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Books
FEATURED BOOK
Genealogical Clues Provided by Colonial Merchants
The Financial Records of the Sanders Family of Early Albany County, New York
co-authored with the late Marilyn J. Cramer, uncovers the rich historical value hidden within colonial-era merchant records. By examining the Sanders family’s financial accounts from early Albany County, New York, the book reveals how ordinary ledgers can preserve extraordinary details about the people, families, businesses, and communities of 18th-century Colonial Upstate New York.
More than a study of commerce, this book shows how merchant transactions can help reconstruct family connections and everyday life when traditional records have disappeared. It offers valuable insight for genealogists, local historians, Mohawk Valley researchers, and readers interested in Colonial New York, demonstrating how financial records can become a bridge to the lives, relationships, and stories of early American families.
In Defense of the Facts In an Ongoing Search for Fort Plank
A historical investigation into the location, evidence, and legacy of Revolutionary War Fort Plank in Tryon County, New York. The book examines colonial-era documentation, contemporary maps, deeds, military references, and related historical sources to address questions surrounding where Fort Plank stood and why its history remains important to the Mohawk Valley.
Written by the historian of Colonial Fort Plank, this work presents the search for Fort Plank as both a research journey and a preservation effort. It is ideal for local historians, genealogists, Revolutionary War researchers, and readers interested in evidence-based history, offering a careful look at the records, arguments, and facts connected to one of Colonial Upstate New York’s important frontier landmarks.
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