Many, and I mean MANY, people think I am either a bore or a "square"(as we used to say back in the 70s) because I am at my most peaceful and serene mood when I sit down to a great book. And to me, a great book is anything to do with New England history. I love reading about small town New England, its people, origins, food, way of life and all things ancient. But there is a little catch. I love hearing and reading about life in olden times through the eyes of the toiler, the poorer class. It was on the backs of these hard working individuals, along with their families, that our nation thrived through some very difficult times, something the richer class would have been completely baffled by. After all, if your home and life was upended because of some type of natural disaster, do you honestly think someone who hired out their daily chores would be able to begin anew again, without the help of hired hands? Nah.....
So here are two links to some great books I am currently reading. Not only do they give the black and white names, dates and locations of the earliest of Yankee Land settlers, but much much more. I hope you enjoy this trip to the past as much as I am while reading and I think it will help the struggling amateur genealogist tear down a brick wall or two in your trip back in time. The links are free to read online with no gimmicks. Just click and read! So here are two links to some great books I am currently reading. Not only do they give the black and white names, dates and locations of the earliest of Yankee Land settlers, but much much more. I hope you enjoy this trip to the past as much as I am while reading and I think it will help the struggling amateur genealogist tear down a brick wall or two in your trip back in time. The links are free to read online with no gimmicks. Just click and read!
So here are two links to some great books I am currently reading. Not only do they give the black and white names, dates and locations of the earliest of Yankee Land settlers, but much much more. I hope you enjoy this trip to the past as much as I am while reading and I think it will help the struggling amateur genealogist tear down a brick wall or two in your trip back in time. The links are free to read online with no gimmicks. Just click and read!
The first is the Essex Antiquarian, a 13 book series on all the first settlers of New England, along with many genealogies and descendants of them.
https://www.yumpu.com/user/essexcountyma.net
The second is Soldiers in the Expedition to Canada in 1690 and Grantees of the Canada Townships, by Walter Kendall Watkins.
This book, too, is freely available to read online and contains some lost information that many may find very interesting, especially when it comes to who contributed to the Indian Wars of the time. Just a phenomenal read.
This book, too, is freely available to read online and contains some lost information that many may find very interesting, especially when it comes to who contributed to the Indian Wars of the time. Just a phenomenal read.
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t7pn9q716&view=1up&seq=1&size=125
