The Art of Family: Genealogical Artifacts in New England. edited by D. Brenton Simons and Peter Benes has been published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society in conjunction with Northeastern University Press. A unique and unprecedented publication, The Art of Family is illustrated with more than 200 black and white illustrations and sixteen color plates, and features many rare or never-before-published images from the collections of the American Antiquarian Society, the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, the Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife, the New England Historic Genealogical Society, and museums and private collections throughout the United States. It is an essential source for genealogists, historians, collectors, curators, and general readers. $75 plus $4 shipping and handling (book rate) or $6.50 (UPS). www.NewEnglandAncestors.org

A Full House: Growing Up Italian by Rita Conti Harrison has been published by Peter E. Randall Publisher. This is a fascinating memoir of an Italian American woman growing up in a large family during the Great Depression. Travel back to the early 1900s when Harrison’s mother, father, aunts, and cousins arrived from Italy to carve out a new life in a small mill town in Massachusetts. Harrison and her siblings learn of their parents’ native land, through the cooking and sharing of delicious Italian food and their mother’s singing of her native songs while doing laundry. Their "papa" was a patriarch with a strong work ethic and a green thumb; much of what the family ate was grown in his backyard garden. $15. www33.hway.net/perpub/per48.html

Oh for Dixie! The Civil War Record and Diary of Capt. William V. Davis, 30th Mississippi Infantry, C.S.A. by Joe and LaVon Ashley. The authors have compiled a chronological account of Davis' Confederate service from March 1862 to May 1865 and annotated the diary entries he recorded from July 1864 to May 1865. Oh for Dixie! is a biography of Attala County, Mississippi, resident William Van Davis (1828-1884) and a brief regimental history of the 30th Mississippi Infantry. Also included in the book are maps of Davis' journey, a biographical list of 250 people (150 Mississippi soldiers), a regimental muster roll, and an index. 296 pages; $19.95 plus $4 S & H. Details available from joeashley@adelphia.net

Bussey Funeral Home Records 1895–1910 from St. Petersburg, Florida, is a new 92-page book published by the Pinellas Genealogy Society. This journal, covering 22 May 1895, through 23 February 1910, includes both extracted (alphabetized) data as well as copies of the original journal pages. $10 plus shipping and taxes from: tolaite@tampabay.rr.com

The Ransom Family Of America was originally written by Wyllys C. Ransom. This new edition contains all the original pages plus an update written by Wm. F. and Norma Heatley. This 471-page hard bound book with extra blank pages for a descendant's beginning of following their own genealogical path is available from bino2731@aol.com

Calais, Maine, Families: They Came and They Went by Thelma Eye Brooks—The 346 families represented in this book are the families who had children’s births registered in the Calais City Hall’s earliest known (when this project began) book of vital records. The goal of this project was to find three generations of each family—one back from the head of the family and his wife, and the children and their spouses. Arranged alphabetically, this work includes an index of "buried" names to help the researcher find allied names. 211 pages. $32.50 www.heritagebooks.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HBI&Product_Code=B2135

School Board Minutes, Enumerations Lists and Account Records, Barbour County, West Virginia: Philippi Independent District, July 1870-December 1899 Philippi District, September 1871–November 1899 by Sharon Wilmoth Harsh. The minutes are a valuable source of information on the formation of the local education system during those rebuilding years and contain the names of many of the local citizens and families who lived in the Philippi area during those historic times. 415 pages, $34. www.heritagebooks.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HBI&Product_Code=H2136

Our Maryland Heritage: Book 36, Ray Families by William N. Hurley, Jr. covers the descendants of Joseph Ray who was born about 1755; William Ray, who died about 1737; and miscellaneous Ray families. 150 pages with index. $18 www.heritagebooks.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HBI&Product_Code=H2137

How Firm A Foundation: William Bradford and Plymouth by John M. Pafford. The book opens with the birth of William Bradford in Yorkshire, England, in 1590, follows him to the New World in 1620, and concludes in 1691 when Plymouth became part of the Massachusetts Bay colony. Topics include: British colonization, religion, government, education, the economy, Indians, the Pequot War, the New England Confederation, and much more. 127 pages, bibliography and index. $17. www.heritagebooks.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HBI&Product_Code=P2140

Mexican-American Genealogical Research: Following the Paper Trail to Mexico by John Schmal and Donna Morales. The authors have collaborated in the presentation of this resource guide, which illustrates many documents from the family of Ms. Morales, both in Mexico and the United States. The utilization of information from birth and death certificates, newspaper obituaries, naturalization records, alien registration forms, and funeral records are discussed. All of these have the potential of helping the reader to determine the place of origin of his or her Mexican ancestor. The authors also illustrate church and civil records from Mexico and show the reader the amazing amount of detail that the researcher will find in such records. 175 pages with index. $21. www.heritagebooks.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HBI&Product_Code=S2139

Of Them That Left A Name Behind: A History of the Starnes Family by H. Gerald Starnes and Herman Starnes. This volume traces the family immigration route from Alzey (a small village in Germany), to Holland, to London, to New York; from upstate NY to VA, then to NC, SC, KY, TN and LA. It encompasses their participation in the making of American Frontier history on several fronts: early wilderness settlement; Indian fighting; and militia service in the French & Indian, Revolutionary, and 1812 wars. 785 pages, illustrated, maps, appendix, bibliography and index. $65. www.heritagebooks.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HBI&Product_Code=S2141

Two Flags in the Wilderness by Greg Yocherer is a historical novel that begins in 1731. Jean Baptiste Joubert, a cadet in the colonial marines, is assigned to a convoy sent from Fort Michilimackinac to reestablish trade with the Sioux, trade which had been disrupted by war with the Fox. The action moves from the Illinois Country to New Orleans, and from there to Montreal and Albany. Finally, the scene shifts back to the Great Lakes region for a final confrontation between French allied forces and the Fox. 389 pages with maps. $21.95. www.heritagebooks.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HBI&Product_Code=Y2143

Tennessee Records: Tombstone Inscriptions and Manuscripts—Compiled by Jeanette Tillotson Acklen, et al. The data contained herein has been drawn from family Bibles, tombstones, from diaries, from letters and other manuscripts, county records, and from various other sources. In addition to an exhaustive listing of tombstone inscriptions, one will find some interesting historical and biographical sketches within these pages. The mortuary inscriptions, in most cases, provide the name of the deceased and dates of birth and death. (1933) reprint, 517 pages, illustrated, index. $39.50 www.heritagebooks.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HBI&Product_Code=A2144

A Genealogical History of Robert Adams of Newbury, Mass. and his Descendants, 1635-1900—Compiled and edited by Andrew N. Adams. Born in England in 1602, Robert Adams traveled to Ipswich, MA in 1635 with his wife and 2 children. He is thought to be originally from Devonshire, and to be the son of Robert and Elizabeth Sharlon or Sharland. This would make him a cousin of Henry Adams of Braintree (later Quincy, MA), the ancestor of the presidents, John and John Quincy Adams. (1900) reprint, 564pages, illustrated, indices. $44.50. www.heritagebooks.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HBI&Product_Code=A2145

Records of Officers and Men of New Jersey in Wars 1791-1815 by the Adjutant General of New Jersey. This work provides records for six different military campaigns: the Expedition against the Indians (1791); the Pennsylvania Insurrection (1794); the Naval War with France (1798-1801); the Naval War with Tripoli, Africa (1801-1805); the War with Great Britain (1812-1815); and the Naval War with Algiers, Africa (1815). The entries covering Army and militia information are usually grouped by company and include name, rank, dates of service, and additional information when available. Naval and Marine forces are usually arranged alphabetically by name and include rank, company, place of enlistment, dates of service, description of end of service, and other available information. (1909) reprint, 409 pages, original fullname indices. $32.00 www.heritagebooks.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HBI&Product_Code=A2134

A History of Natick [MA], from its First Settlement in 1651 to the Present Time; With Notices of the First White Families, and also an Account of the Centennial Celebration, Oct. 16, 1851, Rev. Mr. Hunt’s Address at the Consecration of Dell Park Cemetery, &c., &c., &c. by Oliver N. Bacon. Natick [MA] is located in the eastern part of Massachusetts in Middlesex County, approximately 16 miles from Boston and 24 miles from Worcester. (1856) reprint, 263pages, illustrated, appendix, new index. $25.00. www.heritagebooks.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HBI&Product_Code=B2146

Colonial Families of the United States Descended from the Immigrants: Bell, Beal, Bale, Beale, Beall Family by Lieut. Col. Fielder M. M. Beall. This work covers the descendants of Colonel Ninian Beall (1625-1717), Alexander Beall (1649-1744), James Beall, Sr. (1652-1725), Robert Beall (1670-1748), John Beall, Major Thomas Beale (1645-1713), Thomas Bale (1640-1707), Col. Thomas Beale (1619-1688), William Bell (1685-1757) and a few others. (1929) reprint, 296 pages, index. $25.50. www.heritagebooks.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HBI&Product_Code=B2147

Colonial Times on Buzzard’s Bay by William Root Bliss. Buzzard’s Bay is located in the Southeastern section of Massachusetts, and consists of more than 280 miles of coastline. Beginning with the first settlers on the shores of Buzzard’s Bay, the author describes the interesting nature of these hard working, fair-minded and frugal people. He follows their history up until the coming of a railroad into the region. (1889) reprint, 246pages, illustrated, map, new index. $24.00. www.heritagebooks.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HBI&Product_Code=B2148

Early Marriage Records of the Mills Family in the United States: Official and Authoritative Records of Mills Marriages in the Original States and Colonies from 1628-1865, edited by William Montgomery Clemens. This slender volume is filled with material that was gleaned from state, county, city, town and church records. All spellings, such as Mills, Milles, Mill, etc., are included. This volume was originally the sixth volume in the Clemens American Marriage Records series. Individual entries include the full names of bride and groom, and the date, city and state of their marriage. (1916) reprint, 55 pages, index. $12.00. www.heritagebooks.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HBI&Product_Code=C2149

Pioneer Scrap-Book of Wood County, Ohio, and the Maumee Valley by Charles W. Evers. This is a fascinating collection of historical writings that conjure up images of log cabins, stockaded forts, French explorers and fur traders, Simon Kenton, the famous war chief Tecumseh, frontier battles, the War of 1812, and famous military leaders such as Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne, the hero of the battle of Fallen Timbers. (1910) reprint, 274 page, illustrated, new index, paper, $24.50. www.heritagebooks.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HBI&Product_Code=E2151

The Chattanooga Campaign, with especial reference to Wisconsin’s participation therein by Michael Hendrick Fitch, Lieutenant-Colonel of the Twenty-First Wisconsin Infantry, Brevet Colonel of Volunteers. Topics include: the preliminary campaign and its organization, the organization of the Confederate Army, the advance of the Union Army, the Chickamauga Campaign and battle, the Confederate line on Sept. 20, the Confederate attack upon the Union right, Wisconsin troops at Chickamauga, the occupation and battles at Chattanooga, the Battle of Lookout Mountain, and Wisconsin troops in the Battle of Missionary Ridge. (1911) reprint, 255 pages, maps, index. $25.00. www.heritagebooks.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HBI&Product_Code=F2152

A List of Emigrant Ministers to America 1690–1811 by Gerald Fothergill. This work represents a list of approximately 1,200 prelates and teachers on whose behalf a warrant was issued between the years of 1690-1811. Of these alphabetically arranged entries, the number of ministers far outnumbers the schoolmasters. Each entry consists of the colony of destination, date of emigration, and the source. Additional information is provided, if known, and includes: date of birth, name of parents, date of death, and school presided over. It is interesting to note that quite a few of the qualifying ministers were actually born in the colonies. (1904) reprint, 65 pages. $17.00. www.heritagebooks.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HBI&Product_Code=F2153

Trustees Records of the Town of Southampton, N. Y., (Part Two), 1741-1826 by Harry D. Sleight. These transcripts paint a vivid portrait of life in this area during this era, providing a clear idea of the priorities and significant issues of the town and its inhabitants. Names, dates, and places can be found in abundance within the transcriptions of land sales, grants of funds and land, payment for goods and services, municipal ordinances and the penalties for transgressions, boundary and fencing issues, restrictions on the harvesting of seaweed and oysters, decisions regarding land usage, civil and business disputes, Common Land and Highway concerns, and much more. (1931) reprint, 468 pages with index. $37.50. www.heritagebooks.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HBI&Product_Code=S2156

Landmark History of New York by Albert Ulmann. A charming guidebook which takes the reader on a journey through New York City’s past by visiting its most historic sites in chronological order. These sites were marked with inscribed tablets that appear as facsimiles throughout this book. Profusely illustrated with photos, ancient maps, drawings and old prints, and even includes a few poems. Beginning in "the old Dutch town" with tablet number one, which marks the site of the first habitations of white men on the island of Manhattan in 1613, and ending with the first excavation for the underground railway, this century-old tour is sure to delight anyone interested in The Big Apple. 1901, (reprint), 289 pages, illustrated, new index. $25.50. www.heritagebooks.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HBI&Product_Code=U2157

Fowlerville Goes To War 1861-1865 by Richard G. Hutchins, MSG USAR, retired, is a book about 520 Civil War veterans who lived in Fowlerville, Livingston Co., Michigan. before and/or after the Civil War. It follows them from their enlistment to their grave and includes their military records, letters, 116 photos, GAR post histories, grave registration and some obituaries. $60.00 plus $3.60 MI sales tax. Information is available from www.usol.com/~mahutchins/FowlervilleCWBook.htm

A Steele Family History: Planters of Old England, New England, and the American West, by Edward E. Steele is a new 600-page hardbound history of the Steele family in England (ancestors of John and George Steele of colonial Hartford, Connecticut) and one line of descent in America. It presents 15 generations of the Steele family from the 1400s to the present with over 100 illustrations, maps, and photographs. "A Steele Family History" was named the "Best Family History of 2002" in the Connecticut Society of Genealogists' Literary Awards Contest. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~steeles/SFH.html

This Gunner at His Piece - College Point, New York & The Civil War With Biographies of Those Who Served is a new book by Jim Haas. College Point is a very small village in Queens, adjacent to Flushing, in New York City. 226 men connected to College Point who took part in the U.S. Civil War. The majority claimed Germany as their country of birth, and 24 died in the service of their adopted homeland. The bulk of the 304 pages is comprised of the soldiers' biographical sketches that include census and service data coupled with information gleaned from military and pension files and other sources. This Gunner at His Piece, will cost $19.95 when published by Gateway Press in mid-October. Complete details are available at www.jimhaasbooks.com

North Country Settlers: Malone in the 19th Century by Edgar W. (Ted) Mills was prepared for the bicentennial of the settlement of Malone, New York, "North Country Settlers" is both a reader and a sourcebook in the 19^th century social history of northern New York. Part 1 includes eleven chapters with themes in Malone's first hundred years, within the larger context of regional, national and Quebec history. Part 2 offers fourteen locally written and out-of-print source papers written between 1885 and 1950. Paperback: $19.95, hardcover: $29.95. For further information, contact staff@malonenychamber.com

Galveston Deaths, Obituaries And Tombstones Of Confederates Buried In Broadway Cemeteries compiled by Bertha Ellen Beall, Norma Dunten and Joyce Newman has just been published by the Fort Virginia Point Chapter 2539, United Daughters Of The Confederacy. The 220 page book includes obituaries photocopied from old newspapers and photographs of tombstones. Details are available from joycen@wt.net

Richardson and Allied Lines of the Southeast (Incl. Powell, McRae, Garriss, Johnson, Cook, Sheppard, Gatch, Waller & Lightsey) by Anne Richardson Davis is a 328-page softcover book now available for $35.00 from Sea Griffin Publishing at; www.gabooks.com/

Bryan County Georgia Cemeteries, by Charles H. Davis is a 480-page softcover book that includes a record of all marked graves in the county and a full index. $37.00 from Sea Griffin Publishing at; www.gabooks.com/

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