Author Traces Her German Heritage Through Debut Book

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - June 26, 2024 - PRLog -- Jan-Carol Publishing, Inc., of Johnson City, Tennessee, is thrilled to announce the release of Ancestral Travels: Learning My German Heritage, Volume 1 by Joye Cantrell.

Ancestral Travels is the product of family research and hobbies of a retired high school teacher. Joye Cantrell is a graduate of Appalachian State University and California State University of San Bernardino. Cantrell holds teaching degrees in home economics and science. She had the pleasure of teaching culinary arts and environmental science to students in Rialto, California for 30 years. She is currently residing in Rogersville, TN with her husband, Steven Cantrell, and their fur baby, Mimi.

What do you know about your ancestors? What was their home like? How did they make their living? What shaped their values? How are you like them and why did they leave their homeland?

In Ancestral Travels, the author tries to answer these questions about her German ancestors from Ladbergen, Germany in this historical memoir of her ancestral village. The research was conducted through family genealogies, ship records, and histories of life in Ladbergen. The author uses impressionistic art to recreate typical life on a small German farm in the 1800s. Traditional cottage industries and farm life are shared through illustrations and simple descriptions.

Ancestral Travels: Learning My German Heritage, Volume 1 is available on Amazon, Barnes&Noble.com, and through Jan-Carol Publishing, Inc.

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