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"For many Americans, the birth certificate is a mundane piece of paper, unearthed from deep storage when applying for a driver's license, verifying information for new employers, or claiming state and federal benefits. Yet as Donald Trump and his fellow 'birthers' reminded us when they claimed that Barack Obama wasn't an American citizen, it plays a central role in determining identity and citizenship. Here, award-winning historian Susan J. Pearson...
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Dubuque County-Key City Genealogical Society
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c 1988
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English
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This 1988 book includes a brief history of Dubuque graveyards, and gives details for over 2,600 burials in the city-owned cemetery, including names, ages, sexes, dates of burial, and causes of death. It also has more than 750 names of people who purchased lots in the cemetery. The city cemetery, which included the 20-acre Linwood plot, was sold to the Linwood Cemetery Association in 1875. Linwood Cemetery is located at 2736 Windsor Avenue in Dubuque....
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Family Tree Books
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[2017]
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English
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"Unearth clues to your past. Not all research can be done from home - sometimes you have to head into the field. Cemeteries are crucial for any genealogist's search, and this book will show you how to search for and analyze your ancestors' graves. Discover tools for locating tombstones, tips for traipsing through cemeteries, an at-a-glance guide to frequently used gravestone icons, and practical strategies for on-the-ground research. And once you've...
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