The Millstone Industry
The Millstone Industry

Author: Charles D. Hockensmith

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2009-08-11

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 078645380X

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Since prehistoric times, the process of cutting rock to make millstones has been one of the most important industries in the world. The first part of this book compiles information on the millstone industry in the United States, which dates between the mid-1600s and the mid-1900s. Primarily based on archival research and brief accounts published in geological and historical volumes, it focuses on conglomerate, granite, flint, quartzite, gneiss, and sandstone quarries in different regions and states. The second part focuses on the millstone quarrying industry in Europe and other areas.

The Genealogist's Virtual Library
The Genealogist's Virtual Library

Author: Thomas Jay Kemp

Publisher: Wilmington, Del. : Scholarly Resources

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9780842028646

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The growing availability of full-text books and journals on the Internet has made vast amounts of valuable genealogical information available at the touch of a button. The Genealogist's Virtual Library is a new volume that directs readers to the sites on the web that contain the full text of books.

Dayton Beer: A History of Brewing in the Miami Valley
Dayton Beer: A History of Brewing in the Miami Valley

Author: Timothy R. Gaffney

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1467138924

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The story of beer in Dayton and the Miami Valley is as old as the region's first settlers, who brought their brewing methods with them from Europe. From humble origins, the Schwind brothers founded a Dayton brewing dynasty. Adam Schantz arrived penniless and amassed a fortune as one of the city's early brewers. Martha Vorce, one of the region's several unheralded woman brewers, was running the Springfield Brewery a decade before Eliza Mother Stewart gained fame there as a temperance leader. Although Prohibition swiftly destroyed this flourishing industry, today's local craft brewers promise to keep good beer and good times flowing for many years to come. Join local author Tim Gaffney as he explores the Valley's brewing heritage.