New Books

Genealogy and Local History

 

Cite your sources:  a manual for documenting familiy histories and genealogical records by Richard Lackey  REF 974.6

 

Trace your roots with DNA:  using genetic tests to explore your family tree by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyk and Ann Turner

            Explains how genetic testing can reveal a person’s family tree, with information on how the tests work, which tests to use, where to get them, and how to read the results.

 

A building history of northern New England by James Garvin REF 974.6 

            How a house is built; the evolution of building technology and style; how to date a building; the evolution of key features

 

A genealogist’s guide to discovering your female ancestors:  special strategies for uncovering hard-to-find information about your female lineage by Sharon DeBartolo Camack

 

The everything family tree book:  research and preserve your family history by Kimberly Powell

            An introductory guilde to genealogy that explains how to interview family members, navigate various types of sources including census and cemetery records, legal documents and others, and how to organize your information.

 

Diamond jubilee history of Winchester Council No. 22 Knight of Columbus:  Winsted, Conn 1885-1960 compiled by Thomas A Haggerty

 

Neighbors and Strangers; Law and Community in Early Connecticut by Bruce H. Mann 347.746

 

Early Homes of South Farms (Now Morris) Reference 974.61M14

 

Images of America; Plainfield by the Plainfield Historical Society Reference 974.645

 

Images of America; West Hartford by Wilson H. Faude 974.645

 

I was an Editor More than 60 Years by Thomas A. Haggerty Biography

            Mr. Haggerty was the editor of the Winsted Evening Citizen.

 

A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses by John H. Roy Jr.  385.3