Calvinists Incorporated : Welsh Immigrants on Ohio's Industrial Frontier (University of Chicago Geography Research Papers)

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Summary: A MUST for genealogists studying Welsh ancestors in OHIO.
Review: A graduate thesis that is easy to read and follows the travels of Welshmen into PA and OH and the communities they founded. Why would someone buy land as poor as what they left behind? Why settle in the middle of America? Why leave all that is familiar behind? Not uncommon questions for anyone studying their ancestors, but the Welsh reasons, while often similar to other groups, are still refreshing in this work. Ms Knowles has helped the genealogist greatly with this work.