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Book one is the story of the pilgrims journey from England, Holland and to America.
"The Pilgrims In Their Three Homes, England, Holland and America," by William Elliot Griffis (577k) added 11/18/99
Book two is mostly who was who from the state of Vermont who were Attorneys, Clerks of Courts, Masons, Merchants and Traders, Milita, Newspapers, Senators,etc.
"Walton's Vermont Register," 1863 full download (4.15 mb) added 12/4/99
Book three is the annual report of the selectmen, treasurer, and tax collector of the town of Salisbury, N.H. Together with the reports of the school board and treasurer, and library trustees for the fiscal year ending February 15, 1913. Also vital statistics (births and deaths) for the year ending Dec. 31, 1912
"Annual Report of the Town of Salisbury, N.H.", 1913 (806 kb) added 12/5/99
Book four is the 29th annual report, Oct. 1880, of the Boston Provident Association, the Central Office of the Bureau of Charity. This gives statistics on help for the poor and lists names of Officers, subscribers and donations.
"Boston Provident Association" (1.09 mb) added 1/18/00
Book five is "The Valuation and Taxes of the Town of North Brookfield." This is for state of Massachusetts for the year of 1882.
"Brookfield" (2.78mb) added 10/12/00
Book six is "The Staples Schoolboy's Reunion." This is the reunion of Master Franklin Staples' School Boys of Portland, Maine, April 19, 1901.
Staples (2.79mb) added 10/12/00
Book seven is the "By-Laws and Membership Roll of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Maine," published by Lefavor-Towner Company, Portland, Me., Oct 22, 1904.
Mayflower (1.14mb) added 10/12/00
Book eight is the "Annual Report of the Attorney General of the State of Maine, 1889." An interesting read on court cases in the counties of Maine. Gives names of defendants, the nature of their crime and their outcomes, fines, imprisonment, etc.
Attorney General Maine (2.30mb) added 11/15/00
Book nine is the "Annual Report of the County Commissioners, Treasurer and other Officers of Sullivan County, N.H. for the Year Ending December 31, 1899." One of the most interesting sections in the booklet is names of persons who were supported at the County Farm. Many other names regarding other sections of the booklet.
Annual Report Sullivan County, 1899 (1.31 mb) added 12/30/00
Book ten is "Yearbook and Roster of The Vermont Society of Sons of the American Revolution," organized April 2, 1889. Containing the Proceedings of the Annual Meeting held at Montpelier, Nov. 10, 1910, including reports of officers, sketches of deceased members; also the Constitiution, By-laws and Membership Rolls of the society.
Vt. Society Sons American Revolution (1.36 mb) added 6/4/01
Book eleven is "Minutes of the Genreal Conference of Maine," at the annual meeting in Bangor, June 27, 1843. An interesting read on the Congretional Churches in the state of Maine.
Minutes (1.11 mb) added 6/4/01
Book twelve is "Morgan, Vermont Sesquicentennial of Vermont Statehood, 1791-1941. An interesting booklet with history of Morgan, Vermont. Have omitted some pictures.
Morgan (3.33 mb) added 7/23/02
Book thirteen is "Scotch-Irish in New England," by Rev. A. L. Perry, D.D., LLD., Professor of History and Political Economy in Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. , 1891
Scotch-Irish (3.8 mb) added 6/7/06
Excerpts from books
Excerpt one to download is from "Littell's Living Age, Second Series," No. 484, August 27, 1853. It was taken from "Chamber's Repository." A very interesting story and account of Captain John Smith's life.
Captain John Smith, Founder of the Colony of Virginia (1.3 mb) added 11/18/99
Excerpt two from "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register," for the year 1856. Is some notices of the family of Perkins in America.
Some Notices of the Family of Perkins in America (375 k) added 11/18/99
Excerpt three is from "The New Hampshire," Vol. 1, No. 1, April 1900. It is an article written by John French about the early settlers of Pittsfield, New Hampshire.
Early Settlers of Pittsfield, New Hampshire (471 k) added 11/18/99
Excerpt four is from "Records of The Massachusetts Militia in the War of 1812," by General Gardner W. Pearson, The Adjuntant General of Massachusetts, 1913 This is the roster of some of the men who were raised at Paris, Turner, Fryeburg, Denmark, Brownfield, Hiram, Vassalborough, and New Glocester, and served at Portland, Portland Harbor, and Augusta, Me.
Records of The Massachusetts Militia (340 kb) added 11/27/99
Excerpt five is "The Libby Family In America, 1602 -1881," by Charles T. Libby, 1882. This is the first part of the book starting with the immigrant, John Libby (1602 -1682), and through the first 3 generations.
The Libby Family in America ( 2.17 mb) added 12/9/99
Excerpt six are pages from the 1953-54 Maine Register giving names of State Officers since 1820, along with Govenors; Presidents and Secretaries of the Senate; Speakers; Clerks of the House; state Treasurers; Land Agents; Forrest Commissioners; Chief Justices; Associate Justices; Auditors; US Senators from the Adoption of the Constitution, and more.
Maine Register 1953-54 (650 kb) added 1/12/2000
Excerpt seven is "The Hard Case Of The Founder Of Old Hampton, Wrongs of Rev. Stephen Bachiler." These 15 pages are from "The Granite Monthly," Vol. XXIX, Sept. 1900, No. 3. This is an interesting account read by F.B. Sanborn of Concord, Mass., at the reunion of the Bachelder family, Seabrook, N.H., Aug. 9, 1900. It was a desire to make available to the people of the five towns originally founded by Rev. Stephen Bachiler,--Hampton, Hampton Falls, North Hampton, Seabrook and Kensington, all once included in his original colony,-- the facts of his life before his foes brought his name into scandal.
Wrongs of Rev. Stephen Bachiler (1.36 mb) added 2/12/00
Excerpt eight is a booklet called "Old Home Day Souvenir." It is a history of Pelham, N.H. and was written August 18, 1909. It is 13 pages.
Pelham, N.H. (1.02 mb) added 3/7/00
Excerpt nine is from the "Hampton Tercentenary, Official Pictorial Magazine, 1639 - 1938." These excerpts are of the Old Families of Hampton, The Hampton Witch, Map of Hampton, Churches, and Hampton's Part in the Wars.
Hampton (4.22 mb) added 4/14/00
Excerpt ten is from "Town Papers, Vol. X," compiled and edited by Nathaniel Bouton, D.D., 1877. The excerpt from this book lists names of delegates and members, of the conventions, of the State of New Hampshire, who adopted the Federal Constitution in 1788, and revised the Constitution of N.H. in 1791-1792. Biographical sketches are also included.
Town Papers (1.07 mb) added 5/6/00
Excerpt eleven is from "The Adjutant General's Report, New Hampshire," Vol. 2, 1866. There are two excerpts with this download. The first is a "Sketch of Surgeon A.J.H. Buzzell, a man who was assistant surgeon in the Third Regiment, and dedicated himself to the sick and wounded. The second is about the "Winchester Monument." This monument was erected and dedicated to some of New Hampshire's sons of the 14th regiment who died in battle, Sept. 19, 1864 in Virginia.
AJH Buzzell & Winchester Monument (419kb) added 11/15/00
Excerpt twelve is "Days And Ways In Old Boston," edited by William S. Rossiter. Published in Boston, R.H. Stearns And Company, 1915. This is a chapter from the book, written by Walter K. Watkins of the Bostonian Society. It is an interesting read about some history of Boston with a few illustrations
Days & Ways Boston, An Historic Corner (2.60mb) added 8/21/02
Excerpt 13 is from "Provincial and State Papers, Miscellaneous Documents and Record Relating to New Hampshire At Different Periods: Vol. X," compiled and edited by Nathaniel Bouton, D. D., 1877. These are a 1773 and 1786 census of N.H.
New Hampshire Census (2.33mb) added 6/22/03
Excerpt 14 is for Vital Records from the "Annual Town Reports of Town of Hillsborough, N.H." from years ending 1888 through 1899. A big thanks to Janice Farnsworth for donating these reports to me for scanning and adding to this page.
Hillsborough Vital Records (2.69 mb) added 8/22/04
Excerpt 15 is from "The Essex Institute, Historical Collection," Vol. XLIX-October, 1913. It is an article of Seamen from Salem, Massachusetts and vicinity who were impressed by British War Vessels 1800-1813.
Impressed Seamen (1.41 mb) added 9/16/04
Excerpt 16 and 17 are written by Sidney Perley. The first one is from "The Essex Intstitute Historical Collections, Vol. XLIX - October, 1913. The second one is from "The Essex Institute Historical Collections, Vol. LI -April, 1915. The articles are of two sections of Salem, Massachusetts in 1700.
Northfields, Salem, in 1700 (642 kb) added 3/9/05)
New Woods, Salem, in 1700 (1.13 kb) added 3/9/05
Excerpt 18 is from the "Annual Report Cemetery Department Boston, 1903." It is the "Historical Sketch of The First Burying Place in Roxbury (Eustis Street Burying Ground). Also Inscriptions On All Gravestones and Biographical Notes and Record of Deaths and Burials from First Church Records and First Town Records from 1630 to 1689. The file is 3.88 mb and is a zip file so you you will need a tool such as winzip to unzip the file.
First Burying Place in Roxbury (3.88 mb zipped) added 3/1/2006
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