Local History

NEWBURY & BYFIELD

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New England's Prospect

     -William Wood, 1634

            an early account of Newbury and the area during the early plantation years

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A Sketch of the History of Newbury, Newburyport, and West Newbury

     -Joshua Coffin, 1845

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The First Century of Dummer Academy: An Historical Discourse

     -Nehemiah Cleaveland, 1865

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Reminiscences of a Nonagenarian  (includes West Newbury, Newbury, Newburyport)

     -Sarah Smith Emery, 1879

Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Settlement of Newbury

     -Historical Society of Old Newbury, 1885

250th Anniversary of Newbury: Brief Biographical Sketches

     -Robert N. Toppan, 1885

Ould Newbury: Historical and Biographical Sketches

     -John J. Currier, 1896

History of Newbury, Mass.: 1635-1902

     -John J. Currier, 1902

The Story of Byfield: A New England Parish

     -John L. Ewell, 1904

Images from the Past: Newbury, Massachusetts 1635-1985

     -350th Anniversary Committee, 1985

Old-Town and the Waterside

     -Peter Benes, 1986

Vernacular Visions: Folk Art of Old Newbury

     -Christopher Snow, 1994

Plum Island: The Way It Was

     -Nancy V. Weare, 1996

Stories Carved in Stone: The Dummer Family, Merrimack Valley Gravestone Carvers,

       and the Newbury Carved Stones

     -Mary E. Gage / James Gage, 2003

A Brief History of Old Newbury: From Settlement to Separation

     -Bethany Groff, 2008

Newbury, Massachusetts: 375th Anniversary Commemorative Booklet

     -375th Anniversary Committee, 2010

NEWBURYPORT

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The History and the Present State of the Town of Newburyport

     -Caleb Cushing, 1826

History of Newburyport: From the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time

     -Euphemia Vale, 1854

Reminiscences of a Nonagenarian  (includes West Newbury, Newbury, Newburyport)

     -Sarah Smith Emery, 1879

The Colonial Book: Quaint & Historic Places in Newburyport and Vicinity

     -Towle Manufacturing Company, 1898

History of Newburyport, Mass.: 1764-1905

     -John J. Currier, 1906

Old Newburyport Houses

     -Albert Hale, 1912

Patriots and Partisans: The Merchants of Newburyport 1764-1815

     -Benjamin Woods Labaree, 1975

Through the Lens: Early Newburyport Photographers

     -Christopher Snow, 1990

Simple Elegance: Generations of Newburyport Silversmiths

     -Historical Society of Old Newbury, 1998

Newburyport [Images of America]

     -John Hardy Wright, 1999

Newburyport: Stories from the Waterside

     -Liz Nelson, 2000

Gardens of the New Republic: Fashioning the Landscapes of High Street

    -Brockway / Cavanagh, 2004

North End Papers (1618-1880): The Development of the North End

     -Marge Motes, 2007

Life in Newburyport, Volume 1 (1900-1950)

     -Jean Foley Doyle, 2007

Tiptoe through the Tombstones: Oak Hill Cemetery, Volume 1

     -Ghlee Woodworth, 2009

Life in Newburyport, Volume 2 (1950-1985)

     -Jean Foley Doyle, 2009

Newburyport, As I Lived It (Volume 1):  The Trials and Tribulations of a Young Wharf Rat

     -John Lagoulis, 2011

Newburyport, As I Lived It (Volume 2):  The Trials and Tribulations of a Young Wharf Rat

     -John Lagoulis, 2012

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