This series collects the quarterly journals of the Essex Society of Genealogists into convenient yearly volumes. Essex County, Massachusetts, is a region of genealogical interest to many people across the country, and the Society's journal has been an important source of information for its subscribers since it was founded in 1981. Recurring highlights of the journals include the "TEG Feature Article," "It Happened in Essex County" (local history), "Research in Progress" (genealogical information), "Our Readers Write," "The Ahnentafel" (family generational charts), "Queries," "Moments in History," and a few delightful illustrations. While there is enough general information and advice included to make this book valuable for anyone interested in genealogy, those with genealogical interest specific to Essex County, Massachusetts, could not hope for a better resource. The Society has created a new, full-name index for each volume. A few of the articles within this volume include: Feature Articles: "Using Census and City Directories," "Indenture: Samuel Collins & Thomas Richardson to Walter Newberry, Robert Buffum, Samuel Pope, Joshua Buffum & Mathew Estes," "Passenger Lists for the Port of Boston: 1848-1891," "The Beginnings of Reading and Lynnfield;" It Happened in Essex County: "Marblehead Looks Back 350 Years," "Merrimac and its Sargents," "Methuen And Its Petitions," "Early Middleton;" Research in Progress: "Pedigree of the Wiborns," "Dorothy (Pray) Pike Mystery," "John Tarbox of Lynn," "Graves Families of Essex County;" Moments in History: "The Pickering House of Salem," "Rotten Rye Bread Blamed for Witch Trials," "The Maypole Incident," and "Thomas Graves, The Engineer." Other names featured in this volume: Hubleh, Dukeshire, Oestrich, Merrill, Fisher, Dubois, Wood, Webber, Bowden, Kelly, Williams, and many more.
This series collects the quarterly journals of the Essex Society of Genealogists into convenient yearly volumes. Essex County, Massachusetts, is a region of genealogical interest to many people across the country, and the Society's journal has been an important source of information for its subscribers since it was founded in 1981. Recurring highlights of the journals include the "TEG Feature Article," "It Happened in Essex County" (local history), "Tools of the Trade" (advice on genealogical resources), "The Ahnentafel" (family generational charts), "Research in Progress" (genealogical information), "Ask TEG," "Society News," "Genealogical Queries," "Moments in History," and original poetry. While there is enough general information and advice included to make this book valuable for anyone interested in genealogy, those with genealogical interest specific to Essex County, Massachusetts, could not hope for a better resource. The Society has created a new, full-name index for each volume. Just a few of the many articles in this volume include: Feature Articles: "Revolutionary War Records," "Researching Late 19th and 20th Century Immigrants to America with Some Emphasis on Jewish Genealogical Research," "Umbilical Lines and MTDNA Analysis in Genealogical Research," "The Osborns and their Redware;" Research in Progress: "George Fraile of Lynn and His Descendants," "Joseph Parker of Groton," "Edmund Farrington and His Descendants through sons John and Mathew," "William Osborn of Peabody;" It Happened in Essex County: "Mr. Joseph Hutchinson of Salem Village (Danvers)," "Early Families of Chebacco (Essex)," "Georgetown and The Spoffords," "The Mystery of the Notorious Anne (Cotton) Carr;" Moments in History: "Rebecca Nurse, a Grandmother Hung as a Witch," "Asa Sheldon, Bound Out Apprentice," "The Halifax Explosion," "Gloucester's Early Settlement;" Other family names featured in this volume: Merrill, Corkum, Blunt, Fullerton, Eaton, Wheeler, Jackson, Ratcliff, Listernick, Bernklow Basken, Ranks, Griebel, Wilson, Wiswall, Lindberg, (Curtis) Merrill, Sawyer, (Corliss) Sawyer.
This series collects the quarterly journals of the Essex Society of Genealogists into convenient yearly volumes. Essex County, Massachusetts, is a region of genealogical interest to many people across the country, and the Society's journal has been an important source of information for its subscribers since it was founded in 1981. Each volume contains articles related to Essex County or to genealogical research in general. Recurring highlights of the journals include the "TEG Feature Article," "Queries," "Research in Progress," "The Ahnentafel" (family generational charts), and "Moments in History." The Society has created a new full name index for each volume. Just a few of the many articles in this volume include: "Tales from the Courthouse," "Researching Your Ancestors on the Internet," "Writing in Register Style: Concise, Precise, and Flexible," "Researching Newfoundland Ancestors;" Research in Progress: "David and Dolly Nichols and Their Descendants," "The Pattee Farm and Ferry," "Charter Street Cemetery Inscriptions," "Descendants of Godfrey Sheldon;" Tools of the Trade: "Abbreviations for Queries;" and Moments in History: "Uses and Abuses of Mercury in Diseases of Children." Other family names featured in this volume include: Alexander, Goldsmith, Kimball, Lancaster, Paine, Swift, Tarbox, and Vining. Charming illustrations and maps augment the text.
This series collects the quarterly journals of the Essex Society of Genealogists. Recurring highlights of the journals include the "TEG Feature Article," "It Happened in Essex County" (local history), "Tools of the Trade" (advice on genealogical resources
This series collects the quarterly journals of the Essex Society of Genealogists. Recurring highlights of the journals include the "TEG Feature Article," "It Happened in Essex County" (local history), "Tools of the Trade" (advice on genealogical resources
This series collects the quarterly journals of the Essex Society of Genealogists. Recurring highlights of the journals include the "TEG Feature Article," "Research in Progress," "Our Readers Write," "The Ahnentafel" (family generational charts), "Genealogical Queries," and "Moments in History." While there is enough general information and advice included to make this book valuable for anyone interested in genealogy, those with genealogical interest specific to Essex County, Massachusetts, could not hope for a better resource. Just a few of the many articles in this volume include: TEG Feature Articles: "Seventeenth Century Scottish War Prisoners," "Irish Resources," "Immigrant Research Strategies," "Understanding Early New England Gravestones;" Research in Progress: "Abraham Parker," "I Told You I Was Sick," "Records of the Third Church in Salem, 1817-1820," "David and Dolly (Chase) Nichols and Their Descendants;" Our Readers Write: "Charter Street Cemetery Inscriptions;" The Ahnentafel: "Jonathon Stanwood," "Eunice Hodgkins," "David Burnham," "Elizabeth Marshall," "Nathaniel Lufkin;" Moments in History: "Ordination of the First Missionaries, February 6, 1812 [Salem, Mass.]," "Organization of the Town (Salem)," "Salem, June 12, 1930," "Old Meeting House, Lynnfield, MA, 1714." Charming illustrations, maps and a full name index augment the text.
Essex County, Massachusetts, is a region of genealogical interest to many people across the country, and the Society's journal has been an important source of information for its subscribers since it was founded in 1981. All volumes contain articles related to Essex County or to genealogical research in general. Recurring highlights of the journal include the "TEG Feature Article," "It Happened in Essex County" (local history), "Tools of the Trade" (advice on genealogical resources), "The Ahnentafel" (family generational charts), "Research in Progress" (genealogical information), "Ask TEG," "Society News," "Genealogical Queries," "Moments in History" and original poetry. This master volume consists of both a subject index and a full-name index to the first fifteen volumes of The Essex Genealogist. These indices are a necessity for Essex County researchers!
This volume consists of abstracts from the fifth copy book of the Essex County Deed Books. These records are a rich source of names complete with details of the transactions and the properties involved. Records contain (as available) the full names of bot
This volume consists of abstracts from the sixth copy book of the Essex County Deed Books. These records are a rich source of names complete with details of the transactions and the properties involved. Records contain (as available) the full names of both the buyer and the seller in bold type, the date of the transaction, a description of the property including its location, payment(s), and (as available) witnesses. The full-name index is a bonus for researchers.
Essex County, Massachusetts, is a region of genealogical interest to many people across the country, and the Society's journal has been an important source of information for its subscribers since it was founded in 1981. All volumes contain articles related to Essex County or to genealogical research in general. Recurring highlights of the journal include the "TEG Feature Article," "It Happened in Essex County" (local history), "Research in Progress" (genealogical information), "Our Readers Write," "The Ahnentafel" (family generational charts), "Genealogical Queries," "Moments in History" and original poetry. This master volume consists of both a subject index and a fullname index to volumes 16-20 of The Essex Genealogist. These indices are a necessity for Essex County researchers!
This unique book explores the lives and work of nearly 300 New Jersey women from the Colonial period to the present century. Included are biographies of notable, often nationally known individuals, as well as less celebrated people, whose vibrant personal stories illustrate the richness of women's experiences in New Jersey—and, really, in America—from 1600 to the present. Researched, written and illustrated by The Women's Project of New Jersey, this volume both recovers and re-tells the life stories of women who have helped shape our world. Past and Promise is a long-overdue celebration of the accomplishments of these individuals who succeeded, often against overwhelming odds. Past and Promise: Lives of New Jersey Women incorporates an inclusive view of history that understands the past as the history of all of the people, not merely those who held a monopoly of power. As such this work contains biographies of artists, activists, entertainers, scientists, scholars, teachers, factory and agricultural workers, businesswomen, social engineers, and community builders. This easy-to-use and beautifully presented volume is indexed, and full of illustrations. The biographies are arranged alphabetically within four sections covering the following time periods: 1600-1807, 1808-1865, 1866-1920, and 1921 to the present. Each section is introduced by a historical overview, and each biographical entry includes a brief bibliography for further reading and research. This unique and very readable collection of biographies belongs in every public and personal library and deserves a wide audience of general readers from high school age through college and beyond.
For book publishing contacts on a global scale, International Literary Market Place 2005 is your ticket to the people, companies, and resources at the heart of publishing in more than 180 countries worldwide-from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. With the flip of a page, you'll find completely up-to-date profiles for more than 16,500 book-related concerns around the globe, including... 10,500 publishers and literary agents 1,100 major booksellers and book clubs 1,500 major libraries and library associations... and thousands of other book-related concerns-including trade organizations, distributors, dealers, literary associations, trade publications, book trade events, and other resources conveniently organized in a country-by-country format. Plus, ILMP 2005 includes two publisher indexes-Types of Publications Index and Subject Index-that offer access to publishers via some 140 headings. Additional coverage includes information on international literary prizes, copyright conventions, a yellow pages directory, and a worldwide calendar of events through 2010.
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