Dixon Family History

Dixon Family History
Author: Mary Gant Bell
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 476
Release: 2007-07
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0615149731

William Dixon, son of Henry Dixon and Rose, was born in Ireland. He married Ann Gregg in about 1690. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana.

The Roman Family

The Roman Family
Author: Suzanne Dixon
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 588
Release: 1992-04
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780801842009

Brings together what historians, anthropologists, and philologists have learned about the family in ancient Rome. Among the topics: family relations and the law, marriage, children in the Roman family, and the family through the life cycle. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Family Tree

The Family Tree
Author: Sean Dixon
Publisher: Tundra Books
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2022-05-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0735267677

A family tree assignment leads an adopted girl to discover the different ways to be a family. When her teacher gives her class a simple family tree assignment, Ada is stumped. How can she make her family fit into this simple template? Ada is adopted. She can see where to put her parents on the tree, but what about her birth mom? Ada has a biological sister, but her sister has different adoptive parents — where do they go on the tree? But with the help of her friends and family, Ada figures it out. She creates her family tree . . . and so much more. Loosely based on the author's own experience, this moving story explores the different ways families are created and how the modern family is more diverse and welcoming than ever before.

The Life of Maynard Dixon

The Life of Maynard Dixon
Author: Donald J. Hagerty
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2010
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1423603796

Maynard Dixon embellished themes that encompassed the timeless truth of the majestic western landscape, the humanity of its memorable people, and the religious mysticism of the Native American. In an attempt to uncover the spirit of the American West, Dixon roamed its plains, mesas, and deserts—drawing, painting, and expressing his creative personality in poems, essays, and letters. Written in a very personal style, this biography includes anecdotes from Dixon’s children, historical vignettes, and interviews with those who knew the artist.

The Legacy of Maggie Dixon

The Legacy of Maggie Dixon
Author: Jack Grubbs
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2018-11-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1538114496

Maggie Dixon, a 28-year-old women’s basketball coach at the United States Military Academy, led the West Point team to its first appearance in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Four weeks later, Maggie died suddenly, leaving behind a devastated family and a group of heartbroken players. Despite their tragic loss, friends, family, and team members took comfort in knowing that the values Maggie instilled in themselves and others would live on. In The Legacy of Maggie Dixon: A Leader on the Court and in Life, Jack Grubbs looks at the remarkable accomplishments of this young woman. Drawing on interviews with Maggie’s brother, friends, colleagues, and student players, Grubbs provides an engaging portrait of a woman who achieved the pinnacle in her sport through hard work, determination, and enthusiasm, attributes that continue to inspire those who knew her. In addition to chronicling the events surrounding her golden season at West Point, the book offers a study in the power of inspirational leadership that Maggie embodied. The Legacy of Maggie Dixon captures the wonderful impact she had on those around her in such a short amount of time.

Genealogies Cataloged by the Library of Congress Since 1986

Genealogies Cataloged by the Library of Congress Since 1986
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service
Total Pages: 1368
Release: 1991
Genre: Genealogy
ISBN:

The bibliographic holdings of family histories at the Library of Congress. Entries are arranged alphabetically of the works of those involved in Genealogy and also items available through the Library of Congress.