Reading Room
Town and Village Histories
Thanks to Millicent Library of Fairhaven and volunteer Max Isaksen, per Debra Charpentier, Archivist.
All contents are part of the New Bedford Whaling Museum and the Millicent library, Fairhaven, MA. Courtesy of Max Isaksen
These sketches (1903 - 1994) include minutes of early meetings of the Old Dartmouth Historical Society and papers presented to the Society covering a wide range of local history topics.
Richard Gifford, On Local History
Richard Gifford Papers: "Hix Bridge Road"
Permission granted by Jenny O'Neil, Westport Historical Society (WHS)
Richard Gifford Papers: "Native American and African American Connections of the Wainer Family"
Permission granted by Jenny O'Neil, Westport Historical Society (WHS)
Richard Gifford Papers: "The Buildout at Westport Point in the 1770s" (with David C. Cole)
Permission granted by Jenny O'Neil, Westport Historical Society (WHS)
Richard Gifford Papers: "Westport & Dartmouth Roads From Old Dartmouth Highway Records"
Permission granted by Jenny O'Neil, Westport Historical Society (WHS)
Some Friends (Quaker) connections compiled by Richard Gifford
Westport and Dartmouth Road Names Discussion
Permission granted by Jenny O'Neil, Westport Historical Society (WHS)
Historical Books and Articles for the Reader
Solders of King Philips war
Of Plimouth Plantation by William Bradford
A Colonial Society of Massachusetts publication in conjunction with the New England Historical and Genealogical Society
Peleg Burroughs Journal
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Disowned without just cause : Quakers in Rochester, Massachusetts, during the eighteenth century by Carol Hagglund,( with permission )
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Burials and Burial places in Dartmouth Massachusetts By Judith Lund ( with permission )
The book shelf of Alice Morse Earle
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Life of William Bradford as told by Cotton Mather 1702
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Personal Narrative of Uncle Tom Jones - slave
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Thomas H. Jones - A slave
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The Doukhobors story a Job Gidley connection
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The House of Delano