The holidays are upon us and gift giving presents an opportunity for parents and grandparents to give the gift of family history to the next generation. Finding ways to interest youngsters in genealogy is not always easy. Family Roots Publishing has many guides and manuals and lesson books to help with an introduction. But, sometimes the best introduction is just a good story. Casper and Catherine Move to America: An Immigrant Family’s Adventures, 1849-1850 is the perfect picture book from which to help introduce kids to family history.
Casper and Catherine tells the story of how and why the Hasler family came to America. Author Brian Hasler, with illustrations by Angela M. Gouge, tells this tale as he heard it from his father, as passed down through the family over the years. The story takes the reader on a trip by sailing ship, stagecoach, flat-bottom boat and covered wagon. Casper went to America first, to work and garner enough wages to bring his family to America. Eventually, the entire family makes it to America. The same sort of passage and family trials many of your own ancestors may have taken.
The 27 page story is followed by a short Afterword on Researching Family History which includes a sample from the 1850 census and and 1858 marriage record.
Take advantage of the holidays to give this fun family tale and picture book to a youngster in your family. You can order Casper and Catherine Move to America: An Immigrant Family’s Adventures, 1849-1850 direct from Family Roots Publishing.