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        Archive CD Books USA Newsletter
                   1 February 2007
                Issue 2007, Number 2
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In this issue:

o  Maps, Maps, Maps!
o  New Releases from the U.S.
o  Special pricing for libraries/societies
o  Free shipping
o  How to reach us


=== Maps, Maps, Maps! ===========================

In response to user requests, we are proud to announce the release of many high-
resolution 19th-century maps. Scanned and distributed at 400 dpi, these digital
maps are of an unprecedented quality and are clear and legible even when
enlarged to 800% or more on the screen (depending on your hardware). They are an
incredible resource for researchers.

You can download any individual map for just $9.95 or you can get the entire
atlas on CD-ROM for just $39.95 plus s/h! Each map also includes a link to our
printing service from which you can order a quality reproduction in its original
size (without a watermark). The map will be printed on heavy-duty paper and
shipped to you in a protective tube. The price of one of these map reproductions
is typically just $19.95 plus s/h, although prices vary for larger maps.

The following are the first two atlases to be released, comprising more than 80
maps.

United States Geological Survey and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ATLAS OF
MASSACHUSETTS; FROM TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEYS MADE IN COOPERATION BY THE UNITED
STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH, 1884-1888
(1890).
http:/
/www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0501
This atlas of Massachusetts from the earliest days of the U.S. Geological Survey
includes 54 detailed maps of the State including towns, roads, railroads,
bridges, cemeteries, lighthouses, and other existing structures. The meticulous
depiction of topographic features also gives researchers evidence of the natural
challenges faced by the people of the times. Hills and bodies of water, for
instance, may have discouraged migration or even the intermingling of families
which otherwise appear to have been close neighbors. Waterways may have
facilitated local travel and commerce by water while the scarcity of bridges
would limit access by land to other populations and resources. If you prefer to
download individual map(s) or order reprints, click on the link above for the
atlas and then see the list of "Related Products" at the bottom of the screen.

Henry F. Walling and O.W. Gray, NEW TOPOGRAPHICAL ATLAS OF THE STATE OF
PENNSYLVANIA; WITH DESCRIPTIONS HISTORICAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND STATISTICAL TOGETHER
WITH A MAP OF THE UNITED STATES AND TERRITORIES, (1872).
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/www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0503
This classic 19th-century atlas of Pennsylvania includes 29 beautiful hand-
painted maps that are reproduced here in high resolution. The original sizes of
the maps range from approximately 13.5" x 17" (single page) to 26" x 17" (double
page). One to seven counties are combined on a single map at a typical scale of
1/300000. The atlas also includes detailed city maps of Reading, Lancaster,
Philadelphia/Camden, and Allentown as well as statewide maps of the topography,
climatology, flora, and mineral deposits. Finally, there is a very interesting
railway map of the State and a double-page map of the United States and
Territories as of 1872. The atlas contains many narrative pages describing the
history of Pennsylvania and its topography, geology, climatology, zoology,
education, botany, coal, railroads and canals. It also includes these helpful
features which may be of interest to researchers:
- Population by cities, townships, and boroughs based on the U.S. censuses of
1860 and 1870.
- Alphabetical List of the Cities, Boroughs, Townships, Post-Offices, Railroad
and Telegraph Stations in Pennsylvania
- Classified Directory of the Business Firms and Professional Men of
Philadelphia
- Classified Business Directory of the Patrons of the Atlas in the Counties of
Berks, Lebanon, and Northampton
If you prefer to download individual map(s) or order reprints, click on the link
above for the atlas and then see the list of "Related Products" at the bottom of
the screen.


In the coming weeks and months, Archive CD Books USA plans to release a number
of additional 19th-century atlases of equal quality.


=== New Releases ====================================

In addition to the atlases listed above, the following new searchable data CDs
are now available at www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com. Product descriptions are by
Robert Charles Anderson, FASG, for Archive CD Books USA.


Charles Edward Banks, THE ENGLISH ANCESTRY AND HOMES OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS WHO
CAME TO PLYMOUTH ON THE "MAYFLOWER" IN 1620, THE "FORTUNE" IN 1621, AND THE
"ANNE" AND THE "LITTLE JAMES" IN 1623, (1929) 2007
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/www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0228
Banks collected available information on all passengers on the Mayflower and
three other vessels that came to Plymouth in the early 1620s, comprising the
English separatist Pilgrims who had sojourned in Leiden for the previous decade
or so, but including also the strangers from London and elsewhere. In preparing
to write this volume, the author scoured the work of his predecessors in both
England and Holland, but also undertook extensive investigations of his own in
English records. The result is a substantial collections of relevant records,
some of which served to prove the origins of some of the early Plymouth
settlers, but even more of which provided clues to English origins. After three-
quarters of a century, the material included here has led to the discovery of
the origins of many more of the Pilgrims and their fellow travellers. Even so,
there remain yet more clues that will in the future be employed to develop even
more origins for these early New Englanders. In addition to providing
information on every known passenger, whether Pilgrim or not, Banks paid close
attention to a smaller group of individuals which have been largely ignored by
others, the crew of the Mayflower itself. In so doing, he gives a
broader than usual depiction of the experience of the passengers aboard ship.

Mary E. Perkins, OLD HOUSES OF THE ANTIENT TOWN OF NORWICH, 1660-1800, WITH
MAPS, ILLUSTRATIONS, PORTRAITS AND GENEALOGIES, (1895) 2007
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/www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0250
Perkins leads a tour of the old town of Norwich, giving the history of each
houselot in the village, including information on the families that lived in
each of the houses, from the settlement of the town in 1659 to the nineteenth
century. This is supplemented by genealogies of the major families. In the first
four introductory paragraphs, the author describes the settlement of the town,
and sets forth her version of a list of the original thirty-four settlers. She
then organizes the bulk of the volume as a walking tour of the village, moving
from one houselot (or cellar hole) to another. At each stop along the way, she
identifies the earliest inhabitant of that lot, frequently someone from the
original list of thirty-four. Then, where possible, she follows the ownership of
the house and the lot for a century and a half. These house
histories also include large amounts of the genealogy of the families who
resided there. The last third of the volume comprises a set of genealogical
outlines of many of the families of Norwich. As a result, the reader is provided
with a different perspective on these families, permitting comparison of the
growth and interconnections of the families with the changing of hands of the
houselots. Interspersed throughout the volume are photographs of the houses
described, many of them no longer in existence. There are also maps and diagrams
showing the layout of the village at different times.

Chandler Robbins, HISTORY OF THE SECOND CHURCH, OR OLD NORTH, IN BOSTON. TO
WHICH IS ADDED, A HISTORY OF THE NEW BRICK CHURCH, (1852) 2007
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/www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0251
Robbins has compiled a history of two centuries of the Second Church of Boston,
which was founded in 1650, along with a history of the New Brick Church, which
merged with the Second Church in 1779. The author focuses on the ministers of
each church, and includes records of admission and baptism. The Second Church in
Boston was founded in 1650, as the burgeoning population of the town made the
First Church, which had been formed in 1630, inadequate to serve the population.
(The church was formed in the North End of Boston, but is not identical with the
Old North Church of Revolutionary fame.) As the Boston continued to grow, other
Congregational churches were founded, the seventh of which, also located in the
North End, was organized about 1719 and acquired the name of the New Brick
Church.
When the Second Church burned in 1779, that body and the New Brick decided to
merge, retaining the name of the older congregation. Chandler Robbins was
himself the tenth minister of the Second Church, in a line of clerics that
included such prominent men as Increase Mather, Cotton Mather and Ralph Waldo
Emerson. Robbins devotes most of the narrative part of the history to an
exposition of the lives and deeds of his predecessors in the pulpit. The volume
concludes with two substantial appendices, transcribing many important documents
for the history of both churches. The largest of these documents is an
alphabetic presentation of the surviving admission and baptismal records of the
Second
Church.

Wm. C. Pendleton, HISTORY OF TAZEWELL COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, 1748-1920,
(1920) 2007
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/www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0268
Pendleton tells the history of Tazewell County by placing it firmly in the
larger context of the migrations into southwest Virginia, and then focusing in
detail on the settlement of Tazewell County itself. The author pays special
attention to the Indian conflicts and the resulting losses of life. In parallel
with other historians who have written about this part of the frontier,
Pendleton prefaces his work with the broader picture of English penetration of
the mountainous west, but he paints with a broader brush than most others. He
goes more deeply into the prehistoric, pre-English period, for example. The long
section on the pioneer years is followed by a section of biographical sketches
of many of the earliest families in Tazewell County. This is followed by an
equally long section in which he relates the stories of many conflicts between
the Indians and individual frontier families, in the course of which much
biographical and genealogical data on these families is set forth as well. The
volume includes many photographs depicting the topography and buildings of
Tazewell County, as well as photographs of many individuals born in the late
eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Finally, there is a list of all those
from the county
who served in World War I.


=== Special pricing for libraries/societies ===============

Libraries and membership societies that serve the genealogical community can
receive a discount of at least 33% off from ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com and a FREE on-
site network license.

It is a great way for libraries/societies on a limited budget to serve their
patrons and members.  It is also a great way for you to get access to data CDs
that you may not want to purchase individually.

Please ask a representative from your favorite research library or genealogy
society to visit:
   http://www.ArchiveCDBooksU
SA.com/libraries.htm


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