Mary, The Primary Source Librarian | July 27, 2014
Recently I have been listening to the audio version of For Adam’s Sake: A Family Saga in Colonial New England, by colonial historian Allegra di Bonaventura. The author has based the narrative on a remarkable diary kept from 1711 until 1758 by farmer and tradesman Joshua Hempstead of New London, Connecticut. I think it’s the first book […]
Category: Miscellaneous, Primary Source Lessons |
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Tags: colonial life, Connecticut, Fox Family, genealogy, New England, New London
Mary, The Primary Source Librarian | September 20, 2010
I depend a lot upon New York Times book reviews when selecting books to add to my “I wish I had the time to read” pile. Between listening to my growing collection of audible.com books on my iPod while working out at the Y and reading about 1/5 of the books I put on hold […]
Category: Primary Source Teaching Ideas, Recent Posts, Technology & Primary Sources |
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Tags: African American, census, Clarence King, genealogy, interracial marriage, segregation
