Finney-Phinney Families in America
Finney-Phinney Families in America

Author: Howard Finney

Publisher:

Published: 1957

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13:

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John Finney (fl. 1630-1665) emigrated as early as 1630 from England to Plymouth, Massachusetts (with his mother, brother and sister). He married three times, and moved to Barnstable, Massachusetts. Some of his descendants spelled the surname Finney and some Phinney. Samuel Finney (1642-1712) immigrated in 1701 from England to Philadelphia, and married three tines; he was probably a Quaker. Robert Finney (1667/1668-1755) was born in Scotland, and served with William of Orange in Ireland in 1689; he escaped and immigrated to New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Insofar as is known, these three Finney immigrants were not related. Descendants and relatives of the three lived in New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Oklahoma and elsewhere.

A Complement to Genealogies in the Library of Congress
A Complement to Genealogies in the Library of Congress

Author: Library of Congress

Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com

Published: 2012-09

Total Pages: 1148

ISBN-13: 9780806316680

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Previously published by Magna Carta, Baltimore. Published as a set by Genealogical Publishing with the two vols. of the Genealogies in the Library of Congress, and the two vols. of the Supplement. Set ISBN is 0806316691.

The House with Sixteen Handmade Doors: A Tale of Architectural Choice and Craftsmanship
The House with Sixteen Handmade Doors: A Tale of Architectural Choice and Craftsmanship

Author: Henry Petroski

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2014-05-05

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 0393242056

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An architectural whodunit that unlocks the secrets of a hand-built home. When Henry Petroski and his wife Catherine bought a charming but modest six-decades-old island retreat in coastal Maine, Petroski couldn’t help but admire its unusual construction. An eminent expert on engineering, history, and design, he began wondering about the place’s origins and evolution: Who built it, and how? What needs, materials, technologies, historical developments, and laws shaped it? How had it fared through the years with its various inhabitants? Sleuthing around dimly lit closets, knotty-pine wall panels, and even a secret passage—but never removing so much as a nail—Petroski zooms in on the details but also steps back to examine the structure in the context of its time and place. Catherine Petroski’s beautiful photographs capture the clues and the atmosphere. A vibrant cast of neighbors and past residents—most notably the house’s masterful creator, an engineer-turned-“folk architect”—become key characters in the story. As the mystery unfolds, revealing an extraordinary house and its environs, this ode to loving design will leave readers enchanted and inspired.

The Age of Homespun
The Age of Homespun

Author: Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2009-08-26

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13: 0307416860

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They began their existence as everyday objects, but in the hands of award-winning historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, fourteen domestic items from preindustrial America–ranging from a linen tablecloth to an unfinished sock–relinquish their stories and offer profound insights into our history. In an age when even meals are rarely made from scratch, homespun easily acquires the glow of nostalgia. The objects Ulrich investigates unravel those simplified illusions, revealing important clues to the culture and people who made them. Ulrich uses an Indian basket to explore the uneasy coexistence of native and colonial Americans. A piece of silk embroidery reveals racial and class distinctions, and two old spinning wheels illuminate the connections between colonial cloth-making and war. Pulling these divergent threads together, Ulrich demonstrates how early Americans made, used, sold, and saved textiles in order to assert their identities, shape relationships, and create history.

The Refiner's Fire
The Refiner's Fire

Author: John L. Brooke

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 9780521565646

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This 1995 book presents an alternative and comprehensive understanding of the roots of Mormon religion.

Darkness Falls on the Land of Light
Darkness Falls on the Land of Light

Author: Douglas L. Winiarski

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2017-02-09

Total Pages: 632

ISBN-13: 1469628279

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This sweeping history of popular religion in eighteenth-century New England examines the experiences of ordinary people living through extraordinary times. Drawing on an unprecedented quantity of letters, diaries, and testimonies, Douglas Winiarski recovers the pervasive and vigorous lay piety of the early eighteenth century. George Whitefield's preaching tour of 1740 called into question the fundamental assumptions of this thriving religious culture. Incited by Whitefield and fascinated by miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit--visions, bodily fits, and sudden conversions--countless New Englanders broke ranks with family, neighbors, and ministers who dismissed their religious experiences as delusive enthusiasm. These new converts, the progenitors of today's evangelical movement, bitterly assaulted the Congregational establishment. The 1740s and 1750s were the dark night of the New England soul, as men and women groped toward a restructured religious order. Conflict transformed inclusive parishes into exclusive networks of combative spiritual seekers. Then as now, evangelicalism emboldened ordinary people to question traditional authorities. Their challenge shattered whole communities.