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Contains about thirty pages dedicated to brief biographical sketches plus "many scores of sketches" scattered throughout the text. A new every-name index has been added to aid researchers.Author:...

The title describes this work quite well. It opens with a sixty-page outline history of the state from aboriginal times down to the date of publication, while the balance consists of brief histories...

A collection of genealogical and historical records for the late 1700s to mid-1800s derived from archives, court records, private graveyards, letters and newspapers, Bible records, journals, military...

Begins with about 100 pages on the county's geography and history; the bulk of the volume consists of genealogical material on the pioneer settlers and descendants.Author: William T. PricePublisher:...

History of Boothbay, Southport, and Boothbay Harbor, Maine, 1623-1905, with Family GenealogiesAuthor: Francis Byron GreenePublisher: Heritage BooksPublication Date: Aug 01, 2024Number of Pages: 468...

This county, situated between the Alabama and Tombigbee Rivers, was initially carved from Washington County in 1812. When Alabama became a territory in 1817, Clarke County was substantially enlarged...

This volume is excerpted from a book which originally included a history of Pennsylvania and Adams County; it stands alone as the history of the county from the time of the earliest pioneers. The...

Doylestown, Pennsylvania is a town with a rich history that dates back to 1745 when it was first settled. This book is the first published work of the town's history from its beginnings to the turn...

The first permanent settlement in what is now Hancock Co., OH took place about 1815. The first third of this book presents a general history of the County, while the final two thirds. gives a history...

Originally published in 1854, this is the earliest published history of Jefferson County, New York. The author is meticulous in listing the earliest settlers, every town officer, every court action,...

This history consists of three main parts. The first seventy pages cover the earliest settlement in the region, including Delaware Bay and River. The following section examines the period prior to...

The History of Lexington begins in the mist of prehistory. It is believed that it was originally "an ancient walled city of vast extent and population," complete with stone mounds and mummies in...

Drawn from a wide variety of sources, including town records, the day books of Francis Meeds (which contain a year-by-year record of deaths in the town 1816-1845), newspapers and various private...

New preface by David Colby Young. Includes a brief history of the centennial; a substantial history of the town; and a very complete collection of family records on the town.Author: Oliver Barrett...

Aler's History of Martinsburg and Berkeley County, West Virginia; from the Origin of the Indians, Embracing Their Settlement, Wars and Depredations, to the First White Settlement of the Valley; also...

History of McDonough County, Illinois : Its Cities, Towns and Villages, with Early Reminiscences, Personal Incidents and Anecdotes, and a Complete Business Directory of the CountyAuthor: S. J...

Methodism has a rich and lengthy past in Tennessee, dating back to the late 1700s when circuit riders began preaching in the state. It has grown to become one of the largest religious denominations...

This regional history concerns the area in southern WV and southwestern VA along the New River. The focus of attention is Mercer County, WV, and Tazewell and Giles Counties in VA. The text consists...

An important work containing a wealth of information on the early history of this Ulster County town. New Paltz was settled at an early date by French Huguenot and Dutch pioneers. As the region...

The Pendleton District in northwestern South Carolina has a complex history. It was originally part of the Cherokee Indian lands which were divided in 1789 to create Pendleton and Greenville Counties...

This landmark work is presented for the first time since its debut in 1965 when a limited number of copies were privately printed. The study focuses on a portion of the Northern Neck of Virginia that...

This island was one of Cabot's early discoveries in North America, and was called by him St. John, a name it carried through much of its history. However, it was claimed by France as part of the...

This publication starts around 1675 (the history of the Dutch and Swedes) and continues to the late 1890s, pulling from local newspapers, church material, &c.Author: Joseph S. SicklerPublisher:...

This book covers the period of the U.S. Civil War and provides a detailed combat history of the 14th Georgia Infantry regiment of Lee's army. The story is constructed around quotations from letters...

This volume details the battle at Point Pleasant, (West) Virginia (the chief event of Lord Dunmore's War), fought between white settlers and Native Americans on Oct. 10, 1774. This event is one of...

This reprint contains a valuable set of baptism, marriage and church membership lists of one of the oldest churches in "Old" Cumberland County, Pennsylvania-an absolute must for research on the...

The aim of this volume is to present to the reader facts and incidents in the history of Lawrence. Although much of this history is well known, "some portions - have never before been published...

A comprehensive account of the development of the six towns that comprised the Colony: Branford, Guilford, Milford, New Haven, Stamford and Southold (LI), ending with their absorption into...

England claimed possession of the land which the Dutch called New Netherlands and King Charles II gave this territory (which included part of New York and all of New Jersey) to his brother, the Duke...

This volume is a classic work on the German immigration to the Carolinas, and is cited in the Harvard Guide to American History. The first half of the book is a history of the German settlements down...