1 comments about The Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut: Based on the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records and Other Statistical Sources.

1. This CD contains a massive amount of information easily searched from the software on the disk. The over fourteen thousand pages contain enough facts and information to keep me busy for a long time to come. If you have roots in Connecticut prior to 1850 I would definitely recommend this CD.

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1 comments about The Early Settlement of Stamford Ct 1641-1700.

1. I found this book to be very well organized and most informative. Sources for the references were well documented. My FINCH family relatives were mentioned in many places, as were many other original Stamford families. The history of Stamford was described in good detail. In the back of the book are genealogies of selected families. A great source for details of your ancestors.

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2 comments about From Puritan to Yankee: Character and the Social Order in Connecticut, 1690-1765.

1. In England, the Puritans defied church and state. In America, ironically, the Puritans established colonies which came to emphasize deference to authority. In colonial New England, a rough equality in condition eased most tensions of hierarchy in status. By the eve of the Revolution, however, several factors--religious, political, economic and demographic--worked to rekindle the Puritan tradition of agitation and radicalism. The Protestant emphasis on the authority of individual conscience was revived. Richard L. Bushman explores these developments in Connecticut, providing a colorful social portrait. He brings to life arguments and controversies, illuminating the convictions and feelings of each side. Bushman's work proves very informative and quite readable.



2. This book is a wonderful addition for the amateur genealogist of Connecticut families. Many things are explained here that flesh out the "facts" gleaned from documents about various family members. I particularly found helpful the discussion on property and town formations.

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4 comments about The Old Leather Man: Historical Accounts of a Connecticut and New York Legend (Garnet Books).

1. Very informative and enjoyable. Brings local history alive for us. Service was excellent as usual.



2. I grew up roaming the same woods that the Leather Man shuffled through one hundred years earlier. As a young man we would visit his caves, read and tell tales of his adventures, whether embellished by us or not, his story was always fascinating. "The Old Leather Man: Historical Accounts of a Connecticut and New York Legend" is an incredible assemblage of newspaper, personal and photographic first hand documentations of this mysterious historical figure. Dan W. DeLuca's obvious years of research and passion for the subject is plainly evident in the thoroughness and completeness that he brings to this biographic accounting of an enigmatic, almost mythical person dead some 130 years. DeLuca puts to rest Victorian embellishments to this lonely man's legend and attempts in the end to construct a more truthful picture of who the Leather Man really was. Great reading for anyone interested in New England history, a closer bond with the dark forested hills and tales of silent wanderers therein who's real identity we will probably never know.



3. The Leatherman had a circuitous route from the Hudson to the Connecticut Rivers. He would show up in the same location every 35 with amazing punctuality. The book is rich with old photographs, period street map and newspaper clippings. It needs a detailed map showing his route and camping sites.



4. Great collection of information on Old Leather Man... agreed it should have a detailed map of the route, outling camps, etc.