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The Crooked and Narrow Streets of the Town of Boston 1630-1822

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Annie Haven Thwing turned her massive collection of nearly 125,000 index cards into this beloved and highly informative 1920 publication. Thwing used colony records and the Suffolk deeds to paint a picture of Boston’s neighborhoods—the North End, Government and Business Centre, South End, West End, and “The Neck”—and their inhabitants. The story is also told visually in seven charming maps.

By Annie Haven Thwing

Foreword by D. Brenton Simons

6 x 9 paperback, 320 pages, illustrated

Soldiers in King Philip's War

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Thanks to the efforts of the Civil War veteran, genealogist, historian, and Unitarian clergyman George Madison Bodge (1841–1914), historians and genealogists have a better understanding of the conflict known as King Philip’s War (1675–1676). Based on his detailed analysis and transcriptions of countless pages of seventeenth-century records, Bodge’s Soldiers in King Philip’s War includes the official listing of Massachusetts soldiers and officers, sketches of the principal officers, and official lists of land granted to veterans and their heirs.

Portable Genealogist: Polish Research

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This quick-reference guide will benefit descendants of Polish immigrants to America 
by sharing strategies and resources from our Central and Eastern Europe expert, James 
Arthur Heffernan. Of particular note are the many useful records from the former Russian, 
German, and Austrian Empires that survived territorial shifts, periods of social and political 
upheaval, and two world wars.

In Search of Mayflower Pilgrim William White of Wisbech

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In this compelling biography of William White, a foundational ancestor to so many across America, Sue Allan reveals who William’s father was and identifies the school William attended as a boy. She also proves that the school was once Wisbech's ancient Holy Trinity Guild Hall. In her signature style, she takes us deep into the history of Ely and the wild landscape of the Fenlands to the heart of William White's life as a young orphan in the streets of Wisbech.

The Loyalists of Massachusetts and The Other Side of the American Revolution

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Originally published in early 1910, English-born yachtsman and author Stark used real-estate records to produce this volume of detailed biographies of Loyalists living in Massachusetts, organized by their social standing and beginning with royal governor Hutchinson. This irresistible and controversial work demonstrates how Stark liked to “stir the pot,” but journalists of the day had to admit that the fervor of his critiques was matched by the depth of his research.

By James Henry Stark, foreword by J. L. Bell

Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Alfred Sands and Kate Van Volkenburgh: Enduring Relations

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Written by Henry B. Hoff, CG, FASG, with Nancy Sands Maulsby

Published by American Ancestors Newbury Street Press in August 2018

8-1/4 x 10-1/4 hardcover, 184 pages, illustrated

- Winner of the National Genealogical Society Award for Excellence -

A New England Native American Reader

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A collection of articles on New England Native American genealogy, history, and culture that have appeared in the Register or American Ancestors magazine (formerly New England Ancestors) from 1854 to the present. Topics include Black and Native people of Old Braintree, Mass.; William of Sudbury; King Philip; Indians in colonial courts; DNA studies on the family of Edmund Rice; the Brotherton Indian Collection; Jos. Daggett of Martha's Vineyard; and Nantucket court records. This important and unique volume also includes a foreword, an introduction, and an index. Edited by Henry B.