This book recreates the lost world of 17th-century Charlestown and the lives and work of the first three generations of its townspeople. By using a variety of surviving records, Thompson presents a colorful history of the town’s settlement and governance, its relationship with the land and sea, the church, local crime and violence, the role of women, and ultimately its involvement in the Glorious Revolution.
This volume of full-color period images of the 18th and 19th centuries reveals sweeping vistas, lively street scenes, and elegant edifices that show Boston as a youthful and vibrant town. Selected from public and private collections and ranging from fine art to folk art, these works capture the multifaceted character of a sometimes quaint place that has given way to a modern metropolis.
By D. Brenton Simons
Published: 2008
In this issue:
Families: Orcutt, Shippey, Alger, Carrier
Sources: Easton Vital Records
Town Study: Scituate
If you're ready to turn your family history research into a publication, this Portable Genealogist will help you assemble the basic elements of a genealogical "sketch" and go over the elements of the descendancy (Register style) and ancestor table (ahnentafel) formats.
The four-page laminated guide can fit easily in your research binder.
By Penny Stratton
Originally published in 1856, this is an essential resource for anyone with early Connecticut and Massachusetts ancestry. It presents compiled genealogical notes for more than 40 families, through the fourth generation, and sometimes into the sixth. An ideal starting point for beginning researchers, the detailed notes will have researchers of all levels returning to this book time and again.
By Nathaniel Goodwin
Foreword by D. Brenton Simons
Published: 1856, 2011
In this issue:
Families: Fisher, Gardner, Hall, Turner, Young
Sources: Wellfleet Vital Records
Between 1875 and 1879, Edwin Purple contributed several articles to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record on the first three or four generations of some of the ancient families of New York. Those articles, collected in this volume, feature the surnames Van Schaick, Siecken, Tymens, Brevoort, Varleth, Gouverneur, and those of other ancient and allied families. This volume also includes Purple’s instructive list of Dutch aliases and variant surname spellings.
By Edwin R. Purple
Foreword by Richard H. Benson
Published: September 2013
By Christopher C. Child, Patricia Law Hatcher, and Kelvin L. Meyers
Published November 2013
7 x 10 hardcover, 500 pages, illustrated
This updated edition provides genealogists with the latest tools for locating New York State probate records from the past 350 years. A user friendly design, inclusion of online sources, appendixes, and maps help researchers easily navigate this important group of records.
By Gordon L. Remington
Published: January 2011
Author: Marian S. Henry
Published: September 2007
