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Archive CD Books USA Newsletter
9 November 2007
Issue 2007, Number 13
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In this issue:
o NEW: Probate Records of New Hampshire
o New Data CDs from Ireland
o Special pricing for libraries/societies
o Genealogy methodology books at 15%+ off
o Free shipping
o How to reach us
=== NEW: Probate Records of New Hampshire ===
The following major new release from Archive CD Books USA supports full-text search of nine volumes (6151 pages!) and will be critical addition to the bookshelf for anyone who is doing early New England research:
Albert Stillman Batchellor et al., eds., PROBATE RECORDS OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1635-1771 (9 VOLUMES), (1907-1941) 2007
$59.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0291
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. Transcripts or abstracts are provided for all documents, which have been collected from several colonial probate jurisdictions.
Prior to 1641, the four towns of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton and Exeter, which later formed the Province of New Hampshire, were independent settlements. Between 1641 and 1643, these towns came under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts Bay Colony, where they remained until 1679. In that year the Province of New Hampshire was formed, and all probate records were recorded at the province level until 1771, when the five original counties (Rockingham, Hillsborough, Strafford, Cheshire and Grafton) were erected.
Prior to 1771, most of the probate records for New Hampshire were filed at the province level, but many were located elsewhere. From 1643 to 1679, the four New Hampshire towns were part of old Norfolk County, Massachusetts, and those records have been scoured for New Hampshire probate records. Other New Hampshire probate records were located in the files of Essex and Suffolk counties in Massachusetts and York County in what would become Maine.
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.
The CD includes high-quality images of every page as originally published (not just a transcript) and is fully searchable using Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 5 or later recommended) on any Windows, Macintosh, or Unix computer. The data on this CD is completely self-contained, and requires no installation.
=== New Data CDs from Ireland ==============
The following new data CDs from Ireland are now available from ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com:
CENSUS OF IRELAND, CO. GALWAY 1871 STATISTICAL ABSTRACTS
$21.49 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=IE0029
Printed in Dublin for Her Majesty's Stationary Office by Alexander Thom of Dublin and published in 1874, the statistical abstracts for the 1871 Census of Ireland for the county and town of Galway provides incredibly detailed and fascinating statistical material on this county. While most genealogists and historians in Ireland will be familiar with the manuscript 1901 and 1911 Censuses of Ireland detailing households and the individuals contained therein, the statistical data that was gathered, analysed and published in tabular
form is often easily overlooked. (more...)
ENGLISH GOLDSMITHS AND THEIR MARKS, 2ND ED., 1921
$35.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=IET0072
The short title of Sir Charles James Jackson's incredible publication, English Goldsmiths and their Marks, belies the true extent of this monumental book. Published in London in 1921, this incredibly learned tomb extends to more than 750 pages and its full title provides a much better idea of its scope: English Goldsmiths & their Marks: A History of the Goldsmiths and Plate Workers of England, Scotland and Ireland with over 13,000 Produced in Facsimile from Authentic Examples of Plate and Tables of Date-Letter and other Hall-Marks used in the Assay Offices of the United Kingdom. (more...)
STATISTICAL SURVEY OF THE COUNTY OF TYRONE, 1802
$29.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=IET0074
The Irish Statistical Survey was carried out under the direction of the Royal Dublin Society. Each county was surveyed with the aim of determining the 'actual state, capabilities and defects of agriculture, manufactures and rural economy'. In practice the surveys contained a vast quantity of local information on almost every aspect of the county surveyed. Because these studies were carried out under central direction the quality of the information provided is good, and given their early date, they remain an invaluable source for the study of each county. (more...)
HENDERSON'S BELFAST DIRECTORY 1850 (ANTRIM)
$29.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=IET0076
John Henderson's Belfast Directory of 1850 focuses on the actual city of Belfast, unlike the later version of 1856, which covers all of Ulster. Spread over four hundred pages Henderson provides a street directory, alphabetical list of the inhabitants and a trade directory of the city, amounting to approximately 16,000 names. There are also details on some of the surrounding villages. Henderson also provided detailed information on the post service, as well as information on County Antrim. (more...)
DENVIR'S THE IRISH IN BRITAIN, 1892 (MIGRATION RECORDS)
$29.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=IET0077
This extraordinary book was published in 1892 by the Liverpool author, journalist and political activist John Denvir. To this day it remains one of the most important sources we have about the nineteenth century Irish, as witnessed by its continued inclusion on university reading lists. The number of Irish people in Britain grew dramatically in the 1800s, especially in Liverpool. In 1841 over 50,000 Liverpudlians were Irish-born, which had increased to over 70,000 in 1881. These Irish settlers generally came looking for work, or to migrate further to the US but ran out of money. (more...)
SLATER'S ROYAL NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF IRELAND, 1894: COMPENDIUM OF ALL SECTIONS
$72.49 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=IET0084
Slater's Royal National Directory of Ireland was published in two volumes in Manchester and London in 1894 and encompasses almost 3,000 pages of text, and more than 250,000 names. Information contained in the Directory is subdivided into provinces and further subdivided into provinces with entire sections given over to the cities of Belfast and Dublin, and extended sub-sections for Cork, Limerick and Galway. (more...)
...or $23.95 for individual sections as follows:
LEINSTER & DUBLIN CITY SECTIONS (CARLOW)
http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=IET0080
CONNAUGHT SECTION (GALWAY)
http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=IET0081
MUNSTER, CORK & LIMERICK SECTIONS (CLARE)
http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=IET0082
ULSTER & BELFAST CITY SECTIONS (ANTRIM)
http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=IET0083
=== 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.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/libraries.htm
=== Genealogy methodology books at 15%+ off ===========
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