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Books Offered by Avotaynu  In Their Words: A Genealogists Translation Guide -- Polish by Jonathan Shea and William F. Hoffman An in-depth discussion of translating Polish documents. More than 60 Polish-language document are discussed, analyzed and translated. There are also sec-tions on Polish grammar, phonetics, and spelling. Especially important is a 60-page vocabulary list of terms most likely to be found in records 8½" x 11½" 388 pp. softcover $35.00 In Their Words: A Genealogists Translation Guide -- Russian by Jonathan Shea and William F. Hoffman Written by the authors of Avotaynu's Following the Paper Trail, it analyzes 88 documents, has 10 maps, and a chapter focusing on finding records by using gazetteers and the services of various archives,. Includes letter writing guides in Russian, Lithuanian, and Ukrainian and includes a 77-page vocabulary list with over 4,000 terms, stressing archaic spellings and forms not found in modern dictionaries. There is also a 26-page list of more than 700 first names with equivalents in English, Latin, Lithuanian and Polish 8½" x 11½" 496 pp. softcover $35.00 They Came in Ships: A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Arrival Records by John P. Colletta This book helps to navigate the researcher through the various indexes to passenger arrival records, books and articles about the immigrant experience. The author tells you what you need to know to begin your search and suggests the most likely places to find that information. 5½" x 8½" 98 pp. softcover $12.95 Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States by Christina Schaefer A rigorous analysis of the wide variety of naturalization documents that has existed, this book is rich in illustrations and descriptions. State by state, county by county, city by city, this book identifies all repositories of naturalization records, systematically indicating the types of records held (declarations of intention, petitions for naturalization, case files, indexes, etc.), dates of coverage, and location of original and microfilm records. 7" x 10" 406 pp. hardcover $30.00 (Want to write to us?) Avotaynu Home Page Copyright © 2004 by Avotaynu, Inc. Send comments to: info@avotaynu.com