Reiff to Riffe family in America. ancestors and descendants of Mennonite Reiff brothers: Hans, John Jacob, & Abraham: Reiff, Reif, Rieff, Rief, Rife, Riffe
Chapters: ORGANIZING YOUR RESEARCH AND MATERIALS --- OBTAINING THE MATERIALS --- IDENTIFYING THE REGIMENT --- CHRONOLOGY AND ARMYSTRUCTURE --- HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES , LIBRARIES ANDOTHER ARCHIVES --- HISTORIC SITES , PARKS , AND BATTLEFIELDS --- NATIONAL ARCHIVES --- OTHER MAJOR COLLECTIONS --- INTERNET WEBSITES --- GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC --- BOOKS --- NEWSPAPERS --- DEALERS , RETAILERS , AND AUCTIONS --- REENACTMENTS AND SHOWS
Appendices include sources for rosters, a chronology of battles, a chart of the regimental organization, state archives, historical and genealogical organizations, other museums,libraries, and collections of interest.
"This story explores the history of the Burkholder and Martin families who settled in the Weaverland Valley (Lancaster Co., Pa.) along the Conestoga River in the early 1700s. It is filled with 'voices from the past' whose words are especially meaningful as they are of a personal nature, coming from an ancestor of a person's lineage. Many landmarks and events that influenced these early families are explored and explained in a community where everyone knew everyone else." [from Amazon.com]
The source: a guidebook of American genealogy -- The library: a guide to the LDS family history library -- The Library of Congress: A guide to genealogical & historical research -- Ancestry's Red book: American state, country & town sources -- The archives: a guide to the national archives field branches -- US military records: a guide to federal & state sources -- Guide to genealogical research in the national archives -- The twentieth century biographical dictionary of notable Americans -- Herringshaw's encyclopedia of American biography of the 19th century -- Historical register of officers of the Cnitinental Army -- Biographical directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949 -- Daughters of American, or women of the century -- The biographical cyclopaedia of American women -- Plymouth Colony, its history and people, 1620-1691 -- American biographical notes.
