Comprising more than four decades of research into an American Huguenot family, this 50th Anniversary edition includes Cameron Allen's original articles on "The Sublett (Soblet) Family of Manakintown, King William Parish, Virginia," published since 1963 by the Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, Cameron Allen's chapter on "Huguenot Migrations" from the 1971 book "Genealogical Research, Volume 2," as well as a Preface and two new articles by Cameron Allen published in The American Genealogist: "The Soblets of the European Refuge" and "Ancestral Table of Susanne Brian, Wife of Abraham...

This is the story of a Civil War soldier who suffered from mania, hallucinations, dementia and possibly post traumatic stress disorder before there was a name for this illness. Originally published in 1867, this is the account of Private David Kells, First Michigan Infantry, who participated in the following battles: Harrison's Landing, Va.; 2nd Bull Run, Va.; Antietam, Md.; Shepherdstown, Va.; Fredericksburg, Va.; Chancellorsville, Va.; Gettysburg, Pa. He was charged with desertion on July 8, 1863, and held at Forrest Hall Prison at Georgetown. The charges were dropped and he was removed to...

Ida Minerva Tarbell (1857 - 1944) was an American teacher, author and journalist. She wrote many notable magazine series and biographies, and is best known for her 1904 book The History of the Standard Oil Company, which was listed as No. 5 in a 1999 list by New York University of the top 100 works of 20th century American journalism. In 2000 she was induction into the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York. In 2002, the United States Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp honoring Ida M. Tarbell as part of a series of four stamps honoring women journalists. This book...

Julia Susan Wheelock attended Kalamazoo College, majoring in Latin and higher Math. She went South to help care for a wounded brother. She remained and endeavored to care for other wounded soldiers for nearly three years. This was during a period when it was thought that a lady could not be associated with the army without losing her standard of moral excellence, but during her hospital and army experience, she was uniformly treated with the utmost courtesy and respect. She served in the Michigan Soldiers Relief Association during the U. S. Civil War as a nurse from September, 1862 to July,...

In 1844, Oak Hill Cemetery became a part of Battle Creek history. This historic cemetery became the final resting place for many early pioneers in the region, including veterans from all United States wars, the cereal kings, abolitionists, social reformers and the many citizens that contributed what they could to make their community and the world a better place. Includes information on over 950 pioneers and historic figures that left their mark on Mid-Michigan, with hundreds of photographs. Among the notables buried at Oak Hill Cemetery are: Erastus Hussey, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, W. K....

This 1905 book still has practical suggestions for today, but is also interesting reading to anyone who is interested in the historical aspects of child-rearing. Ella Ervilla (Eaton) Kellogg, nurse, author and dietitian, received her Bachelors of Arts degree (and Masters) from Alfred University. She met and married Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, and although they had no children of their own, they were foster parents for over forty children. She led training for foster mothers and established a kindergarten and home school, wrote numerous articles on child-rearing and education for "Good Health"...

Wells B. Fox completed a surgical record of all Michigan Regiments in the Ninth Army Corps. This was valuable to the families of the old soldiers and described in detail the facts relative to each wounded soldier, with character of wound, treatment and disposition of the case. Dr. Fox dedicated this publication to his comrades of the six Michigan Regiments 2nd, 8th, 17th, 20th, 27th, & 1st Sharpshooters] who were wounded from May 6, 1864 to the close of the rebellion, including battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Poplar Grove Church,...

When the residents of Jackson county, Michigan heard of the South's attack on Fort Sumter, they responded by forming the 17th Michigan Volunteer Infantry. David Lane, at the age of 38, left his wife and four children and enlisted in company G, as bugler. He later became company clerk and hospital steward. Mr. Lane kept a diary of his civil war experiences and had it privately published in 1905, giving copies to family. "I had no thought at the time, nor for many years after, of having it published, but, as the years sped on, and the old veterans of the Civil War were being rapidly mustered...