Archive CD Books Canada NEWSLETTER V5#1 - 24 May, 2008
Contents:
1 WELCOME
2 WHAT’S IN THE NEWSLETTER
3 NEW CANADIAN RELEASES (15)
4 COMING SOON
5 NEW PARTNER RELEASES - (23)
6 NEWS & GOSSIP
7 FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY AND OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
8 PREVIOUSLY RELEASED BOOKS
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1 WELCOME:
A really busy month for us. Lots of great new stuff from us and from our US partner.
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2 WHAT’S IN THE NEWSLETTER:
- Three new, and one re-released, Canadian books on CD.
- Eleven new Gleanings including Church registers and a couple of family histories.
- A batch of 23 exciting new releases from our US partner.
Plus the usual news, gossip and announcements.
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There is frequently more information about the books available on the web site than that which is included in the following descriptions. All prices in $Cdn.
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3 NEW CANADIAN RELEASES
* Papers & Records Vol. I (1899), Ontario Historical Society
CA0171-99: $21.00:
This is a complete reproduction of the papers presented to the Ontario Historical Society in its formation year (1899.) These annual publications are often a gold mine of valuable genealogy and history information but it can be difficult to recognize because it tends to be “hidden” within the overall “Papers and Records” volume title. For this reason we have also published most of the individual papers presented herein as “Gleanings” under more descriptive titles. The following is a list of the contents of this volume and for further descriptions of those papers noted as being published as Gleanings we suggest you consult the Gleanings descriptions listed below
Contents: ....... Page or Gleaning ref.
Introductory ....... p3
Ontario Historical Society (Formation) ....... CAG037
Rev. John Langhorn—Personal Note ....... CAG038 / 039 / 040
Marriage Record of Rev. John Langhorn, No. 1- ....... CAG038
Rev. G. O'Kill Stuart's Register at St. John's Church, Bath ....... CAG038
Marriage Register of St. John's Church, Ernest Town, No. 2 ....... CAG038
Langhorn's Book No. 3 ....... CAG038
In the Parish Register of St. George, Kingston ....... CAG038 / 40
A Register of Baptisms for the Township of Fredericksburgh ....... CAG039
Rev. John Langhorn's Records, 1787-1813—Burials ....... CAG040
Rev. John Langhorn Register of St. Paul's Church, Fredericksburgh ....... CAG038
Rev. Robert McDowall—Personal Note ....... CAG041 / 42
McDowall Marriage Register ....... CAG041
A Register of Baptisms by the Rev. Robert McDowall ....... CAG042
Marriage Register of Stephen Conger, J.P., Hallowell ....... CAG043
Some Descendants of Joseph Brant ....... CAG044
Remarks on the Maps from St. Regis to Sault Ste. Marie ....... CAG045
Sketch of Peter Teeple, Loyalist and Pioneer, 1762-1847 ....... CAG046
The Cameron Rolls, 1812 ....... CAG047
The Talbot Settlement and Buffalo in 1816 ....... p139
The “Introductory” - p3 - is a short note by the “Editorial Committee” introducing the publication and explaining the background to some of the content.
The “The Talbot Settlement and Buffalo in 1816” - p139 - is a reprint of a personal letter from an early settler to his brother.
* A Biographical Index of Daguerreotypists in Canada 1839-1871
CA0246: $55.00:
Before you ask, yes, you have seen me announce this before. Unfortunately, we had to withdraw the first release to fix up a couple of issues. Now it's all "bright in shiny and new" and as a bonus the Gallery section has been enhanced to show reproductions of 18 interesting daguerreotypes with a Canadian connection.
Compiled and written by one of Canada's foremost experts on early photography, Graham W. Garrett, this index provides the most complete and exhaustive listing of people and companies in Canada involved in the making of daguerreotypes using the process invented by the Frenchman Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre in 1839.
This index identifies about 780 individuals and companies whose activities related in some way to the daguerreian process and includes all information that could be found about the location of their activities, their lives, their relationships as well as giving references to recorded evidence of their activity.
To further assist researchers the author provides finding aids to help locate listed individuals through their geographical location or by a selection of useful "keywords." Further research background is provided by a bibliography of over 150 contemporary editorials giving the date of publication and identifying the newspaper carrying it. Finally there are nine appendices accumulating listings of nearly all the referenced publications, institutions, exhibitions etc. mentioned in the index.
Everyone interested in tracing the origins of early daguerreotypes, and the daguerreotypists who took them, is going to want to keep this index at hand. It is expected to be the basic key to all research on this subject from now on.
This is an Archive CD Books Canada original publication available only from us and our agents.
This CD is fully searchable using the "search" and / or "find" functions of a PDF reader. Runs on any computer fitted with a CD reader and having a PDF reader application installed. We recommend the use of Adobe Reader version 6 or higher. We have enabled the FastFind technology on this CD to speed up your searches.
See our website for a more complete description and a downloadable sampler which includes one of the daguerreotype images.
* Early Canadian Life - Vol. 1 Dec. 1976 - Dec. 1977
CA0295-1: $19.00:
Published in Volumes starting in December 1976.
Our reproduction of this periodical resulted from an online discussion of some detail of pioneer life in Canada, which has long since slipped into obscurity. The important outcome, however, was our introduction to Joyce Beaton who, together with her partner Janice Johnston, published this periodical between 1976 and 1980. While not in the "front line" of "hard genealogical data" the multitude of stories and articles in it do fill in a great deal of that all-iimportant background on our ancestors lives. It was for this reason that we are providing a wider availability of these original publications through the media of a digital format. Nominated as "Best News Magazine in Canada in 1975" I cannot provide you with a better description that that given the first ever issue :
"EARLY CANADIAN LIFE is a journalistic guide to the good life. . .packed with exciting news from the world of the arts. Plus lively features on heritage homes, interesting personalities, pure food cooking, good books, intriguing shops, new hobbies and unusual places to visit. The spice of life is what Early Canadian Life is all about!
Early Canadian Life is coincidentally born during the Christmas season. We hope you enjoy our new publication bringing you stories of our country's history, its unique architecture, art and culture. A special thank you to the talented Dundas artist Lynn Johnston whose artwork appears in our masthead.
Because it is the festive season our gift to you is the introduction of many talented Canadians. Maggie Lawson Pratt treats you to a stroll through antique and craft shops in Southern Ontario. Celia Kainz, a sculptor in her own right, visits fellow artists. The Canadian Bookworm, writer John Hearn, shares his expertise in collecting old books. As Helen Carter pursues her passion for hand-crafted items she invites us along to meet some of the interesting personalities she finds. Pam Sheldon has a natural curiosity and a talent for bringing out the best in her talks with people. Helen Godwin takes us back in time to Grandmere's kitchen. Her French heritage gives her access to family cooking secrets and she'll share them with us in each issue of Early Canadian Life. Potter Maureen McNaughton will be a regular columnist and Gerald Tooke will help craftspeople to avoid pitfalls when doing business. Resident astrologer, Ron Greening, will take us out of this world with astrological forecasts and readings. Mary Simpson, Alexandra Orwin, Ruth Coxe and Heather Easton have all contributed to our first issue. No doubt we'll be adding new names and faces as we grow. Kim Dadson, a journalism student at Ryerson in Toronto, is showing her natural bent with stories of craft shows she visits on our behalf.
We're sure you'll find our advertisers as interesting as our feature articles. It's our hope that by telling the story of the craftsperson we will encourage more people to search for a deeper meaning to life and to express it in an artform.
Early Canadian Life may suggest to you the life of the pioneer, or — if you are a newcomer to this country— it might be the day you stepped off the plane onto Canadian soil. We have an interesting and exciting history and everyday we're writing new pages. New Canadians bring their culture with them to make our mosaic attractive and ever-changing."
Volumes 2 - 4 will be available soon. Fully searchable and enhanced with FastFind technology.
* 1837 Rebellion Losses (Canada): Claimants for Damages, 1849
CA0297: $19.00:
Here is a very rare and useful piece of data. As a by-product of the 1837 Rebellion (or Troubles - depending on your point of view) a number of early Canadians made claims for compensation for losses of property, business and in some cases physical capabilities (i.e., personal injuries.) These claims were made against the administration of Canada and as Canada was still a "Crown Colony" they ended up in front of the British House of Commons for consideration. This document then is an, "…Appendix to the First Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the Losses occasioned by the Troubles in Canada …" and "Ordered … to be printed 6 June 1849." It consists of 42 close printed pages.
Obviously the only claims being considered were those made by supporters of the administrations side of the rebellion so almost all of the 2176 claimants are residents of Lower Canada (Quebec.) The appendix is formatted as a list giving the claimants name and place of residence, the details of the claim as presented to a former and the present commission, the date of the "injury" and, in some cases, "remarks" concerning the claim.
Fully computer searchable and enhanced with FastFind technology, the researcher will be able to find out if their subject was a victim of "The Troubles" and if so what value of losses they sustained and in some cases, even the details of the loss.
We have placed a sampler of this book on our Downloads page.
GLEANINGS:
* Ontario Historical Society. Original constitution and membership - 1899
CAG037: $2.50:
Content Description: Identifies the original officers of the society and the Act of Incorporation which itself contains an extensive listing of the membership.
Gleaned from: Papers & Records Vol. I (1899), Ontario Historical Society, Published: 1899 (The complete source document is available as Catalogue Number CA0171-99)
Size: (pages) 6, (download) 1MB
* Marriage records of Rev. John Langhorn.(CofE) of Fredericksburgh, 1789 to 1813
CAG038: $4.50:
Content Description: Dating from 1787 through 1813 and including those performed in St. John’s Anglican, Ernestown (now Bath) and St. Paul’s Anglican, South Fredericksburgh township, in the United counties of Lennox and Addington. Augmented with entries made by Rev. G. O’Kill Stuart. Probably the earliest 327 records of marriage in this area which was strongly populated with United Empire Loyalists.
Gleaned from: Papers & Records Vol. I (1899), Ontario Historical Society, Published: 1899 (The complete source document is available as Catalogue Number CA0171-99)
by: Thomas W. (Willet) Casey
Size: (pages) 24, (download) 2.6 MB
* Baptism records of Rev. John Langhorn.(CofE) of Fredericksburgh, 1787 to 1813
CAG039: $4.50:
Content Description: These are the records of the Church of England missionary and minister Rev. John Langhorn, of Baptisms at which he officiated in St. Paul’s church in Fredericksburgh township in the years from 1787 through 1813. Approximately 1,000 of the earliest recorded baptism’s in this area of the county. Gives names of parents for infants and of near relatives for adults.
Gleaned from: Papers & Records Vol. I (1899), Ontario Historical Society, Published: 1899 (The complete source document is available as Catalogue Number CA0171-99)
by: Thomas W. (Willet) Casey
Size: (pages) 31, (download) 2.6 MB
* Burial records of Rev. John Langhorn.(CofE) of Fredericksburgh, 1787 to 1813
CAG040: $3.00:
Content Description: These are the records of the Church of England missionary and minister Rev. John Langhorn for interments at which he officiated. The domicile of the departed is shown but the location of the burial is not clear. It might be assumed to have taken pace in the closest of the Rev. Langhorn’s two primary churches: St. John’s Anglican, Ernestown (now Bath) and St. Paul’s Anglican, South Fredericksburgh township, in the United counties of Lennox and Addington but each case would need further confirmation. There are also two records of interments which are presumed to have taken place at St. George’s in Kingstown.
Gleaned from: Papers & Records Vol. I (1899), Ontario Historical Society, Published: 1899 (The complete source document is available as Catalogue Number CA0171-99)
by: Thomas W. (Willet) Casey
Size: (pages) 7, (download) 900 KB
* The Marriage register of Rev. Robert McDowall (Presbyterian) of Fredericksburgh, 1800 to 1836.
CAG041: $4.50:
Content Description: The Rev. Robert McDowall was sent to the Bay of Quinte area as a Presbyterian missionary and soon settled in Fredericksburgh Township. He is reputed to have officiated at more marriages than any other minister in Upper Canada and the listings here show approximately 800 of these in the years 1800 through 1836. The notes of Mr. Casey, the transcriber, indicate that some of the records were illegible by the time he accessed them to make this report.
Gleaned from: Papers & Records Vol. I (1899), Ontario Historical Society, Published: 1899 (The complete source document is available as Catalogue Number CA0171-99)
by: Thomas W. (Willet) Casey
Size: (pages) 25, (download) 2.4 MB
* The Baptism register of Rev. Robert McDowall (Presbyterian) of Fredericksburgh, c1800 to 1841
CAG042: $4.00:
Content Description: The Rev. Robert McDowall was sent to the Bay of Quinte area as a Presbyterian missionary and soon settled in Fredericksburgh Township. There are about 500 baptisms transcribed in this list conducted in: Ernestown; Fredericksburgh; Kingston; Sophiasburg; Adolphostown; Richmond; Hallowell. The dates shown are extracted from the list and are supposed to be the range of birth dates of the children being baptized. The transcribers notes - and simple examination - give reason to suggest these dates be considered tentative.
Gleaned from: Papers & Records Vol. I (1899), Ontario Historical Society, Published: 1899 (The complete source document is available as Catalogue Number CA0171-99)
by: Thomas W. (Willet) Casey
Size: (pages) 16, (download) 1.6 MB
* The Marriage register of Stephen Conger, J.P. (Civil) of Hallowell, Prince Edward County.
CAG043: $3.00:
Content Description: Stephen Conger was the son of one of the UEL pioneers and was sworn in as one of the first JPs in the area, in Kingston in 1803. His records show that he officiated in 76 civil marriages although the transcriber has also noted that at least one was subsequently solemnized in church. All the civil marriages took place between 1803 and 1823.
Gleaned from: Papers & Records Vol. I (1899), Ontario Historical Society, Published: 1899 (The complete source document is available as Catalogue Number CA0171-99)
by: Thomas W. (Willet) Casey
Size: (pages) 4, (download) 900 KB
* Some descendants of Joseph Brant
CAG044: $2.50:
Content Description: This paper follows some of the descendent lines from the famous Joseph Brant. It traces the descent to those living at the time of publication, i.e., 1899. Written mostly from personal experience and recollection of the author, the 4 times great grandson of Joseph.
Gleaned from: Papers & Records Vol. I (1899), Ontario Historical Society, Published: 1899 (The complete source document is available as Catalogue Number CA0171-99)
by: J. (John) Ojijatekha Brant-Sero
Size: (pages) 5, (download) 900 KB
* Remarks on negotiation of the US - Canada border between St. Regis and Sault Ste. Marie.
CAG045: $2.50:
Content Description: Reprints of two letter written by David Thompson to Hon. John Mcaulay, Surveyor General of Canada reporting on some of the details of the negotiations between Canada and the US, following the treaty of Ghent, as part of the final setting of the border. An interesting insight into a historic and important negotiation.
Gleaned from: Papers & Records Vol. I (1899), Ontario Historical Society, Published: 1899 (The complete source document is available as Catalogue Number CA0171-99)
by: David Thompson
Size: (pages) 5, (download) 1 MB
* Sketch of Peter Teeple, Loyalist and Pioneer, 1762 - 1847
CAG046: $3.00:
Content Description: After falling victim to a personal injustice at the hands of the US revolutionary army, Peter Teeple joined the British New Jersey Volunteers wherein he rose to the rank of Captain. After the British defeat he was exiled to Halifax, Nova Scotia , moving on from there to New Brunswick and then, as part of the “Mabee party,” to “Turkey Point” (now Long Point) in what is now Charlotteville Township in Norfolk County, Ontario. The sketch follows the fortunes of Peter, his descendants, and those of the other pioneer families of the area as they took a central part in the war of 1812 and in the development of Charlotteville into the thriving community which now exists on the north shore of Lake Erie.
Gleaned from: Papers & Records Vol. I (1899), Ontario Historical Society, Published: 1899 (The complete source document is available as Catalogue Number CA0171-99)
by: W. B. Waterbury
Size: (pages) 11, (download) 1.4 MB
* The Cameron Rolls, 1812
CAG047: $3.50:
Content Description: This is a most unusual set of records having been kept by Captain Cameron, a company commander in the 3rd regiment of York Militia, of the men in his command. Records actually naming the “men” in this period are scarce, most of them only accounting for the “men” as numbers. These records appear to have originated after 1809 and consist of two separate “roll calls.” In addition there are other “rolls” of a detachment of volunteers for service to Amherstburg and another to the Head of the Lake. Then there are lists of the compliment in York Garrison on two occasions and of those granted leave of absence, as well as lists of deserters.
Gleaned from: Papers & Records Vol. I (1899), Ontario Historical Society, Published: 1899 (The complete source document is available as Catalogue Number CA0171-99)
by: D. B.
Size: (pages) 7, (download) 930 KB
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4 COMING SOON:
This has been such a busy month we've not had time to plan our next project(s), but we do know that one at least will be a new Gt. War resource.
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5 NEW RELEASES FROM OUR PARTNERS:
5.1 From our US Partner
* Who's Who in New England
US0217: $19.90:
A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men and Women of the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut
Author: Albert Nelson Marquis, ed.; Pages: 1194; Pub. Date: (1916)
This early entry in the Who's Who series contains nearly thirteen thousand sketches for prominent, living residents of the six New England states, each incorporating in brief compass data on occupation, education, family, religious affiliation and professional, cultural and military accomplishments.
Of greatest interest to genealogists, each subject provided his or her date and place of birth, with the names of both parents, including the maiden surname of the mother. When applicable, the sketch also gives the name of the spouse or spouses, with the date of marriage, and a list of all children.
The biographical sections provided details on education, professional positions, military service, membership in clubs and civic societies, honors and awards received, religion, publications and much more, including contemporary residential and business addresses.
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* Under the Red Patch
US0274: $19.90:
Story of the Sixty Third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers 1861-1864
Author: Gilbert Adam Hays; Pages: 514; Pub. Date: (1908)
Under the Red Patch is the story of the 63rd Pennsylvania Volunteers. Published in 1908 it draws upon an interesting series of personal reminiscences of army life in the 63rd, published in the Wilmerding News by William A. Murrow, a member of the 63rd's Company A. The list of the members of the 63rd who were originally recruited from Braddock, Etna, McKeesport, New Brighton, Pittsburgh, Sharpsburg, Turtle Creek Valley and Allegheny, Armstrong, Clarion, and Venango counties, provides details of their service and often their death and burial.
Although the focus of the volume is on the 63rd and its members drawn from western Pennsylvania, Virginia historians will find the details regarding the 63rd's lengthy stay within its boundaries of interest. Although presented from a Union perspective, descriptions of the countryside, the encounters with the civilian population and even the occasional personal encounter with Confederate troops such as story of Confederate soldier Walter Hartley and the girls from Selma Seminary can provide details not found in other histories.
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* Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire, 1635-1771 (9 volumes)
US0291: $59.90:
Author: Albert Stillman Batchellor et al., eds.; Pages: 6151; Pub. Date: (1907-1941)
These nine volumes gather in one place all known probate records for the Province of New Hampshire from its earliest settlement until the establishment of counties in 1771.
The editors have provided full, verbatim abstracts for all wills and for some other important documents, such as estate distributions. Other documents, including especially probate inventories, are presented as brief abstracts. When no citation for a document is provided, the assumption is that that document is in the original province files. Complete volume and page citations are provided for documents found only in the province record books, or in the files and records of other jurisdictions.
Some of the volumes have introductory matter describing in more detail the preparation of the material for publication. The introduction to the ninth volume includes a list of all New Hampshire counties, followed by a list of all New Hampshire towns, with their dates of incorporation, and the county or counties within which the town fell. All volumes conclude with an every-name index.
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* The Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths in the Town of Franklin, from 1778 to 1872
US0298: $14.00:
Author: Orestes E. Doe, ed.; Pages: 233; Pub. Date: (1898) 2007
The editor of this volume, who was town clerk of Franklin, has transcribed all vital records for the town from its organization in 1778 until 1872. Prior to 1778 Franklin had been part of the town of Wrentham, so most of the families seen in the early years of these records had roots in Wrentham.
Unlike so many of the published Massachusetts town vital records, this volume goes well beyond 1850, and so much further into the period of centralized recording. After 1845, the records were entered on printed forms, which required much more information than had usually been entered in the town books before that date. Thus, for the years from 1845, the marriage and death records will always have the names of the parents, which was generally not the case before 1845.
Many of the births recorded in this volume took place before 1778. This is in part because there are many instances when whole families were entered at one time, including children born both before and after 1778, some as early as the 1760s. Another reason for the inclusion of these earlier births was that some of the births occurred in that part of Wrentham that became Franklin. Thus, some of these births may be found recorded in both towns.
* History of the Town of Weston, Massachusettts, 1630-1890
US0299: $14.00:
Author: Daniel S. Lamson; Pages: 246; Pub. Date: (1913)
Lamson has compiled a comprehensive, topical history of the first two and a half centuries of Weston, Massachusetts. He devotes special attention to matters of ecclesiastical and military history, and also treats of such subjects as town records, taverns, schools, railroads, businesses and doctors.
In a number of chapters Lamson also discusses the contributions of the town of Weston to the various colonial and later wars. There are lists of Weston men who served in King Philip's War, the French and Indian Wars, the Revolution and the Civil War.
In the discussions of town records, Lamson transcribes several early tax lists for Weston. A number of appendices list the town officers, including selectmen, town clerks, town treasurers and representatives to the General Court.
- Please see our web site description for a full descriiption -
* Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790 - Complete Set
US0356: $49.90:
Pages: 12 volumes, 12 maps, 2542; Pub. Date: (1907-1908);
The first U.S. census enumeration began on Monday, August 2, 1790, just 16 months after the inauguration of President George Washington and less than nine years after the end of the Revolutionary War. As the first official record of the citizenry of this fledgling country, the importance of these records to those researching the colonial period is unsurpassed.
This is the entire collection of existing census records from 1790 as published in 1907-1908, encompassing more than 400,000 families, and offered for the first time on a single CD-ROM with full-text search. For each household are itemized the name of the head of the family and the number of persons in each household of the following descriptions: free white males of 16 years and upward (to assess the countries industrial and military potential), free white males under 16 years, free white females, all other free persons (by sex and color), and slaves.
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* United States Official Postal Guide (An Alphabetical List of all the Post Offices in the United States with County and State; a List by States; a List of States and Counties; Lists of Money-Order Offices; Domestic and International; Rates Postage)
US0365: $14.90:
Pages: 821; Pub. Date: (1882)
Even if we know the name of the place our ancestors came from, finding it can sometimes be difficult. Extinct place names and multiple copies of the same name can both cause problems. This post office directory contains an alphabetical list of every post office (with its county) in existence in the U.S. in 1881.
There’s also a list of military posts, garrisons and stations with their post office address. National cemeteries, marine barracks and Navy yard as well as life-saving districts and stations and Indian agencies all have their own lists. If it got mail, it’s listed. There’s a plus for the life-saving stations: the agent is listed. John D. Persons was the keeper for the Thunder Bay Island station near the lighthouse on Lake Huron: it’s postoffice was Alpena, Michigan.
Finding an ancestor’s place of origin often isn’t easy, misspellings, mispronunciations and confusion regarding the location of place names all contribute to the problem but with this handy guide locating it just got easier.
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* The History of an Old Philadelphia Land Title: 208 South Fourth Street
US0370: $14.00:
Author: John Frederick Lewis; Pages: 384; Pub. Date: (1934)
Lewis traces the complete ownership history of a single parcel in downtown Phildelphia, gathering data on each owner of the property and on that owner's ancestry and family. Along the way he undertakes digressions to investigate aspects of local history related to this Philadelphia neighborhood.
The author begins with an outline of the history of European colonization on the Delaware River prior to the arrival of William Penn, providing the story of the various periods of rule by the Dutch, the Swedes and the English. Finally, he describes the grant by King James II to William Penn of the land that became Pennsylvania.
The more detailed story begins with the grant in 1683 of four adjacent lots of land at what would become the corner of Fourth and Walnut streets in central Philadelphia. In the main text, Lewis follows the lives of each successive owner of these tracts of land, which were soon consolidated into one parcel.
The volume ends with an every-name index and with several appendices, including a concise, technical summary of the chain of title, ending with the acquisition of the lot by the author in 1919.
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* The First Century of the History of Springfield
US0375: $19.90:
Author: Henry M. Burt; Pages: 3 maps, 2 vol, 1191 total; Pub. Date: (1898-1899)
These two volumes contain three types of information of the first importance for the early history of Springfield, Massachusetts: transcriptions of the first three volumes of town records, a narrative historical overview of the early years of the town and biographical sketches of the first settlers.
The bulk of the two volumes is taken up by full transcripts of the first three volumes of the records of the town and selectmen's meetings for Springfield, beginning in 1636 and ending in 1736. These records include all the usual varieties of town business, but most importantly for genealogists the granting of land to the inhabitants and the election of town officers.
After the town records, the author included biographical and genealogical sketches for more than two hundred seventeenth and early eighteenth century Springfield families. Each volume concludes with its own indexes to subjects and to personal names.
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* Dulany's History of Maryland from 1632 to 1882
US0377: $14.00:
Prepared for the Use of Schools in the State; Pages: color map and 297; Pub. Date: (1881)
Written by an unidentified author and published as a history book for Maryland students in 1881 this is not a detailed history-rather it provides a brief outline of events sprinkled with details intended to interest the student.
The material is presented in chronological order with each chapter covering a stated span of years. Although there is no index the text is fully searchable and the extended chapter subheadings provide a subject index to the contents of each chapter.
A chronological list of events provides a quick lookup for the dates of events. Of special interest is a full-color map of the state showing the county divisions and major cities and the lists of Lord Proprietors and provincial and state governors and the dates they took office.
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* Virginia Revolutionary Claims -- Bounty Land and Commutation Pay
US0382: $14.00:
Pages: 135; Pub. Date: (1840)
Over fifty years after the end of the Revolution, claims were still being made to the federal government for commutation pay and bounty land for service in the Revolutionary War. On 24 April 1840 the Committee on Revolutionary Claims presented a report to the House of Representatives. This report provides a detailed history of various awards and the process followed in the awarding of claims for the service of officers in the Virginia Continental and State Line and navy. Record loss has made it difficult to reconstruct the service of many individuals who served in the war. Consequently, of most interest to researchers, will be the references to various lists of officers who served or were declared supernumerary during the war. The location (in 1840) of most of these lists is noted as well.
The appendix contains a lists of individuals named in commutation acts passed since 4 June 1794 and a 2 September 1782 list of the officers of the Virginia line, “who have been killed, invalided, resigned, superseded, &c., since the Chesterfield arrangement, in February, 1781, and not included in a late arrangement at this place in May last.”
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* Knots Untied: or Ways and By-Ways in the Hidden Life of American Detectives
US0383: $19.90:
Author: George S. McWatters; Pages: 666; Pub. Date: (1871)
Most of us enjoy the occasional "odd" ancestor if they're far enough back in the family tree. But can we document them. Family stories are often questioned and autobiographies no less so. And then there are the fake inheritances (and family trees) that make up those genealogical swindles. McWaters autobiography is filled with fodder for family trees. Whether or not all the events in McWaters's life are as they are described herein, some things can be documented. An introductory essay cites a number of stories in the Tribune which can easily be verified. Laura Keene and Lola Montez are well known in the entertainment field; the details of McWaters association with them is not so widespread. However, it is in the encounters with a variety of lesser known and sometimes shady individuals from genealogical swindlers to greedy lawyers that the researcher may find details that will help flesh out family stories or at the very least provide entertaining reading.
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* The History of New Jersey; From Its Discovery by Europeans to the Adoption of the Federal Constitution
US0387: $19.90:
Author: Thomas F. Gordon; Pages: 622; Pub. Date: (1834)
Gordon's history of New Jersey presents a detailed, 2 volume, description of the colonial New Jersey history and government describing the various government entities and jurisdictions and presenting a chronological description of both those governing the various parts of the colony and the impact this had on the settlement of the area.
While the first volume is useful it is the second that is the real jewel of the collection. Titled a gazetteer, part one delivers the expected general description of boundaries, political and geographical divisions and geography as well as a description of the turnpikes, railroads and canals. Part two is the unexpected jewel. It provides a "Moral View of the State" and contains a description of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the government.
Part three provides an alphabetical list of places including, in many instances, very detailed information.
These two volumes are rich in the background detail of history and government function that is so often difficult to find.
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* Vital Records of Topsham, Maine, to the Year 1892, 2 Volumes
US0394: $19.90:
Author: Mary Pelham Hill, ed.; Pages: 2 vol, 616; Pub. Date: (1929-30)
Topsham, Maine, a town in Sagadahoc County, not far from Bath, was organized in 1717 and incorporated in 1764. The editor of this volume has collected town, church, cemetery and private records (such as Bible entries) from the earliest years and combined them into a single alphabetic sequence.
Although this volume is organized much like the official series of published Massachusetts vital records, it differs from those volumes by carrying the records through to 1892, rather than stopping at 1850. The first volume contains birth records, while the second includes marriages and deaths. The second volume, however, begins with a section of additional birth records that were not gathered in time to appear in the first volume.
Because the compiler collected data from many sources, there are many instances of more than one record for a given event. The compiler has combined these multiple records into a single entry, giving the various sources and pointing out differences between the different versions of these records.
* Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania
US0396: $19.90:
Author: Sherman Day; Pages: 740; Pub. Date: (1843)
Written in 1843 not as a general history of the state but as individual histories of each county, this volume serves both as a history and gazetteer and provides interesting anecdotes tidbits of information.
Perhaps no better explanation of the contents of Day's work can be found than in the writer's own description of the source of much of his material: "the compiler has been compelled to undertake personally the tour of the entire state; spending much time in each county, examining ancient newspapers and musty manuscripts; conversing with the aged pioneers, and collecting from them, orally, many interesting facts never before published, which otherwise would probably not have been preserved." Sprinkled among the historical facts and stories are interesting and helpful tidbits of information. There are frequent references to the establishment of early churches and the names of early ministers which can be extremely helpful when looking for church records. Written in 1843 when many of the people had parents who were living during the Revolutionary and Indian wars, the stories told by them contain personal information not found in today's records.
Descriptions of major towns and geographic points of interest in each county are included in the county description. Brief biographies of local citizens and the short descriptions of events important to the county history often told by family members or participants round out the county histories. A brief introductory history of the state beginning with the Indian occupancy through the settlements of the Dutch and Swedes and the establishment of the "colony of William Penn" to the present (1843) provides an introduction to the individual county histories. The 165 engravings include buildings, towns and other points of interest.
* United Methodist Historical Society Closed Church Records Series, Volume 1, East Baltimore Station Methodist Episcopal Church, 1801-1885.
US0450: $19.90:
Pub. Date: (1801-1885)
This first volume of the United Methodist Historical Society Closed Church Records Series contains four church registers from the East Baltimore Station Methodist Episcopal Church (formerly Fells Point) spanning the years 1801-1885. These records are presented in their original sequence using high-resolution greyscale images. They include handwritten records and therefore do not include any facility for an automated search. Pre-printed section headings and every page containing historical records are included. Unused ledger pages are typically not included and account for any appearance of missing page numbers. The records in this volume include:
Note that both volumes of the East Baltimore Station records (1801-1885 and 1886-1908) can be purchased together at a discount price (Product ID US0452).
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* United Methodist Historical Society Closed Church Records Series, Volume 2, East Baltimore Station Methodist Episcopal Church, 1886-1908.
US0451: $19.90:
Pub. Date: (1886-1908)
This second volume of the United Methodist Historical Society Closed Church Records Series contains two church registers from the East Baltimore Station Methodist Episcopal Church (formerly Fells Point), 1886-1895 and 1895-1908. These records are presented in their original sequence using high-resolution greyscale images. They include handwritten records and therefore do not include any facility for an automated search. Pre-printed section headings and every page containing historical records are included. Unused ledger pages are typically not included and account for any appearance of missing page numbers. The records in this volume include:
Note that both volumes of the East Baltimore Station records (1801-1885 and 1886-1908) can be purchased together at a discount price (Product ID US0452).
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* United Methodist Historical Society Closed Church Records Series, Volume 1 and 2, East Baltimore Station Methodist Episcopal Church, 1801-1908.
US0452: 34.90:
Pub. Date: (1801-1908)
This is a discount bundle of the East Baltimore Station records for 1901-1885 (Product ID US0450) and 1886-1908 (Product ID US0451) which are normally $19.90 each when purchased separately. This represents a discount of 12% on the pair of CDs.
* United Methodist Historical Society Closed Church Records Series, Volume 3, East Baltimore Station Methodist Episcopal Church, 1907-1958
US0453: $19.90:
This third volume of the United Methodist Historical Society Closed Church Records Series contains five church registers from the East Baltimore Station Methodist Episcopal Church (formerly Fells Point), 1907-1958. These records are presented in their original sequence using high-resolution greyscale images. They include handwritten records and therefore do not include any facility for an automated search. Pre-printed section headings and every page containing historical records are included. Unused ledger pages are typically not included and account for any appearance of missing page numbers. The records in this volume include:
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* Stuart's Atlas of the State of Maine (1890)
US0500: $39.90:
Author: J.H. Stuart; Pages: 108; Pub. Date: (1890); Approx. Size: 13.5" x 17.5"; Scale: various; Resolution: 400 dpi
This 19th-century atlas of Maine includes dozens of hand-painted maps that are reproduced here in high resolution. The atlas contains many informative pages describing the history of Maine and its educational system, geology, railroads, natural resources, summer resorts, and manufacturing interests.Each map can be displayed in high resolution and enlarged to 800% or more on the screen without loss of clarity (depending on your hardware). Printouts from this product include an obtrusive copyright watermark. Quality print reproductions can be ordered from an inexpensive map-printing service in the USA as described on the last page.
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* Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana
US0505: $39.90:
Pages: 445; Pub. Date: (1876)
This huge "Illustrated Historical Atlas" of Indiana includes much more than its 150 beautifully-detailed 19th century hand-colored maps of the cities and counties of Indiana. An extensive narrative history of the state and its many counties includes, in many cases, a description and history of the earliest settlements and settlers.
Of special interest to family history researchers, this volume includes detailed biographical sketches of about 30 prominent citizens, as well as a list of more than 8000 individual patrons of the atlas from across the State, listing in each case his/her name, city of residence, business, birth place, and the date of immigration to (or birth in) Indiana. A variety of additional plates show the portraits or residences of dozens of citizens.
Each map can be displayed in high resolution and enlarged to 800% or more on the screen without loss of clarity (depending on your hardware).
SHIPPED ON ONE DVD.
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* Land Ownership Atlases of Wayne County, Michigan 1876-1925
US0509: $29.90:
Pages: 164: Pub. Date: (1876-1925)
This collection contains these three rare atlases:
o Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Wayne, Michigan (1876)
o Detailed Official Atlas of Wayne, County, Michigan (1893)
o McAlpine's Farm Atlas of Wayne County (1925)
This collection of three old land-ownership atlases of Wayne County, Michigan offers researchers valuable records of Detroit and the nearby areas starting in the 1870's and extending nearly 50 years. Among more than 100 hand-painted color maps and hand-drawn plates, researchers will find detailed county, township, and city maps, as well as township histories, biographical sketches, and drawings of the homes of dozens of prominent citizens. Most importantly, the vast majority of map properties are annotated with the acreage and name of the landowner. The earliest atlas in this set (1876) also includes a list of more than 1500 residents (patrons of the atlas), along with their location, occupation, place of birth, and year of settlement in the county.
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* A Gazetteer of Indian Territory
US0601: $14.00:
Author: Henry Gannett; Pages: 73; Pub. Date: (1905)
This booklet is packed with information about "Indian Territory," the area that is described in 1905 as "bounded on the north by Kansas, on the east by Arkansas, on the south by Texas, and on the west by Oklahoma." Oklahoma was admitted as the 46th State of the Union in 1907 and included the bulk of Indian Territory.
Despite its name, whites comprised more than three quarters of the population of Indian Territory at the turn of the century.
The Indian population was largely comprised of the Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Choctaw, and Chickasaw which came to be known as the "Five Civilized Tribes." A variety of other tribes were represented, however, including the Quapaw, Peoria, Modoc, Seneca, Ottawa, Wyandot, and Shawnee. The Indian nations set up such towns as Tulsa, Ardmore, Chickasha, McAlester, Tahlequah, Durant, Tishomingo, Muskogee, some of which remains among the largest cities in the area today.
The booklet itemizes approximately 2100 villages, towns, creeks, rivers, mountains and other named features of the area along with a description of their locations and including, in many cases, nearby rivers, railroads, population, or other characteristics. In each case, a cross-reference is also made to the atlas sheets published separately by the United States Geological Survey.
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6 NEWS & GOSSIP:
If any of you have genealogy related questions of a general nature - or something specifically related to Archive CD Books - we'd be glad to publish your question in this newsletter to tap into the enormous fund of knowledge which I know is out there.
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SEE YOU IN LONDON ?:
We are already getting ready for the OGS annual conference in London Ontario and are looking forward to renewing old friendships and even more to making new ones.
If you are planning to attend and know/think there is something in our catalogue that you want drop us a line and we'll make sure we have a copy for you. No obligation.
We will have all our "downloadable" Gleanings with us so bring along your USB Flash drive, and we'll load you up. (We carry a small stock of new Flash drives at competitive prices if you do forget yours - or don't yet own one.)
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WORLD VITAL RECORDS:
Once you have seen our stand at the OGS conference why not head over to the World Vital Records display and sign up for their service?
We continue to strengthen our collaboration with World Vital Records to enhance your genealogy experience and urge you to visit their site to see what they have to offer.
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or use the Tiny URL:
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7 FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY AND OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
(We can include your Family History Societies announcements if you tell us what they are. Please give us AT LEAST one month's notice.)
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25 May 2008: The next meeting of the Halton Peel Branch OGS is being held at the Four Corners Library, 65 Queens Street East, Brampton from 2-4.
Speaker-Janice Nickerson, Upper Canada Genealogy. Topic- My All-time Favourite Tips for Genealogists. All are welcome, please join us.
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30 May -1 June, 2008: The annual OGS "Conference 2008." "WIRED GENEALOGY" Held this year at Fanshaw College, London, Ontario. The largest genealogy and technology conference in Canada,sponsored by the Ontario Genealogical Society, is now online. Join 24 well known speakers as they explore how technology and the internet can enhance genealogical research. 48 presentations. Open to all.
The Marketplace will have the most complete selection available of material relating to family research in Ontario as well as material for other provinces and countries.
See http://www.ogs.on.ca/conference/ for complete information or e-mail conference@ogs.on.ca .
WE WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS EVENT
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23 - 27 June, 2008: "Congress 2008." On behalf of the Board of directors of the XXVIIIth International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldical Sciences, we invite you to the Congress which will take place at the Convention Center in Quebec City, from June 23rd to June 27th 2008. The Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie, in collaboration with the Société de généalogie de Québec, who is in charge of the project, wishes you to register as soon as possible.
http://www.sgq.qc.ca/congres_2008/accueil.htm
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August 2008: Genealogy Library Conference in being organized by IFLA,
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions), the
Canadian Genealogy Centre and Library and Archives Canada. For information go to: http://www3.telus.net/public/cv910081/GenLoc/invite/index.html
Please check this website often
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19, 20 & 21 September, 2008:, the Penetanguishene Museum & Archives will be hosting "SETTLERS’ DAY 2008." 2008 will be the 180th anniversary of the Migration from Drummond Island, Michigan to Penetanguishene. This celebration and reunion will be in honour of the families and descendants who were part of this event. A full three day program of lectures, events, meals, and much more.
Further information: Penetanguishene Museum; phone: 705-549-2150, e-mail: info@pencenmuseum.com Registration form available on the website:
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19-21 September, 2008, The 2008 BIFHSGO Fall Conference.
Featuring Sherry Irvine and Chris Watts, and a pre-conference seminar
on the new Legacy Family Tree 7
Contact: (613)234-2520 or e-mail queries@bifhsgo.ca . Web site: www.bifhsgo.ca
WE EXPECT TO BE SUPPORTING THIS EVENT.
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8 PREVIOUSLY RELEASED BOOKS:
Archives of this newsletter showing all the previous release announcements are available in the newsletter archive which can be reached through,
http://www.ArchiveCDBooks.ca/NewsletterArchive.html
All our newly released books are listed on our web site in the "New Releases and Special Offers" page. Go to:
http://www.archivecdbooks.ca/new.html
for an instant update on our new products or look through the "New Releases" category in the on-line catalogue.
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