History Hidden in Plain Sight: Finding Old Original Sources (Vol. 1 of Worldwide Historical Research)

446 Pages

8-1/2″ wide x 11″ high x 1″ thick

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WHY YOU NEED THIS ENCYCLOPEDIA

No other set of books on the market covers such a wide range of cultural differences for every country in the world and every era from the beginning of civilization to the near modern era. Volume I gives you the tools of how to research – how to interview people who don’t want interviewed, how to find old documents, how to read archaic languages, where to find archives in each country and era to dig into. Volume II gets into the nitty gritty of analyzing your documentary evidence.

TABLE OF CONTENTS, Vol. 1

How to Use This Book 6 1. Start With What You Already Know 7 2. Interviewing 9 3 Getting Organized 22 4 – Libraries 30 5. Understanding World Eras 37 Appendix 5a Major Events In Ancient Bronze & Iron Ages 42 Appendix 5b Major Events In Classical Age 42 Appendix 5c Major Events In Medieval Era 44 Appendix 5d Major Events In Early Modern Era 45 Appendix 5e Major Events In Modern Era 46
World Histories & Historians 50 Appendix 6a Modern Historians Historians Late 18th Century 56 Appendix 6b Early Modern Historians Renaissance 56 Appendix 6c Medieval Historians 59 Appendix 6d Ancient Historians 63
Birth Customs 67 Appendix 7a Worldwide Naming Patterns 76
Marriage Customs 82
Death & Funeral Customs 95 Appendix 9a List of “Haunted” Locations by Country 106 Appendix 9b Sample Wills 116 Appendix 9c National Cemeteries by Continent 122
Getting Borders Right 125 Appendix10a Empires of the World By Date 138 Appendix 10b Name Changes of Countries 143 Appendix 10d List of Territories & Countries they Belong to 146
Census Records 150 Appendix 11a Us Census Categories 169 Appendix 11b Nation-By-Nation Census Years 185 Appendix 11c Addresses of U.S. National Archives & Branches 190
Yearly Property Tax Records 193
Chronologies 204 Appendix 13a Chronologies of Nations 212
Newspapers 214 Appendix 14a Worldwide Newspapers 17th-18th Centuries 223 Appendix 14b National Libraries Worldwide 228
Military 242 Appendix 15a Number of Wars by Century 259 Appendix 15b Inner-Country Revolutionaries by Country 259 Appendix 15c Military Invasions by Country 262 Appendix 15d Location of Military Records & Histories by Country 285
Occupations & Guilds 293 Appendix 16a Occupations by Country & Century 305 Appendix 16b Colonial Chartered Companies by Country 310 Appendix 16c Modern Trade Unions By Country 312
Fraternities and Clubs 333 Appendix 17a Masonic Temples & Lodges Worldwide 346 Appendix 17b Professional Fraternities 349 Appendix 17c Collegiate Fraternities, Sororities, Co-Eds 353 Appendix 17d Scouts by Nation and When Organized 359 Appendix 17e Little League Contacts by Global Region 366 Appendix 17f World Cups and World Championships for Juniors and Youth 369
Finances 371 Appendix 18a Lists of Life & Property Insurance Companies by Country 387 Appendix 18b Lists of Life Insurance Companies by Country 392 Appendix 18c Stock Exchanges Early Twentieth Century and Before 397 Appendix 18d List of Oldest and Longest Running Banks in the World 401 Appendix 18e Economic, Bank Crises & Bank Runs By Country 412
Finding Old Original Documents 420 Appendix 19a Dictionaries by Language 432