SOME BOOKS BY CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Diane Rapaport’s first book, New England Court Records: A Research Guide for Genealogists and Historians, was published February 2006 by Quill Pen Press. Her next book, The Naked Quaker: True Crimes and Controversies from the Courts of Colonial New England, will be published in November by Commonwealth Editions.

At New England CONNECTions, Diane will speak on "Tales from the Courthouse in Colonial New England" on April 27, 3:15 pm, and on April 28 she speaks on "Law Library Resources for Genealogists" at 1:45 pm. In addition on April 26 Diane hosts a “Special Interest Group” about Scottish research 7:30 – 9:00 pm.

On 2 July 1663, Elizabeth Seger (sic. ) was indicted for having “entertained familiarity wth Sathan the Grand enemie of God”, and for having “Comitted adultery & hast spoken Blasphemy against God”. In 1679, Samuel Burr brought an action against Martin Moore or slandering “his the Sd Burrs wife in saying she was a witch or words to that effect.” These are among the hundreds of cases transcribed and indexed by Helen Schatvet Ullmann in Hartford County, Connecticut, County Court Minutes Volumes 3 and 4, 1663-1687, 1697.

The book’s index includes subjects such as Card playing, Divorce, Fornication, Lascicious practices, Nightwalking, and Quarreling. Helen will present a lecture "Early Connecticut Court Records Illustrated: Locate Relationships and Local Color in Session" F-217, Friday from 1:45-2:45 P.M.

Vicki S. Welsh’s new book, And They Were Related, Too , traces the ancestry and relates the legacy of Native American slave Cuff Congdon or Condol and his brood, a family of inter-ethnic ancestry whose modern-day representatives are spread across Connecticut, New York and Ohio.

Not merely a scientific presentation of an obscure family tree, the book also chronicles the family’s fight for liberty, citizenship, and respect through centuries amidst the ever-changing face of America. Vicki invites you to discuss Native and African American Genealogy in New England at a Special Interest Group Thursday evening. Bring your Native and African American research problems to discuss and get help with finding sources to pursue the facts of their lives.