Congratulations to Paul Friday, CG® on his latest published books.

Paul Friday, CG® has authored the following publications of interest to New England researchers.

  • Diaries at the State Historical Societies in New England. An inventory of manuscript diaries at the six state historical societies. Diaries are a useful genealogical tool as they can provide us with local births, marriages, and deaths, as well as descriptions of travel in and outside the U.S. including details about taverns, roads, water routes, and shipboard life. 875 pp.
  • Account Books at the State Historical Societies in New England. An inventory of manuscript account books at the six state historical societies. Account Books are a useful genealogical tool as they can provide us with prices for goods and services, customer names, care of the poor, and a list coffins bought by customers. Two vols., 1500 pp.

Both publications sort the data four ways to enable researchers to easily locate individual items. To see a sample (and ordering instructions) for both books, visit Paul’s website at www.search-ne.com/publications.html.

The words Certified Genealogist and letters CG are registered certification marks, and the designations CGL and Certified Genealogical Lecturer are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists®, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluation.