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Footnote at Willard Library

Author: Footnote

The Footnote Database permits Willard Library patrons to search for, print, and save over 30 million historical documents and photographs. The database is only able to be accessed while in Willard Library, either on a public access terminal or on your personal wireless device (free WiFi is available at Willard Library).

Ancestry Library

Author: Ancestry Library Edition by ProQuest

The Ancestry Library Database permits Willard Library patrons to search for, print, and save census, birth, marriage, death, and immigration records; historical newspaper documents; maps; and much more. The database is only able to be accessed while in Willard Library, either on a public access terminal or on your personal wireless device (free WiFi is available at Willard Library).

Koch Studio Photograph Collection

Author: Koch Studio

From 1950 to 1983, Robert ("Bob") Koch operated a photography studio in Evansville. When he retired, Mr. Koch donated an estimated 15,000 senior high school portraits to the library, as well as 416 recently-developed images that depict businesses (including coal mines), streets, buildings, people, city views, Dade (Ellis) Park, and other subjects.

Celebration of Our Heritage 2008 Weinzaepflen/ Weinzapfel

Author: 2008 Reunion Committee

A family History of the Weinzapfel Family

Thesaurus Rex

Author: Laya Steinberg
Publication Date: 2005-03-01

Great story for Dads and Mom's to share, but "not at bedtime"! For those times when you want to jump on the bed with your kids!
Follow Rex through his adventures.


Review
"Filled with descriptive language, the text offers numerous synonyms for each activity...The bouncy, rhyming language is enhanced by bright watercolor-and-crayon illustrations that create a wonderful sense of movement. ... An entertaining and painless way for children to broaden their vocabulary while enjoying a fun story."

--School Library Journal (starred review) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Dear Jo

Author: Christina Kilbourne
Publication Date: 2007-05-01

Maxine and Leah have known each other since "forever" and have fallen into the routine of getting together after homework is finished to chat with boys on the internet.
Their parents do not realize how deeply involved the girls are until Leah disappears, leaving Maxine to deal with the pain of loss and grief. Max courageously helps investigators to track down the predator who has taken her best friend.

Wiggle

Author: Doreen Cronin
Publication Date: 2005-06-01

Charming book for toddlers. Wiggle, Waggle, Woggle all the way! Each page explores a different and silly way to wiggle.
Your child will love this imaginative and colorful book. Now if I could just stop wiggling...

Fires of Jubilee

Author: Alison Hart
Publication Date: 2000-07-01

13 year old Abby Joyner sets off to find her mother after the Civil War. She is free, but the only goal she has is to find mamma. The story features the realistic depiction of characters, both good and bad traits.

Bake It Up

Author: Rose Dunnington

Kids start your ovens! Learn how with this wonderful child friendly cookbook. Provides delicious recipes for even the pickiest eaters. Attitude: Food tastes better when you cook it yourself. Adult supervision is a good idea.

Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln

Author: Rappaport/Nelson
Publication Date: 2008-11-11

Celebrate the 200th anniversary! "Abe's Honest Words" defines Lincoln's life and the strong character that held this nation together.

Science Fair

Author: Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson
Publication Date: 2008-10-01

The cover says: A story of mystery, danger, international suspense, and a very nervous frog.

-A syndicated newspaper columnist whose laugh-out-loud humor has also resulted in several books, Dave Barry is an equal opportunity mocker. On subjects ranging from politics to Japan to parenting, he expertly highlights the irony and absurdity in everyday life. http://www.davebarry.com/

Ridley Pearson is the bestselling author of twenty-three novels, including the young adult novel The Kingdom Keepers and the adult thrillers Killer Weekend, Cut and Run, The Pied Piper, The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, Beyond Recognition, and Undercurrents. amazon.com

The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation

Author: John F. Baker Jr
Publication Date: 2009-02-04

A descendant of Wes­syngton slaves, John F. Baker Jr., has written the most accessible and ex­citing work of African American history since Roots.

This fruit of more than thirty years of archival and field research and DNA testing spans 250 years. Baker has not only written his own family’s story but also includes the history of hundreds of slaves and their descendants, now numbering in the thousands throughout the United States. More than 100 rare photographs and portraits of African Americans who were slaves on the plantation bring this compelling American history to life.

African American Genealogical Sourcebook

Author: Paula K. Byers
Publication Date: 2005-01-01

RFH REF 929 Afri

As with all genealogical research, African American research begins with one’s self and works back one generation at a time. Back to a certain point, however, research becomes more focused on sources uniquely related to the African American experience, particularly in the 1800s. Beginners should start with page 15, “Basic Genealogical Research Methods and Their Application to African Americans” and then go to page 3, “Background Material—Things to Know Before You Begin.” These two chapters should provide a good foundation for a beginner in African American genealogy research.

. How to Trace Your Family Tree: A Complete and Easy to Understand Guide for the Beginner

Author: American Genealogical Research Institute
Publication Date: 1973-01-01

REF REF 929 Amer

A good overview for the beginning genealogist on the hows and whys of genealogical research. Shows charts and group sheets, and explains heraldry.

The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Genealogy, the Internet, and Your Genealogy Computer Program.

Author: Clifford, Karen
Publication Date: 2001-01-01

RFH REF 929.1 Clif

For the beginning genealogist interested in Internet research, this is an excellent book to start with. It is generously illustrated, with an excellent first chapter full of good information on how the beginner can use strategies and resources to successfully achieve his/her goal. This book stresses the use of the computer for genealogy research and may be somewhat outdated; it refers to the floppy disk for storing data rather than the writeable CD, which is now the disk of choice.

Tracing Your Roots

Author: Consumer Guide
Publication Date: 1977-01-01

RFH REF 929.1 Trac

Amply supplied with photographs and charts that can be photocopied, this is a concise book offering basic information on beginning research, filling charts, and using resources. A quick read.

The How Book for Genealogists

Author: Everton, George B
Publication Date: 1964-01-01

RFH REF 929 How

A pocket-sized book with excellent information on getting started, especially the first chapter, “How to Begin.” In spite of its age, information on basic research is still valid and is never out of date.

The Genesis of Your Genealogy: A Simplified “Step-by-Step” Instruction Book for the Beginner in Genealogy

Author: Nichols, Elizabeth L
Publication Date: 1973-01-01

RFH REF 929.1 Nich

Think of this as a simplified self-help course in beginning genealogy, explaining terminology and demonstrating how to fill out charts, in a fun format

The Invader

Author: The Evansville Shipyard

Pearl Harbor galvanized Evansville in unprecedented ways. Chrysler, International Steel, and a host of other local businesses and industries combined with two newcomers, Republic Aviation and the Evansville Shipyard, to contribute enormously to the war effort. The production of over 100 LSTs at the Shipyard between 1942-1945 far exceeded the Navy’s original order for 28 and topped the output of other shipyards in the country. A complete set of the Shipyard’s monthly publication, The Invader, traces the extraordinary achievement of the workers there.

Down to the Wire

Author: David Rosenfelt
Publication Date: 2010-03-16

After a mysterious source tips him off to two headline-grabbing stories, local reporter Chris Turley his happy to be doing quality journalistic work, until he discovers the lengths to which the source went to "help" him, and now the man wants something in return--or more people will die

Wild Ride

Author: Jennifer Crusie
Publication Date: 2010-03-16

As she attempts to restore the decaying Dreamland amusement park, Mary Alice Brannigan must contend with five powerful demons that it houses, as well as a shady new beau, a crooked politician, a supernatural raven, and an inexperienced sorceress.

The Pallbearers

Author: Stephen Cannell
Publication Date: 2010-03-16

After Walter "Pop" Dix, the director of the orphanage where Shane Scully grew up, dies of an apparent self-inflicted shotgun wound, Shane and five other former orphanage residents are named as pallbearers, but the six of them don't think it was suicide.

Secret of the Dragon

Author: Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Publication Date: 2010-03-16

Skylan Ivorson and the Vindrasi clan embark on a mission to reclaim the spiritbone of a Vektia dragon, which was taken by the traitor Sund, God of Stone, as a token of his new allegiance to the Gods of the New Dawn, enemies of the Vindrasi gods

Capitol Betrayal

Author: William Bernhardt
Publication Date: 2010-03-16

Serving in the White House Special Counsel office when a foreign dictator infiltrates the U.S.'s ballistic missile computer system, Ben Kincaid races against time to prevent a nuclear crisis while the vice president calls the president's sanity into question.

Poor Little Bitch Girl

Author: Jackie Collins
Publication Date: 2010-02-09

Enjoying power and wealth in their respective positions as a Los Angeles attorney, a senator's mistress and a celebrity madame, three former high school friends find their destinies intertwining with another friend from their teens in the aftermath of a devastating murder

Think Twice

Author: Lisa Scottoline
Publication Date: 2010-03-16

After her evil twin sister, Alice, drugs her, leaves her for dead and steals her life, Bennie must convince everyone she's ever cared about that she is the real Bennie, and not the deranged twin, all the while facing the shocking truth that she just may be more like Alice than she ever realized.

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