The Congress shall have Power To…promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries…. Constitution of the United States, Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 With these words, the Founders acknowledged the value of knowledge and technology to [...]
In front of Dover City Hall (288 Central Ave., Dover, NH) stands a Spanish-American memorial. A similar sight can be found in many New England towns. Although largely ignored by passersby, the inscribed plates on the statue base contain quite a lot of information of interest to genealogists, including a list of Dover residents who [...]
A new reference has just been published that will make a “reasonably exhaustive research” a little less exhausting for New England genealogists, Vital Record Manuscripts at the State Historical Societies in New England. In New England, most of us are familiar with the government held records, found in town halls, court houses and state archives. [...]
