Colonial Roots

A Dictionary of Historical and Genealogical Terms, Old and New. The family historian must seek out the records of the merchants, courts, legislators, and churches, as well as everyday expressions of the common men and women, all the while striving to remain aware that just as we have created words like television computer, gigbyte and airplane, ans set aside words like icebox, stadle and squabpie, out ancestors had to do the same. Mr. Drake, retired lawyer and teacher, and veteran genealogist, writes with a pleasing style that is both entertaining and educational. (2000), 2007. 334 pp. illus. Hardbound.