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19 June 2009
Issue 2009, Number 4
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o Monthly Special - 20% OFF
o New Downloadable Data CDs from the U.S.
o New Data CD from Ireland
o New Data CD from Australia
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=== Monthly Special - 20% OFF ==============
The following popular title is on sale for 20% off the regular price for one month only:
James N. Arnold, VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND. 1636-1850. FIRST SERIES, BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. A FAMILY REGISTER FOR THE PEOPLE, SIX VOLUMES, (1891-1894) 2008.
$22.36 (regular price $27.95) http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0322
This set of volumes provides a complete transcription of surviving birth, marriage and death records for all towns in the five counties of Rhode Island, from the earliest days through 1850. The entries are arranged by county, then by town, then by record type, with citations to the original sources.
Four of the volumes are devoted to four of the counties (Bristol, Kent, Newport, Washington) and two volumes contain the more numerous records for Providence County. Within each county the records are arranged by town, and within each town there are two sections, one for marriages and one for births and deaths. (In a few towns, including especially Providence, there are separate sections for births and deaths.)
The marriage records are arranged alphabetically by surname, and then chronologically within each surname. There are two entries for each marriage, one under the groom's surname, with the bride's name following, and one under the bride's surname, with the groom's name following.
The births and deaths are also arranged by surname. In this case, however, the births and deaths are further arranged by family group, with the family groups listed in chronological order of the earliest birth within each family group.
All entries are accompanied by a citation to the volume and page from which the entry was taken, in the record books of each town. There are separate indexes for each town, by surname only.
=== New Downloadable Data CDs from the U.S. =========
These downloadable data CDs from the U.S. are now available from ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com:
VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIANS, 2 VOLUMES, (1888) 2008.
$14.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0368-DL
This two-volume history focuses on individual Virginians and is replete with sketches of local individuals (see list of localities at the end of this description), detailing not only theirs and their wife's and children's places and dates of birth, but often providing information on previous generations and places of origin. These sketches are rich in information helpful in both scaling "brick walls" and adding depth to the story of one's ancestors (and the ability to search the full document means the reader won't miss information). (more...)
Bishop Davenport, A NEW GAZETTEER OR GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF NORTH AMERICA AND THE WEST INDIES, (1838) 2008.
$12.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0350-DL
Gazetteers can be useful tools providing researchers with the location of long extinct places or descriptions of what still extant places were like at an earlier time. They also frequently contain additional items of interest in the hope of enticing purchases. Davenport's Gazetteer includes lists of current benevolent societies, colleges, theological and medical schools and British slave colonies in the West Indies as well as lists of principle roads with the mileage between towns and routes of steamboats and principle canals and railroads (finished or in progress) giving their length and consequently allowing us to determine whether they might have served as a migration route for our ancestors. (more...)
George H. Morgan, ANNALS COMPRISING MEMOIRS, INCIDENTS, AND STATISTICS OF HARRISBURG (PA) FROM THE PERIOD OF ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, (1858) 2008.
$14.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0230-DL
Composed of a series of sketches of events and subjects ranging from a single paragraph to a number of pages this volume presents the history of Harrisburg through the eyes of those who experienced it. Drawing from historical records and accounts of events described by its older citizens, the book is divided into three sections. The first section which details the early history of Harrisburg draws from historical accounts, documents, letters and other public records. Newspapers provided advertisements of land for sale or rent, obituaries, announcements of various events and the results of elections. (more...)
Albert Nelson Marquis, ed., WHO'S WHO IN NEW ENGLAND: A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF LEADING LIVING MEN AND WOMEN OF THE STATES OF MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT.
$19.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0217-DL
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. This book was an offshoot of the broader Who's Who in America series, which provided nearly three thousand of the sketches for the present volume, to which another ten thousand new sketches were added. Inclusion in this volume was based on invitation from the editor. (more...)
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY BULLETIN: ALUMNI AND FORMER STUDENT REGISTER (1878-1912), (1912) 2009.
$12.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0603-DL
The loss of the 1890 census has created a road block in the work of many researchers. City directories are helpful in overcoming this loss. Another, and often overlooked source, is university and college alumni directories. In November 1912, Ohio University published this third edition of its triennial Alumni Register. According to the introduction, although the teaching staff was omitted was this issue, it was expanded to include an alphabetical and geographical list of former students. Graduates are listed by college and class and thereunder alphabetically. (more...)
=== New Data CDs from Ireland ===============
This additional new data CD from England (produced by Archive CD Books Ireland) are now available from ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com:
SINN FÉIN REBELLION HANDBOOK (IRISH TIMES, 1917).
$22.49 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=IE0047
The Rebellion Handbook was published by the Irish Times in 1917, and is based on articles carried in the Irish Times in May 1916. The handbook provides a fascinating insight into the Easter rising. It is one of the key sources and contains a wealth of information, including an official list of casualties, names of prisoners, photographs and a map showing the key locations in Dublin. The handbook contains 308 pages of information. (more...)
DOHENY'S, THE FELON'S TRACK OR HISTORY OF THE ATTEMPTED OUTBREAK IN IRELAND (1843-1848).
$16.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=IE0048
This edition of the Felon's Track, the most notable achievement by the lawyer, writer and erstwhile Irish revolutionary, Michael Doheny, was published in Dublin in 1916 and includes an account of the abortive rebellion in Ireland in 1848 by another of its participants, Thomas D'Arcy Magee. Subtitled "History of the Attempted Outbreak in Ireland, Embracing the Leading Events in the Irish Struggle from the year 1843 to the Close of 1848", the Felon's Track recalls Donheny's part in the events that led up to the abortive Rebellion in Ireland in 1848 and his escape to America, where he wrote and published his account in 1849. (more...)
DANIEL OWEN MADDEN, THE SPEECHES OF THE RIGHT HON. HENRY GRATTAN, 1854.
$16.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=IE0049
Published in Dublin in 1854 by James Duffy, printer and publisher of the works the emanated from the Young Irelanders, this second edition of Daniel Owen Madden's collection of the The Speeches of the Right Honourable Henry Grattan include Grattan's 'letter on the Union' in addition to a useful 'Memoir of Henry Grattan'. Republished here on fully-searchable CD-Rom and containing some 470 pages, the speeches of Henry Grattan have entered into the pantheon of Irish history standing for freedom and the right to self rule and many have been quoted and even plagiarised by Irish nationalists, not least the Young Ireland Movement of the 1840s, of who Daniel Owen Madden was associated. (more...)
SIR CHARLES GAVAN DUFFY, YOUNG IRELAND, A FRAGMENT OF IRISH HISTORY 1840 - 1845, 1884.
$16.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=IE0050
First published in 1880, this, the 'People's Edition' of Young Ireland: A Fragment of Irish History, 1840-1845 was published in Dublin in 1884. Written in Australia by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, A Fragment of Irish History was Duffy's first, and even though he apologised for its length, by far his shortest attempt to record the political events of the period 1840 to 1845 in which he was a prominent player and main apologist and followed-up this publication with Four Years of Irish History, 1845-1849 and his monumental autobiography: My Life in Two Hemispheres. (more...)
JOHN SAVAGE'S '98 AND '48: THE MODERN REVOLUTIONARY HISTORY & LITERATURE OF IRELAND.
$16.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=IE0051
First published in 1852, this edition of John Savage's '98 and '48: The Modern Revolutionary History & Literature of Ireland was published in New York in 1882 and contains an appendix and index. John Savage dedicated '98 & '48 to his father who he described as a son of a United Irishman of '98 who was exiled from Ireland after the misfortunes of '98. Containing some 370 pages '98 and '48 is an account of two of Ireland's more recent attempts to throw off British dominion, namely the 1798 Rebellion of the United Irishmen and the 1848 Rising of John Mitchell and the Young Irelanders. (more...)
=== New Data CDs from Australia ===============
This additional new data CD from Australia are now available from ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com:
AUSTRALIAN ETIQUETTE 1885: RULES AND USAGES OF THE BEST SOCIETY IN THE AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES.
$30.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=AU0010
Etiquette, one aspect of decorum, is a code that governs the expectations of social behaviour, according to the contemporary conventional norm within a society, social class, or group. In Britain, the word etiquette has its roots in the eighteenth century, becoming a universal force in the nineteenth century - and Australia followed. This comprehensive book covers everything such as: Manners, Introductions, Salutations, Visiting, Dinner Parties, Table Etiquette, Courtship, Weddings, Home Life, Women's Higher Education, the Letter Writer, General Rules to Govern Conduct, Funerals, Business, Dress, Pastimes ... and (more...)
ETIQUETTE IN AUSTRALIA 1902.
$7.49 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=AU0011
Etiquette is a little-used word in today's society. This word, and all it entails, has been largely lost over time. Etiquette in Australia, which was produced over 100 years ago, explains the basics of etiquette for introductions, visiting, mourning, engagements, balls and other entertainments, behaviour in public, juvenile manners, small courtesies, correspondence and
modes of address, the art of dress and more. (more...)
NORTHERN TERRITORY: ITS HISTORY AND GREAT POSSIBILITIES.
$15.49 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=AU3802
This book was written by J. J. Parer in 1922 with the purpose of informing people of the ‘necessity' of a white development of the North of Australia, and the benefits of supporting a white development or in fact moving to the area. The book includes information on the resources of the Northern Territory, its farming possibilities including stock, tobacco, rice and cotton, its history, and the mining industry. An interesting book demonstrating the strong opinions and fears throughout Australia during this time period while providing useful information on the Northern Territory. (more...)
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA.
$27.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=AU4022
When Queensland became its own colony in December 1859, John Dunmore Lang (1799-1878), a Scottish Presbyterian minister, was an advocate on the emigration possibilities that it offered, particularly in the cotton-growing and sugar industries. He not only lectured extensively on this topic, but also produced this book, ‘Queensland, Australia' to let people know about the colony and what it had to offer. (more...)
ALDINE HISTORY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA 1890.
$54.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=AU5003
Following on from the success of both the Aldine History of Queensland and the Aldine History of New South Wales, South Australia was next for W. Frederic Morrison. Published in 1890 in two volumes which total over 1000 pages, these rare volumes contain a comprehensive and well illustrated record of South Australia at the time. The first volume is divided into thirty-two chapters and covers topics including the early explorers, geography, aborigines, flora and fauna, education, religion, recreations, as well as primary and secondary resources, governors of South Australia and the Constitution. (more...)
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