybody has a book in them, or so the saying goes. For Kate Painter - wife, mother, freelance editor and aspiring writer - it's just a matter of finding a spare five minutes, a little peace and quiet... and something to write about. When her cousin Angie announces she has a room to let, Kate's spur of the moment decision to move temporarily out of the family home and in with Angie takes everyone, not least her husband and teenage children, by complete surprise. Yet Kate's sure that in this room of her own, she'll finally be able to write the novel she's always wanted to. But it doesn't happen so easily. Writer's block, dirty laundry and emergency babysitting duties all conspire against her. Amid the endless distractions, Kate is drawn into exploring the story of her family: her less than normal childhood with Angie on the family farm, her father's recent death, and the mystery behind Angie's enigmatic, absent mother. As the months pass, Kate writes her novel. And while it will never be the bestseller she had envisioned, it's the story Kate weaves for herself and her family that is the ultimate triumph.

BAD SEED Ogeechee, Georgia, is celebrating its bicentennial with ten of its living mayors highlighting the festivities. Make that nine mayors when the eldest, Julian Stubbs, takes a fatal plunge down the stairs of the sprawling family home. Having just attended the Stubbs family reunion, officer Trudy Roundtree is on the scene, wondering if one of the beloved, eccentric relatives is a killer. Adding to the chaos and confusion, some valuable diamond earrings and prized vases are missing. Then there's shocking news of a family elopement, as well as whispers about old Julian's scandalous past. Amidst family shenanigans, finger-pointing, gossiping and snooping, Trudy starts looking for the rotten apple in the tangled branches of the old family tree. "A folksy, charming, small-town mystery."—Booklist