Elusive Archives

Elusive Archives
Author: Martin Brückner
Publisher: Material Culture Perspectives
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2021-08-27
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781644532249

Elusive Archives asks how historians, librarians, and museum professionals can bring together scattered, lost, or otherwise forgotten objects into a provisional collection, an elusive archive. Addressing a wide range of objects, the authors' diverse approaches, varying formats, and broad scope of inquiries describe a new conceptual territory at the intersection of archival studies and material culture studies.

Colonial Delaware

Colonial Delaware
Author: John Andrew Munroe
Publisher: Millwood, N.Y. : KTO Press
Total Pages: 320
Release: 1978
Genre: History
ISBN:

An American Family in World War II

An American Family in World War II
Author: Ralph Lee Minker
Publisher: Word Assn Pub
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2005
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781595710819

An American Family in World War II is the moving story of Cpt. Ralph Minker and his family during this tumultuous time in American history. Captain Minker, a pilot with the U.S. Army Air Corps 447th Bomb Group, 409th Squadron, flew 37 combat missions. This book contains correspondence with his parents and sisters that describe his life during WWII. This book addresses issues of the home front with commentary from the editors.

Delaware Genealogical Research Guide

Delaware Genealogical Research Guide
Author: Delaware Genealogical Society
Publisher:
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2020-01-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9780578584263

The Delaware Genealogical Research Guide contains detailed descriptions of how and where to find information about Delaware ancestors. Well organized and easy to use, the guide covers more than 20 types of records; offers suggestions for further research; and features a comprehensive compendium of more than 100 local, regional, and national record repositories and resources. In addition, discussions of Delaware's history and geography add important context and explain how competing claims to the land and protracted boundary disputes affect where records might be located. Meticulously compiled and fact-checked by members of the Delaware Genealogical Society, this guide is a valuable asset for experienced as well as novice researchers.

History of Delaware

History of Delaware
Author: J. Thomas Scharf
Publisher: Рипол Классик
Total Pages: 418
Release: 1974
Genre: History
ISBN: 5870942411

Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops

Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops
Author: Jill Biden
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2012-06-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442457376

Inspired by her own granddaughter Natalie, Vice President Joe Biden’s wife, Jill, tells a story through a child’s eyes of what family life is like when a parent is at war across the world in this eBook with audio. When her father leaves for a year of being at war, Natalie knows that she will miss him. Natalie is proud of her father, but there is nothing to stop her from wishing he was home. Some things do help her feel better. Natalie works with her Nana to send her dad and the other service men and women cookies and treats they have made. Natalie, her mom, and her brother can see and talk to Dad over the computer, and the kindness of friends at school and at church help her feel supported and loved. But there is nothing like the day when her Dad comes home at last.

Delaware Diary

Delaware Diary
Author: Frank Dale
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780813522838

Tracing the history of the Delaware, this book delves into archives and newspaper files to explore the men who tried to tame this wild river. Many attempted to venture down it in a variety of vehicles due to the needs of commerce, but in recent times it has been converted to leisure activities.