NEW BOOK
ANNOUNCEMENT
Announcing availability of a book titled: Skeen
Families of Tennessee, Virginia, New York, & Scotland. Although
my book is about people named Skeen that lived in the states described in the title
there is much data included about descendants who migrated to other parts of
the country. Certainly the data includes information about our ancestors who
lived in Scotland so we are international in scope. The data takes us back to
the Baronies of Skene in Scotland in the late 1100s and 1200s. As you can see the Skeen name is derived
from the Scottish spelling of Skene. In my research I have found more than 23
variant ways to spell the name. And many of these variant spellings are
included in the book.
The book is printed in 12 point print on
white 50 pound acid free paper in a format of eight and one-half by eleven
inches (8.5 x 11). The 12 point print makes it easier on the eyes while
reading. The book is contained in approximately 600 pages overall.
The book covers were designed to capture the
essence of our Skeen tradition by using the modern Clan Skene tartan as a
background with the Coat of Arms superimposed on the front cover while the
Family Crest is superimposed on the back cover. The Coat of Arms and Family
Crest on the tartan parchment gives a rich contrast and leaves one with the
sense that our Scottish family has been, and will continue to be with us for a
long time. This book will look great on your coffee table in the living area of
your home.
The book is broken down into chapters
including a Preface, followed by thirty major chapters about different
descendants, three appendices, and an Index consisting of some 140 pages. This
is a very elaborate index and is cross referenced by the descendant and their
respective spouse and then that is reversed by indexing the name of the
descendant’s spouse followed by the descendant’s name. In all cases the full
first, middle names, and surnames are used, where known.
The book contains both textual and graphical
data (images). Most all images are black and white photos of descendants, their
homes, their churches, their grist mills, their country stores, etc. There are
a total of 139 photos mingled throughout the different pages. I have attempted
to place the photos as near the subject as possible. Footnotes are used
extensively to show references of important dates, places, and people.
For the trained genealogist I have used The
Modified Register System to show relationships between each blood generation
using superscript notations. The Modified Register System is well defined in
the book.
The books should be available for shipment
about 1 December 2005. The date would suggest they would make a nice Christmas
present.
The prices are as follows: The soft back books are $40.00 while the hard
back books are $50.00. Please include
$5.00 for Shipping and Handling Fees; therefore, the total costs are $45.00 and
$55.00 respectively. Only Money Orders, Cashiers Checks, and Personal Checks
will be accepted.
Please
make all instruments payable to A. Tom Skeen.
Send
all requests and monies to the following address:
A.
Tom Skeen
4349
W Tomahawk Drive
Beverly Hills, FL 34465-4871
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