Now that I've finished my book, I have been even more excited about related archival materials, and sharing them either on my IG or my blog. This is from a codex at the #JCBLibrary that I stumbled across last week. Close text kept across 18th-20th centuries it also has marvelous scraps pasted in. #History #Histodons #VernacularGenealogy #VastEarlyAmerica

Also, in re Hannah Waterman's 1770 family record (above), I post most days about #VernacularGenealogy in #VastEarlyAmerica on my IG: https://www.instagram.com/vernaculargenealogy/

A brother lost at sea. Hannah Waterman wrote in 1770: "Brother Edward Waterman Saild from Warwick with Capt Sammuel green he Saild in the years 1754 and Remains on Heard of."

2 of many reasons this 18thc RI family record compelling: the info and emotional impact are plain. And the evidence of single/ folded leaves stitched into 8 pages, w signs of its construction/ destruction too. See that ragged/cut left edge?

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #VernacularGenealogy #VastEarlyAmerica

On my IG, #VernacularGenealogy, I've been doing highlights of #GriefGenealogy -- because so much genealogy was produced in grief. #VastEarlyAmerica #histodons #history #FamilyHistory https://www.instagram.com/vernaculargenealogy/