FootNote
The new kid on the block, FootNote is known for digitizing historical
documents... many of which are genealogical gems. With naturalizations,
city directories, war records, newspapers, town records, etc... this new
kid is quickly being recognized as an alternative to Ancestry.
While we know our northern friends may not feel it, in the South, Spring is
here. So we thought we'd share a few of our gardening sites appropriate
for this time of the year. Along with gardening, there's grilling, and getting
ready to diet so that you can fit back into that bathing suit this summer!
Alstead, Cheshire county, New Hampshire, with an area of
24,756 acres, lies in the extreme northern part of Cheshire county, in 43º
6' of north latitude, and longitude 4º 48' east from Washington, bounded
north by Sullivan county, east by Marlow, south by
Gilsum and Surry, and west by Walpole and a part of Sullivan county. The
territory now lying within its limits was originally granted by Gov. Benning
Wentworth, probably in 1761.
This history entails sketches of early industry, churches, military, and
benevolent societies, as well as biographies and sketches of the early
settlers.
