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This is a small book packed full of genealogical nuggets that have been compiled from reliable Kentucky records with various sources. The information listed in the Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records was collected from sources such as courthouse and church registers, cemeteries, and old family Bibles. Many of the entries date back to the early 1800s. Marriages, births, deaths, and wills are among the many diverse records listed in this collection of data about old Kentucky families.  A large Continue Reading

Meet eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce, sleuth extraordinaire, who has a penchant for chemistry; especially the concocting of poisons, which she doesn’t mind using on her sisters. She lives on an old English country estate with her widowed father and two older sisters, a cook, and a gardener; her mother died in a mountain-climbing accident in Tibet when Flavia was very young. The family is lost in their own endeavors, which leaves time for brilliant Flavia to create her world of chemistry experiments and Continue Reading

Retired Major Pettigrew is a widower who leads a quiet life in a quaint English village of manor house and charming cottages. His “old” values of proper manners, family history, and their place in society have put him at odds with his son’s brash modern ways. When the Major’s friendship with the widowed Mrs. Ali, shopkeeper of Pakistani descent, blossoms into romance, it has the townsfolk talking. The story follows the Major’s relationships with his son, Mrs. Ali, and his village friends with surprising mishaps and humorous Continue Reading