Puritan Village

Puritan Village

Author: Sumner Chilton Powell

Publisher: Wesleyan University Press

Published: 2019-02-12

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 0819572683

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Pulitzer Prize Winner: “A meticulous and remarkably detailed account of the early government and social organization of the town of Sudbury, Massachusetts.” —Time In addition to drawing on local records from Sudbury, Massachusetts, the author of this classic work, which won the Pulitzer Prize in History, traced the town’s early families back to England to create an outstanding portrait of a colonial settlement in the seventeenth century. He looks at the various individuals who formed this new society; how institutions and government took shape; what changed—or didn’t—in the movement from the Old World to the New; and how those from different local cultures adjusted, adapted, competed, and cooperated to plant the seeds of what would become, in the century to follow, a commonwealth of the United States of America. “An important and interesting book . . . to the student of institutions, even to the sociologist, as well as to the historian.” —The New England Quarterly


The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia

The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia

Author: C. Malcolm Watkins

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-12-06

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13:

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This book is a historical and archaeological investigation of the port town of Marlborough in Stafford County, Virginia, and the plantation of John Mercer. It is divided into three main sections: history, archeology and architecture, and artefacts. The history section provides information on the origins of Marlborough, John Mercer's occupation of the town, and its eventual decline. The archeology and architecture section discusses the site, preliminary tests, and various structures found, such as wall systems, mansion foundations, and kitchen foundations. The artefacts section covers ceramics, glass, personal use objects, and metalwork found at the site.


Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts

Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts

Author: Marlborough (Mass.)

Publisher:

Published: 1908

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13:

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Alphabetical indexes to the manuscript records of the town, supplemented by information from church registers, cemetery inscriptions and other sources.


Hidden History of Maynard

Hidden History of Maynard

Author: David A. Mark

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2014-07-29

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1625850751

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As Maynard grew from a scattering of small hill farms to a booming center of industry and immigration, much of its colorful history was nearly forgotten. With a rollicking collection of his essays, newspaper columnist David A. Mark uncovers the hidden gems of the town's history. Learn why Babe Ruth shopped in Maynard during his Red Sox days and what they fed the animals at the Taylor mink ranch. Find out who is buried--and who is not--in the Maynard family crypt and which rock 'n' roll bands recorded in the studio upstairs from Woolworths on Main Street. Almost lost to time, these remarkable moments in history helped shape Maynard into the vibrant community that it is today.