Hi, all,
This appearred in the RIGenWeb list - does anyone know about author Ronald
KARR's genealogy??? Maybe he's on the CARR list?
Beth Hurd
Johnston, RI USA
beth(a)the-hurds.com
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Date: 24 Jul 99 08:16:26 EDT
From: Sharon Sergeant <ssergeant(a)usa.net>
To: RIGENWEB-L(a)rootsweb.com
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Subject: [RIGENWEB-L] Migration Routes
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Hello,
If you have folks who were moving around from the late 1700s through the early
1900s, the turnpike and railroad books below are worth a serious look. Each
of these books have maps, statistics and history that will provide a framework
for your migration research in NE. I have not found any other comparable
references.
I purchased three of them without realizing that the author and/or editor were
the same Ronald Karr from Massachusetts. He also teaches courses about
migration history and provides many clues in his books. Libraries and heritage
society resources may also have these.
If anyone has found other titles for earlier routes and/or other
transportation paths, please let me know.
The turpike book is a new release of a 1919 book by Frederick J. Wood, still
considered the authoritative source of commercial road development in New
England starting in the late 1700s, including economic data that provides
clues for WHY people were moving from place to place. Frederick Wood did not
provide footnoting of all sources of data (the slimmed down, edited version is
still 428 pages), but he cites where he got various info in the text,
providing additonal clues for documents and research.
The Lost Railroads book is a 167 page book that gives an overview of the rise
and fall of the railroads in New England, followed by almost 100 pages of
reference data, where each of the 407 abandoned railroad segments can be
referenced in the 16 pages of NE maps. This is an inexpensive quick-reference
book.
The Rail Lines of Southern New England contains much more detail in both maps
and narrative history. It zeroes in on the specific station level of the each
railroad line, as well as the change in ownership and service. There are
almost 20 pages of maps and the book is indexed by station names to provide
almost 400 pages of history and statistics.
The companion volume for Northern NE lines is due out this fall. The railroad
books' bibliographies are extensive.
You can go to the web site below for more info. Please, let me know if you
have found other reference volumes of this nature and what the general
content or structure is, as I am working on the syllabus' for the Boston
States Migration workshops and genealogy fair - see
http://bostonstates.rootsweb.com/CRM.htm
thanks,Sharon
BRANCH LINE PRESS
http://branchlinepress.com/
The Turnpikes of New England
The Rail Lines of Southern New EnglandCompanion text, coming in the fall 1999
The Rail Lines of Northern New England
Lost Railroads of New England 2nd Edition
Other references at this site:
Indian New England, 1524-1674: A Compendium of Eyewitness Accounts of Native
American Life New England at a Glance Profiles from the 1990 Census
Links for further info
Railroading on the Web
Webville and Hypertext Railroad Company
New England Railroad Home PagesAmtrak
Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad Conrail
Green Mountain Railroad
Guilford Rail System
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Mt. Washington Cog Railway
Metro-NorthProvidence & Worcester Railroad
New England Rail Museums and Tourist Lines Home Pages
Connecticut Trolley Museum
Danbury Railway Museum
Hobo & Winnipesaukee Railroads
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad and Museum
Seashore Trolley Museum
Shelburne Museum
Shore Line Trolley Museum
New England Rail History and Railfanning
Conrail Technical Society
New Haven Railroad Historical & Technical Association
Penn Central Railroad Home Page
Unofficial Guilford Rail Systems Home Page
Walker Transportation Collection
Paul Forbes' Mt. Washington Cog Railway Site
Rails to TrailsRails-to-Trails Conservancy
Massachusetts Bikeways and Trails
Rail Trails in New Hampshire and Vermont
CensusU.S. Census Bureau
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