Heritage Quest

Heritage Quest
Author: Jami Lynn Sands
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2012-04-25
Genre: Genealogy
ISBN: 9781475219968

Heritage Quest: Genealogists and history students will find a wealth of material at Heritage Quest On-Line. The original U.S. census schedules, 1790-1930, are available for all states and counties. More than 25,000 local histories and family genealogies from around the nation can be read or searched for keywords. Login with your library card.

Heritage Quest [1991].

Heritage Quest [1991].
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Heritage Quest: Genealogists and history students will find a wealth of material at Heritage Quest On-Line. The original U.S. census schedules, 1790-1930, are available for all states and counties. More than 25,000 local histories and family genealogies from around the nation can be read or searched for keywords. Login with your library card.

The Icon Hunter

The Icon Hunter
Author: Tasoula Georgiou Hadjitofi
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 486
Release: 2017-04-11
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 1681773813

Tasoula Hadjitofi was only a child when her homeland, Cyprus, was invaded. As bombs fell and soldiers marched through the streets, her mother stood guard, reminding her children to not be afraid—not of the bombs or anything else that may follow. They would always have their family and their faith. Soon thereafter, Tasoula found herself homeless and nation-less. A refugee. Decades later, she's a successful entrepreneur and the honorary Cypriot consul to The Netherlands. But family and faith remained her touchstones—and she never lost her longing for "home." She often thought of the gorgeous Cypriot churches and their icons. One day, an art dealer offers her a chance to buy Cyprian icons stolen during the war. Icons hold a special place in the hearts of many Greek Cypriots. They are not just masterpieces—they are artistic manifestations of faith and a gateway to the divine.Outraged, Tasoula sets out on a quest to repatriate these artifacts. An immensely difficult task as icons often lack provenance in the eyes of the law. But she is determined. Yet the road to “The Munich Case”—the largest art trafficking sting in European history—is filled with mind games, subterfuge, global politics, and a shady figure named Van Rinj, whose motives are never entirely clear...