Publications
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Free Copies of the Freedom's Way Heritage Area Maps and the Paths of the Patriots brochure are also available! Send a self-addressed envelope with $2 postage to receive yours. For more than one copy or to arrange for a bulk order of maps for your town's offices, public library, or in-town sites, call FWHA at 978-772-3654.
A TASTE OF FREEDOM'S WAY FWHA Cookbook, by Jane Trask Rosen and Daniel Rosen, Edited by Mildred A. Chandler - A compilation of treasured and historic recipes from the 45 communities in the Freedom's Way Heritage Area, complete with historic photos, little known food facts and original artwork. $8.50 each, tax included. Add $2.50 for shipping and handling. Call FWHA at 978-772-3654 for bulk orders.
AFRICAN AMERICANS IN LANCASTER'S HISTORY: A Genealogy, by Joy Peach - Census takers and town clerks often did not register African Americans. Therefore, many town rolls did not list people of color in the early years. After using other town records, such as deeds and tax rolls, through additional painstaking genealogical research, families of African Americans who lived in Lancaster have been documented. Plastic bound. Thirty-three pages, including bibliography. Useful for genealogists, other researchers and historians. Paper.
THE BLACK FREEDOM TRAIL IN HARVARD, MASSACHUSETTS, by Nancy Reifenstein - One person's review of records about slavery in Harvard along with a separate tour guide of the known and purported properties connected with the underground movement. Used successfully with elementary classes. Eight pages plus bibliography and tour guide. Plastic bound.
OLD GROWTH FOREST IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, by Joel Gerwein - Few people understand the importance of old-growth -- or even what it actually is. Stands of old trees tell a history of how trees grow, reseed and survive. This is a small monograph written for high-school age students and their teachers. Thirty-four pages including a "Learn More!" guide, bibliography, illustrations. Paper.
STORIES OF LANCASTER'S AFRICAN AMERICANS, by Joy Peach - Taken from genealogy, the stories of some of Lancaster's earliest African American families reveal some of the hardships and difficulties of life years ago. Ms. Peach has also uncovered some interesting little-known facts. Used successfully for historical societies, teachers and students. 39 pages, including a bibliography, notes and illustrations. Paper.
THE STORY OF NAHUM, by Elizabeth Tennessee - The remarkable story of how an eight year old boy was kidnapped and whisked away from home to be sold into slavery down south. The story of his return is a wonderful lesson for young children. Southern slave children were not taught to read. To pass the time in the slave pen, Nahum asked for something to read to the other children. Knowing how to read was the tip-off that alerted people to his plight. Written in adult language for parents and schoolteachers. Thirty-six pages including illustrations. Paper.
THREE WOMEN, THREE CENTURIES: Spirit and Spirituality in the Town of Harvard, Massachusetts, by Cynthia H. Barton - Mother Ann Lee (Founder of The Shakers), Abigail May Alcott and Clara Endicott Sears were all lively women who lived in Harvard. Abigail was the mother of Louisa, wife of Bronson Alcott, Founder of Fruitlands Consociate Society. Sears brought Fruitlands back to life when she established a museum that now includes the Alcott home, a Shaker Ministry building, an Indian Museum, and a Portrait Gallery. Elementary and middle school levels. Fifteen pages. Bibliography. Includes nine photographs. Paper.
UTOPIAN COMMUNITIES IN NASHAWAY: A Landscape of Visionaries and Experimenters, By Cynthia H. Barton - The Millennial Communities that were drawn and nourished by Nashaway included the towns of Lancaster, Harvard, Stow, and Groton. They consisted of: Dissenters, Shakers, Consociate Society of Fruitlands, Millerites, Adventists and the Single Tax enclaves of Fiske Warren. The leaders were seeking to consolidate their followers into communities devoted to religious, moral or social perfection. Middle School, Adult levels. 38 pages. Notes. Bibliography. Twenty-three photographs. Map. Paper.