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20 April 2008
Issue 2008, Number 3
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In this issue:
o Monthly Special - 20% Off
o SPECIAL: 1790 Census Heads of Families on Searchable CD
o New Data CDs from the U.S.
o Special pricing for libraries/societies
o Free shipping
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=== Monthly Special - 20% Off ================
Sidney Perley, THE HISTORY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, (1924, 1926, 1928) 2007.
(retail price=$24.95, now $19.96) http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0207.
Perley has compiled an extremely detailed account of the first ninety years of the history of Salem, Massachusetts, incorporating the contents of many original documents. Perley takes note of when each resident first arrived in town, and at that point inserts a genealogical summary of the family.
Salem was settled in 1626 by fishermen from the West Country of England. These residents were joined in 1628 by the advance party of the Massachusetts Bay Company, under the leadership of John Endicott. Although the political center of Massachusetts Bay moved to Boston with the arrival of John Winthrop in 1630, Salem continued to be an important part of Massachusetts history, as a major fishing port and as county seat of Essex County. The third volume includes a lengthy chapter on the Witchcraft Delusion of 1692, with transcripts of a selection of the court documents.
In the course of narrating the history of Salem chronologically, Perley paid special attention to the first appearance of each inhabitant in the records. When possible, he included a facsimile of that person's signature. He then appended as a footnote a genealogical account of that person's descendants, frequently extending for many generations and covering several pages.
Many original records, including especially land records, are transcribed or abstracted, with an exact citation to the location of each record. An appendix in the first volume provides a complete transcript of the two earliest surviving town-wide land grants, one of which provides the number of persons in each household as of 25 December 1637.
=== SPECIAL: 1790 Census Heads of Families on Searchable CD ===
Archive CD Books USA is proud to announce the following major new release at a special introductory price of just $29.95.
HEADS OF FAMILIES AT THE FIRST CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES TAKEN IN THE YEAR 1790 - COMPLETE SET, (1907-1908) 2008.
(retail price=$49.95, now just $29.95) http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0356
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.
Of the original 13 states plus 4 territories (now Kentucky, Maine, Vermont, and Tennessee) that were included in that first census, only the records of 12 still exist, the remainder having been lost or destroyed. Upon popular demand, the Bureau of the Census published those surviving records in 1907-1908 in a series of twelve volumes, one each for Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia, the latter having been reconstructed from taxpayer lists from 1782-1785.
This, then, is that 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.
Although the head of each family is extremely important to genealogical researchers, the value of this collection extends much further, inasmuch as it can be used as supporting evidence of the family size as well as the sex and approximate ages of the household members. The records here are arranged geographically (as in the original), which will help to identify not only the location of each family but their neighbors and likely relatives in close proximity. With the word-proximity search, you can even look for two or more names that appear within a specified number of the original records -- effectively isolating those cases where families of interest lived (and perhaps transacted, intermarried or migrated) with each other.
As a bonus, we've included high-resolution digital copies of the original fold-out maps that were published with each of the 12 volumes. Today, intact copies of these maps are extremely rare and are not known to be available in any other electronic form, including subscription web sites.
The user can search the text of any individual state/volume or all twelve volumes at the same time (including AND, OR, phonetic and word proximity searches), making this an indispensable research tool. And at just $29.95 to own your personal copy of these records, you'll never make a better investment in your research.
=== New Data CDs from the U.S. ==============
The following new data CDs from the U.S. are now available from ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com:
John W. Williams, INDEX TO ENROLLED BILLS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 1776 TO 1910, (1911) 2008.
$29.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0341
Long out of print and virtually unknown, this index provides access to a major source of information for post colonial Virginia the public and private laws of the Commonwealth. While many will find the private lawsthose that granted divorce, established a pension for a veteran who didn't qualify under current law, paid individuals for goods and services, allowed a free Negro to remain in Virginia contrary to law or provided relief to individuals who sought exemption or special treatment in regard to everything from inheritance to an inconveniently placed road, others will find the ability to track the changes in tax or inheritance law, the requirements regarding militia duty or any of the items that came under the authority of the General Assembly the most valuable. (more...)
1899 DIRECTORY OF PORTLAND [MAINE] AND VICINITY, COMPLETE STREET DIRECTORY, MAP OF THE CITY AND VICINITY, (1899) 2008.
$14.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0378
This turn-of-the-century directory for the city of Portland, Maine, gathers in one place a wide range of residential, occupational, and financial information about the inhabitants of that municipality, combined with additional data on its businesses, civic organizations, and government agencies. (more...)
F. Johnston, MEMORIALS OF OLD VIRGINIA CLERKS; ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY COUNTIES, WITH COMPLETE INDEX OF NAMES, AND DATES OF SERVICE FROM 1634 TO THE PRESENT TIME, (1888) 2008.
$19.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0380
Tracking previously published information on Virginia families can be an arduous task and few would think to consult Memorials of Old Virginia Clerks. Although the title indicates that there is a complete index to names, this refers to the names of the clerks. None of the family members and other individuals mentioned in the text are indexed. Consequently, the ability to conduct an every word search is extremely helpful, since some of the biographies reference numerous family members. (more...)
Percy G. Skirven, THE FIRST PARISHES OF THE PROVINCE OF MARYLAND, (1923) 2008.
$14.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0614
Tracking the establishment of parishes and churches in order to determine where to look for records can often be a frustrating experience. Published in 1923, this history of the establishment of the Church of England in Maryland provides a list of the 21 churches established prior to 1691, a list of the counties with their parishes as established in 1692/3 and a list of the churches and their parishes as they existed in 1922. It also includes a description of each of the ten Maryland counties established prior to 1792 giving the derivation of the county name, the date of establishment, boundaries and alterations, a list of the hundreds in the county, a chronology of where court was held, the names and descriptions of the parishes, a list of the first vestrymen in each parish and a description of the early churches and ministers. (more...)
=== 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:
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