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| ... And what's been added since? | |
| Aug. 4, 1998 | The WORTH Family of Martha's Vineyard
and Nantucket compiled by William M. Worth. |
| July 14, 1998 | Graves near the Pumping
Station, Tisbury The graves of Seth Daggett and his wife Elizabeth West. |
| July 9, 1998 | The BUTLER Family of Martha's Vineyard
by Dr. Charles Banks. From Banks Vol. III, pp. 47 - 66. |
| July 7, 1998 | Martha's Vineyard Soldiers
and Sailors in the War of the Revolution Extracted from Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution. (Thanks to Ed Cooper!) |
| July 5, 1998 | The ATHEARN Family of Martha's
Vineyard by Dr. Charles Banks. From Banks Vol. III, pp. 20 - 27. Additional notes compiled by Chris Baer. |
| May 24, 1998 | Sketches of the Early Settlers
of West Tisbury (From Banks Vol. II, Annals of West Tisbury, pp. 25 - 65.) |
| May 9, 1998 | Vital Records of Tisbury to 1850: Deaths. Part One, Adams - Linton and Part Two: Look - Yale. From Vital Records of Tisbury Massachusetts to the Year 1850, published by the New England Historic Genealogy Society, 1910. (It's finished!) Hyperlinked to photographes gravestones. |
| May 5, 1998 | Columbian Centinel Death Notices, 1800 - 1840, for the Vineyard Families of ATHEARN, CLEVELAND, COTTLE, CROWELL, DAGGETT, DUNHAM, HILLMAN, LOOK, LUCE, MANTER, MAYHEW, NORTON, VINCENT, and WINSLOW. |
| May 5, 1998 | 1817 and 1827 Returns of the Deaf & Dumb
for Chilmark and Tisbury. 1829 Returns of the Blind for Tisbury and Chilmark. |
| May 2, 1998 | 1842 Returns of Pauper Lunatics and Idiots: Chilmark, Edgartown, Tisbury, the Jail, and the House of Correction. 1829 Returns of Persons reputed to be Lunatics and furiously Mad: Tisbury, Edgartown, and Chilmark. |
| Apr. 20, 1998 | The MAYHEW Family of Martha's Vineyard
by Dr. Charles Banks. (From Banks Vol. III, pp. 298 - 328.) |
| Apr. 14, 1998 | Records of 19th Century
Vineyard Servicemen The Pension Roll of 1835; the 1840 Census of Pensioners; Banks' Civil War lists; the 1883 List of Pensioners; and the 1890 Federal Census of Tisbury (Special Schedule). |
| Mar. 22, 1998 | Extracts of New Bedford
Whaling Records for the Vineyard families of Allen, Athearn, Cleveland, Cottle, Crowell, Daggett, Dunham, Hillman, Look, Luce, Manter, Mayhew, Norton, Vincent, West, and Winslow. |
| Mar. 21, 1998 | Gravestones near Christiantown
Photos and transcripts of stones at the Mingo Family graveyard and the Christiantown burying ground. |
| Mar. 8, 1998 | A Brief History and
Discussion of Crossways/Company Place Cemetery by C. M. Mayhew. Dr. Banks made a number of factual errors that are examined here. |
| Mar. 8, 1998 | A Survey of the Descendants of
Francis WEST of Duxbury by Carlton Prince West.
(26 of the first 38 pages of this NEHGS manuscript are reproduced here.) |
| Feb. 22, 1998 | The DAGGETT Family of Martha's
Vineyard by Dr. Charles Banks. (From Banks Vol. III, pp. 126 - 145.) |
| Feb. 21, 1998 | The Benjamin NORTON Family of
Martha's Vineyard by Dr. Charles Banks. (From Banks Vol. III, pp. 374 - 382.) |
| Feb. 16, 1998 | Indexed or Unindexed transcript of the Tisbury 1771 Tax Valuation List. |
| Feb. 15, 1998 | The Descendants of Thomas WEST (1748-1822) of Tisbury by Judy Swan |
| Feb. 2, 1998 | The
New Dukes County Automated Query System! Do you have a question regarding Dukes County history or genealogy? Post it here! |
| Jan. 31, 1998 | Further Resources for Vineyard
Historical and Genealogical Research A list of libraries, archives, books and microfilm that can help you. |
| Jan. 21, 1998 | Francis West of Duxbury
by Carlton Prince West. Who were Francis West's parents? This is an excellent analysis of the prevailing theories. |
| Jan. 21, 1998 | John Smith and Thomas Harlock Sr. of Edgartown (From Banks Vol. II, Annals of Edgartown.) |
| Jan. 20, 1998 | Nicholas Norton of Edgartown (From Banks Vol. II, Annals of Edgartown, pp. 85 - 90.) |
| Jan. 1, 1998 | Marriages in Tisbury, 1850-1853 Marriages in Tisbury, 1853-1875 |
| Dec. 30, 1997 | Index to Marriages in Tisbury,
1844-1940, by Bride Index to Deaths in Tisbury, 1844-1920 Index to Deaths in Tisbury, 1920-1960 |
| Dec. 29, 1997 | Index to Births in Tisbury, 1844-1920 Index to Marriages in Tisbury, 1844-1940 by Groom |
| Dec. 28, 1997 | Tisbury School Students in 1917-18 With Index. |
| Dec. 21, 1997 | 1830 Census of Tisbury (Index and page images.) |
| Dec. 1, 1997 | Nicholas Butler of Edgartown (From Banks Vol. II, Annals of Edgartown, pp. 54 - 58.) |
| Nov. 30, 1997 | Gravestones at West Chop Cemetery In progress! |
| Nov. 30, 1997 | The WINSLOW Family of Martha's Vineyard Updated and expanded! |
| Nov. 23, 1997 | The Descendants of Dr. Silas West of Tisbury Updated and expanded! |
| Nov. 18, 1997 | The Joseph Norton Family of Martha's
Vineyard by Dr. Charles Banks. (From Banks Vol. III, pp. 357 - 374.) |
| Nov. 16, 1997 | The Isaac Norton Family of Martha's
Vineyard by Dr. Charles Banks. (From Banks Vol. III, pp. 341 - 357.) |
| Nov. 10, 1997 | The Look Family of Martha's Vineyard
by Dr. Charles Banks. (From Banks Vol. III, pp. 238 - 245.) |
| Nov. 8, 1997 | The Families of WEST, WINSLOW,
and MANTER by Dr. Charles
Banks. (From Banks Vol. III.) |
| Nov. 3, 1997 | The Chase Family of Martha's Vineyard
by Dr. Charles Banks. (From Banks Vol. III, pp. 71 - 80.) |
| Nov. 2, 1997 | The Crowell Family of Martha's
Vineyard by Dr. Charles Banks. (From Banks Vol. III, pp. 122 - 124.) |
| Nov. 1, 1997 | Vital Records of Tisbury to 1850 (Deaths: Dexter to Look.) |
| Oct. 18, 1997 | Crossways Cemetery Photos and Transcripts It's complete! |
| Sept. 27, 1997 | Menemsha 1938: Four Photos of the Aftermath of the '38 Hurricane |
| Sept. 19, 1997 | The Descendants of Capt. James Shaw West of Tisbury (partially unedited at present) |
| Sept. 1, 1997 | Proper Location and Name Assignment for "Crossways" and "Company Place" by W. H. Renear "The name 'Company Place Cemetery' is erroneous..." |
| Aug. 31, 1997 | An 1849 Description of Dukes
County from A Gazeteer of Massachusetts by John Haywood. Also: New maps! |
| Aug. 31, 1997 | List of Persons whose Names have been Changed in Dukes County, 1850-1892. Why did Rebecca West change her name to William Valentine Worth? |
| Aug. 15, 1997 | Vital Records of Tisbury to 1850 From the official series! Deaths A-D only. In progress! |
| July 28, 1997 | The Allen Family Project Home Page (New and Improved!) |
| July 25, 1997 | Name Index to the Medical Journal of Dr. Leroy M. Yale of Holmes Hole. |
| June 20, 1997 | Views and Tombstone Carvings at
Company Place Cemetery. Also a partial list of the other cemeteries on the island. |
| May 26, 1997 | Three new photos of Vineyard Haven |
| May 4, 1997 | Gravestones at Company Place Cemetery, Vineyard Haven (In progress!) |
| April 26, 1997 | The Descendants of Deborah (West) Smith of Tisbury |
| Mar. 10, 1997 | Indexed and Unindexed transcripts of the Tisbury 1800 Federal census. |
| Mar. 2, 1997 | The Descendants of William West of Tisbury |
| Feb. 23, 1997 | The Descendants of Dr. Silas West of Tisbury |
| Feb. 19, 1997 | The Descendants of Moses Cleveland on Martha's Vineyard by Judy Haddock Swan. |
| Feb. 17, 1997 | The Descendants of Jeruel West Jr. of Frog Alley, Tisbury |
| Jan. 25, 1997 | The Biography of Leroy Milton Yale, Sr. by his son, Dr. Leroy Milton Yale Jr. |
| Jan. 20, 1997 | More notes on the descendants of Jeruel West |
| Dec. 31, 1996 | The English Family of Mayhew by Dr. Charles E. Banks. |
| Dec. 21, 1996 | The Dukes County GenWeb Page |
| Thanksgiving Day 1996 | The Allen Family Project: 15 Generations of an American Family. |
| Nov. 16, 1996 | A - K and L - Z Surname Indexes to Death and Marriage Notices in the Vineyard Gazette during 1884 - 1939. |
| Nov. 8, 1996 | The 1897 Tisbury Directory |
| Oct. 27, 1996 | 'From M. V. National Bank to Around West Chop' by Stan Lair. |
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