From a few years back…
I have been reading First Generations: Women in Colonial America for the past several days. It has given me some insight into the Colonial experience of women and cause to think about a few things in ways I never have. Is there a history text or sociological study that might expand your knowledge even if it doesn’t directly expand your family tree?
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Foreign and Female by Doris Weatherford
Our Daily Bread – German Village Life 1500 – 1850
Historic Photos of Philadelphia – many different places, cities, regions have books devoted to them. If there’s a city where your family is from it can be really interesting to see what the streets and shops and industry looked like a century and a half or more ago… even if you still live there – even better if you never have…
Sounds like an interesting read for those with family in the area.