Prehistoric indicators from southeastern Massachusetts: 10,500-8,000 years B.P
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Prehistoric indicators from southeastern Massachusetts: 10,500-8,000 years B.P
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010OLD SCITUATE
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010Timothy Hatherly and the Plymouth Colony Pilgrims
Monday, June 14th, 2010History of Scituate, Massachusetts: From its first settlement to 1831
Monday, June 7th, 2010Product Description
Deane’s History of Scituate is still regarded as the best introduction to the early history of the town and its settlers. The first half of the book gives a concise treatment of the town’s settlement and progress, ecclesiastical history, manufacturing, military affairs, and so on. The final 250 pages of the work, however, feature several hundred family sketches–arranged alphabetically from Adams through Young–tracing the pioneers, in most cases, from their ar… More >>
History of Scituate, Massachusetts: From its first settlement to 1831
The early planters of Scituate;: A history of the town of Scituate, Massachusetts, from its establishment to the end of the revolutionary war,
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010Scituate’s educational heritage, 1630-1990
Sunday, May 30th, 2010Proceedings of the Scituate Historical Society: Unveiling and dedication of the portrait tablet of Judge William Cushing Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial … of the United States Supreme Court 1789-1810
Saturday, May 8th, 2010Beauty, Strength, Speed: Celebrating 100 Years of Thomas W Lawson’s Dreamwold
Friday, April 30th, 2010
Product Description
The authors, working members of the Scituate Historical Society, present the first-ever book solely on wealthy and controversial Thomas Lawson and his Dreamwold Estate built in 1902 in Scituate, Mass. This Estate with its magnificent tower, galloping horses, dignified manor melded beautifully with Scituate’s low rolling hills, maritime culture, and simple way of life. Between Boston and Plymouth, Scituate was settled in 1636…. More >>
Beauty, Strength, Speed: Celebrating 100 Years of Thomas W Lawson’s Dreamwold
Scituate Lighthouse Guide
Friday, April 23rd, 2010
Product Description
This guidebook tells the story of one of the country’s most storied beacons, Scituate Lighthouse on Cedar Point in Scituate Massachusetts. Learn about Rebecca and Abigal Bates — The ‘Army of Two’ — wrecks and storms that impacted the Lighthouse, and how it was saved from destruction and rebuilt…. More >>
Scituate
Friday, April 16th, 2010
Product Description
To live in Scituate is to live hand in hand with the past. Over three hundred and fifty years of recorded history makes this small coastal town one of the oldest in the United States. Its miles of coastline, ocean breezes, quiet byways, historic sites, and friendly people deem it one of the country’s most peaceful and special places to visit. Then and Now: Scituate connects Scituate’s past and present in a way that no book has before. Nineteenth-century photographs … More >>