Family Tree USA – September 2019

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N Recent Reads

David McCullough, author

of acclaimed histories

such as 1776 , Truman,

and John Adams, released

a new book earlier this

year. Entitled The Pioneers

(Simon & Schuster), the

book profi les the fi rst

American settlers in the

Northwest Territory—

modern Ohio, Indiana,

Illinois, Michigan,

Wisconsin, and eastern

Minnesota.

W Famous Families

The folks over at

UsefulCharts.com

<www.usefulcharts.com>

have compiled dozens

of royal family trees and

timelines that bring his-

tory to life. Check out

the site’s free YouTube

channel <www.youtube.

com/usefulcharts>, which

features deep dives into

individual trees. So far, the

channel has covered the

royal families of England,

the Netherlands, the Holy

Roman Empire, Russia

and Prussia.

E^ Name Games
Find an unusual name
in your family tree?
Check out its profi le on
Behind the Name <www.
behindthename.com>,
which contains histories
for thousands of fi rst
names. Each name profi le
details the name’s origin,
including its meaning in
the native language. You
can also learn how the
name’s popularity has
changed over time. Mary,
for example, is the English
version of the Greek
Mariam and the Hebrew
Miryam. The name was
the most popular US girl’s
name from 1880 to 1946
and 1953 to 1961. But its
popularity has declined
in recent decades; in 2018,
it was the 126th most
popular.