One of my ancestors, Thomas Minor, kept a journal [The Diary of Thomas Minor 1653-1684] of daily life in Connecticut and it is considered primary source material. I think that's very cool but it's hard to read due to the creative spelling and abbreviations of the era.
- How to Do Everything with your Genealogy by George G. Morgan is one of the best beginner genealogy books I have owned because it is not really for beginners. It's a must have...
- Preserving Your Family Photographs by Maureen Taylor (my friend) is something everyone who is lucky enough to have family photos to cherish should read.
- A Guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries by David Lambert (who tells me a new edition will be out soon)
- AGS (Association of Gravestone Studies) Field Guides are a series of pamphlets for those of us working with gravestones and cemeteries.
- A Graveyard Preservation Primer by Lynette Strangstad is a small book but the definitive reference for preservation and conservation of graveyards
- Researching your Colonial New England Ancestors by Patricia Law Hatcher
- Your Guide to Cemetery Research by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
- Old Homes of Stonington by Grace Denison Wheeler (as discussed in this blog post)
- The Denison Genealogy (both versions) as I am assistant Denison genealogist and have five lines to Cap't George Denison of Connecticut. [Also, the genealogy of Thomas Stanton]
- The History of Stonington, Connecticut by Richard Anson Wheeler (the best $125 I ever spent as it may not be completely accurate but I don't know how any book like this was created before computers)
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