>Slavic family name in posting about a recommended book. This is >forwarded from the MILLER list if you wish to contact the person who >describes the book and owns a copy. Please don't write me with questions about the book, I'm just forwarding it in case someone on this list would know the name SIMICH. I have no further information other than what is in the posting. Ashley ******************************************** > >I have purchased a book THREE GENERATIONS IN 20TH CENTURY AMERICA: Family, >community, and Nation by Clark, Katzman, McKinzie, and Wilson. (John G. Clark, >University of Kansas, David M. Katzman, U of Kansas, Richard D. McKinzie, U of >Missouri-Kansas City, Theodore A. Wilson, U. of Kansas). This book gives >family background for the 20th century (1900-1975) for the following families: >The BUTLER family of Brookline, Massachusetts >The GALE family of New Albany, Kansas >The KURIHARAS of San Francisco, Fresno, and Dinuba, California >The BRAUER family of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, >Jacob REINHARDT >The BASSANO family of New York City >The O'REILLY family of Boston, Massachusetts >The MILLER family of New York City and Providence, Rhode Island >The MARKOVICH family of Midland, Pennsylvania >Stanko SIMICH >The WILLIAM brothers (James & Henry-children of former slaves) of Detroit, >Michigan >The TRACE family of Wayne county, Tennessee >There are other names too numerous to mention that are related to the above >families or were of historical significance in the time frame of 1900-1975. > >This book was written based on personal interviews with family members and >gives a lot of history on each family often giving dates of birth, >and following >the movements of these families for three generations, often going back into >the 1800s, often giving information on the immigration and economic situations >of these families. There are lots of pictures. There is included a >Genealogical and historical summary (chart) of family members. >If these families are of interest to you, it would behoove you to check your >local library for a copy or purchase a copy if it can be found. The ISBN is >0-256-020900-X. I found mine at my local library book sale. It is well worth >the money, whatever the cost. > Bea --