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The Demmer Memorial Library connects directly (physically and archivally) to the Three Lakes Historical Museum and Visitor Center.
The Demmer has dedicated research computers, a ScanPro 3000 microfilm scanner, offer access to books, microfilm, local archive materials, and other resources highlighting our rich local history.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
448 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm ; maps ;
Language
English
Description
"In the 1840s, a young cowkeeper and his wife arrive in London, England, having walked from coastal Wales with their cattle. They hope to escape poverty, but instead they plunge deeper into it, and the family, ensconced in one of London's "black holes," remains mired there for generations. The Cowkeeper's Wish follows the couple's descendants in and out of slum housing, bleak workhouses and insane asylums, through tragic deaths, marital strife and...
87) Ancestors
Author
Pub. Date
1997.
Physical Desc
vii, 212 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
287 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Actor and award-winning travel writer Andrew McCarthy discovers his ancestry in a compelling narrative that combines 26 intriguing and heartfelt stories about discovering home and roots with tips and recommendations on how to begin your own explorations. Addressing the explosive growth in ancestral travel, actor and travel writer Andrew McCarthy recounts his own quest to uncover his family's Irish history, along with 25 other prominent writers whose...
Author
Pub. Date
[1996]
Physical Desc
44 pages, 272 unnumbered pages : forms, maps ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Forty forms created to complement Unpuzzling Your Past and The Genealogist's Compantion and Sourcebook. The forms can be used for organizing, searching, record-keeping, and presenting genealogical research.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
x, 87 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Updated in second edition: how to approach institutions about artifact donations; saving items from ancestors without descendants; creative ways to share family history; revised sample forms; new online resources; finding repositories that accept genealogy collections; and more." --
Author
Series
Forensic genealogist volume 1-2
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Asylum: The job presented to forensic genealogist, Morton Farrier, ought to have been simple and easy. But the surprise discovery of an additional marriage to his client's father leads Morton on an enquiry, revolving around a mysterious death in the county asylum. Requiring his various investigative genealogical skills, Morton must work to unravel this complex eighty-year-old secret and finally reveal the truth to his client.
Hiding The Past:...
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (335 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Kim Cattrall, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Tim McGraw team up with expert historians and genealogists to learn surprising, possibly life-changing truths about their ancestors and themselves. Also included are episodes featuring Steve Buscemi, Lionel Richie, Rosie O'Donnell, and Ashley Judd.
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