Counting Canada
A Genealogical Guide to the Canadian Census, by Dave Obee. This 224-page book is the most comprehensive guide available for researchers using the Canadian census. It covers the history of the census, offers advice for effective research and notes the potential pitfalls. This could be the most important book on Canadian genealogy this year. It includes ten maps, 100 illustrations, plenty of Internet links and a comprehensive bibliography. C$30.00
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Destination Canada
A Genealogical Guide to Immigration Records, by Dave Obee. This 160-page book is the most comprehensive guide ever written about resources for Canadian immigration research. It covers passenger lists and many other sources, including naturalization records and newspapers. This could be the most important book on Canadian genealogy this year. It includes six maps, 60 illustrations, more than 100 Internet links, and a comprehensive bibliography. C$30.00
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Looking for maps of former German areas?
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Modern bilingual maps
 Höfer Verlag specializes in maps for Central and Eastern Europe. Höfer has produced a superb series of modern 1:200,000 scale maps that show town names in two languages -- German, and the language now in use. If you buy just one map in your research of this area, it should be a Höfer map. These maps make it possible to do immediate cross-referencing between sources. The series covers all former German areas now in other countries.
C$17.95 each
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Clearance! $5.00 each
Maps of Eastern Europe
Grid maps -- Coverage includes Volhynia, Bessarabia, Bukovina, Podolia, Russia, Ukraine, Galicia, Hungary and Romania
| This series of 265 maps includes parts of Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Albania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Russia, Ukraine, and Romania. It includes hard-to-find areas such as Galicia, Volhynia, Bessarabia and Podolia. There are several maps per country. Many town names are in German. Virtually every village is shown, along with topographic features. 1:200,000 scale. Sale limited to stock on hand. Formerly C$16.95 each
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Road Atlas - Slovak Republic
(Podrobny Autoatlas Slovenská Republika)
By Vojensk Kartograficky Ústav. This excellent atlas is the best modern atlas available for the Slovak Republic. Map scale is 1:100,000. There are 95 pages of maps, a 12-page town-name index listing over 6,800 town names, 27 city maps (1:10,000), and postal codes are listed for all town names in the index. Legends are in six languages, including English. The atlas has a wire spiral binding, so pages turn easily. 8-1/2 inches x 11-3/4 inches, in color. 2002 edition. 176 pages. Regular Price C$37.95 SALE C$20.00
Road Atlas - Slovak Republic (Slowakei)
By Marco Polo. Map scale is 1:200,000. There are 50 pages of maps, an eight-page index of 5,000 town names, and nine city maps including Bratislava and Poprad. There are also 1:750,000 scale maps of the Czech and Slovak republics, and maps of Europe as a whole. 8-1/2 inches by 11 1/2 inches, in color. The atlas has a wire spiral binding, so
pages turn easily. Regular Price C$22.95 SALE C$12.00
Reprints of maps from the 1930s
These black-and-white maps show cities, towns and villages in the decade before the Second World War. These maps are available in 1:100,000 or 1:25,000 scales. The series covers all of the former German areas now in other countries. There are also 1:300,000 maps available in color. ALL ARE ON SALE
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Austria 1:200,000 Pocket Maps
By Mairs. Scale is 1:200,000 -- one centimetre equals two kilometres. Each map measures about 28 inches by 40 inches. Folds to about four inches by seven inches. There are five in the set, offering comprehensive coverage of the country. Ideal for travelling, or researching in a small part of Austria. Not indexed.
The five maps:
Austria No. 1: Wien, Neusiedler See, Waldviertel, Weinviertel
Austria No. 2: Salzburg, Linz, Innviertel, Muehlviertel
Austria No. 3: Graz, Klagenfurt, Murtal, Suedliches Bergenland
Austria No. 4: Villach, Ost-tirol, Kufstein, Radstadt, Schladming
Austria No. 5: Vorarlberg, Westliches Tirol, Bregrenz, Innsbruck
Regular Price C$10.50 each SALE C$2.00 each
Bessarabian Index of Heads of Households Phase Two
(On Microfiche) Compiled by Dale Lee Wahl. The hardcover version is 688 pages long; this is the microfiche version, with the same amount of information at a much lower price. Set of 10 fiche.
C$10.00
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