Irish immigration to Haverhill, Massachusetts, was a constant from the days of the Great Famine to the present. The immigrants, their children, and their grandchildren have become an integral part of
Between the Watchung Mountains to the north and the Sourland Mountains to the west lies the fertile valley of the Raritan River. Stout Dutch, Huguenot, German, Scottish, and English settlers began to
Return to the fondly remembered glory days of an upstate New York railroad in The Fonda, Johnstown, & Gloversville Railroad: Sacandaga Route to the Adirondacks. This innovative line, a source of g
Discover the history of Englewood, "the Queen City ofthe Palisades," and Englewood Cliffs in this enlightening tribute to these communities. With images from pre-Revolutionary days to the opening of t
Few cities in North America compare to Halifax, capital of Nova Scotia, when it comes to history. Since it was founded in 1749, Halifax has been the venue for a wide range of historical firsts, rangin
In 1941, Tuskegee, Alabama, was selected as the site of an important new development in military training. For the first time, black Americans were to be allowed to serve their country as members of t
Fort Monroe: The Key to the South is a powerful pictorial portraying the exciting history of the only fort in the Upper South to remain under Union control throughout the Civil War. Strategically loca
During the turn of the century, the railroad was anextremely important transportation and shipping resource to thousands of people and businesses inPennsylvania. Along the Baltimore & Ohio Railroa
Located in northeast Iowa along the Cedar River, the city of Cedar Falls is known as the “Garden City” of Iowa due to its lovely tree-lined streets and well-kept homes. Of special interest to those fa
Rhode Islanders were once able to enjoy amusement parks without traveling far; the state was home to several ocean front parks as early as the mid-18th century, with some of them surviving into the la
Before they defended Britain against Hitler's Blitzkrieg, many Royal Air Force pilots were sent across the ocean to sunny Florida to receive pilot training. Far from the wartime destruction of theirho
Matamoras to Shohola: A Journey Through Time tells the story of the Matamoras, Mill Rift, Westfall, Milford, Shohola, and Dingman Township people from 1860 to 1960. This exquisite collection of images
Fulton County historian Lewis G. Decker brings to life the history of Gloversville, New York, in thisunprecedented pictorial collection. The first book to be published about the city since 1853, Glove
Pinellas County, Florida, has a rich and varied history. From the beautiful waters of the Gulf of Mexico, with the sponge and seafood industry it supported, to wartime training and recruiting, to the
Throughout the 20th century, Madison progressed slowly from a rural economy to one based on seasonal residents and then to that of a largely residential community. The development along the shoreline
For many Jewish immigrants to America, Philadelphia's row houses provided an instant community of neighbors where they were able to combine the traditions of the Old World with newAmerican ideals. In
With a history dating back to 1664, Summit, New Jersey, has evolved from a pastoral town of farms and rolling hills to a populated suburb of Manhattan.In this original collection of images, author and
As a continuation of the first volume, Patchogue VolumeII returns to the beginning of the century to explore thetown's development as a business center for the eastern regionof Long Island and to prov
The twentieth century can truly be said to havebeen America's century. As the nation reachedthe position of world leader, her towns and citieschanged at an unprecedented pace.With the approach to the
This pictorial overview of Hanover Township covers a nearly 70-year period from the late 1890s to 1965 and traces the development of the Village of Whippany and Cedar Knolls. It introduces us to a tim
Virginia Beach: Jewel Resort of the Atlantic, takes us back in time to the days when the sparkling resortstrip of Virginia Beach drew crowds by the train-full. This new book takes readers back to the
For over the past one hundred years, postcards have served as an invaluable resource for people to commemorate a place and communicate its importance to friends and family at the other end of the mail
As we approach the twenty-first century, many people are seeking to connect with their community's roots in order to better understand their own past and to make thoughtful choices about the future. W
Photographs can bring history to life and help us to make connections between the past and our dailylives. With Johnston County, authors Todd Johnson and Durwood Barbour have created a work that truly
The picturesque starting place for the BostonMarathon, the town of Hopkinton, Massachusetts,is home to a rich variety of industries and businesses.Residents here have strong ties to the community, ase
Manhattan has long been renowned for the diversity of its offering of hotels?--from some of the best in the world to some of the worst. Around 1880, the entire nature of the hotel experience began to
Few events can be said to have changed the face of Boston forever. Eventually destroying 775 buildings and causing millions of dollars in damage to the commercial section that we now know as Boston's
Here in Massachusetts, as we look to the future and approach the twenty-first century, there is an unmistakable longing to make connections with our past. At the grass-roots level this longing manifes
From a rural farming community to a convenient suburb of Boston, the town of Saugus has developed over the years to include a modest amount of industry, a middle-class residential community, and easy
In 1849, the Township of Ocean--then composed geographically of land along the Atlantic from Sandy Hook to Shark River and west to Neptune and Tinton Falls--was officially separated from Shrewsbury To
Prior to the American Revolution, Dr. SilvesterGardiner, a prominent Boston physician, acquiredland on Maine's Kennebec River. His grandson, RobertHallowell Gardiner, later devoted himself to the civi
Cranford celebrates the 125th anniversary of its founding in 1996. To commemorate the event, two local historians, Robert Fridlington and Lawrence Fuhro, have joined forces to create a wonderful new h
Fishing on the Outer Banks for subsistence began over 1,000 years ago with the Algonquin Indians, who made their summer camps on the islands. They came for the seafood and learned how to fish for vari
Preceding the state of Washington's admittance to the United States in 1889, Tacoma, located south on Puget Sound, was officially incorporated on November 12, 1875, after the Northern Pacific Railway
McNeil Island might look like just another wooded island along Washington State's Puget Sound. That first impression would be wrong. McNeil was home to territorial, federal, and state prison systems,
The Strategic Air Command equipped the 4136th Strategic Wing at Minot Air Force Base with B-52Hs in 1961. The first landing of the first B-52H was part of a celebration on the base referred to as "Pea
Schenectady's General Electric Realty Plot was formed in 1899 when the General Electric (GE) Company purchased 70 acres of land from Union College to provide unique housing opportunities for its execu
