San Diego, CA (PRWEB) August 8, 2007 -- Researching and recording one's ancestral origins -- tracing the "family tree" -- can be a fascinating and rewarding way to learn more about the past, and how one's ancestors shaped local and even international history. A strong interest in personal genealogical research can be sparked by many possibilities, such as discovering the diary or letters of a grandparent.
For Julie Ross -- born in England and settled in the United States -- genealogical inspiration was largely a combination of a professional background in anthropology and library science, with a spark from some initial research by her youngest son. As anthropologists, Julie and her husband traveled extensively in Australasia and Europe, resulting in a growing awareness of family connections in numerous parts of the world. She began collecting information from a wide range of historical sources, including libraries, archives, village family records, and cemeteries, as well as the private correspondence and oral accounts of older family members and relatives.
For instance, from archival records in Edinburgh, Julie discovered that her family had ancestry in Aberdeen. In Germany, villages have maintained detailed records on all the births, marriages, and deaths throughout the centuries. From these records, Julie found that the family line reached back to 1727, when her family tutored generations of German princes.
On the other side of the world, Julie's ancestral line can be traced to the now-famous Mary Wade, who, at the age of 11, was sentenced to death for stealing an apron from another little girl in London, and consequently sent to Australia on the first all-female convict ship, sailing in the Second Fleet, and sent to help establish English colonies in Australia.
These true stories, and more, have been meticulously researched, verified, and recorded -- with photographs wherever possible, and personal narrative, that brings to life the fascinating people, places, and events, that have culminated in the family.
Julie Ross is pleased to announce the personal publication of four books, detailing the histories of the four branches of her family tree:
* Ross-Thompson Family of Aberdeen (Scotland), and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia (Canada) - 130 pages
* Corcilius-Donlon Family of the Rheinland (Germany), County Galway (Ireland), and Upstate New York - 131 pages
* Griffin-Penney Family of County Cork (Ireland), Devonshire (England), and Sydney (Australia) - 70 pages
* Rieu-Edwards Family of Privas (France), London (England), Karachi (Pakistan/India), County Wicklow (Ireland), and Sydney (Australia) - 25 pages
These books are available for the cost of photocopying and shipping. If you think you may be related to any of these families, Julie would like to hear from you. Please see her Web site, at http://julie.ross.ws/, for more information, including contact details.
Press release written by Michael J. Ross (http://www.ross.ws/).
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